D&D 5E 3 Classic Settings Coming To 5E?

John R Davis · Sep 21, 2020

ModernApathy said:
A complete stab in the dark, but I'm thinking...

Darksun
Spelljammer
Planescape

Maybe that's more a wish list than what I think it will actually be.

Agree with this, except not at all my wish list. Dark Sun yes, rest no

Nymrod · Sep 21, 2020

I'd love Planescape but I'd never call it Epic High Fantasy. My experience with it was Sigil and Faction focused with forays to the planes as sort of open dungeons. Theros' piety system is an obvious match for the Factions and I'd hope it would ignore Faction War. Ofc what it would need the most is a couple of adventures.

Remathilis · Sep 21, 2020

Sacrosanct said:
Not gonna be Ravenloft. CoS already pretty much covered that.

Ravenloft is much more than just Strahd and Barovia. Its like saying "Not gonna be Greyhawk. Ghosts of Saltmarsh covered that".

eyeheartawk · Sep 21, 2020

Remathilis said:
Ravenloft is much more than just Strahd and Barovia. Its like saying "Not gonna be Greyhawk. Ghosts of Saltmarsh covered that".

True, but I'd wager for 90% of people Barovia is Ravenloft, not the greater Domains of Dread, for right or wrong.

Mecheon · Sep 21, 2020

Hutchimus Prime said:
just curious where is/was the birthright guidebook?

Popped up out of the blue on Drivethru RPG a few weeks back, which does make it a complete wildcard choice in all of this.

Birthright has a unique feel to it and I honestly think it distinguishes itself from FR more than Greyhawk or Dragonlance do, plus its big emphasis on kingdom building pretty much means you can sell it as "Big ol' army management and hold building" the setting

Its possible we might see its revival, but.... That's a massive maaaaaaybe on that one simply because of it being, well, Birthright.

Superchunk77 · Sep 21, 2020

If the 2020 survey results still mesh up with the results from the 2015 survey, then I think Dark Sun and Planescape are pretty much assured.

The third setting I'm not sure. Ravenloft was in the top tier with Dark Sun, Planescape, Eberron, and Forgotten Realms so it might get another book. Eberron and Forgotten Realms we have already, so all that would be left is to dip into the settings from the 2nd popularity tier. Those being Spelljammer, Dragonlance, and Greyhawk. I'm really only pining for Dark Sun myself.

Remathilis · Sep 21, 2020

eyeheartawk said:
True, but I'd wager for 90% of people Barovia is Ravenloft, not the greater Domains of Dread, for right or wrong.

Granted, and it hasn't helped that WotC has more-or-less ignored the larger setting in favor of variations of I6 (Expedition in 3.5, the Castle Ravenloft board game, Curse of Strahd) but I think there is a definite opportunity there to look at the setting again with fresh eyes and look to other types and tropes of horror.

AdmundfortGeographer · Sep 21, 2020

Sacrosanct said:
Not gonna be Greyhawk--there isn't much to add that FR doesn't already have except different fluff. And possibly removal of stuff (like no dragonborn in Greyhawk). No way they are going to do that.

If you expect a new setting book rehashes what has already been done, there’s no reason to redo any classic setting.

But in Greyhawk’s case, WotC could easily pick up the setting’s global war that Gygax himself was writing about. Do something new with it, like use Greyhawk as a vehicle for a 5e campaign wracked by active war. Then bring in an angle of exploration by expanding coverage of the rest of the Oerik continent west of the Flanaess.

Sacrosanct · Sep 21, 2020

eyeheartawk said:
True, but I'd wager for 90% of people Barovia is Ravenloft, not the greater Domains of Dread, for right or wrong.

Yep. They've already covered most of what would be covered by a typical player for that setting. with other settings yet untouched, I don't see a dedicated ravenloft setting until those others have been done first.

jayoungr · Sep 21, 2020

Hutchimus Prime said:
just curious where is/was the birthright guidebook?

"Guidebook" might be overstating it, now that I think of it, but it's here (and free):

DriveThruRPG

www.drivethrurpg.com

There was some discussion/speculation on whether Birthright might be opened up for the DM's guild when it was released.

WotC - Birthright may be opened up for DM's Guild

Saw this. Don't see much purpose if it's not for opening up Birthright for DM's Guild

www.enworld.org

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