D&D 5E 5e most conservative edition yet? (In terms of new settings)

[Fenris-77]

Yeah. But that content could be covered in a Manual of the Planes.

Plus spelljamming. Let's keep our eyes on the prize here gentlefolk. It all about sailing the Astral Seas and space pirate shenanigans.

 

[jayoungr]

And they've been teasing modrons for ages.

 

[Parmandur]

Yeah. But that content could be covered in a Manual of the Planes.

If they do a Manual of the Planes, they would include Gazetter material for Sigil: indeed, there is no sunlight between a 5E-style MotP and a 5E-style Planescape Setting book.

You overstate the similarity of Ravnica and Planescape significantly. The hook for Planescape is the Cosmic Hub aspect, which Ravnica does not share. There is a big city in both cases, but WotC can differentiate them easily enough. Planescape is Modrons and Yuggoloths hanging out in bars and making deals. Ravnica is fantasy cyberpunk, and planar Shenanigans are not normal there.

Given what they have been testing lately, I wouldn't be surprised to see Planescape as early as November this year.

 

[Hussar]

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• Are those setting materials above easily integrated in Roll20 with existing officially published D&D materials?
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Swimming way upthread, but, Primeval Thule is available on Fantasy Grounds. I'm pretty sure a lot of other settings are as well. IIRC, you can get the 5e Scarred Lands stuff on Fantasy Grounds as well.

 

[Coroc]

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Even AD&D 1e only really had three settings: Greyhawk, Dragonlance, and the Realms.

Well... and Ravenloft

 

[QuentinGeorge]

Well... and Ravenloft

No it didn't. Ravenloft the setting came about in 2nd. The Hickman module is not the setting.

 

[Coroc]

No it didn't. Ravenloft the setting came about in 2nd. The Hickman module is not the setting.

But there are more modules which do not have the 2nd ed logo, I am quite sure about that?

 

[Paul Farquhar]

But there are more modules which do not have the 2nd ed logo, I am quite sure about that?

It is correct. The House on Griffin Hill (1986) was published a year before 2nd edition (1987) and several years before the campaign setting (1990).

 

[Ruin Explorer]

SAGA definitely had the best Bestiary of all time, though. And the simple stats meant the era was golden for fluff.

OMG didn't it? I'd forgotten about that but it was excellent.

 

[QuentinGeorge]

It is correct. The House on Griffin Hill (1986) was published a year before 2nd edition (1987) and several years before the campaign setting (1990).

Poor old Griffin Hill was the red-headed stepchild of Ravenloft. Despite being the foundation for a lot of core aspects of the setting (the domain of Mordent, the Apparatus, Azalin, the Timothy and Renier families), its weird plot and the whole "blond mortal Strahd and his evil vampire twin" led to it being unmentioned most of the time. The original module, on the other hand, has been remade multiple times: House of Strahd (2E the one that is in canon with the Ravenloft settings), Expedition to Castle Ravenloft (3E), and Curse of Strahd (5E). The latter two are reimaginings that have little to do with the setting.