New Posts For Thread: Building Better Worldshttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29602475/Building_Better_WorldsWhile the new rules are neat, without a good setting to roleplay in, the rules don't mean as much. All the D&D settings are what make D&D "D&D" rather than a generic fantasy RPG. Everyone has their favorite setting, and part of the problem with havinI guess what I'm suggesting is once the crunch mechanics are set, focus mostly on the story/setting. That is where D&D was the strongest. I'm not so sure about rehashing other worlds, though. I already have Planescape, and they most likely won't offehttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29602475/Building_Better_Worlds?post_id=527643253#527643253I guess what I'm suggesting is once the crunch mechanics are set, focus mostly on the story/setting. That is where D&D was the strongest. I'm not so sure about rehashing other worlds, though. I already have Planescape, and they most likely won't offeMon, 31 Dec 2012 19:09:04 -0600If they release the old setting material as PDFs it should't shouldn't take much to update the worlds. It would be easy to devote a single issue to crunch. You just need to focus on the must have content.I think one setting every 2-3 months might behttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29602475/Building_Better_Worlds?post_id=527560889#527560889If they release the old setting material as PDFs it should't shouldn't take much to update the worlds. It would be easy to devote a single issue to crunch. You just need to focus on the must have content.I think one setting every 2-3 months might beFri, 28 Dec 2012 16:55:44 -0600I've imagine adding 'banners' for each setting, in addition to the normal monthly articles that appear in D&D Insider. That is, there would a section set aside (if you will) for Forgotten Realms, Dragonlance, Dark Sun, Eberron and so on.Under each bhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29602475/Building_Better_Worlds?post_id=527560429#527560429I've imagine adding 'banners' for each setting, in addition to the normal monthly articles that appear in D&D Insider. That is, there would a section set aside (if you will) for Forgotten Realms, Dragonlance, Dark Sun, Eberron and so on.Under each bFri, 28 Dec 2012 16:32:27 -0600Blame the business model.http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29602475/Building_Better_Worlds?post_id=527560059#527560059Blame the business model.Fri, 28 Dec 2012 16:15:22 -0600Yeah, I really wish they'd release more low crunch worldbooks. Not every book has to have new feats, new spells and new classes. That was one thing I really hated about 3E/4E. Almost everything they created had to be minimum 50% crunch.[/quote]And thhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29602475/Building_Better_Worlds?post_id=527560035#527560035Yeah, I really wish they'd release more low crunch worldbooks. Not every book has to have new feats, new spells and new classes. That was one thing I really hated about 3E/4E. Almost everything they created had to be minimum 50% crunch.[/quote]And thFri, 28 Dec 2012 16:14:36 -0600