D&D General Best D&D Setting?

Charlaquin · Dec 30, 2025

Remathilis said:
The best D&D setting is Eberron. Run it.

Yeah, pretty much. There are other settings whose vibes are more to my tastes, but in terms of sheer quality, nothing beats Eberron.

Zardnaar · Dec 30, 2025

Charlaquin said:
Yeah, pretty much. There are other settings whose vibes are more to my tastes, but in terms of sheer quality, nothing beats Eberron.

WotC did a great conversion.

zarionofarabel · Dec 30, 2025

Greyhawk because it is THE setting for D&D made by the guy that made D&D. All other settings are pretenders to the throne.

Clint_L · Dec 30, 2025

I like Exandria, though my version is heavily modified. It’s the natural heir to Greyhawk and the Forgotten Realms. Kind of a polyglot D&D setting but with a more cohesive narrative. Plus it has really excellent source books.

Infernal Teddy · Dec 30, 2025

My personal faves are Eberron and Planescape, because almost anything goes

overgeeked · Dec 30, 2025

Whizbang Dustyboots said:
This is like asking what's the best food.

Mexican. I love it when the Internet asks easy questions like this.

Hussar · Dec 30, 2025

Yeah, I do think that it will really matter on what kind of experience you are looking for. Bog standard faux Europe D&D? Sword Coast. Something more specific? That's going to need more information.

LuisCarlos17f · Dec 30, 2025

Forgotten Realms is clearly the richest and most detailed and maybe the favorite by WotC but this could cause a little fed up, like a superpopular song that becomes "old-fashioned".

Dark Sun is the freshest and most original setting with its own style but it is like incomplete, the metaplot couldn't be ended and today the banning of classes and playable species could be a serious handicap.

Ravenloft is cool but the dark domains are too "small" to allow space for conflicts between supernatural factions.

GothmogIV · Dec 30, 2025

It depends, as DustyBoots said. What's your vibe? High fantasy? OSR? Something unique? I think the Kobold Press Midgard books is absolutely amazing: huge world with tons of different regions, each with its own history. Check it out!