D&D 5E Which Non-Classic/Magic Settings Would You like to see WotC Publish?

[Mind of tempest]

Former designer for D&D that parted less than amicably last year. Was discussed to the point of thread closure here.

ah, they would likely dislike wotc unless they were given freedom and a shed load of money.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

true but that is a single setting and also a classic setting so kinda not relevant here.

It's completely relevant -- both the Theros book and a hypothetical Athas book would offer similar levels of crunch and genre emulation, in addition to the setting, as you asked. If you want to keep moving the goal posts, though, that's your call.

 

[Mind of tempest]

It's completely relevant -- both the Theros book and a hypothetical Athas book would offer similar levels of crunch and genre emulation, in addition to the setting, as you asked. If you want to keep moving the goal posts, though, that's your call.

okay given your point what non-classic setting should wotc make then as what would add similar levels of stuff to the game?

 

[LuisCarlos17f]

Fred Saberhagen's Empire of the East and The Book of Lost Swords has been lincenced to other publisher, Goodman Games, for DCC RPG system, and also for 5th Ed in the future.

Dungeon Crawl Classics: The Empire of the East – PDF|Goodman Games Store

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Announcing Empire of the East for 5E|Goodman Games

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As setting WarnerMedia could publish a reboot of Wildfire (and Hasbro selling the toys).

I wonder about a mash-up version of my little pony, enough cute for children, enough cool for teen and young adult, in the right balance, antropomorphic heads enoughly realistic for an action-live or CGI movie but cute to sell toys for children.

In the past I joked some times about a crossover Transformers-D&D but now I can dare to say this idea shouldn't be totally impossible.

How would be a Spelljammer + a smash-up version of DC superheroes? (of course Superman and lot of characters rightly nerfed for gameplay reason). Seriously, I would like to can worldbuiling with my favorite superheroes to imagine their lives in the next generation, married, with children, according about my own point of view and not that annoying ideological propaganda.

 

[Mind of tempest]

Fred Saberhagen's Empire of the East and The Book of Lost Swords has been lincenced to other publisher, Goodman Games, for DCC RPG system, and also for 5th Ed in the future.

Dungeon Crawl Classics: The Empire of the East – PDF|Goodman Games Store

goodman-games.com

Announcing Empire of the East for 5E|Goodman Games

goodman-games.com

As setting WarnerMedia could publish a reboot of Wildfire (and Hasbro selling the toys).

one of those images is broken the other being one of the coolest things I have ever seen after this.

 

[jayoungr]

but which of the classic settings even have a place in the world today beyond nostalgia?

I'm not entirely sure what you mean by "a place in the world today." But one answer is "If WotC doesn't publish them, we'll never find out."

 

[Mind of tempest]

I'm not entirely sure what you mean by "a place in the world today." But one answer is "If WotC doesn't publish them, we'll never find out."

as in which ones still have a niche or selling point to new players.

 

[Laurefindel]

as in which ones still have a niche or selling point to new players.

Any setting that let you use the PHB content “as is” (and in the case of greyhawk, including the name of spells) is a legitimate selling point for new players, as well as “D&D but with a twist” like Eberron and Darksun that are good “niche” settings for new players with little knowledge of other RPGs. Then there are settings like Birthright that bring a new “manage your realm” side-game (or main game) that can transition from boardgame or resources management computer games to tabletop rpg.

most old D&D setting are still relevant to new players and new markets, beyond mere nostalgia and tradition.

 

[Mind of tempest]

Any setting that let you use the PHB content “as is” (and in the case of greyhawk, including the name of spells) is a legitimate selling point for new players, as well as “D&D but with a twist” like Eberron and Darksun that are good “niche” settings for new players with little knowledge of other RPGs. Then there are settings like Birthright that bring a new “manage your realm” side-game (or main game) that can transition from boardgame or resources management computer games to tabletop rpg.

most old D&D setting are still relevant to new players and new markets, beyond mere nostalgia and tradition.

but does greyhawk offer something new other than the default which got eaten but FG?
those with a twist I can see.
birthrights gameplay if done well would sell but is birth right itself a good setting as I hear nothing about it?

 

[Sithlord]

The wheel of time book published in the 3.x we was awesome. And it would be easier with 5E rules to recreate the fantastic job they did with the magic system in 3.x

i loved what they did with Diablo in ad&d 2E. Would love to return to that setting.

I know I may sound crazy here. But I would love to see zelda done as d&d 5E

I would like to see a redo of the chronomancers handbook and gothic earth.