D&D 5E Revising Classic Settings

[akr71]

DragonLance:
... They'd also have to include all the PH races like the half-orcs and tieflings. And Dragonlance people like Minotaurs and Irda. They'd also have to include sorcerers, warlocks, and bards into the world.

Why? Why would they have to? They didn't include all the PHB races in the Mythic Odyssey of Theros book. Which playable races are present for a campaign setting is key to its character and flavour.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

Why? Why would they have to? They didn't include all the PHB races in the Mythic Odyssey of Theros book. Which playable races are present for a campaign setting is key to its character and flavour.

Theros didn't categorically ban any races. It just ruled that they have to originate from another world. And the same would apply to a 5e Dragonlance - no native orcs, tieflings or halfings, but they can come from another world.

And WotC will certainly never remove any classes.

 

[akr71]

Theros didn't categorically ban any races. It just ruled that they have to originate from another world. And the same would apply to a 5e Dragonlance - no native orcs, tieflings or halfings, but they can come from another world.

And WotC will certainly never remove any classes.

I never advocated for removal of classes. Regardless, races and classes are always subject to the DM's discretion, so the fact that they state that other races come from 'another world' amounts to the same thing. If your DM says yes to a plane hopping tiefling on Krynn, then fill yer boots.

 

[LuisCarlos17f]

We have to remember the potential cultural impact of the divine spellcasters from other spheres in the Krynnsphere in the age between the cataclysm and the return of the dragons, the war of the lance. Not only sorcerers and warlocks practically the psionic manifester classes aren't wellcome in Krynn, and we don't know the new classes with own game mechanics from 3.5 Ed and later, for example the crusader or the (incarnum soulmelder) Totemist Shaman.

* My fear is players from new generations using Dark Sun as a rip-off of Gor.

 

[amethal]

What’s interesting is that WOTC hasn’t actually created any settings for D&D.

They held a contest for other people to create a setting, then picked one and published Eberron.

At least they held a competition. TSR picked the Forgotten Realms from a shortlist of 1.

Even if we accept that "holding a competition and picking the winner" isn't a creative process, WotC had a massive impact on the development of Eberron, right from the start.

 

[overgeeked]

We have to remember the potential cultural impact of the divine spellcasters from other spheres in the Krynnsphere in the age between the cataclysm and the return of the dragons, the war of the lance. Not only sorcerers and warlocks practically the psionic manifester classes aren't wellcome in Krynn, and we don't know the new classes with own game mechanics from 3.5 Ed and later, for example the crusader or the (incarnum soulmelder) Totemist Shaman.

* My fear is players from new generations using Dark Sun as a rip-off of Gor.

Thankfully it‘s an old and mostly forgotten series of terrible books.

 

[overgeeked]

At least they held a competition. TSR picked the Forgotten Realms from a shortlist of 1.

Even if we accept that "holding a competition and picking the winner" isn't a creative process, WotC had a massive impact on the development of Eberron, right from the start.

Sorry my comment made you salty. But you do realize every other D&D setting talked about here was created by TSR, right? So their list of created settings is way more than one.

 

[dave2008]

Sorry my comment made you salty. But you do realize every other D&D setting talked about here was created by TSR, right? So their list of created settings is way more than one.

Hmm I didn't think they were salty, but whatever. Of course you could also argue that WotC has made all of the MtG settings and they are bringing those to D&D.

To be clear, I don't care who created what settings. I mean most RPGs have 1 setting. It is not like having multiple settings gets you a prize or anything. And for all of the settings of TSR and WotC I have used 0 of them over 30 yrs of playing D&D.

 

[LuisCarlos17f]

Thankfully it‘s an old and mostly forgotten series of terrible books.

I hope you were right, but we have to remember those books were published because somebody bought it and read them, and they would willing to read something like that, and today you don't need to use a printer machine when the readers can enjoy the webnovels.

* Dragonlance will return because those characters are very popular and this helps to sell merchandicing. And the idea of alternate timelines offers new options.

* Spelljammer is perfect for the fans of the "Guardians of the Galaxy" and other sci-fi franchises. What about to add a little raypunk touch? For example the aliens from d20 Future as "guest artists". Always there is fandom searching something exotic and original. My question is about the level of cultural impact of the trade between the different crystal spheres.

* Greyhawk can't be forgotten, because it's like the first girlfriend. It is not only the first D&D setting, but the first all RPGs setting. It is a window to see the past fantasy.

 

[Rikka66]

I hope you were right, but we have to remember those books were published because somebody bought it and read them, and they would willing to read something like that, and today you don't need to use a printer machine when the readers can enjoy the webnovels.

You can take solace in the fact you are the only human on the planet worried about the younger generation getting hooked on the Gor novels.