Didn't see any thread about it, so I though I'd might as well start one.
Finally: Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
While it's not a real FRCS, at least it's something to fill the void
Hurray for Forgotten Realms players with 40 bucks. I like the approach but I am patient for some Spelljammer stuff.
Interesting – I imagine we’ll be seeing the Realms detailed piecemeal like this, though hopefully we’ll see a DM-focused full FRCS, too. Surprised they didn’t start with the Moonsea area, though, since so much of the AL stuff takes place there.
Ralif_Redhammer wrote:
Since they mention the swashbuckler, I wonder if this means that some of the other UA material has moved from "playtest" to "completed", and if so, which ones?
http://dnd.wizards.com/articles/news/scag
Note: "Discover the current state of the Forgotten Realms and its deities after the Spellplague and the second Sundering. You’ll also get updated maps of this area of the Realms."
Let's hope that a lot of questions will be finally answered
It kinda reminds me of the Mystara Gazateer format.
Mirtek wrote:
Well, it has player content. That’s a plus. Win!
But I don’t care about Forgotten Realms. Not at all. Perhaps Spelljammer? Dark Sun? Nerath/Standard 4e setting which I’ve been advocating the entire time here? Greyhawk? Eberron? Dragonlance? Come on, there are lots of settings so good or better than the Realms, I think we should give them some love. Of course, have your FR books all the way fans like, but you don’t need to dry out everything else.
On the other side, I decided to give 5e its fair chance. It’ll take a while, though. I have a list of things to read and plan to skip no one.
pukunui wrote:
Mirtek wrote:
pukunui wrote:
What a surprise. ANOTHER Forgotten Realms product. I am so happy, that I am going to go out and NOT purchase this product. Wake me up in ten years when WotC decides to use another setting. This sucks.
Sands666 wrote:
cassi_brazuca wrote:
pukunui wrote:
Mirtek wrote:
cassi_brazuca wrote:
That's a good start! Finally a product I want to buy 
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pukunui wrote:
cassi_brazuca wrote:
Oh look, another book about the Sword Coast. I don't have enough of those.
Hoard of the Dragon Queen, Rise of Tiamat. Yep, Sword Coast. Princes of the Apocalypse. Also Sword Coast. Rage of Demons. Yep.
Seriously, can the next book be somewhere else please. We've had eight (or is it nine?) computer games on the Sword Coast. Three adventure paths for 5E alone. Lots and lots of pre-5E material.
How about giving the Unapproachable East some more love? After all, D&D Expeditions is set near there.
How about just making adventures that are more than a hundred miles from each other?
Greenstone.Walker wrote:
I am looking forward to seeing this product, although hoping it is not like the 4e Forgotten Realms Players Guide.
And just when I was told that WotC only anounced one product at a time. 
Shasarak wrote:
But the money question is: Is it "content" or "splat"? Inquiring minds want to know!
LordCorwin wrote:
Greenstone.Walker wrote:
Mmmmmmmm, Im eating so much Crow right now. I have posted several times that I didnt think we would see a Campaign Guide......I was wrong :D I know that many who have been playing in the FR for a long time will be disapointed but I for one am very excited. 1) the FR are very new to me and this prevents me from having to buy prior edition books. 2) this gives me TONS of hope for the future.
Im looking forward to picking this up in Nov.
Hope we see Spelljammer, Dark Sun, and Planescape in the future!
Happy I was wrong!
To counterbalance some of the whiners, I'll go on record to say that I'm really excited about this new product.
Correct me if im wrong, but didn't the 1e/2e Forgotten Realms Adventures book have a similar design? World, History, Gods, Geography, Races, Classes? Granted I understand that it was probably the entire Forgotten Realms and not just a subsection. I bring this up because it appears that WotC has been attempting to recapture some of the early AD&D feel. That book could have something to do with its design model.
On a different note, the art is well done, but I have to admit that the art is my least favorite of all of the 5e books so far, not to mention compared to cover art on the 4e, 2e, Campaign book covers or the original box set. Saylavee.
I'll preorder this when it's available.
cassi_brazuca wrote:
gmanjkd wrote:
gmanjkd wrote:
Torn on this.
