WotC setting search winner - Eberron

[Mucknuggle]

It looks like a bad knock-off of FFVII, FFVIII, Xenozoic Tales (a.k.a. Cadillacs & Dinosaurs) and Arcanum.

Hate to be picky, but FFVI is the steam punk one. VII and VIII have much higher levels of technology.

From that article it seems like this setting is FFVI - all the stuff that made that game good and made Dinosaurs + Steam Punk work for it.

Where's my Final Fantasy P&P?!

 

[Maraxle]

They claimed that Keith's submission was not like any of the other 11,000.

This fact alone should have told them that it wouldn't be a popular concept. If out of 11,000 of your most hardcore fans only one said "Trains & Dinosaurs would be cool", maybe you should stay away from Trains & Dinosaurs...

 

[Anubis the Doomseer]

Thanks to all for reminding me of all the bad characteristics of gamer culture. It doesn't sound like my sort of thing but I'm not going to call it crap or torpedo it a year before it comes out.

The thread has given birth to a new magic item: the knee-jerk of conclusion jumping.

- Ma'at

 

[Lalato]

I've been looking for something new myself. A setting with a "Sky Realms of Jorune is Far Out!" feel to it. I've been gaming for a long, long time, and I'm eager to read a setting that's straight up fresh.

Not necessarily high-concept, but just a little out of the ordinary. Oathbound, maybe?

I'm definitely with you on the Skyrealms of Jorune d20... I wish someone would do something that "out there".

As an aside, Tekumel will be released soon from Guardians of Order. That's another odd setting.

--sam

 

[Aulayan]

The main reason I won't be buying or playing in this.

Drow. More frelling drow.

The rest of it, it depends on how it's pulled off. I'm pessimistic and don't think it'll be good, but I entertain the possibility it could be great.

But drow. WotC and their drow. Agh.

 

[storyguide3]

Cut it some slack

Its nice to see that reactionary dismissal of new ideas, months in advance and with little to no solid information, is not confined to Talkbacks on Ain't It Cool News.

Yes, it could suck. Or, it could rock. Right now, we have no idea which it will do. If it comes out and yo don't like it, don't buy it. With the exception of the other two finalists (which I beleive also belong to WotC) its not like this setting is keeping any of the other submitted concepts from seeing the light of day.

 

[Olgar Shiverstone]

Not enough info; ask me to judge in a year.

Though I prefer my fantasy medieval, thank you, and "trains" do not exactly evoke a medieval feel for me -- but it is entirely too soon to judge this book by its non-existent cover.

It took me 15 years to pick up a FR product that wasn't a CRPG, though, so this isn't likely to be a release date purchase for me in any case ...

 

[Desdichado]

You're old fashioned! If you want to do that, you've got half a dozen campaign settings out there already that cater to you. Do we really need another one?

 

[Olgar Shiverstone]

You're old fashioned! If you want to do that, you've got half a dozen campaign settings out there already that cater to you. Do we really need another one?

IMO no, but no one asked me ...

 

[BiggusGeekus]

Pictures:

http://www.gamingreport.com/article.php?sid=9471

Looks like the trains are hover-trains.

Some of the buildings look pretty cool, IMHO.