D&D 5E What of the already done settings do you think WotC is revisiting for a Setting Book?

[Levistus's_Leviathan]

Yes it will out live you, but that doesn't mean I expect you to die young or anything, it just means FR has staying power to go for many more generations, like how people still listen to Mozart and put their own spins on his classical music.

I'm with @Ruin Explorer on this one, comparing FR to Mozart is at the absolute least a laughably bad equivalency. Not only because Mozart's talent was with a much more vast and important platform than FR (Music is higher up than TTRPGs and fantasy worlds), but also because FR didn't really do anything revolutionary. I mean, a more valid comparison would be Eberron to Mozart, because Eberron actually did something different from most base D&D worlds while FR is in the same vein as Greyhawk and Mystara, but even then it's still an obviously flawed comparison.

(Also, no one listens to Mozart anymore. Play his music? Sure. But "recreationally listen to Mozart"? No. That's just not a thing anymore, and will continue to be less and less of a thing in the future.)

 

[Parmandur]

I dunno. If MtG has been steadily growing I could see it be technically the most profitable, but unless it's a gigantic jump from recent sets, I don't think that would mean much. If MtG has been declining and this reverses it, that would be more interesting.

And I really doubt it's going to bring in many D&D players. Nor would it need to in order to be successful, because the people who spend $$$ on MtG are MtG fans, not dabblers.

Actually, most of the money WotC makes on Magic is from dabblers who buy packs aa an impulse whim in line at Target or Walmart once in a while: the enfranchised super fans who spend serious money are an overwhelming minority. Magic has been rocketing in popularity and profit, and after the pandemic is at an all time high (Target and Walmart remained open throughout the lockdowns in the U.S.).

 

[Parmandur]

I'm with @Ruin Explorer on this one, comparing FR to Mozart is at the absolute least a laughably bad equivalency. Not only because Mozart's talent was with a much more vast and important platform than FR (Music is higher up than TTRPGs and fantasy worlds), but also because FR didn't really do anything revolutionary. I mean, a more valid comparison would be Eberron to Mozart, because Eberron actually did something different from most base D&D worlds while FR is in the same vein as Greyhawk and Mystara, but even then it's still an obviously flawed comparison.

(Also, no one listens to Mozart anymore. Play his music? Sure. But "recreationally listen to Mozart"? No. That's just not a thing anymore, and will continue to be less and less of a thing in the future.)

Monster trucker, I recreationally listened to Mozart on the way to buy groceries today, get real. Great music is more accessible than ever.

 

[Ibrandul]

Monster trucker, I recreationally listened to Mozart on the way to buy groceries today, get real. Great music is more accessible than ever.

I recreationally listened to Mozart the night before last. Violin Concerto 5, Mutter on violin. On the sofa, eyes closed, no distractions. We should start a support group: RPG Fans Who Recreationally Listen to Mozart and Who Are Tired of Being Told That's Not a Thing. Needs a better acronym, though.

 

[teitan]

I would love Greyhawk but doubt it. Don't think it qualifies for a setting already visited. Saltmarsh was more an adventure. On the other hand it qualifies for the Old Settings they are working on.

See I think it is covered in settings already visited because while Saltmarsh was an adventure, it was still grounded in Greyhawk and made references to GH stuff, scant for sure but it was there. It is kind of like Curse of Strahd, it was set in Barovia like Saltmarsh was set in Saltmarsh, and it eventually led to the new book. Saltmarsh has been well received and sold very well, it could very easily be leading to a Greyhawk book. It's GH or FR, that's for sure.

 

[teitan]

The SCAG is pretty much the most outdated books in 5e and more people have no reason to buy it. A new FR campaign guide would make sense.

Yeah but it is still a top selling book on Amazon for D&D. Number 2 setting behind Wildemount before Ravenloft and we will see in a month or so when the hype for that dies down.

 

[Undrave]

Yeah but it is still a top selling book on Amazon for D&D. Number 2 setting behind Wildemount before Ravenloft and we will see in a month or so when the hype for that dies down.

All the more reason to revisit the Realms then and try to get those people who bought the SCAG to go back.

 

[SkidAce]

I dunno. If MtG has been steadily growing I could see it be technically the most profitable, but unless it's a gigantic jump from recent sets, I don't think that would mean much. If MtG has been declining and this reverses it, that would be more interesting.

And I really doubt it's going to bring in many D&D players. Nor would it need to in order to be successful, because the people who spend $$$ on MtG are MtG fans, not dabblers.

I see your points, but don't entirely agree.

I stopped longterm playing MtG in the mid 90's. so I consider myself a dabbler. But I plan on getting everyone of this set I can get my hands on.

Even way back then we were saying "Blech, whats this Spellfire sh**?, give me some D&D MtG cards!"

 

[teitan]

At this moment Ghosts of Saltmarsh is the no 2 adventure for 5e, only outsold adventure wise by Candlekeep. It’s #19 in D&D books.

 

[Quickleaf]

I was actually thinking "the Underdark" might be the "setting" that they revisit. Out of the Abyss did cover a lot of territory in the Underdark, but didn't go into great depth into Menzoberranzan. Also, Lolth has been a minor player in past 5e adventures, so we should expect some remix of City of the Spider Queen at some point. I don't know if it's fair to call "the Underdark" a setting, but it has received its own setting-esque book in many past editions.

The whole Legend of Drizzt media press presents new aspects to drow society.

All signs point to the upcoming D&D TV show centering on Drizzt and the Underdark.

An article just came out on D&D Beyond about Menzoberranzan.