Mixing a campaign setting and player's guide is always a bad idea, since you can't have DM secrets in the book, and you need to sacrafice world lore to fit in the player options. Plus, at $40 it's likely 256-pages, making it short for a Realms campaign guide. The reasoning is obvious: by mixing the focus the book appeals to Realms fans, people who want more options, AL players, and people looking for an accessory for Rage of Demons. In theory the product will sell better as a result. However, it also means no one audience is truely satisfied.
I imagine it could just be what it says: a FR guide that focuses on the Sword Coast and barely touches on the regions beyond the Heartlands, saving that for future books. But that seems odd.
The proof will be in the pudding I suppose. 2E Forgoton Realms Adventures mostly focused on the Western Heartlands/Sword OCast, Sembia, Cormyr and the Dalelands. It was not the entire FR.
The_Jester wrote:
This sets the stage for possible every year now WOTC will launch a new FRCG in a different area of Forgotten Realms and it will contain similar elements as this one will with new races and subclasses and lore of the area. Eventually we will get a PBH2 and those classes will be added into the mix of the FRCG stuff.
cassi_brazuca wrote:
joeburgos wrote:
Mirtek, its is a smallish book, but it IS a campaign supplement. One book cannot possibly encompass the entire Realms, unless it provides a small sentence or two on each country/region. This book is a comprehensive setting book for the Sword Coast, which is where the new APs are featured. Why would I want a book on Thay if Im campaigning in Berdusk/Greenest/Phandelver/Waterdeep? Id rather they give a region good treatment rather than give me 2 sentences in a book for the entire continent.
And I disagree, it is not a 'light' supplement. Its a full fledged campaign guide. Maybe we agree to disagree.
I hope all of the setting generic "crunch" material appears in a free web supplement. I have no interest in the Forgotten Realms in any medium - tabletop, MMO or CRPG - so buying a product that will be 95% useless is poor value for me.
I would not mind these Forgotten Realms products if some of the other settings were being served at the same time. It's like going to Baskin Robbins and finding out all 31 flavors are vanilla. Give us a couple choices, please. I love D&D but I cannot run the types of games I want to run in Forgotten Realms as it is written.
dont be limited by the rules/books/settings, be only limited by your imagination 
joeburgos wrote:
That's why I don't buy Forgotten Realms products. They don't give me the enhancements to my imagination that I want. Eberron and Dark Sun do.
joeburgos wrote:
If the Realms were destroyed, we could finally get sourcebooks for other worlds.
AND IT WOULD HAVE WORKED TOO, IF NOT FOR YOU MEDDLING ADVENTURERS!!
DemoMonkey wrote:
Enevhar_Aldarion wrote:
Grazel wrote:
Hey WotC,
I gotta ask... what is your obsession with the Sword Coast? Seriously?! 5E Start Set—Sword Coast, Hoard of Dragon Queen—Sword Coast, Princes of Apocolypse—Sword Coast, Sword Coast Legends—Sword Coast, Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide—Sword Coast, Lords of Waterdeep—Sword Coast, Neverwinter Nights—Sword Coast, Baldur's Gate—Sword Coast.
Are you seriously just running out of ideas? It sounds like you're playing a business model that extends your current library of content, so you don't have to develop anything new. You just keep rehashing your old stuff.
Enough with the Sword Coast already. Ed Greenwood developed a whole world for the players to explore. Where is the Forgotten Realms guide? Where is Dragonhawk or Eberron or Dark Sun?
I'm pleased with 5th Edition enough. You've created a good core rule system here. WAY better than 4th and a vast improvement on 3.5.
Now follow through. And stop shoving the Sword Coast down our throats.
You've lost me. I don't need any other core books. And I won't be purchasing anything Sword Coast related.
BEEN THERE. SEEN THAT! SHOW ME SOMETHING NEW! #sosickoftheswordcoast
DemoMonkey wrote:
If it covers the entire northwest of Faerun (that is a lot), and they go into the post-Sundering shenanigans (not that I acknowledged it to begin with), that would be cool. As for the crunch, I am wondering if it will be generic enough for any setting, or will we be looking at subclasses like: Harper Scout, Red Wizard, etc.
"Where does the book become appealing? Where's the percentage where you're willing to buy a book of Realmslore in order to get the crunch."
That's a fair question. I would say, for me personally, not less than 25% of the book.
Cant think of any book Id be less interested in. This is probably my least favorite region from my least favorite setting. Will definitely pass on this, and spend my money on something more inspiring that can get my imagination going.
