D&D 5E 3pp Campaign Settings

[Zardnaar]

I started this thread to find out what settings other gamers are using and/or are interested in. The following ones that I have or want to learn more about are from the D&D clones.

Golarion
This is the world of Pathfinder and it is very easy to run it with 5E and it is not to hard to figure out what 5E domains go with the Golarion Pantheon. The main reason I like this is due to the Inner Sea World Guide I bought a few years back before 5E landed. In terms of production values it is up there with the ebst WoTC has managed to produce and personally I would rate it close to or on par with the 3.0 FRCS and the 3.5 Eberron book- yes its that good. The Golarion world is reminiscent of perhaps Greyhawk crossed with Mystara as it lacks the high magic level of power systematic to FR. Basically you have a heap of cultures loosely based on the real world a'la Mystara with a Greyhawk/FR type vibe to some extent with WoTC levels of production values (exceeding them in some cases).

Southland
From Kobold Press this was a campaign setting for Pathfinder that is getting overhauled for 5E. You can get glimpses of it for 5E in the Southland/Midguard/Unlikely Heroes PDF's available from drivethroughrpg.com and RPGnow.com.

http://www.rpgnow.com/product/153959/Southlands-Heroes-for-5th-Edition
http://www.rpgnow.com/product/155903/Midgard-Heroes-for-5th-Edition?src=also_purchased
http://www.rpgnow.com/product/188497/Unlikely-Heroes-for-5th-Edition?src=also_purchased

This setting will be on the shortlist of things to buy for 5E based on the quality of Tome of Beasts. For long term fans of Dungeon Magazine Wolfgang Bauer is in charge of the Kobolds and was contributing to Dungeon since 1989 and in the Age of Worms AP for 3.5. If I do not buy this setting I think several of my players will.

The Lost Lands
One of my favourite 3pp based off the Quests of Doom material the Frog Gods/Necromancer are one of the few 3pp left from the OGL explosion in 3E. They released some quality product in the Pathfinder era I acquired in various Humble Bundles I would be keen on getting a 5E Lost Lands. There material has a very 1E vibe around it and the hints of the lost lands through the various Quests of Doom adventures make me want to learn more about it. A slight negative is they price their stuff quite high for black and white material.Bards Gate is also very interesting and the adventure Irteps Dish is set there and its one of the best D&D adventures I have ever read/run.

http://talesofthefroggod.com/5th-edition

World Of Aihrde
The World of Aihdre is the campaign setting for the Castles and Crusades line which is a retroclone of AD&D updated to modern mechanics. They have been converting the A series of adventures to 5E. Aihrde is almost a clean slate world that is recovering from Winters Dark which is basically an ice age caused by the evil god Unkler. Assault on Blacktooth ridge is a great adventure and almost a mini campaign setting in its own right. Assault of Blacktooth Ridge reminds me a bit of T1 The Village of Hommlet as you have 2 towns and the surrounding area to explore including several dungeons. Follow on adventures (A2, A3 etc) explore the area in greater detail.

A1 Assault on Blacktooth Ridge
http://www.rpgnow.com/product/16987...tooth-Ridge--Adventures-for-5th-Edition-Rules

A2 The Slag Heap
http://www.rpgnow.com/product/18499...urers_id=86&test_epoch=0&affiliate_rem=121555

A3 Wicked Cauldron
http://www.rpgnow.com/product/19048...ures-for-5th-Edition-Rules?src=also_purchased

Auran Empire
Another retroclone world this one does not have a 5E conversion. The Auran Empire is the default setting for Adventurer Conqueror King (ACKs) a clone of B/X where you end p as rulers of your own domain, thieves guild or Elven fastness. The Auran Empire is basically Rome in the 5th century which is besieged by beastmen (Orcs, Gnolls etc). There are 3 main races (Elves, Dwarves, Humans). Its fairly bare boned but costs $2.50. You could probably refluff some of the races to represent the Zaharans (decadent humans) and the Thressians are basically lizard men. I love the artwork on the cover of this book, ACKs core book and the Players Guide.

http://www.rpgnow.com/product/197374/Auran-Empire-Primer

A good campaign if you are playing Basic D&D or only want a handful of races.

