Spelljammer Dark Sun confirmed? Or, the mysterious case of the dissappearing Spelljammer article...

[overgeeked]

I am so, so far away from the general D&D public. It's worse than I thought.

Same. The further Magic and D&D are apart the better as far as I'm concerned.

 

[cbwjm]

I meant multiple Magic books. Nate Stewart said on stream in early 2019 that Ravnica was one of the best selling books in the entire history of Dungeons & Dragons after just three months and promised we would see more Magic in d&D because of that. And lo, so it was.

I've likely mentioned it before, but due to the considerable overlap of people who play MtG and DnD, there have been people wanting the MtG settings since before WotC bought DnD. I was surprised and a little disappointed when they decided not to do any MtG crossovers once WotC bought DnD and 3e came out. I think they even released a statement saying that they'd be keeping them separate. Nice to see they've finally released stuff.

 

[Parmandur]

I am so, so far away from the general D&D public. It's worse than I thought.

WotC is pretty simple: if they do something a second or third time, the reason is that they made money the first time.

 

[Micah Sweet]

WotC is pretty simple: if they do something a second or third time, the reason is that they made money the first time.

I always assumed it was just easier/lazier to publish a setting book where they don't have to commission new art, the setting lore already exists, and most people are obsessively familiar with its history so nobody would have cause to complain. You know, more softball pitches.

 

[Parmandur]

Same. The further Magic and D&D are apart the better as far as I'm concerned.

Y'all realize that Magic started out as a D&D knockoff right...?

 

[cbwjm]

I always assumed it was just easier/lazier to publish a setting book where they don't have to commission new art, the setting lore already exists, and most people are obsessively familiar with its history so nobody would have cause to complain. You know, more softball pitches.

I don't think it's to do with being easier/lazier, rather it just makes sense to use the art which already exists for the setting since it already captures the feel of that setting.

 

[Parmandur]

I always assumed it was just easier/lazier to publish a setting book where they don't have to commission new art, the setting lore already exists, and most people are obsessively familiar with its history so nobody would have cause to complain. You know, more softball pitches.

Quite the opposite: Ravnica is a high-effort work, it made me start playing Magic.

 

[humble minion]

and most people are obsessively familiar with its history so nobody would have cause to complain

Jeez, if there's one thing I've learned from reading peoples' opinions of 5e setting implementations on this board, it's that a body of fans with obsessive familiarity with the setting history would NEVER complain....

(and yes, I'm guilty here too!)

 

[overgeeked]

Y'all realize that Magic started out as a D&D knockoff right...?

So? Doesn't mean I want Magic cards with D&D characters nor D&D book slots eaten up with Magic settings.

 

[Parmandur]

So? Doesn't mean I want Magic cards with D&D characters nor D&D book slots eaten up with Magic settings.

Whelp, now Magic D&D books are among the best selling D&D products in history, and D&D Magic cards are some of the best selling cards in hiatory...thst genie will never, ever go back into the bottle.