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Which three classic settings do you hope for?
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<blockquote data-quote="Charlaquin" data-source="post: 8094387" data-attributes="member: 6779196"><p>I voted Dark Sun, Planescape/Spelljammer hybrid, and Dragonlance. I think those are the most in-demand classic settings with the most clearly distinct identities (many of the others, though they do have distinct identities, just kind of read as “another generic Western European fantasy setting” to a casual audience.) I think those three picks would bring the most satisfaction to the greatest number of folks who are eager for classic settings to return.</p><p></p><p>The planescape/spelljammer hybrid may be a controversial pick, as I imagine a lot of the fans of each setting would rather they get their own, individual treatments. But it allows an extra setting to be covered to <em>some</em> extent with only three picks, and honestly I think it’s the way WotC would most likely try to package it. Both settings play up the plane/world hopping element, so combining them makes the most sense from a marketing perspective - catch all the new players who want a world-hopping campaign setting with the same net. I wouldn’t be surprised if such a setting had a heavy dose of M:tG crossover as well, with the idea that it allows you to play as Planeswalkers, or as legendary heroes traveling on weatherlight-esque interplanar skyships.</p><p></p><p>Ordinarily I would vote “other” to represent Nentir Vale as well, but I don’t think there’s any realistic chance of being one of the three we’ve heard will be making some kind of appearance. And honestly, I’m no longer sure I’d even want WotC to do a Nentir Vale product for 5e anymore. It’s a lot like Grayhawk in that a huge part of its charm is that it’s so unfinished, and anything they would add to it would only feel unsatisfying next to the idiosyncratic ways NV DMs have already filled in the blanks for their home campaigns.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Charlaquin, post: 8094387, member: 6779196"] I voted Dark Sun, Planescape/Spelljammer hybrid, and Dragonlance. I think those are the most in-demand classic settings with the most clearly distinct identities (many of the others, though they do have distinct identities, just kind of read as “another generic Western European fantasy setting” to a casual audience.) I think those three picks would bring the most satisfaction to the greatest number of folks who are eager for classic settings to return. The planescape/spelljammer hybrid may be a controversial pick, as I imagine a lot of the fans of each setting would rather they get their own, individual treatments. But it allows an extra setting to be covered to [I]some[/I] extent with only three picks, and honestly I think it’s the way WotC would most likely try to package it. Both settings play up the plane/world hopping element, so combining them makes the most sense from a marketing perspective - catch all the new players who want a world-hopping campaign setting with the same net. I wouldn’t be surprised if such a setting had a heavy dose of M:tG crossover as well, with the idea that it allows you to play as Planeswalkers, or as legendary heroes traveling on weatherlight-esque interplanar skyships. Ordinarily I would vote “other” to represent Nentir Vale as well, but I don’t think there’s any realistic chance of being one of the three we’ve heard will be making some kind of appearance. And honestly, I’m no longer sure I’d even want WotC to do a Nentir Vale product for 5e anymore. It’s a lot like Grayhawk in that a huge part of its charm is that it’s so unfinished, and anything they would add to it would only feel unsatisfying next to the idiosyncratic ways NV DMs have already filled in the blanks for their home campaigns. [/QUOTE]
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