Reply To: D&D officially turning Forgotten Realms sights away from Euro inspired campaigns

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@mecha82 It was only limited because it didn’t bring in the additional sales the suits were hoping for …
To me that was the worst part of the entire change. It was not done because it would allow for better stories.
It was done in an attempt to attract a market that doesn’t exist.

And it was done against established rules within the setting and it kind of ‘ruined’ the comic by suddenly switching to a different lead character. As such I certainly can understand the outrage …

While breaking rules isn’t bad by default … it does require a lot of care.

Why mess with an established IP when you can create a new series ?
If the writing/art is good then there will be enough people liking the series to make it profitable.

btw :
I’m glad we don’t share the same likes and dislikes. The world would be boring if we did 😉

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@onlyonepinman : I think D&D was never meant to be an authentic medieval fantasy setting.
As such the ‘modern’ morals don’t feel out of place.

I do wonder how the ‘classic’ settings will compare to their updated versions.
Maybe it’s the same thing with updated rules.
Maybe the moral outrage brigade manages to stay quiet … (I doubt they will)

And maybe the changes are for the good of the setting.