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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Queer Venger" data-source="post: 7655280" data-attributes="member: 6778121">I agree with this. WotC has to be smart about setting their launch module in FR, not just for marketing reasons, but accessibility. While ToD  harkens to the War of the Lance it has to incorporate iconic elements that Dragonlance as yet does not achieve. Almost everyone has heard of halflings (even Tolkien fans), but not Kender. Dragonlance encompassed over 13 modules, ToD has 2 larger ones. Dragonlance is essentially a closed world, FR is open and more high fantasy, so wider appeal.I think Im not the only DM here who is doing this. Ive set my campaigns (Lost Mine and now ToD) in DR 1373. I am ignoring most of what was pumped into the FR with 4e. Even (and when) an official FR campaign book is released, this will be my default start date for 5e.  It is a multiverse after all, one with multiple Forgotten Realms, (akin to the TV show Fringe). Maybe all that nonsense from 4e happened in one of the alternate FR's, but not the official one <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/devious.png"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":]" title="Devious    :]" data-shortname=":]" />Well lets wait and see how successful Star Wars VII will be, afterall, its been officially announced that EU has been thrown into the trashcan.</blockquote>