If the next edition is suppose to be modular WOTC should provide guides to world building and not focus on a already developed setting.

It seems like WOTC intends to tie it up their "new" story lore called "The Sundering" from FR novel authors like Greenwood and Salvatore.

Marketing decision here. The rule system won't be Faerun-influenced.

Plus... it's not like they have another setting that's popular enough to be made into their default setting.

True. Though I'd prefer to see Dragonlance/Krynn revitalized over FR. If "The Sundering" novel does put the FR setting in a clean slate...

it might be worth looking into it again. Here's hoping it won't be just another Time of Troubles. The only character I'll miss is Drizzt.

drizzt can STUFF IT /bittersaoverexposure

jylichan: Just curious, why the hate for the Drow Ranger? I personally despise Elminster on my end though.

given na yung elminster hate, actually

although same lang yung reason for me. overexposed na sila pareho.

jylichan: Yeah. I've long grew tired of FR signature characters always stealing the limelight and determine Faerun's fate.

Not to mention FR gods suck donkey.

Gods in general suck donkey.

"We'll go away for a while so you heroes have something to do brb."

You realize if they didn't do that, there wouldn't be a game?

I knows. I'm just looking at it from a cynical hero's perspective. Mga level 11-ish siguro.

Said cynical hero would be better off becoming the barkeep of his own tavern. Classic ornery jaded ex-adventurer.

Yung nang-iinis sa mga adventurers when the come asking for rumors.

Or worse, ex-adventurer ends up as a town/city guard and bitches that was once like you til he got an arrow to the knee.

It's DnD. An arrow to the knee will never stop ANYONE.

This is the game that pioneered overpowered healing magic, after all.

doesn't mind FR. Hmm, maybe me and Bryan can start a campaign here in Cebu.

Shizen: You know some RP gamers in Cebu? I didn't think they were many outside Manila.

If WOTC completely removes all those trademark signature characters and replaces the FR pantheon with competent gods...

then I'll give it a shot.

"Oh. Takhisis is scheming to rule Krynn. This is news how?"

Krynn jumped the shark decades ago when they aged the Heroes of the Lance prematurely and ruined them.

try to find a gaming group here.

DeathKoala: Yeah. They were the once that were keeping the whole setting interesting. A shame it ended the way it did. Was it the fault...

of the Hickmans or the third party authors? I can't recall. I suppose it doesn't really matter now.

It's the fault of TSR, and then later Wizards for propagating the nonsense.

Unlike the rest of their works, Weis and Hickman were writing in a setting that didn't belong to them, so they were forced to use...

...whatever setting elements were imposed upon them.