Campaign Setting Merger Announced... [Archive] - Wizards Community

Campaign Setting Merger Announced... [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Urko
04-01-05, 11:14 AM WIZARDS OF THE COAST ANNOUNCES CAMPAIGN SETTING MERGER

Historic “Meeting of the Worlds” Gives Every Fan What They Want at the Same Time!

April 1, 2005 (Renton, WA) - Publisher Wizards of the Coast, Inc., a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE:HAS), will release Dungeons & Dragons Megaverse® in early 2006. This new campaign setting will formally merge all previously published Dungeons & Dragons® campaign settings into one “super-duper big world of adventure,” in the words of Director of RPG R&D Bill Slavicsek.

“For years fans of discontinued settings like Dark Sun® and Planescape® have been campaigning for official support for their favorite worlds, while fans of currently supported settings have been impatient for new products. With this new development, every book we publish will support every setting, because they'll all be the same one! Everybody wins!”

Keith Baker, creator of Eberron®, Dungeons & Dragons'® newest setting, was enthusiastic in his support of the merger. “I used to spend ten hours a day on the message boards explaining what's different about my setting. I must have answered 'no' to questions like 'Can my Ebberon character be a Red Wizard who worships Vecna?' a hundred times. Well, from now on, the answer is 'Yes!' I'm going to take a nap.” Ed Greenwood, creator of the popular Forgotten Realms®, setting, was more cryptic. “In a year, Elminster and his Scarlet Brotherhood-Harper coalition will be running the place.”

Another exciting development in this new “uber-setting” is that players will no longer be limited to characters of their own creation. Every character ever mentioned in any novel or worldbook will be fully statted out and playable. “And that includes all the gods!” said Slavicsek. “Ever wanted to play a campaign where Drizzt, Bigby, Onatar, Pelor, and Mystara all climb aboard a Spelljamming ship for cross-planar adventures to bring life to a wasteland populated by psionic horrors and fog-shrouded vampire's castles? Well, now in Dungeons & Dragons Megaverse® you can! Talk about endless possibilities!”

Wizards of the Coast, Inc., a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE:HAS), is a worldwide leader in the trading card game and tabletop roleplaying game categories, and a leading developer and publisher of game-based entertainment products. The company holds an exclusive patent on the method of playing trading card games (TCGs) and produces one of the world's best-selling TCGs, Magic: The Gathering®, as well as the celebrated Dungeons & Dragons® roleplaying game. Publisher of adventure games, family card and board games, and electronic media products, Wizards of the Coast is also one of the world's premier book publishers of fantasy series fiction whose novels have made numerous appearances on The New York Times best-seller list and have sold millions of copies worldwide. For more information, visit the Wizards of the Coast website at wizards.com.

Wizards of the Coast, Magic: The Gathering, Dungeons & Dragons, Greyhawk, Forgotten Realms, Eberron, and all those other ratty little settings we can't be bothered to mention are trademarks of Wizards of the Coast in the United States and other countries.
©2005 Wizards.
MarkB
04-01-05, 11:28 AM :heehee :clap: :rimshot:
ieattrollsforbreakfast
04-01-05, 11:37 AM I think this has real potential, everyone can be happy with the setting and you can just ignore bits you dont like, just like in Eberron now and...wait a minute...
Ahem... :rolleyes:
Master of shaarat'khesh
04-01-05, 12:35 PM I think my head just exploded
:heehee :clap:
But the real question is... Will we get maps?
Jagermeister
04-01-05, 12:37 PM I think my head just exploded
:heehee :clap:
But the real question is... Will we get maps?

Hah, we can only hope.
3nigma
04-01-05, 12:52 PM ROFL, where did this come from?

Did you write this?

LOL!
Kid SixXx
04-01-05, 02:02 PM Dear People.,

Today is April 1st.

Signed,
The Calendar
3nigma
04-01-05, 02:11 PM Dear People.,

Today is April 1st.

Signed,
The Calendar

Everyone's aware ;)
Kid SixXx
04-01-05, 02:18 PM Everyone's aware ;)

Just sayin' is all...

I could EASILY see more than a few people buying into this, and I can feel the residual heat from the flame wars that probably burst in several forums over convertin' setting cosomologies.... before they figured out what day today was and discovered that they'd been pranked.

You know how we hardcore gamers like to argue about anything and nothing at all. :D

I'll bet quite a few people saw the post and brought all of their Spelljammer and Planescape stuff outta mothballs. ;)
Sucros
04-01-05, 03:32 PM Hey, if it'd mean more Dark Sun, I'd be all for it :P
Tanvalis
04-01-05, 03:36 PM :clap: MY DREAMS ARE ALL COMING TRUE! :weep: It's... It's too much! :ghosted:
Child Of Winter
04-01-05, 03:44 PM :cookie: :cookie: :cookie: For creative writing! Nice one...had me in doubt for a little while, even though I was painfully aware it was April Fool's day already.
Joni-san
04-01-05, 04:07 PM You get a :cookie: for this nice little jewel :D
Liane the Wayfarer
04-01-05, 04:30 PM My character Drizzitminister will continue to dominate this "new" setting, with his legions of his Strahd/d'Vol hybrid clone warriors. I mean, they've got blasters!
Urko
04-01-05, 04:53 PM mmm...cookies...:drool:

Thanks!