The_Jester wrote:
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Zardnaar wrote:
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joeburgos wrote:
cassi_brazuca wrote:
You don't send in your B Squad when it's still the first 5 minutes of the game. You start with your starters. How can you blame a company for protecting their business?
No, not all Adventure League is Moonsea. Expeditions are, but Encounters are Sword Coast.
Purple Dragon Knights are from Cormyr, so they're at least gonna have to have something about stuff from outside just the Sword Coast.
I just hope there's a nice section on Luskan and the state of Bregan D'aerthe
cassi_brazuca wrote:
I kind of feel like WorC cant win at this point.
Many of us, my self included wanted a setting book, knowing that we would probably get an FR book if any at all. Some people wanted a book that provided new crunch. This book is anounced and many people (MYSELF INCLUDED) have complaints. I for one am very excited about this book. I plan to buy this book asap, but I hate the cover art. It letterally makes me want to Punch a Bunny. So how does WotC win? How do they create a product that is approachable to new players, fulfills Hasbro's marketing requirments, allows the writers to be creative, provides something new and valuable to old fans, provides enough crunch for players, enough fluff for DM's, effectivly conveys the atmosphere, politics, and geography of a 30+ year old setting and make it affordable?
Seriously, how do they REALISTICALLY achieve this Herculean task?
I feel bad for them. Again im just as guilty as many as I bitch about the cover art (this is actually very important to me as I derive tons of inspiration from cover art).
But I think they are in a catch 22. Damned if they do and Damned if they don't.
To WOTC - Thanks for producing a FR setting book, I appreciate it and will definently give it a try (even though I hate the cover art). Please make more in the future. (COUGH, Dark Sun, Planescape, Spelljammer) Cough, Cough
gmanjkd wrote:
How would that solve the issue? How would a 2nd or 3rd party succeed at making a single product that makes everyone happy?
Mirtek wrote:
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Orethalion wrote:
MechaPilot wrote:
Danny_Montanny wrote:
Thus far it looks like 5e will be the edition that has bits and pieces of campaign setting information scatered across several books and modules. In this edition, you are forced to buy the extras to get the meat.
I was hoping they would release a small campaign setting update that's more general in nature.
I'm not a fan of the Sword Coast area, but I do think that focusing in on a smaller area within the FR is usefull. I'm just not sure how much information this book will have beyond what the 2e source books I own have, but I'm sure I'll find something. Of course, I'm more interested in FR updates that are applicable to my campaign area of choice (Bloodstone lands), which I suspect will never happen.
MechaPilot wrote:
jajen2003 wrote:
While the Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide is a valuable resource for Dungeon Masters, it was crafted with players and their characters foremost in mind. There is a plethora of new character options to intrigue and inspire every member of the adventuring party.
This quote from the Press Release almost makes this sound more like a Players Guide......? I wonder if they will anounce a Sword Cost Campaign Setting at a later date. Maybe Gencon?
The_Jester wrote:
Orethalion wrote:
"New Character Options: The book offers new subclass options, such as the Purple Dragon Knight and the Swashbuckler"
Swashbuclker only a subclass? What a pity? That is to waste an archetype with a great potential. Swashblucker should be the name for the future "Warblade" or "Swordsage", or a variant class.
While i am glad to see the first supplemental rules book for fifth edition. In another way i am extremely dissapointed.
It was in some sense, obvious that FR was going to be the unofficial 'official' campaign setting for fifth. Which i am fine with Fr is a great setting, if a little convoluted at this point.
But not releasing a full campaign setting is a real kick in the pants-the only justification i can think is that all there adventures are the in the swordcoast so maybe they wanted to hurry a product out for that area. But in principle what the company should do is release the full campaign setting. Then later on make more detailed books on regions for release, like the dalelands or sword coast.
What i hope is that this doesnt signify a trend of campaign settings being sold with several books. I dont mind paying even $50 books for a fleshed out campaign setting. But i really dont want to spend $150 or $200 over 3 or 4 books. Additionally me and my group are kind of OCD when it comes to settings. I dont want my PCS trapped in the sword coast because i dont know whats going on in the rest of FR.
I like fifth edition and dont want D&D to die, so i will probably grant them this one buy. But just the once if i see another campaign regional sourcebook come out before a campaign setting im going to officially consider them to be mismanaging fifth edition . So WOTC, if you read these threads, PLEASE, if you want to make more suplimental books, do unearthed arcana, or warriors compendium, or players handbook 2, etc etc. Dont do regional campaign sourcebooks without having first released the full campaign setting.
