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<blockquote data-quote="Mercurius" data-source="post: 5326600" data-attributes="member: 59082">Just to be clear, I wasn't saying their current approach is bad, but that it is questionable. I certainly do not think that WotC should re-release the same old splats for the same old settings, but at the same time I think a middle ground is possible, especially if they created a new setting.After some more thought, this is the approach I would personally advocate:<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">&quot;Classic D&amp;D Worlds&quot;: Release a &quot;three-pack&quot; campaign setting from the D&amp;D corpus once a year, as they've been doing, although with a bit more detail on a &quot;starter region&quot; like Shadowdale, Baldur's Gate, or the Silver Marches. Continue minor to moderate support via DDI, with possibly an expansion setting book once a year, although it would depend upon the setting. We've already had the Forgotten Realms, Eberron, and Dark Sun; next up could be Greyhawk, Dragonlance, Spelljammer, Birthright, Mystara, etc. This line could be marketed as &quot;D&amp;D Classics,&quot; or something similar.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">New 4E Setting: Start a new campaign world, which would be the core setting for 4E, and support it in a somewhat similar manner to settings in the past. This could be the world of Nentir Vale or something new, but it would embody the &quot;points of light&quot; approach. Start with a deluxe box set that includes a campaign guide, a player's guide, a starting adventure, maybe a monster guide. Then release expansion books, about one per quarter, to fill out the setting.</li>
</ul>So this approach offers the best of both worlds: We get to see old, classic settings updated for 4E, but we also get a new setting and in ongoing, great detail. I think this is lacking in 4E--as someone mentioned in that Eberron thread, there is a feeling that Eberron (and even more so, the FR) feel &quot;dead.&quot; This would give 4E a living, evolving campaign world.As for adventures, a starting one for each campaign setting is good but I think the best approach is to make them general enough to use in any setting, except perhaps a major adventure path for the core setting.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mercurius, post: 5326600, member: 59082"] Just to be clear, I wasn't saying their current approach is bad, but that it is questionable. I certainly do not think that WotC should re-release the same old splats for the same old settings, but at the same time I think a middle ground is possible, especially if they created a new setting. After some more thought, this is the approach I would personally advocate: [LIST] [*][B]"Classic D&D Worlds": [/B]Release a "three-pack" campaign setting from the D&D corpus once a year, as they've been doing, although with a bit more detail on a "starter region" like Shadowdale, Baldur's Gate, or the Silver Marches. Continue minor to moderate support via DDI, with possibly an expansion setting book once a year, although it would depend upon the setting. We've already had the Forgotten Realms, Eberron, and Dark Sun; next up could be Greyhawk, Dragonlance, Spelljammer, Birthright, Mystara, etc. This line could be marketed as "D&D Classics," or something similar. [*][B]New 4E Setting: [/B]Start a new campaign world, which would be the core setting for 4E, and support it in a somewhat similar manner to settings in the past. This could be the world of Nentir Vale or something new, but it would embody the "points of light" approach. Start with a deluxe box set that includes a campaign guide, a player's guide, a starting adventure, maybe a monster guide. Then release expansion books, about one per quarter, to fill out the setting. [/LIST] So this approach offers the best of both worlds: We get to see old, classic settings updated for 4E, but we also get a new setting and in ongoing, great detail. I think this is lacking in 4E--as someone mentioned in that Eberron thread, there is a feeling that Eberron (and even more so, the FR) feel "dead." This would give 4E a living, evolving campaign world. As for adventures, a starting one for each campaign setting is good but I think the best approach is to make them general enough to use in any setting, except perhaps a major adventure path for the core setting. [/QUOTE]

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