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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JoeGKushner" data-source="post: 2510834" data-attributes="member: 1129">This is one of the things I meant when mentioning that Eberron is accessible. It doesn't have the backlog of history, both real and written, that other campaign settings do. It's also got more of an action pace to it, like games like Feng Shui or other quick action paced materials.  But in doing so, it's become it's own thing. It no longer has to emulate other genres poorly when it can be it's own creature. Nope. Just going from sales and popularity. If official sources are to be beleived, the new edition of D&D is selling stronger than ever. It has little resemblance to old, out of print fiction that inspired the game 30 years ago. The growth of the game is not in the hands of people who read Howard and Lieber in the 70's. It's in the hands of people who are reading high fantasy like Robert Jordan or Terry Goodkind or R. A. Salvatore.Long term I'd agree with you. What stops a GM however, from doing a campaign arc featuring an adventure built around the Mummy or any of the various Raiders movies? Nothing. And it's always been modeled after the power-fantasy rush. It's just now it's  quicker.</blockquote>