LuisCarlos17f wrote:
Brock_Landers wrote:
I really don't get all the venom in this thread; IT'S A NEW PRODUCT! IT HAS NEW CONTENT! Isn't this basically what everyone was asking for? Okay, I get that FR has been done to death for people who've been with D&D since THAC0 was a thing, but seriously, is this really a shock? As has been mentioned before, all the AL stuff so far has been FR, they've flat-out said they're sticking with FR for a while, and there's all kinds of cross-promotional multimedia buzz going on. Expecting them to just pop-out Dark Sun or something at this point is like expecting a waterfall to suddenly flow UP.
In any case, I'm mostly a player, and when I DM I usually just completely make stuff up, so I really don't care if the campaign book is about FR or Dragonlance or Planet Seti Alpha 6... as long as the crunch is solid, it can easily be given a new coat of paint to fit any setting. You don't like the name "Swashbuckler," in a non-pirate setting? Literally, all you have to do is cross off the name on your sheet and write "Fencer," or "Scoundrel," or "Hamburgler." Whatever.
Yes, it's only covering the Sword Coast, which is (as a liberal estimate) about 1/4th of the realms, maybe less. That just means that they'll be able to provide more rich detail on each specific area, rather than just painting everything with a broad brush. It's like "Specific beats general" as applied to publishing! I should also note that the release date for this book is only two months after Out of the Abyss, which was released FIVE months after the last actual product, PoTA. This could mean that WotC has heard all of our kvetching about the slow release schedule, and decided to step it up.
It's entirely possible that this is only the first book of four (five?) that are to be released every few months (let's say one per quarter?), each covering roughly one quarter of Faerun. So by the end of next year, we could have what is effectively a PHB2, an FRCG, and maybe a Martial/Arcane Power splat, for a grand total of $160-$200. The alternative that so many people are suggesting would be a huge $50 FRCG, and four or five $40 books covering each little section of the realms, plus the player material in separate $30-40 books. Am I missing something here?
gmanjkd wrote:
dmgorgon wrote:
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dmgorgon wrote:
Orethalion wrote:
Brock_Landers wrote:
Hopefully, this will be modelled on the excellent 4E Neverwinter Nights Campaign Setting. Small-scale setting books are much more useful at the table than large-scale ones.
However, there can't be any more doubt that at this point tabletop D&D is simply an avenue for selling the Forgotten Realms brand. As far as WotC is concerned, D&D is the Forgotten Realms.
mrfisk wrote:
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dmgorgon wrote:
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Rundell wrote:
The_White_Sorcerer wrote:
Rundell wrote:
I am glad to see that we will soon have our first setting specific "splat" book for 5e. I would however have preferred a Forgotten Realms Setting book rather than a regional book for Fae'run.
I'll give it a look at the FLGS before I commit to buying it. I am looking forward to more tangible content for 5e. What I do not want; is to exchange that for system bloat.
Orethalion wrote:
So people are basically wanting a detailed book about playing on the planet Earth with all of it's history and cultures in 256 pages so we have people upset that 256 pages of the Sword Coast is just too many pages for that area of the Realms. Am I understanding this correctly?
arnwolf666 wrote:
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Shasarak wrote:
Orethalion wrote:
Shasarak wrote:
Orethalion wrote:
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Coredump00 wrote:
Beats me why people are getting excited over a region book when it is realy only an equivilent of an old 3.5 book like The Shining South. MOre popular region but still
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Orethalion wrote:
Mirtek wrote:
moonbeast wrote:
Mirtek wrote:
Shades are still in control of the area one called Netheril. According to cannon many of the princes and the head prince father was killed in the Sundering now only a few are left but in control.
Despite being generally disgusted with 5th edition, I will definately be getting this book. I have high hopes for it and for NWO/SCA.
Orethalion wrote:
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Nozareem wrote:
Anauroch is back judgin by the map in HotDQ or LMoP.
MonsterEnvy wrote:
Real talk. If you have the type of group that likes to go off the rails, how are you not already so experienced as a DM that you don't need a world-wide campaign setting?
I don't generally run games in the Realms. Which is why a general FR book isn't that useful for me. However, these focused regional books are more useful for me - I can drop a lot of the stuff into Greyhawk (where I do run my game) and it tends to work fine. Because the stuff they are detailing the most is things like smaller towns, and adventures, most of which don't need to be tied to the Realms. The difference between the Realms and Greyhawk, on the micro level, don't tend to be that great. It's the macro big map stuff that tends to greatly differ.
