D&D 5E Survey: What should the next Magic the Gathering Campaign Setting be?

[Ruin Explorer]

I don't expect WotC will pay too much attention to 3rd party publishers when making decisions, at any rate.

What's really interesting to me with Odyssey of the Dragonlords (which is excellent - better than most first-party products I'd argue) is that WotC just hired the all three of the people behind it - James Ohlen, Drew Karpyshyn and Jesse Sky, into being in charge of their new Archetype Entertainment studio. So they're not exactly going to be mad with WotC!

They didn't exactly ignore it, I guess...

Confident Odyssey of Theros will be roundly inferior to it, but I have to admit, unlike the previous Magic book, I might well get Odyssey of Theros. I am a sucker for that kind of setting. Plus it sounds like it can be stolen from a lot, potentially, for other settings.

 

[gyor]

What's really interesting to me with Odyssey of the Dragonlords (which is excellent - better than most first-party products I'd argue) is that WotC just hired the all three of the people behind it - James Ohlen, Drew Karpyshyn and Jesse Sky, into being in charge of their new Archetype Entertainment studio. So they're not exactly going to be mad with WotC!

They didn't exactly ignore it, I guess...

Confident Odyssey of Theros will be roundly inferior to it, but I have to admit, unlike the previous Magic book, I might well get Odyssey of Theros. I am a sucker for that kind of setting. Plus it sounds like it can be stolen from a lot, potentially, for other settings.

I think it will be different enough not to be inferior, but rather combinable with Odyssey of the Dragonlords and Arkadia.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

It looks to me like WotC pay a lot of attention to 3rd party publications, when it comes to recruitment.

 

[LuisCarlos17f]

I think partnership WotC with 3PPs is right if the deal is good for both. Maybe some things by 3PPs will be official in a future because they are really good ideas.

Maybe we will see something linked with Chinese mythology, because Hasbro is producing a Transformers version of Nezha legend (a Chinese legendary hero). But my theory nothing about Orient will be published until at least a year after an UA playtesting about the martial adepts (Tome of Battle: Book of Nine Swords). WotC wants a future Oriental Adventures to be popular among Japanese, Taiwanese and Korean fandom, and this needs time and a lot of feedback by Asian market.

Other option is to create their own "ponyfinder", a shonen amerimanga version of My Little Pony. Maybe a group of maho-shojo magical girls whot transform themself into centauresses to fight evil kaijus or akumas, or with the magic poer from some special talismans can summon mechas (constructs, robots) with the shape of mysthical beasts.

 

[Parmandur]

It looks to me like WotC pay a lot of attention to 3rd party publications, when it comes to recruitment.

Recruitment and product scheduling are different animals.

Which is to say, WotC isn't going to hold back on making something because a good third party product a fraction of their audience might be aware of covers similar territory...even if the product is good, and they like it personally.

See also, Kobold Press Midgard products. WotC knows of them, likes them, promotes them in podcasts, gives Wolfgang Baur contract work on a regular basis and hired Dan Dillon. But they aren't going to avoid covering the same ground as a Kobold Press product if they think it will work in the market.

 

[Parmandur]

I think part of it was the realization that they were releasing APs faster then folks could play them, so they needed something else, and too many books like XGTE would cause complaints, so settings serve as a opportunity for a mix, plus they are just fun to read in their right, like Travel Guides, even if you don't play in the settinv for RP.

Oh and there was the survey early on asking for more setting books.

At this point, they also have a robust back catalog of Adventures, and the Setting books put a premium on offering Adventure generation gold mines. A few Adventures and a lot of this big buffet style of Setting book is a solid release schedule.

I voted none, but I have nothing against the Magic settings in particular, I just think we have had far too many settings books recently, and it needs to be given a rest for a couple of years.

I was very surprised that they followed up a Setting book with another Setting book, but then they followed that up with another Setting book: I expect this trend will continue, given the commercial success of the format.

 

[gyor]

At this point, they also have a robust back catalog of Adventures, and the Setting books put a premium on offering Adventure generation gold mines. A few Adventures and a lot of this big buffet style of Setting book is a solid release schedule.



I was very surprised that they followed up a Setting book with another Setting book, but then they followed that up with another Setting book: I expect this trend will continue, given the commercial success of the format.

They have a lot to catch up on, a pile of older settings, plus the most popular MtG settings, plus wildcard settings like Exandia.

What do you think the odds are of another campaign setting book being released next? It's unlikely, but it would be funny to have 4 campaign setting books in a row

 

[Parmandur]

They have a lot to catch up on, a pile of older settings, plus the most popular MtG settings, plus wildcard settings like Exandia.

What do you think the odds are of another campaign setting book being released next? It's unlikely, but it would be funny to have 4 campaign setting books in a row

I'm Leary of making any bets on what WotC is willing to do at this point. I think we will see a big story Adventure in late Summer from Perkins, and Welch has something up her sleeves...but a Q4 Setting is definitely a possibility. The Ravnica format allows them to put out a book that is simultaneously player facing and DM facing, a monster book and a player crunch book, an Adventure book and fluff. I could easily see a model that mirrors what is going on in Magic right now, with three Setting oriented theme booster seats and an annual Core set (for D&D, three Setting booster books and a big Adventure...).

 

[gyor]

I'm Leary of making any bets on what WotC is willing to do at this point. I think we will see a big story Adventure in late Summer from Perkins, and Welch has something up her sleeves...but a Q4 Setting is definitely a possibility. The Ravnica format allows them to put out a book that is simultaneously player facing and DM facing, a monster book and a player crunch book, an Adventure book and fluff. I could easily see a model that mirrors what is going on in Magic right now, with three Setting oriented theme booster seats and an annual Core set (for D&D, three Setting booster books and a big Adventure...).

If there is another setting this year, I doubt it will be for MtG, Ikoria is really cool, but way too new without the build up of lore that Theros, Ravnica, Zendikar, Innistrad, or Dominara has. Plus if there is another none traditional D&D setting this year, the Grognards might riot.

 

[jayoungr]

Innistrad is very gothic, and shares a lot in themes/tones with Ravenloft. There are certainly some differences, but there more similar than not.

Hmm ... ordinarily I'd say that means they won't do Innistrad because there's too much overlap, but you know, there was that tweet a while back saying "If you liked Curse of Strahd, you'll love what's coming in 2020."