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Ebberon's place in 4e

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#1
hoverx
Dec 29, 2009 16:07:05 I've heard that no new books are planned for the Ebberon campaign setting. Does WotC plan on releasing a new 'main' setting to sit along side Forgotten Realms and Ebberon? or are they simply not producing much campaign setting specific materials for any of their settings?
#2
whitebaron
Dec 29, 2009 17:05:55 wotc has announced that it will very likely not produce more than two books per setting.

the next to be (re)published for 4e will be Dark Sun.
#3
Alex_
Dec 29, 2009 22:25:03 Continued support for the settings will be released via DDI. In December they did an article going in depth on the lore and faith of the Traveller and a piece detailing the criminal underworld of Fairhaven, Aundair. Last month they explored the Ghaash’kala trribes of the Demon Wastes and a new Artificer build. There are also articles on Warforged and integrating dmoains from Divine Power into Eberron, amongst other things.
#4
aradraugfea
Jan 06, 2010 20:34:42 Each setting is only getting 2 books, an adventure, and DDI support.

And that's good, if you ask me. It means they can take risks on the settings a bit more, release some settings that wouldn't really be able to compete with book space.

Settings under the old system tended to get pushed aside while the popular settings just got more and more books. With each setting getting so little book support, it means that Wizards feels free to release something like Dark Sun, or whatever the setting after that will be, without any feelings of 'taking away' from the more popular Eberron and Forgotten Realms.
#5
weenog42
Jan 08, 2010 14:22:37 The "everything is core" notion also means that every new book from any setting can be incorporated into Eberron. Part of what makes Eberron so appealing for me is that it has room for everything - strange monsters, political intrigue, planar travel, psionics, jungle drow, monstrous civilizations, you name it.

It's also quite simple to shoehorn in material from 3.5. Most of the pieces still fit without any major retcons.
#6
aradraugfea
Jan 08, 2010 18:14:42
The "everything is core" notion also means that every new book from any setting can be incorporated into Eberron. Part of what makes Eberron so appealing for me is that it has room for everything - strange monsters, political intrigue, planar travel, psionics, jungle drow, monstrous civilizations, you name it.

It's also quite simple to shoehorn in material from 3.5. Most of the pieces still fit without any major retcons.

Though the old crunch is pretty useless unless you want to go through the effort of doing a (somewhat difficult) conversion.

Part of why I was so happy when I saw them doing a conversion of an Eberron book.
#7
Talae
Jan 08, 2010 22:12:43
The "everything is core" notion also means that every new book from any setting can be incorporated into Eberron. Part of what makes Eberron so appealing for me is that it has room for everything - strange monsters, political intrigue, planar travel, psionics, jungle drow, monstrous civilizations, you name it.

It's also quite simple to shoehorn in material from 3.5. Most of the pieces still fit without any major retcons.

Though the old crunch is pretty useless unless you want to go through the effort of doing a (somewhat difficult) conversion.

Part of why I was so happy when I saw them doing a conversion of an Eberron book.

The fluff needs no conversion at all and you would be surprised about the crunch.
#8
Aegeri
Jan 11, 2010 20:35:15
The "everything is core" notion also means that every new book from any setting can be incorporated into Eberron. Part of what makes Eberron so appealing for me is that it has room for everything - strange monsters, political intrigue, planar travel, psionics, jungle drow, monstrous civilizations, you name it.

It's also quite simple to shoehorn in material from 3.5. Most of the pieces still fit without any major retcons.

Though the old crunch is pretty useless unless you want to go through the effort of doing a (somewhat difficult) conversion.

Part of why I was so happy when I saw them doing a conversion of an Eberron book.

The fluff needs no conversion at all and you would be surprised about the crunch.

I agree. Rebuilding monsters in 4E is actually simpler and easier than in 3E. The problem people often run into when converting 3E monsters into 4E is they try to be too literal, like keeping the ridiculous immunities of creatures in 3E (which works disasterously in 4E).

