D&D 5E New D&D Survey, with some in-depth setting questions

[Scribe]

If I had not written a TED Talk essay about the Nentir Vale, I would have definitely picked Eberron. Also, I would be all for a second book of character options or at least a good adventure or two set in Eberron.

If you kept that TED Talk, I would read it.

 

[Aldarc]

If you kept that TED Talk, I would read it.

Sadly not. The main highlights were talking about the usability of the setting for GMs to customize as a "starter setting" or fill-in-the-blank the finer details and the thematic cohesiveness of its components (e.g., monsters, planes, power sources, PCs, pantheon, etc.) around its two main motifs: Chaoskampf and Points of Light.

 

[Levistus's_Leviathan]

Mine was Gnomes Warforged Changeling

Nice. Changelings are probably my 4th favorite race. The only character that I've actually ever played in a real, long-running campaign was a Changeling Hexblade Warlock that served Karsus and was trying to bring back Netheril in the Forgotten Realms. It was a very fun character. Especially since I got to use the Changeling's Shapechange ability and the Pact of the Blade's "summon any weapon" ability together to be super customizable from scene to scene in the game.

 

[Bolares]

b) Keith Baker and crew wrote the setting to have unanswerable mysteries that are up to the DM.

This is what I put in the "other" section of why I love Eberron.

 

[Bolares]

Nice. Changelings are probably my 4th favorite race. The only character that I've actually ever played in a real, long-running campaign was a Changeling Hexblade Warlock that served Karsus and was trying to bring back Netheril in the Forgotten Realms. It was a very fun character. Especially since I got to use the Changeling's Shapechange ability and the Pact of the Blade's "summon any weapon" ability together to be super customizable from scene to scene in the game.

As a DM I love changelings. They make awesome enemies.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

I think they have product pitches on file for all of these Settings, for when they want to discuss potential projects. Doesn't mean they'll go anywhere, but clearly they haven't forgot they exist.

I'm sure they have stuff planned for many of them. But FR is FR. However, some have unresolved issues with regards things like the tone of the writing. For example it's easy to add or subtract bad jokes to Spelljammer quite late in development.

And then there are some they are not planning on ever doing, like Birthright and Mystara, which where there for completeness, so "what you like about them" doesn't make a jot of difference.

 

[Scribe]

And then there are some they are not planning on ever doing, like Birthright and Mystara, which where there for completeness, so "what you like about them" doesn't make a jot of difference.

It matters if they want to better understand what components of those settings they wish to salvage in a potential new product/setting, or to translate into their existing suite?

 

[Paul Farquhar]

It matters if they want to better understand what components of those settings they wish to salvage in a potential new product/setting, or to translate into their existing suite?

Fair point.

 

[The Glen]

Problem with asking us what we like about our favorite setting is the answer will always be YES. All the points that make up the setting are required to capture what made it popular.

Mystara is about real world cultures, exploration, questing for Immortality and the huge range of different nations and cultures involved. Take out too many of those and it's just Mystara in name only. The same applies to all the rest of the settings. The whole is more than the sum of its parts.

 

[Urriak Uruk]

Problem with asking us what we like about our favorite setting is the answer will always be YES. All the points that make up the setting are required to capture what made it popular.

Mystara is about real world cultures, exploration, questing for Immortality and the huge range of different nations and cultures involved. Take out too many of those and it's just Mystara in name only. The same applies to all the rest of the settings. The whole is more than the sum of its parts.

You can disagree with some of the options, if you feel they don't reflect your favorite setting. Just look at @Henadic Theologian comments!