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[badgermaniac]

Originally Posted by Agent Minivann

A curiosity question about the new master set. Will the new elf and dwarf units be from the same home world as the existing elf and dwarf units? If from different worlds it makes me wonder if we will have some green orcs that come from a non-Grut world.

This is one of things that I guess matters to some of the diehards that you have on this board, but that doesn't matter at all to the buying public at large.

I would guess that the casual buyer (which makes up most of the consumer $) just likes playing with cool dragons and elves and orcs and doesn't really care about the "storyline" aspect of the product.

I am probably a more die-hard player than all but 1,000 players in the world, and I couldn't care less about how these new guys fit in that regard.

(Note, I am not saying being interested in this is a bad thing...it is just another level of complexity...but I don't think most of the buying public cares all that much.)

[Grungebob]

Originally Posted by Dragonranger

So then it's safe to assume all the figures in this set SHOULD be noted as coming from Faerun, or it's environs.

Is Faerun a "world"?

[Dragonranger]

Faerun is a continent on the world of Abeir-Toril which is the main play location of Forgotten Realms. This is the home to such famous D&D locations as Baulder's Gate (and the PS2 games of the same name) as well as the Temple of Elemental Evil, and the Tomb of Horrors (Any D&D fan's nightmare.) There are other places in Abeir-Toril such as Kara Tur, the Oriental Adventures original campaign location, but most Forgotten Realms campaigns take place on the continent of Faerun, so that's how that setting is best known.

Even though they're associated with HS Generals, Abeir-Toril is not as much of a catch phrase to D&D fans as Faerun is. In HS Terms, if I released a Soulborg who said he was from Megacyber 1, and say it's the capital city of the Soulborgs, you wouldn't get it. But if I said "Alpha Prime" you'd go 'Everyone but the Warden comes from there!' Same thing.

[Grungebob]

Originally Posted by Dragonranger

Faerun is a continent on the world of Abeir-Toril which is the main play location of Forgotten Realms. This is the home to such famous D&D locations as Baulder's Gate (and the PS2 games of the same name) as well as the Temple of Elemental Evil, and the Tomb of Horrors (Any D&D fan's nightmare.) There are other places in Abeir-Toril such as Kara Tur, the Oriental Adventures original campaign location, but most Forgotten Realms campaigns take place on the continent of Faerun, so that's how that setting is best known.

Bingo! So don't you think it's safe to assume that Faerun is not their home world?

[Dragonranger]

Originally Posted by Grungebob

Bingo! So don't you think it's safe to assume that Faerun is not their home world?

I think they'll put it as Faerun cause that's what D&D fan think of when you say the word "Underdark" after thinking the words "Forgotten Realms." Even I thought Faerun was the world name, till my D&D obsessed friend Dave taught me the 'D&D Geek' answer... but even he automatically assumes when we're talking Forgotten Realms that we're talking about Faerun.

[IAmBatman]

Originally Posted by Grungebob

Bingo! So don't you think it's safe to assume that Faerun is not their home world?

Now Abeir-Toril on the other hand ...

[Grungebob]

Originally Posted by Dragonranger

I think they'll put it as Faerun cause that's what D&D fan think of when you say the word "Underdark" after thinking the words "Forgotten Realms." Even I thought Faerun was the world name, till my D&D obsessed friend Dave taught me the 'D&D Geek' answer... but even he automatically assumes when we're talking Forgotten Realms that we're talking about Faerun.

Well they don't put Japan down as the Izumi Samurai homeworld. They put Earth.

[Dragonranger]

In the end, we'll have to wait and see what they do. Who knows?

[ChaosChild]

Originally Posted by Dragonranger

In the end, we'll have to wait and see what they do. Who knows?

The guy that set up the display at Gen Con, maybe?

[IAmBatman]

What evil lurks in the hearts of Scapers? The knows!

[Cavalier]

Originally Posted by ChaosChild

The guy that set up the display at Gen Con, maybe?

Not to mention the playtesters (of which the above mentioned guy who set up the display is one).

[Xn F M]

Originally Posted by Dragonranger

I think they'll put it as Faerun cause that's what D&D fan think of when you say the word "Underdark" after thinking the words "Forgotten Realms." Even I thought Faerun was the world name, till my D&D obsessed friend Dave taught me the 'D&D Geek' answer... but even he automatically assumes when we're talking Forgotten Realms that we're talking about Faerun.

I'm pretty sure the underdark had migrated over into the old "default" Greyhawk setting by 3rd edition. But I suppose Oerth might be more confusing to non-DnD people . . . .

So yeah, I guess we'll just have to wait and see. Though I personally would prefer they not be from the Realms (I don't ever want to see Driz'zt on the other side of table) I guess at this point there's no real way to be sure. Unless, well you know . . . .