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That is interesting. I do not own either of those books. Can you tell me a little bit about them? (I am familiar with the setting via Vox Machina and that is about the extent of it, btw.)

The Greyhawk as presented in the DMG is interesting because it does not talk about character options or other mechanical elements at all. I suppose one could take that to mean that they are saying yes, if it is in 5.5E it is in Greyhawk. But we all know that GH is the OG setting (or other OG...

I don't think that is a compelling argument or has any real examples to back it up. You CAN create bespoke emchanics for a setting of course, but you can also craft a setting to meet mechanics. They worked within a design constraint -- which almost always benefits the final product. I did not...

"No prep" and "running a module that I have not read" are nothing like the same thing.

Here is an interesting question I had not thought of: does either LevelUp or ToV have a bespoke setting mae for those 5E games? I know Kobold has their Midgard setting, but I believe that setting was originally created for Pathfinder or 3.5 (I think).

Ranked even below V? Harsh.

I am not sure I understand what you are saying here. Any number (literally) of things could make a theoretical new setting unique. The only constraint is "if it is in 5.5E, it is in this setting" -- just like Eberron did with 3.5. it doesn't mean the setting would be limited to that, or that it...

Only a Sith deals in absolutes. I'm not sure what your argument here is. Are you saying there should not be a setting built around the mechanics as presented in the core rules, or that there could not be?

Every edition of D&D does things slightly (or not so slightly) differently, with different emphasis and design goals, and a different audience, to boot. Building a setting based on the mechanics of that edition/version allows them to highlight those elements, as opposed to getting in the...

Oh boy, this again. Being literalist about "need" isn't particularly helpful, I don't think. However true this may be, it is completely beside the point. I didn't say "5.5 needs another setting" -- I said it needs a setting built specifically for it, like Eberron was for 3.5 or Nentir Vale was...

A specifically urban setting would be cool but I am not sure how well 5.5E (or any D&D) maps to urban adventures.

Between Realms threads and Dark.Sun speculation, I am more and more convinced that every edition of D&D needs a(t least one) bespoke setting. 5E never really got one -- it experimented with MtG settings, but there was no Dragonlance or Eberron if you understand my meaning. Instead of...

This is a legit awesome inciting incident for a zero to hero, vs undead campaign.

Aww, man, that's the worst way to get an impression of a game. Hopefully you get a chance to try it again. What store did you play at?

I generated it in Fantasy Grounds from Trials and Treasure,so it is hard to export in an efficient way. The left about 30k in coins and another 20k in gems and art. They made sure to take anything magic, of course. They had about 2.5 hours to piles stuff in where the wizard cast teleportation...

Again: you can do both. You can write the module with all the depth and lore and heavy prose you like. AND you can include tools that allow people tor it easily at the table.

I'm mad I watched it because it's good and now I have to wait.

I wonder if they are aiming for something like Peter David's New Frontier -- something deeply rooted in the universe but not beholden to the original cast or other encumbrances.

You seem to be making the case that information can only be presented one way, which is obviously false. If a module (for example) has two (or more) uses, then it is reasonable and best to present that information in both ways. Most modern modules, especially those by WotC and Paizo, fail to do...

Which I like from a certain persepctive: simulating a world offers a sense of consistency in play that makes it easier for players to make choices "in character" because the rules the players engage with are closely aligned with the world that the characters experience. I don't think that is...