D&D 5E 3 Classic Settings Coming To 5E?

On the D&D Celebration – Sunday, Inside the D&D Studio with Liz Schuh and Ray Winninger, Winninger said that WotC will be shifting to a greater emphasis on settings in the coming years.

This includes three classic settings getting active attention, including some that fans have been actively asking for. He was cagey about which ones, though.

The video below is an 11-hour video, but the information comes in the last hour for those who want to scrub through.



Additionally, Liz Schuh said there would be more anthologies, as well as more products to enhance game play that are not books.

Winninger mentioned more products aimed at the mainstream player who can't spend immense amount of time absorbing 3 tomes.

Ray and Liz confirmed there will be more Magic: The Gathering collaborations.

 

[TarionzCousin]

Let the rampant speculation about which settings begin!

 

[Helldritch]

Darksun, Dragon lance, Greyhawk, Plane Scape, Spell Jammers and Ravenloft come to mind for classic settings. At least if they go for the popular ones. Picking only three will be difficult. My bet would be Darksun (psionics), Plane Scape (planes can be associated with any setting after all) and the last is anybody's guess. I wish for Greyhawk but the others are just as likely.

 

[Weiley31]

Throne of Eldraine setting book please WoTC!!!

 

[whimsychris123]

I would say Dark Sun and Planescape will definitely happen. Past that, I'd say it's between Dragonlance or Greyhawk.

 

[Hatmatter]

I really hope two of them are Spelljammer and Dark Sun!

 

[Weiley31]

I mean, since the Psionic Rules are coming in Tasha's, they will at least have something for when they do Dark Sun at least.

 

[AdmundfortGeographer]

To avoid getting hopes up too much, giving classic settings a close look might not mean setting books like we saw with Exandria, though Exandria/Wildemount was cited as getting great feedback. But it might also mean an adventure anthology set in the setting. Maybe its a year of online articles for the setting. I'm actively trying to lower my hopes, if you can't tell.

 

[Weiley31]

To avoid getting hopes up too much, giving classic settings a close look might not mean setting books like we saw with Exandria, though Exandria/Wildemount was cited as getting great feedback. But it might also mean an adventure anthology set in the setting. Maybe its a year of online articles for the setting. I'm actively trying to lower my hopes, if you can't tell.

I'd be all for more Planeshifts articles. They were pretty neat.

 

[Hatmatter]

To avoid getting hopes up too much, giving classic settings a close look might not mean setting books like we saw with Exandria, though Exandria/Wildemount was cited as getting great feedback. But it might also mean an adventure anthology set in the setting. Maybe its a year of online articles for the setting. I'm actively trying to lower my hopes, if you can't tell.

I think managing expectations is wise, Admundfort, but in the context of the conversation with Winninger and Schu, where they were discussing adventure anthologies as distinct, and wherein Winninger specifically was saying they want to increase focus on campaign settings, it seemed clear to me that he was revealing that at least three classic campaign settings are going to coming our way in the format of what we have come to expect from a campaign setting book (Ravnica, Eberron, Theros).