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<blockquote data-quote="Mercurius" data-source="post: 8654330" data-attributes="member: 59082"><p>I wouldn't worry about that. I mean, they already trimmed it down with 3.5. They still churned three Realms hardcovers a year, and eventually as many Eberron hardcovers, but except for one or two one-offs, that was it for Settings. 4E was even sparser - so the trajectory is clear.</p><p></p><p>That said, it does seem that with 5E, WotC is taking a bit of a hybrid approach - as has been discussed. They went from only the SCAG in 2015, then one setting book in both 2018 and '19, then two in 2020-22. Meaning, they're taking the multiplicity of settings from 2E, but even sparser than 4E (with no secondary book being released).</p><p></p><p>Now whether they change from this, who knows. 2 new settings a year sounds about right, but I wouldn't be surprised if they publish an expansion of a previously published setting (e.g. another Exandria continent, or a proper FR setting book).</p><p></p><p>In a way, they do have "setting lines" - but it is just a bit different. The lines being Magic settings, Classic Settings, and New Settings. So far we have:</p><p></p><p><strong>Classic: </strong>Forgotten Realms, Eberron, Ravenloft, Spelljammer, Dragonlance</p><p><strong>Magic:</strong> Ravnica, Theros, Strixhaven</p><p><strong>New:</strong> Exandria</p><p></p><p>We know there's at least one more classic setting in the pike, and a "re-visit" in 2024--which implies expansion, or maybe proper treatment (FR)--two new settings in the works, and presumably they'll keep churning out an new Magic setting every year or two.</p><p></p><p>But what we don't know, and to come back to your comment, is whether or not they expand on existing settings - and if they do, what that will look like.</p><p></p><p>(As for the 2024 revision, I think there are a few options:</p><p><strong>1. A proper FR setting book </strong>- they've been continually revisiting it with adventures, so if it is FR they are hinting at, it means a setting book.</p><p><strong>2. Greyhawk </strong>Either a setting book, or another GH-based adventure. My guess would be something like a City of Greyhawk setting/adventure book, with Castle Greyhawk dungeon-delving.</p><p><strong>3. A Ravenloft or Eberron</strong> expansion. Not sure about RL, but I could see them doing a book on X'endrik, which was very popular back in the day. Or maybe Sarlona and psionics.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mercurius, post: 8654330, member: 59082"] I wouldn't worry about that. I mean, they already trimmed it down with 3.5. They still churned three Realms hardcovers a year, and eventually as many Eberron hardcovers, but except for one or two one-offs, that was it for Settings. 4E was even sparser - so the trajectory is clear. That said, it does seem that with 5E, WotC is taking a bit of a hybrid approach - as has been discussed. They went from only the SCAG in 2015, then one setting book in both 2018 and '19, then two in 2020-22. Meaning, they're taking the multiplicity of settings from 2E, but even sparser than 4E (with no secondary book being released). Now whether they change from this, who knows. 2 new settings a year sounds about right, but I wouldn't be surprised if they publish an expansion of a previously published setting (e.g. another Exandria continent, or a proper FR setting book). In a way, they do have "setting lines" - but it is just a bit different. The lines being Magic settings, Classic Settings, and New Settings. So far we have: [B]Classic: [/B]Forgotten Realms, Eberron, Ravenloft, Spelljammer, Dragonlance [B]Magic:[/B] Ravnica, Theros, Strixhaven [B]New:[/B] Exandria We know there's at least one more classic setting in the pike, and a "re-visit" in 2024--which implies expansion, or maybe proper treatment (FR)--two new settings in the works, and presumably they'll keep churning out an new Magic setting every year or two. But what we don't know, and to come back to your comment, is whether or not they expand on existing settings - and if they do, what that will look like. (As for the 2024 revision, I think there are a few options: [B]1. A proper FR setting book [/B]- they've been continually revisiting it with adventures, so if it is FR they are hinting at, it means a setting book. [B]2. Greyhawk [/B]Either a setting book, or another GH-based adventure. My guess would be something like a City of Greyhawk setting/adventure book, with Castle Greyhawk dungeon-delving. [B]3. A Ravenloft or Eberron[/B] expansion. Not sure about RL, but I could see them doing a book on X'endrik, which was very popular back in the day. Or maybe Sarlona and psionics. [/QUOTE]
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