Orethalion wrote:
Mistwell wrote:
No surprises on the most popular settings.
Mirtek wrote:
Nozareem wrote:
Shasarak wrote:
Orethalion wrote:
Zardnaar wrote:
Mirtek wrote:
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Grazel wrote:
I am so tired of cataclysms. It has become so cliche.
EthanSental wrote:
Mistwell wrote:
EthanSental wrote:
Yeah it's right there in the Wikipedia entry, "Fragarach appears in the Dungeons and Dragons module The Temple of Elemental Evil as a sword that never misses and "answers" any strike to the wielder with a strike of its own. It later reappeared in 4th Edition as a sword destined to slay Thrumbolg, a powerful fomorian lord."
Wow, I was correct and didn't even know, failed my bluff check and doubted myself. Granted I didnt know about the name from Mist's earlie post but I'll still check out the novels mentioned above.
I never asked for the expansion of the Anauroch desert to be explained, Zhentil Keep to be destoryed, or even Sembia to be detailed, but it's all said and done.
For the sake of the campaign setting, my hope with the new FR direction is that the designers select a pocket of the realms for their own junk and leave the remainder alone.
The Sword Coast is Ed's original location for what would later become the FR. That seems a fiting place as any for official material and changes to be located.
With that said, the gaming community still needs a FR 5e update. I want updated maps, npcs, monsters, gods, organizations, etc... you know all the basic stuff one would expect to find in a campaign setting. If all we get are updates for the Sword Coast, well ... that's completely useless.
Without a FRCS type book I am still more likely to stay in the pre Spellplaghue Realms and if the game goes on long enough ignore the Spellplague entirely. Killing off Cyric and brining back Bhaal migh be an option or just ignore the Time of Troubles as well. Sick of crappy RSE's.
Nozareem wrote:
Grazel wrote:
SleepsInTraffic wrote:
Be3Al2 wrote:
Mystra returns in 1479 ending the Spellplague.
Sundering novels major events all take place between 1484-1487 (Companions is 1463-1484).
Tyranny of Dragons is 1489.
Princes of the Apocalypse is 1491.
Rage of Demons will be some time shortly after that, or possibly near the same time. The synopsis from Archmage says the threat over the Silver Marches is gone, so definitely after 1485. The State of Hillsfar Expeditions player supplement under one of the backgrounds says it's been a "few" years since Thultanthar's destruction (1487).
All that tells me we're looking at around 1490-1491, 11 or so years after 4e to be filled in.
Danny_Montanny wrote:
arnwolf666 wrote:
What is the point of having a living growing world if you do not have timelines and dates?
If you want a static world just buy the original base set and use that.
Its now on Amazon for pre-order.
Currently I am running HotDQ and hope to run RoT by the new year (We have a dozen pcs that takes a lot of time). I passed on the PoA, I felt I didn't have the time to run it soon and interested in purchasing it just to read. I will purchase Rage of Demons because Im interested in reading it, it sounds really intriguing to me. If I run RoD it will be in my homebrew campaign. I'll alos get the new Sword Coast source book, because Im sure I can use the material in a homebrew campaign. You don't have to run a FR campaign to use FR based adventures and sourcebooks. I've used FR, Ebberon, Dark Sun, Greyhawk, Birthright, Oriental Adventures and many other sourcebooks for both my homebrew campaigns and established published campaigns. For example, I've used FR material in an Ebberon campaign and vica versa. What attracts me to the Sword Coast source book is that it is D&D5e source book and those are rare and far between. Regardless of the lack of 5e material published for sale, I am really happy with alll the free content available online. Just some really cool stuff for free, Thank you WotC.
Diffan wrote:
Diffan wrote:
True that Mist, I had forgotten that direct shot from Cormyr to Baldurs Gate. I'm going to wait and see my FLGS pre order price first before I order from Amazon this time.
I am a bit torn re: Purple Dragon Knight. On the one hand I'm excited about seeing an example of an organizational subclass. On the other I'd want them to include it in a possible future sourcebook about the Cormyr/Dalelands/Myth Drannor/Sembia region, but then I'd feel like the space could've been used for new stuff.