So what other non WoTC/TSR worlds are you playing or are interested in.

 

[JeffB]

Primeval Thule is one of the best things I have seen in recent years.

I have all the A series modules from The Trolls (in the original C&C versions). Like Kalamar, the modules do a better job of conveying the setting than the setting guide/s.

For my campaign ending adventure I am borrowing Jaquays' sandbox "The Walking Wet" and "F'Chelrak's Tomb" from Dungeoneer. Pure awesome. Google them.

 

[Zardnaar]

Primeval Thule is one of the best things I have seen in recent years.

I have all the A series modules from The Trolls. Like Kalamar, the modules do a better job of conveying the setting than the setting guide/s.

For my campaign ending adventure I am borrowing Jaquays' sandbox "The Walking Wet" and F'Chelrak's tomb from Dungeoneer. Pure awesome. Google them.

I missed Primeval Thule (postage is a bitch). I have heard lots of good things about it though.

 

[pogre]

I missed most of these, but a few look interesting. As a homebrewer I like to steal bits from other campaign settings.

 

[Zardnaar]

I missed most of these, but a few look interesting. As a homebrewer I like to steal bits from other campaign settings.

If you stal from obscure/old TSR settings most player won't recognise where you got them from. I recycled Vanya,Knights of Vanya, Nithia, Thyatis from Mystara but no one knew where they were from.

 

[JeffB]

I missed Primeval Thule (postage is a bitch). I have heard lots of good things about it though.

I did not get in on the KS either, but I have bought some of the 13th Age and 5e adventures. Good stuff.

I always find myself gravitating back to old stuff...The Wilderlands, OGB Realms, Greyhawk, The Known World. It just suits my grognardy tastes. Or taking bits and pieces, jamming them together and seeing what happens.

E.g. Ran a very fun Dungeon World campaign a few years back using the mini setting (somewhere near Glantri) from the original orange cover Jean Wells B3 mixed with Moldvay's revised green cover version and tacking it onto The Nentir Vale.

 

[Zardnaar]

I did not get in on the KS either, but I have bought some of the 13th Age and 5e adventures. Good stuff.

I always find myself gravitating back to old stuff...The Wilderlands, OGB Realms, Greyhawk, The Known World. It just suits my grognardy tastes. Or taking bits and pieces, jamming them together and seeing what happens.

E.g. Ran a very fun Dungeon World campaign a few years back using the mini setting (somewhere near Glantri) from the original orange cover Jean Wells B3 mixed with Moldvay's revised green cover version and tacking it onto The Nentir Vale.

Well the early B series are wuirte good. Hell I think most of them are good compared with the X series.

 

[JeffB]

Well the early B series are wuirte good. Hell I think most of them are good compared with the X series.

I bailed out after B6 and X5. Things just start getting weird after that

 

[Ath'kethin]

I'm another vote in the Primeval Thule category. I absolutely love the setting and its the one I use.

The new Talislanta Kickstarter that just ended looks really good too, with lots of content that I can steal for my Thule campaign. It's not been delivered yet, and since it was a Stewart Wieck project I'm still trying to parse out how exactly his passing will affect its timeframe. Similarly, Ari Marmel and co. just finished up a Kickstarter for a setting called The Lost Citadel, which looks like it will have a bunch of good stuff.

 

[jerryrice4949]

Primeval Thule is great but I think Midgard by Kobold Press is even better. Don't forget Scarred Lands which is also pretty awesome. Lost Citadel looks like it will be cool as does Talislanta The Savage Lands though it is probably up in the air with Stewart Wiecks passing.

The Lost Lands would be cool if organized a little bit more and I understand FGG plans to launch a boxed set at some point.