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I had a similar thought and love this idea, but would definitely say not GH or FH - or any established setting. I think the key would be showing it being built throughout the text, so there isn't a finished product in mind with decades of material. This, I think, would make it more accessible...

So it takes a few rounds to kill, eh? ;)

Yeah, even if it isn't cosmologically the case, I feel that functionally speaking, D&D gods are more like Asgardians in the MCU: highly evolved alien entities, but true "divinities." I think this is where the "gamist" nature of D&D trumps any real attempt at "real" occult cosmology.

Yes, I have them as well - though haven't dived into them in any great depth yet.

Well, I never really took the approach of having a "bailiwick to defend," so not sure it would have mattered much. Or rather, I've never been much of a RAWist, so always felt like the official rules were a toolkit to adapt to your own preference and group style. Like everyone, I suppose, my...

Well, I don't think there is a "right" answer - and it also depends upon source material. I don't know the biblical treatment well enough to really comment, but I do know a bit about the esoteric/occult views (especially Steiner). In Steiner's Anthroposophy, Seraphim are the highest angelic...

Through its long history, D&D has dabbled with various notions as to what is core, though from the beginnings of AD&D to the present--a span of about 45 years--the trio of the PHB, DMG, and MM has been central. Along the way, various tomes have vied for the spot as the "fourth core"; growing up...

Yep. This is especially true if you use the celestial hierarchy of Dionysius the Areopagite, especially as it has been expounded by Rudolf Steiner and other esotericists. D&D's celestials could maybe equate with just angels (devas), archangels (planetars) and Archai (solars) - and those are just...

My personal context is important for what follows. I am not an active player - haven't played in a game in about five years, nor do I plan on playing within the foreseeable future. I will always love D&D, follow the game, and am not closed to playing at some point, but it just isn't a priority...

The solution could have really been quite simple: Do exactly what they did (from what I can tell) and offer a stat entry for more traditional orcs, with language that passes whatever smell test they use (e.g. "Orcs, like humans, come in all shapes and sizes; some co-exist with other species, but...

That picture is maybe the goofiest thing I've seen from WotC in a long time. It just feels so...awkward and lacking in any degree of cohesive world-building.

Maybe share the basics of. your campaign idea, which might give people more focus in their responses? Which region are you starting in? What is the general plot outline? Etc. I agree that some kind of thematic focus might be a good thing, but there's still ways to make a Fellowship-style...

Maybe not so obviously dystopic (though my knowledge of Judge Dread is very limited). Again, the Galadriel as the goddess-queen that is "both beautiful and terrible." Middle-earth as an Edenic paradise, but Thou Shalt Not Eat of the Tree (of, in this case, free-will, thinking, alternate modes...

I love the idea of a paladin-centered campaign, with paladins as fanatical theocratic cops/enforcers. Of course because I prefer a redemptive arc, I'd probably make the premise of the campaign be towards rebellion and maybe even revolution - but I'd probably set the stage without it being...

I played Monopoly with a group of my high school students and asked: "Who has either cried or made someone else cry over a game of Monopoly?" I believe everyone raised their hand - including myself. IIRC, it was my best friend's new girlfriend, too! (We were late 20s, I believe).

I basically agree, at least starting with "determined by..." - given recent...events (not to mention, history). But a setting about domain management, conquest and rulership isn't inherently a bad thing or inappropriate - just as a game about combat and treasure-hunting isn't inherently bad...

And it was really fun at the time - and I'm glad it happened, because it broadened the breadth and depth of what D&D can be. I love settings and in my perfect world, WotC would churn out half a dozen a year, if only to enjoy visiting a range of different worlds. But I'm also cognizant of the...

But why? Towards what end? The only reason they'd do that is if they think it would be a popular product among the current core fan base. I just don't think there are enough "diehard Birthrighters" to make satisfying that group a priority. And if they think people would buy a kingdom building...

Birthright fans talk about it like its, I don't know, Star Wars - with millions of fans clamoring for easter eggs to validate their nostalgia. It really was a secondary setting in terms of prominence, and only during one edition. The chances of them doing more than just "here's an example of...