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sleyvas
Skilled Spell Strategist
USA
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 Posted - 27 Dec 2013 : 20:49:09
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Poll Question:
I'm just thinking to myself, one of the best things that FR could do would be to produce material in previous eras of the realms that interest people... and produce the material in multiple edition formats. However, I know people also want to see what's happening in "modern day" realms as well. There's also some folks that just want updates on the 1350-1370's. I'm wondering what percentage people would like to see of this stuff. I'll list these out at
Pre-ToT (pre-the old grey box 1st edition campaign start)
Post-ToT (from say 1357 to spellplague)
Spellplague (from spellplague until 4th edition)
Modern (5th edition)
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sleyvas
Skilled Spell Strategist
USA
12221 Posts |
Posted - 27 Dec 2013 : 20:53:16
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| I myself went for the second to last, assuming that I'd really like to see stuff from the early empires, with advancement of the timeline, and occasional extra info on the other 2 time periods (because I either have a ton for Post-ToT... or am not extremely interested in the case of Spellplague). Now, that being said, I'm assuming that they go forward with better lore for 5th edition/modern. |
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Mapolq
Senior Scribe
Brazil
466 Posts |
Posted - 27 Dec 2013 : 21:51:31
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I voted for the last one as it was the closest to what I'd wish, but my ideal, unrealistic, ratio would be closer to:
80% Pre-ToT
9% Post-ToT
2% Spellplague
9% Modern
Note that by Pre-Tot, I don't mean "OGB era", but everything that came before. That's based on two main reasons. First, I'm interested in the Realms for itself, apart from novels or gaming (though I do enjoy those, especially gaming). And the Realms has so much history and so much potential for more to be written that I'd love to see it done. Second, I don't like the whole upheaval brought by the Spellplague. I'd read a bit about it to see how people fared through the "lost century", but I'd mostly shy away from it.
Edit: And I just noticed I should've voted on the second to last. Oops.
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Edited by - Mapolq on 27 Dec 2013 21:52:35 |
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Demzer
Senior Scribe
893 Posts |
Posted - 27 Dec 2013 : 22:01:10
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Uhm, too hard for me to decide, for a number of reasons:
1) The answer is very geographically dependent (there are regions of Faerun about which we know so much in each era and so much history that it sometimes seems like there is nothing else to know about while other regions are left into obscurity, say Waterdeep VS Amn to give an example);
2) As a DM i'm working in the late 1370s and while some things may be useful to know about the "future" of the Realms (post-Spellplague) "my" Realms have greatly diverged from the canonical ones therefore the relative "value" of future/modern lore is less than the "value" of past/historical lore;
3) As a Realms fan i would like the setting to go onward at full speed past some times and events i didn't like and into a new shining era of great lore and great stories;
EDIT: after writing and thinking a bit more about it i voted second to last because it's closer to the 40%-20%-10%-30% split i would like |
Edited by - Demzer on 27 Dec 2013 22:05:43 |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 27 Dec 2013 : 22:52:53
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| 10% Pre-ToT, 40% Post-ToT, 20% spellplague, 30% modern -- that's closest to what I'd want, though I'd shift 10% from the Sellplague to Modern. |
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Jeremy Grenemyer
Great Reader
USA
2717 Posts |
Posted - 27 Dec 2013 : 23:03:56
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I voted 10 - 10 - 20 - 60.
This is a difficult poll to answer, because I don't know for sure what the makeup of the post-Sundering Realms is going to be.
Also, because there will be some overlap on certain topics, regardless of era. |
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The Arcanamach
Master of Realmslore
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Posted - 27 Dec 2013 : 23:19:35
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I voted second to last but would prefer a 50-20-10-20 split.
50% pre-ToT because it's the rich and in-depth history that made the Realms what is/was for me.
20% because this was a great era to play in and I want to see what happened to some folks and storylines that were dropped.
10% because the Spellplague and its changes were stupid and I hated them...but I still want to see what happened to some folks and nations during these years.
20% becuase the Realms needs to move forward but not too quickly...frankly getting tired of new editions of the game every five years.
There are also far too many NDAs that exist in the first two timeframes that need answering, IMO. |
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crazedventurers
Master of Realmslore
United Kingdom
1073 Posts |
Posted - 27 Dec 2013 : 23:24:29
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Anything pre Spellplague for me - whether that's 1370DR or -1370DR
And very very little crunch please - a few spells and the odd item (ala what we saw in the Volo's Guides) and lots of Lore and ideas and hooks
Cheers
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Asharak
Learned Scribe
France
273 Posts |
Posted - 28 Dec 2013 : 11:43:11
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| 70% Pre-ToT, 30% Post-ToT, nothing to do with Spellplague... |
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Tarlyn
Learned Scribe
USA
315 Posts |
Posted - 28 Dec 2013 : 16:22:38
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| I don't think WotC currently has the staff to support multiple eras. If they do go with a multiple era support model, my ideal setup would be 10-20-0-70. |
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
15724 Posts |
Posted - 28 Dec 2013 : 17:06:46
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*meh*
My favorite 'era' is the one least covered - The Wailing Years. Best time to run campaigns, IMHO. You can use anything from any edition, without breaking any canon (because ALL of it applies - at least in the first few year, like around 1390 DR or so).
So part of me wants to know more about that 'lost era', and another part of me hopes they never do a damn thing with it.
So its come down to this - the period I am most interested in is the exact same period I want them to leave alone. Project that logic outward, that means the time period I want to see the most official coverage of (and get developed by WotC) is the post 1480 DR era... because I can care less about it.
