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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2022 17:42:41 GMT -6
I voted for the Hollow Word. I tend to prefer ancient settings to medieval ones. The idea of faux-Greeks hunting dinosaurs intrigues me. In comparison to Mystara, I find the Hollow World much more brutal and savage. It's the closest to Conan that TSR comes. Thank you, you just said the magic word: Conan. Now I have to check this one! And if you or anyone else is interested, I just saw that Hollow World is 35% off on drivethrurpg. |
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Post by jeffb on Jan 5, 2022 18:53:55 GMT -6
I owned Hollow World (and GAZ1) years ago when I was collecting, but after glancing through it, I rolled it quickly. I'm a massive fan of Allston's work with HERO games, but I just did not care for his D&D products- they seemed uninspired in comparison.
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Post by DungeonDevil on Jan 8, 2022 13:21:51 GMT -6
My preference is more for Blackmoor than Greyhawk. (Don't get me wrong -- GH is a great setting rich with possibilities). BM is, IMO, more of a Judge's Guild joint than TSR/WotC/Hasbro.
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Post by tdenmark on Jan 8, 2022 15:56:34 GMT -6
For those who voted for Greyhawk, do any of you trust WotC to make a gorgeous, thick, well-written Greyhawk Campaign Setting hardcover?
What would you want to see in it?
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Post by ratikranger on Jan 9, 2022 2:56:19 GMT -6
For those who voted for Greyhawk, do any of you trust WotC to make a gorgeous, thick, well-written Greyhawk Campaign Setting hardcover? I would not trust WotC to do anything, but if they brought in some actual Greyhawk experts from the community (so decidedly NOT current WotC employees as far as I can tell) then I might give them money on the basis of trusting THOSE people. (They'd probably still manage to produce a sub-par hardcover that falls apart after 3 months, but hey.) |
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Post by tdenmark on Jan 9, 2022 3:04:23 GMT -6
For those who voted for Greyhawk, do any of you trust WotC to make a gorgeous, thick, well-written Greyhawk Campaign Setting hardcover? I would not trust WotC to do anything, but if they brought in some actual Greyhawk experts from the community (so decidedly NOT current WotC employees as far as I can tell) then I might give them money on the basis of trusting THOSE people. (They'd probably still manage to produce a sub-par hardcover that falls apart after 3 months, but hey.) I've heard this before, but my 5e hardcovers are still well bound and they've gotten heavy use for years now. Maybe there was some bad batches? |
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Post by ratikranger on Jan 9, 2022 3:20:39 GMT -6
I've heard this before, but my 5e hardcovers are still well bound and they've gotten heavy use for years now. Maybe there was some bad batches? Sorry, I didn't mean to derail this into a thread about the relative quality of hardcover books. I tried using parenthesis to make that clear but it didn't work. |
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Post by tombowings on Jan 9, 2022 3:26:52 GMT -6
I feel like the world has enough Greyhawk material.
Instead of something that already exists, I would like to see a new setting from the current WotC crew. I want to see their version of the ultimate fantasy world, a world that they can get excited about (even if it's not something I'm interested in). I would like to see a world fill with their spirit, passion, and soul. A world that will inspire their own personal imaginations and, by extension, the imaginations of others.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2022 7:13:01 GMT -6
They've done a few new worlds in recent years, as far as I know. I don't know much about Ravinica but that's the Magic setting, isn't it? It makes sense for them to merge their two major IPs in this way.
