D&D 5E WotC Dungeons & Dragons 2020 Product Survey

[The Glen]

They accidentally forgot Mystara again. It is one of the best-known settings, don't know why it doesn't get the love. It is good to see Jeff Grubb and Zeb Cook get some love. Those were two of the best game designers TSR had. Aaron Alston & Tom moldvay could have made the list as well.

 

[Zaukrie]

I basically said I hate math and rules and optimization......

 

[LuisCarlos17f]

Birthright may be a good teen-friendly D&D version of Game of Thrones but it needs a good plot and a really good story. I have said the world of Cerilia has to come back because it's perfect for real-time-strategy videogames.

Mystara could be popular again thanks some arcade videogame as "Tower of Doom" by Capcom, but the old lines are too "frozen" to allow the new elements of crunch, as PC races or classes, to be added. And we are in the age of internet and fandom wiki. If you want lore you can read lots of wikis about books, comics, movies or teleseries.

 

[Urriak Uruk]

The questions on designers were interesting, especially since some of those designers (Gary Gygax, Dave Arneson) aren't even alive anymore.

If I had to guess, I'd say that question is geared around "What old adventures should we re-make for 5E?"

Also picked Dark Sun, Spelljammer and Planescape as the top settings, because I WANT THEM.

 

[Zaukrie]

The questions on designers were interesting, especially since some of those designers (Gary Gygax, Dave Arneson) aren't even alive anymore.

If I had to guess, I'd say that question is geared around "What old adventures should we re-make for 5E?"

Also picked Dark Sun, Spelljammer and Planescape as the top settings, because I WANT THEM.

That list was odd and didn't give me hope that they are planning to work with many modern designers (current designers, whatever).

5e is TOO MUCH looking to the past for me, I would prefer not live in a world driven by nostalgia.

 

[Northern Phoenix]

That list was odd and didn't give me hope that they are planning to work with many modern designers (current designers, whatever).

5e is TOO MUCH looking to the past for me, I would prefer not live in a world driven by nostalgia.

I agree with you in principal, but they are working quite tightly with up and coming "stars" in the field like Matt Mercer.

 

[Zaukrie]

I agree with you in principal, but they are working quite tightly with up and coming "stars" in the field like Matt Mercer.

But that list sure didn't indicate anything like that.......which I must not have made clear.

 

[HorusArisen]

Birthright may be a good teen-friendly D&D version of Game of Thrones but it needs a good plot and a really good story. I have said the world of Cerilia has to come back because it's perfect for real-time-strategy videogames.

Mystara could be popular again thanks some arcade videogame as "Tower of Doom" by Capcom, but the old lines are too "frozen" to allow the new elements of crunch, as PC races or classes, to be added. And we are in the age of internet and fandom wiki. If you want lore you can read lots of wikis about books, comics, movies or teleseries.

Um Birthright has both.

 

[LordEntrails]

They accidentally forgot Mystara again. It is one of the best-known settings, don't know why it doesn't get the love. It is good to see Jeff Grubb and Zeb Cook get some love. Those were two of the best game designers TSR had. Aaron Alston & Tom moldvay could have made the list as well.

Never heard of Mystera and been playing for 40 years...

Spoiler: Spoiler

Okay, was just poking you because
Actually, heard of it, never seen a book or actually played it.

 

[Urriak Uruk]

That list was odd and didn't give me hope that they are planning to work with many modern designers (current designers, whatever).

5e is TOO MUCH looking to the past for me, I would prefer not live in a world driven by nostalgia.

I'm pretty happy with the one-foot-in-the-past, one-in-the-future approach. Descent into Avernus and this Icewind Dale adventure both look like fairly new in terms of storytelling for D&D (infernal warmachines definitely felt new), but I have also enjoyed the remakes like Ghosts of Saltmarsh and Curse of Strahd.