I foresee myself taking a day to add tabs to this book for easy access during gameplay. It has saved me so much table time when it comes to the PHB. I use red tabs for races, yellow for classes, and blue for everything else. This time I might add green tabs for bookmarking the different subregions of the Sword Coast as well.
What class do you think is getting the Purple Dragon Knight subclass? My guess is Paladin, due to the 3.5 PDK being able to continue gaining Paladin levels. Inspire Courage and Oath of Wrath would make good Channel Divinity options. Final Stand is a decent ability for 7th level Order ability.
Mechatarrasque wrote:
Danny_Montanny wrote:
Mistwell wrote:
Diffan wrote:
Greenstone.Walker wrote:
Grazel wrote:
jajen2003 wrote:
The inclusion of the purple dragon knight might have something to do with Sir Isteval. He is a retired knight living in Daggerford. He makes an appearance in several of the Sundering adventures and was the frontman for the multimedia event. He also makes an appearance in The Rise of Tiamat.
Diffan wrote:
Diffan wrote:
Mistewell, do realize that the scales between the 5th Edition Map and the 3.5th Edition Map you posted are very different. I purchased the high-resolution 5e map from Jared Blando, the official 5th Edition cartographer. And when you inspect his map closely, you realize that in 5e the major city of Berdusk is directly south of the major city of Scornubel. In the 3.5 edition map, Berdusk is clearly south-east of Scornubel. Explanation? Continental Shift? Globe wrap? Mind Flayers using some secret weapon to warp the coninents? Who knows.
If we go solely by the 3.5e Map on its own merit, then I posted below a screenshot of the map with the Distance Scale included. And the distance scale is to correct scale (even with image resizing, etc). The scale reads from 0 to 480 miles. Now that we have that point of reference.... now we can talk about travel distance and travel time. From Suzail to the Coastal cities.... at least several days ride by horse? Looks to me like well over a week.
Be3Al2 wrote:
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moonbeast wrote:
moonbeast wrote:
moonbeast wrote:
moonbeast wrote:
I'm gonna go out on a limb and say maybe, just maybe they included some non-Sword Coast stuff in there just to throw a bone to those FR fans that like other regions of Faerun. Heck, I wouldn't even be surprised if they had brief entries (like maybe a paragraph or two) for other countries in Faerun and maybe a small map of the continent just to provide context for the Sword Coast to the larger setting. After all, it may be a while before we see coverage for other regions of the Forgotten Realms. That may not be the case, but as I said, I wouldn't be surprised if it were.
Azzy1974 wrote:
Azzy1974 wrote:
Nozareem wrote:
I just hope that Green Ronin don't only focus on places relevant to ROD and includes detailed information on the locations included in the TOD/EE storylines. I'll be very disappointed if it turns out to be very ROD-biased in terms of lore contents.
moonbeast wrote:
Would love to have one of these focused, regional setting books for a region in Greyhawk. As it is, I'll definitely buy this one too. I'm all about the fluff and not so much crunch.
I think we will learn a lot about the future Product releases by what is announced right after the Sword Coast Adventurers Guide is released.
Is the SCAG the bookend that signals the end of the sword coast AP's and Story lines?
Will the next AP be in Cormyr? If so then I would expect a coupel of AP's in that region and then a Cormyr Adventurers Guide book to close out the year and the region.
Will the next AP be undead focused and deal with FR party going into the mists that lead to the Domains of Dread? If so then I would expect a couple of AP's dealing with that subject followed by a "Ravenloft" region guide if you will.
The same could go for any of the settings that are "connected" to the Forgotten Realms.
If the follow up release to the Sword Coast Adventurers Guide is another AP set in the Sword coast then I would expect the entire year to be more of the same.
I know that WotC stated that they were only going to do AP's but SURPRISE!!!!! SCAG! So maybe there is hope for other settings.
Thoughts?
gmanjkd wrote:
Very possible, however everything looked like we would never see a Forgotten Realms (SCAG) setting book either and that happend. Time will tell.
I'm pretty sure it was debunked that they'd ONLY do AP's. That was a misunderstanding that grew out of the talk about the fact that they'd only announced AP's so far and that their marketing strategy is to only talk about their next product to come out so they can generate hype and interest in it and not distract people with talk about future products. They've also stated they have entirely in-house projects in the works which likely means not APs.
I certainly hope so Grazel as I hope to see a few new 32 page adventures at some point.