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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MoogleEmpMog" data-source="post: 1701976" data-attributes="member: 22882">Hmmm... nothing like a discussion that encompasses console RPGs, D&D and the divine right of kings to draw me out of ENWorld lurker0dom. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /> Calling Eberron 'medieval' depends on what you mean by 'medieval.'  It clearly isn't a feudal society, at least in the sense of a having a landed economy or widespread serfdom.  The Last War connects directly to World War I in both its methods and its scope.  The concept of nation-states is paramount.  (Technological development proceeded at a rapid clip through the high middle ages, and did not, contrary to popular belief, experience a major renaissance in the renaissance.)If by 'medieval' you mean Eberron has kings, knights and swordsmen... so did the ancient world, and so did the world prior to actual World War I.  That war, not any social, philosophical or, goodness knows, technological development, ended the preponderance of monarchial governments in Europe.  France and the United States were the only powers involved that didn't have monarchs, and of the constitutional monarchs, only England's did not possess (or at least did not use) executive powers.  WW1's aftermath, the spread of communism and fascism, finished off most of the rest.If by 'medieval' you mean Eberron has the trappings of medieval legends - heroic knights, chivalry, paladins, swords and sorcery - it has those in spades.  Since that's really all any D&D setting (and most other fantasies) have of the medieval period, Eberron has as much claim to being medieval as Greyhawk or the Realms.As for its appeal to console gamers (or video gamers, if you prefer), by which I mean people who play Final Fantasy, Xenosaga and Wild ARMs, yes, the presence of magical technology, especially airships, does endear it to that market, as does the 'pulp' flavor.  This 'Joe Playstation' segment seems WotC's most likely target since, unlike PC gamers, they've been conditioned to expect a hearty serving of storytelling and character development to go with their hack-'n'-slash.I do shudder to think what kind of players an MMORPG will bring in to Eberron, though. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /></blockquote>

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