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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mercurius" data-source="post: 8275024" data-attributes="member: 59082">Why must every setting, classic and new, include every possible D&D trope from every edition? There's just something...tawdry..about incorporating dragonborn into Greyhawk. I mean, to each their own, but I personally like the idea of hewing close to the original vibe--as the creator intended it. More on that in a moment.One of the things I like about the Magic settings is that they seem to be breaking from the mold of "everything D&D has a place." They're focusing on the theme of the plane and riffing off that.Anyhow, I've swapped my pick of Greyhawk for Dragonlance, which just seems to be in the aether. But I see them in a similar category.Probable/almost definite: Dark Sun, PlanescapeProbable/in some form or fashion: Spelljammer, Forgotten RealmsMaybe: Dragonlance, GreyhawkProbably not, but there's a chance: Mystara, Nentir Vale, Birthright, Kara-Tur (massively altered)Snowball's chance: Council of Wyrms, Jakandor, Ghostwalk, BlackmoorI would be very surprised if we don't see DS and PS. Spelljammer can be incorporated in the planes; as a stand-alone, I'd put it in either the Maybe or Probably Not categories. FR will definitely get more setting material, but the question is how: 100% on more "micro-settings" ala Icewind Dale, but not so sure about a proper setting book or more Adventurer Guides.The big question marks are DL and GH. If I were WotC, I would rework the Heroes of the Lance with a more contemporary vibe; I think they could remake it with less hullabaloo than they could GH. If they do GH, they should go very classic/retro/nostalgia. They can have an appendix on how to incorporate more recent tropes into GH, but keep the main text "pure."</blockquote>

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