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<blockquote data-quote="Z. H. Darkstar" data-source="post: 6818893" data-attributes="member: 6746780"><p>Ah, I see. AL is my first foray into OP, so I missed the joke.</p><p></p><p>If there were multiple Living campaigns like before, this would be a nonissue. Unfortunately, that doesn't seem to be the case with 5e OP, as the AL staff is already stretched thin as it is. Since we're stuck in a one horse OP system, there are two main facets that need to be addressed if other planes start popping up in 5e: character portability and sales to AL exclusive players/DMs.</p><p></p><p>Part of the AL experience is being able to take your characters from table to table and season to season. By limiting PCs from Plane X to one-shot events, it is counterintuitive to the system and reduces player investment in the characters. I understand Pauper's concerns about adapting an untested rule into another, but this entire line of thought of mine is predicated on the assumption that CoS isn't going to be the only time we see another plane pop up in 5e. If WotC releases only Faerun adventures for the rest of 5e, then this whole thing is just superfluous speculation.</p><p></p><p>However, should we see another plane being featured in a published product, we run into the risk of potential lost sales among those who exclusively play AL. While the AL crowd is but a fraction of the community and the AL-exclusive crowd a fraction of that, the purpose of a business is to maximize revenue. We've already seen WotC do that with the SCAG, by releasing a product that appeals to players and DMs and being made AL legal near instantly. With the "Hardcover = AL legal" mandate we've seen thus far, it's a fair assumption that WotC will do whatever it takes to make sure that the AL crowd isn't alienated by much when releasing further content. When the day comes that another plane gets the 5e treatment, WotC will be left with pretty much three choices: lower sales projections as a result of AL incompatibility, expand the AL offerings to have separate campaigns for each plane, or find a way to connect it to the current system in the least disruptive manner.</p><p></p><p>The reason that I'm a proponent for the third option is that it's the one that makes the most sense, given Cobra Command expecting WotC to do more with less this edition. Cobra Command would kick the kobold scat out of WotC for doing something that negatively affected the bottom line, nor do I expect Cobra Command to be willing to add to the AL staff for something that only appeals to a fraction of the user base. Thus, WotC is stuck with the unenviable task of trying to create products that appeal to as close to 100% of the user base as possible. Plus, they've already got the tools necessary to make it work: Story Origin and the Ravenloft rule.</p><p></p><p>As I said previously, it's no coincidence that Ravenloft was chosen as the first non-FR setting to see a published product. Its ability to intersect with other planes made it the perfect testing ground for AL rules regarding other planes without making the public aware that they're test subjects. We'll probably go back to FR for at least S5 and maybe S6, while WotC goes over the results of their experiment. My prediction is that by S7, we'll know the future of other planes being featured in published products and their place in the AL.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Z. H. Darkstar, post: 6818893, member: 6746780"] Ah, I see. AL is my first foray into OP, so I missed the joke. If there were multiple Living campaigns like before, this would be a nonissue. Unfortunately, that doesn't seem to be the case with 5e OP, as the AL staff is already stretched thin as it is. Since we're stuck in a one horse OP system, there are two main facets that need to be addressed if other planes start popping up in 5e: character portability and sales to AL exclusive players/DMs. Part of the AL experience is being able to take your characters from table to table and season to season. By limiting PCs from Plane X to one-shot events, it is counterintuitive to the system and reduces player investment in the characters. I understand Pauper's concerns about adapting an untested rule into another, but this entire line of thought of mine is predicated on the assumption that CoS isn't going to be the only time we see another plane pop up in 5e. If WotC releases only Faerun adventures for the rest of 5e, then this whole thing is just superfluous speculation. However, should we see another plane being featured in a published product, we run into the risk of potential lost sales among those who exclusively play AL. While the AL crowd is but a fraction of the community and the AL-exclusive crowd a fraction of that, the purpose of a business is to maximize revenue. We've already seen WotC do that with the SCAG, by releasing a product that appeals to players and DMs and being made AL legal near instantly. With the "Hardcover = AL legal" mandate we've seen thus far, it's a fair assumption that WotC will do whatever it takes to make sure that the AL crowd isn't alienated by much when releasing further content. When the day comes that another plane gets the 5e treatment, WotC will be left with pretty much three choices: lower sales projections as a result of AL incompatibility, expand the AL offerings to have separate campaigns for each plane, or find a way to connect it to the current system in the least disruptive manner. The reason that I'm a proponent for the third option is that it's the one that makes the most sense, given Cobra Command expecting WotC to do more with less this edition. Cobra Command would kick the kobold scat out of WotC for doing something that negatively affected the bottom line, nor do I expect Cobra Command to be willing to add to the AL staff for something that only appeals to a fraction of the user base. Thus, WotC is stuck with the unenviable task of trying to create products that appeal to as close to 100% of the user base as possible. Plus, they've already got the tools necessary to make it work: Story Origin and the Ravenloft rule. As I said previously, it's no coincidence that Ravenloft was chosen as the first non-FR setting to see a published product. Its ability to intersect with other planes made it the perfect testing ground for AL rules regarding other planes without making the public aware that they're test subjects. We'll probably go back to FR for at least S5 and maybe S6, while WotC goes over the results of their experiment. My prediction is that by S7, we'll know the future of other planes being featured in published products and their place in the AL. [/QUOTE]
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