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Post by captainjapan on Jan 9, 2022 10:21:09 GMT -6
I feel like the world has enough Greyhawk material. Instead of something that already exists, I would like to see a new setting from the current WotC crew. I want to see their version of the ultimate fantasy world, a world that they can get excited about (even if it's not something I'm interested in). I would like to see a world fill with their spirit, passion, and soul. A world that will inspire their own personal imaginations and, by extension, the imaginations of others. I'm not saying that WotC doesn't have "spirit, passion, and soul", but the genesis of their in-house settings is the deck mechanics of the card game. Depending on what new combat features they've decided on for a new Magic set, the creatives will then be tasked with inventing a new world that rationalizes those mechanics. Then concept art is produced. Then the description of the new setting, the in-house bible, is written based on the art. Magic uses a multiverse (think Planescape) to orient their card sets in a fictional space. The planes motif is the easiest in which to explain new card powers. If a WotC world is ever turned into a d&d setting, the rules need not be adapted; only the setting. So, rules..., then setting. Their published art books ARE pretty nice, though. Fodder for the imagination and no mechanics, if that would be more palatable. |
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Post by tombowings on Jan 9, 2022 10:30:09 GMT -6
I'm not saying that WotC doesn't have "spirit, passion, and soul", but the genesis of their in-house settings is the deck mechanics of the card game. Depending on what new combat features they've decided on for a new Magic set, the creatives will then be tasked with inventing a new world that rationalizes those mechanics. Then concept art is produced. Then the description of the new setting, the in-house bible, is written based on the art. Magic uses a multiverse (think Planescape) to orient their card sets in a fictional space. The planes motif is the easiest in which to explain new card powers. If a WotC world is ever turned into a d&d setting, the rules need not be adapted; only the setting. So, rules..., then setting. Their published art books ARE pretty nice, though. Fodder for the imagination and no mechanics, if that would be more palatable. That's kind of my point. I would love to see what those fellows and lasses can do when let off their leash. They didn't get where they are in their careers without an explosive imagination fueling them. I'm sure they are all have dozens (in not hundreds) of ideas floating around those skulls of theirs just waiting to burst onto the printed page. |
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Post by jeffb on Jan 9, 2022 10:51:13 GMT -6
WOTC is already plodding through the kinds of things that they want to do- See Strixhaven.
I's rather see Lorraine Williams back than the current crew doing a Greyhawk product. And that's not hyperbole.
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Post by geoffrey on Jan 9, 2022 11:52:15 GMT -6
My favorite D&D setting published by TSR is the Borderlands (as in B2: THE KEEP ON THE BORDERLANDS).
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Post by tdenmark on Jan 9, 2022 13:52:30 GMT -6
My favorite D&D setting published by TSR is the Borderlands (as in B2: THE KEEP ON THE BORDERLANDS). Its a good one! Perhaps the best of all. It has sent many adventurers young and old into a world of their imagination. |
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Post by oldskolgmr on Jan 9, 2022 16:32:03 GMT -6
I'm coming up blank on settings, but my favorite dungeon was Beyond the Barrier Peaks.
Good to see the re-issue!
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Post by Starbeard on Jan 11, 2022 21:50:33 GMT -6
I've never read any of them, but another overlooked offering is actually some of the earliest 3e material Wizards published: diablo-archive.fandom.com/wiki/Diablo_D%26DApparently one of these Diablo II products even offered up alternative game rules to better fit the Diablo setting, such as using mana points instead of memorized spells. |
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Post by tkdco2 on Jan 12, 2022 5:15:39 GMT -6
I've never read any of them, but another overlooked offering is actually some of the earliest 3e material Wizards published: diablo-archive.fandom.com/wiki/Diablo_D%26DApparently one of these Diablo II products even offered up alternative game rules to better fit the Diablo setting, such as using mana points instead of memorized spells. I enjoyed playing the video game, but I didn't feel compelled to buy the D&D adaptation. If memory serves, the product may actually be late 2e rather than 3e. |
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Post by Starbeard on Jan 12, 2022 5:37:09 GMT -6
You're right, I had forgotten about that. So instead of being one of the earliest 3e products they were the last 2e products, but the product dress was in the new 3e style, with the new logo and everything.
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Post by Maximus on Jan 22, 2022 5:41:37 GMT -6
Greyhawk by a big margin
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Post by Falconer on Jan 24, 2022 14:49:18 GMT -6
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