WotC support for Eberron?

[Samnell]

One gamer I chatted with said that Eberron, being wholely owned by WotC, will replace Forgotten Realms.

Your source is mistaken, as FR is fully-owned by WotC. Ed sold the whole thing to TSR for a one-time payment back in the 80s.

 

[William Ronald]

Your source is mistaken, as FR is fully-owned by WotC. Ed sold the whole thing to TSR for a one-time payment back in the 80s.

I am pleased to hear that. Although Eberron seems to have a lot to recommend as a setting, Iit may not be to everyone's tastes. Also, I doubt many FR gamers would want to see the setting die. (The novels alone problably generate a lot of revenue for WotC.)

 

[VorpalBunny]

I'm betting that Eberron will become the primary campaign world for D&D, and Forgotten Realms will--in about 3 years--die the gradual death that Greyhawk suffered in the early 90s.

I disagree. Eberron and the Realms are different enough that both can be supported without stepping on each other toes, unlike Greyhawk and the Realms.

I like Eberron and love the Realms. There's room enough for both on my gaming shelf.

 

[Flyspeck23]

I am pleased to hear that. Although Eberron seems to have a lot to recommend as a setting, Iit may not be to everyone's tastes.

And neither is FR. No setting ever is.

 

[Kichwas]

I'm betting that Eberron will become the primary campaign world for D&D, and Forgotten Realms will--in about 3 years--die the gradual death that Greyhawk suffered in the early 90s.

Wishfull thinking, but they gave big rollouts to Dark Sun and Birthright and Planescape as well...

Eberron is different in tone from DnD, so it will likely end up on the niche side of things after the early hype quites down.

 

[William Ronald]

And neither is FR. No setting ever is.

True. I think that many homebrewers like myself look at published settings as sources of ideas and something to contrast and compare our campaigns with. I think WotC can support at least two settings, but Greyhawk has gotten little support when compared with the Realms. (Althoug the Complete Divine does have information on several deities.)

 

[I'm A Banana]

I dunno, I'm a homebrewer, but even I'm a bit tempted by Eberron...I don't think I'll be buying many of the supplements (well, mabe the D&D online game) beause I am such an avid homebrewer I'd like to take the world and screw it in my own particular fashion (like how I introduced the Cthulu Mythos to FR....with as many magical mysteries as those guys plumbed, it was GREAT!). But still, the fact that I may run the setting, with only the most minor of changes (I think the Warforged are too powerful and you shouldn't need a feat to multiclass, etc.)....I'm scared....homebrewers, please, hold me, tell me it'll be okay...

The Realms ain't goin' anyplace....they may get less (fewer regional supplements, probably), but they'll linger, there will be new core books, new supplements, new things updating FR for the novel line (WotC will keep the liscence if only for that!), etc.

But I think the perception at WotC is that the Realms has basically reached all the customers it's going to for the moment...time to get some new dollas with something that'll reach some of the same, some of the new.

 

[Ranger REG]

But I think the perception at WotC is that the Realms has basically reached all the customers it's going to for the moment...time to get some new dollas with something that'll reach some of the same, some of the new.

Considering that FR have been around for longer than 10 years, I have a feeling that WotC need to reinvent itself for the new generation of gamers. While we oldtimers will probably try and to recruit newbies that FR or GH or DS or DL that they are still active campaign worlds, that's like trying to sell a 1989 Ford Mustang to today's young adults.

 

[Dark Psion]

The one thing I think Eberron needs is pdf. support.

That would provide the continous support between print releases and keep it cheep enought for the casual Eberron fan to be drawn in.

It would also fill in gaps that might not be profitable enought in print, like a monster book with nothing but Living Spells! Or an "All Fluff" book like the Elminster's Ecologies to explain the Nature of Eberron and how about an Appendix series for other print books; XPH Psionics in Eberron, Vile Darkness in Eberron, Draconomicon in Eberron, etc.

 

[Alzrius]

There's also some hefty magazine support for Eberron also. Dungeon #111 (IIRC) had the Lord of Blades as a Critical Threat. Issue #113 has an Eberron adventure for 1st level PCs. And I'm sure there must be some Dragon support coming down the line also.