The fluff in 3.5 Eberron books is 100% useful to 4E IMO. They're the only 3E books I have on my shelf now.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
#1 hoverx Dec 29, 2009 16:07:05	I've heard that no new books are planned for the Ebberon campaign setting. Does WotC plan on releasing a new 'main' setting to sit along side Forgotten Realms and Ebberon? or are they simply not producing much campaign setting specific materials for any of their settings?
#2 whitebaron Dec 29, 2009 17:05:55	wotc has announced that it will very likely not produce more than two books per setting. the next to be (re)published for 4e will be Dark Sun.
#3 Alex_ Dec 29, 2009 22:25:03	Continued support for the settings will be released via DDI. In December they did an article going in depth on the lore and faith of the Traveller and a piece detailing the criminal underworld of Fairhaven, Aundair. Last month they explored the Ghaash’kala trribes of the Demon Wastes and a new Artificer build. There are also articles on Warforged and integrating dmoains from Divine Power into Eberron, amongst other things.
#4 aradraugfea Jan 06, 2010 20:34:42	Each setting is only getting 2 books, an adventure, and DDI support. And that's good, if you ask me. It means they can take risks on the settings a bit more, release some settings that wouldn't really be able to compete with book space. Settings under the old system tended to get pushed aside while the popular settings just got more and more books. With each setting getting so little book support, it means that Wizards feels free to release something like Dark Sun, or whatever the setting after that will be, without any feelings of 'taking away' from the more popular Eberron and Forgotten Realms.
#5 weenog42 Jan 08, 2010 14:22:37	The "everything is core" notion also means that every new book from any setting can be incorporated into Eberron. Part of what makes Eberron so appealing for me is that it has room for everything - strange monsters, political intrigue, planar travel, psionics, jungle drow, monstrous civilizations, you name it. It's also quite simple to shoehorn in material from 3.5. Most of the pieces still fit without any major retcons.
#6 aradraugfea Jan 08, 2010 18:14:42	The "everything is core" notion also means that every new book from any setting can be incorporated into Eberron. Part of what makes Eberron so appealing for me is that it has room for everything - strange monsters, political intrigue, planar travel, psionics, jungle drow, monstrous civilizations, you name it. It's also quite simple to shoehorn in material from 3.5. Most of the pieces still fit without any major retcons. Though the old crunch is pretty useless unless you want to go through the effort of doing a (somewhat difficult) conversion. Part of why I was so happy when I saw them doing a conversion of an Eberron book.
#7 Talae Jan 08, 2010 22:12:43	The "everything is core" notion also means that every new book from any setting can be incorporated into Eberron. Part of what makes Eberron so appealing for me is that it has room for everything - strange monsters, political intrigue, planar travel, psionics, jungle drow, monstrous civilizations, you name it. It's also quite simple to shoehorn in material from 3.5. Most of the pieces still fit without any major retcons. Though the old crunch is pretty useless unless you want to go through the effort of doing a (somewhat difficult) conversion. Part of why I was so happy when I saw them doing a conversion of an Eberron book. The fluff needs no conversion at all and you would be surprised about the crunch.
#8 Aegeri Jan 11, 2010 20:35:15	The "everything is core" notion also means that every new book from any setting can be incorporated into Eberron. Part of what makes Eberron so appealing for me is that it has room for everything - strange monsters, political intrigue, planar travel, psionics, jungle drow, monstrous civilizations, you name it. It's also quite simple to shoehorn in material from 3.5. Most of the pieces still fit without any major retcons. Though the old crunch is pretty useless unless you want to go through the effort of doing a (somewhat difficult) conversion. Part of why I was so happy when I saw them doing a conversion of an Eberron book. The fluff needs no conversion at all and you would be surprised about the crunch. I agree. Rebuilding monsters in 4E is actually simpler and easier than in 3E. The problem people often run into when converting 3E monsters into 4E is they try to be too literal, like keeping the ridiculous immunities of creatures in 3E (which works disasterously in 4E). The fluff in 3.5 Eberron books is 100% useful to 4E IMO. They're the only 3E books I have on my shelf now.