And thats where I am at. Anyone else? |
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Eilserus
Master of Realmslore
USA
1446 Posts |
Posted - 28 Dec 2013 : 17:28:23
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quote:
Originally posted by crazedventurers
And very very little crunch please - a few spells and the odd item (ala what we saw in the Volo's Guides) and lots of Lore and ideas and hooks
Cheers
Damian
This type of format is what I'm really hoping for myself for 5E too! |
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Mapolq
Senior Scribe
Brazil
466 Posts |
Posted - 28 Dec 2013 : 17:43:10
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Originally posted by Markustay
*meh*
My favorite 'era' is the one least covered - The Wailing Years. Best time to run campaigns, IMHO. You can use anything from any edition, without breaking any canon (because ALL of it applies - at least in the first few year, like around 1390 DR or so).
So part of me wants to kow more about that 'lost era', and another part of me hopes they never do a damn thing with it.
So its come down to this - the period I am most interested in is the exact same period I want them to leave alone. Project that logic outward, that means the time period I want to see the most official coverage of (and get developed by WotC) is the post 1480 DR era... because I can care less about it.
And thats where I am at. Anyone else?
Not really. I can kinda get where you're coming from, but for me, I don't want them to leave anything alone because I like it. It seems contradictory to me. If they publish stuff I don't like about the era I like, I just ignore it. If they publish stuff I like about an era I like, I buy and read it. Same reason I never liked the time where they left Sembia "alone for DMs to develop". If I need a blank slate, I just have to ignore almost everything they wrote and build on the rest, no big deal.
The Realms that matters to me is the one in my mind, though I'm willing to pay creative people to help me get the best possible picture. And use the concept of canon and continuity so we're more or less all in the same page. |
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sleyvas
Skilled Spell Strategist
USA
12221 Posts |
Posted - 28 Dec 2013 : 20:34:08
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| wow, I know this is a small scale poll, but so far about 60% of us would like to see about half of anything produced being done in eras that have already passed before even the first edition came out. What that says to me is that many of us are less concerned with the game aspects of it and more with reading history, plots, etc... |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36993 Posts |
Posted - 29 Dec 2013 : 00:28:03
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quote:
Originally posted by Markustay
My favorite 'era' is the one least covered - The Wailing Years. Best time to run campaigns, IMHO. You can use anything from any edition, without breaking any canon (because ALL of it applies - at least in the first few year, like around 1390 DR or so).
So it's canon, then, that in say, 1401, Lord Dagult Neverember was Open Lord of Waterdeep? |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36993 Posts |
Posted - 29 Dec 2013 : 00:35:11
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quote:
Originally posted by sleyvas
wow, I know this is a small scale poll, but so far about 60% of us would like to see about half of anything produced being done in eras that have already passed before even the first edition came out. What that says to me is that many of us are less concerned with the game aspects of it and more with reading history, plots, etc...
While I would prefer to see more pre-Spellplague coverage, I think it's an unrealistic expectation, and that's why my preference is to see what the Realms is like NOW, when the new book is published. |
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Gyor
Master of Realmslore
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Posted - 29 Dec 2013 : 02:18:09
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| I'd like to see more about the.empires of the Creator Races, the Dragon, and Giant empires. Importantly I'd also like a major post Sundering "modern" update. I'd also like a book for fluff, a zetting guide and a seperate FR player's guide with crunch. |
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Gyor
Master of Realmslore
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Posted - 29 Dec 2013 : 02:22:10
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| I picked the second choice, but my ideal would be 40% pre tot, 10% post tot, 10% spellplague era, 40% sundering/post Sundering Era. |
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dwarvenranger
Senior Scribe
USA
428 Posts |
Posted - 30 Dec 2013 : 11:42:51
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| While I am a fan of the past, because it gives me ideas for the present, I would also be interested in learning of the newest incarnation of the Realms looks like. So I chose the second to last option, although I think I would have liked a 40/25/5/30 split |
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Chosen of Asmodeus
Master of Realmslore
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Posted - 31 Dec 2013 : 04:42:05
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| I voted for 60% modern. The other percentages didn't concern me too much; I've got an eye towards the future. |
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Derulbaskul
Senior Scribe
Singapore
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Posted - 02 Jan 2014 : 10:07:51
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Disclaimer: I am going to be running the Spellplague Realms using 4E (or sometimes 13th Age) for the foreseeable future.
I would really like to see a return to Ed's original vision of the Realms - an updated OGB but completely Ed - published in the next couple of years. But the practical part of me realises that WotC is really going to be pushing the modern Realms because they're desperate for a win.
So let's say a 20%/0%/0%/80% vote from me even though there is no option for that on the poll.
I've got enough material for my preferred era of play and I'm not interested in a new version with RAS's fingerprints all over it (I don't like my dwarves to be retarded, have speech impediments and really stupid names) but I recognise it needs to succeed so that FR keeps getting published. |
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Thauranil
Master of Realmslore
India
1591 Posts |
Posted - 02 Jan 2014 : 13:03:15
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| I am mostly interested in the more modern lore. A little of the older stuff is not bad either but I would prefer if the main focus was on the current era of the realms. |
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Gary Dallison
Great Reader
United Kingdom
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Nicolai Withander
Master of Realmslore
Denmark
1093 Posts |
Posted - 02 Jan 2014 : 14:55:53
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Didnt feel any of the above options fitted me. I might have been blind when I read them.
I want or would like:
30% Pre-TOT
50% Post TOT
0% SP
20% Modern
Thanks!
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Plaguescarred
Learned Scribe
Canada
190 Posts |
Posted - 02 Jan 2014 : 15:51:40
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Because i think it should cover a porting of the past and a little more on modern, i voted for;
10% Pre-ToT
10% Post-ToT
20% spellplague
60% modern |
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Lost Empires or New Lore- Percentage