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Urko 04-01-05, 11:14 AM	WIZARDS OF THE COAST ANNOUNCES CAMPAIGN SETTING MERGER Historic “Meeting of the Worlds” Gives Every Fan What They Want at the Same Time! April 1, 2005 (Renton, WA) - Publisher Wizards of the Coast, Inc., a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE:HAS), will release Dungeons & Dragons Megaverse® in early 2006. This new campaign setting will formally merge all previously published Dungeons & Dragons® campaign settings into one “super-duper big world of adventure,” in the words of Director of RPG R&D Bill Slavicsek. “For years fans of discontinued settings like Dark Sun® and Planescape® have been campaigning for official support for their favorite worlds, while fans of currently supported settings have been impatient for new products. With this new development, every book we publish will support every setting, because they'll all be the same one! Everybody wins!” Keith Baker, creator of Eberron®, Dungeons & Dragons'® newest setting, was enthusiastic in his support of the merger. “I used to spend ten hours a day on the message boards explaining what's different about my setting. I must have answered 'no' to questions like 'Can my Ebberon character be a Red Wizard who worships Vecna?' a hundred times. Well, from now on, the answer is 'Yes!' I'm going to take a nap.” Ed Greenwood, creator of the popular Forgotten Realms®, setting, was more cryptic. “In a year, Elminster and his Scarlet Brotherhood-Harper coalition will be running the place.” Another exciting development in this new “uber-setting” is that players will no longer be limited to characters of their own creation. Every character ever mentioned in any novel or worldbook will be fully statted out and playable. “And that includes all the gods!” said Slavicsek. “Ever wanted to play a campaign where Drizzt, Bigby, Onatar, Pelor, and Mystara all climb aboard a Spelljamming ship for cross-planar adventures to bring life to a wasteland populated by psionic horrors and fog-shrouded vampire's castles? Well, now in Dungeons & Dragons Megaverse® you can! Talk about endless possibilities!” Wizards of the Coast, Inc., a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE:HAS), is a worldwide leader in the trading card game and tabletop roleplaying game categories, and a leading developer and publisher of game-based entertainment products. The company holds an exclusive patent on the method of playing trading card games (TCGs) and produces one of the world's best-selling TCGs, Magic: The Gathering®, as well as the celebrated Dungeons & Dragons® roleplaying game. Publisher of adventure games, family card and board games, and electronic media products, Wizards of the Coast is also one of the world's premier book publishers of fantasy series fiction whose novels have made numerous appearances on The New York Times best-seller list and have sold millions of copies worldwide. For more information, visit the Wizards of the Coast website at wizards.com. Wizards of the Coast, Magic: The Gathering, Dungeons & Dragons, Greyhawk, Forgotten Realms, Eberron, and all those other ratty little settings we can't be bothered to mention are trademarks of Wizards of the Coast in the United States and other countries. ©2005 Wizards.
MarkB 04-01-05, 11:28 AM	:heehee :clap: :rimshot:
ieattrollsforbreakfast 04-01-05, 11:37 AM	I think this has real potential, everyone can be happy with the setting and you can just ignore bits you dont like, just like in Eberron now and...wait a minute... Ahem... :rolleyes:
Master of shaarat'khesh 04-01-05, 12:35 PM	I think my head just exploded :heehee :clap: But the real question is... Will we get maps?
Jagermeister 04-01-05, 12:37 PM	I think my head just exploded :heehee :clap: But the real question is... Will we get maps? Hah, we can only hope.
3nigma 04-01-05, 12:52 PM	ROFL, where did this come from? Did you write this? LOL!
Kid SixXx 04-01-05, 02:02 PM	Dear People., Today is April 1st. Signed, The Calendar
3nigma 04-01-05, 02:11 PM	Dear People., Today is April 1st. Signed, The Calendar Everyone's aware ;)
Kid SixXx 04-01-05, 02:18 PM	Everyone's aware ;) Just sayin' is all... I could EASILY see more than a few people buying into this, and I can feel the residual heat from the flame wars that probably burst in several forums over convertin' setting cosomologies.... before they figured out what day today was and discovered that they'd been pranked. You know how we hardcore gamers like to argue about anything and nothing at all. :D I'll bet quite a few people saw the post and brought all of their Spelljammer and Planescape stuff outta mothballs. ;)
Sucros 04-01-05, 03:32 PM	Hey, if it'd mean more Dark Sun, I'd be all for it :P
Tanvalis 04-01-05, 03:36 PM	:clap: MY DREAMS ARE ALL COMING TRUE! :weep: It's... It's too much! :ghosted:
Child Of Winter 04-01-05, 03:44 PM	:cookie: :cookie: :cookie: For creative writing! Nice one...had me in doubt for a little while, even though I was painfully aware it was April Fool's day already.
Joni-san 04-01-05, 04:07 PM	You get a :cookie: for this nice little jewel :D
Liane the Wayfarer 04-01-05, 04:30 PM	My character Drizzitminister will continue to dominate this "new" setting, with his legions of his Strahd/d'Vol hybrid clone warriors. I mean, they've got blasters!
Urko 04-01-05, 04:53 PM	mmm...cookies...:drool: Thanks!