Secondary world full blown fantasy combined with horror is right up my alley. That said, I think it’s already pretty well-served by a lot of products. Heck, even specifically “Lovecraftian 5e” has already been done pretty extensively by Sandy Petersen’s Cthulhu Mythos book and the various campaigns that support it.
Granted, I think that’s post-Chaosium Sandy Petersen, but what; are they trying to compete with their own grandmaster? It’s like Journey trying to compete head to head with Steve Perry or something.
I dunno. I’ll probably check it out, even though I don’t really play 5e anyway. Mearls’ own 3e Darkness & Dread wasn’t a bad product, and shows that he understands the territory well enough.
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