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

On the D&D Celebration – Sunday, Inside the D&D Studio with Liz Schuh and Ray Winninger, Winninger said that WotC will be shifting to a greater emphasis on settings in the coming years.

This includes three classic settings getting active attention, including some that fans have been actively asking for. He was cagey about which ones, though.

The video below is an 11-hour video, but the information comes in the last hour for those who want to scrub through.



Additionally, Liz Schuh said there would be more anthologies, as well as more products to enhance game play that are not books.

Winninger mentioned more products aimed at the mainstream player who can't spend immense amount of time absorbing 3 tomes.

Ray and Liz confirmed there will be more Magic: The Gathering collaborations.

 

[Parmandur]

I don't see the point of bringing back Dragonlance, the setting, but remaking Dragonlance, the series of modules, that would be interesting.

Actually, that's pretty plausible. It would be quite the editorial task to get it into a book, I did the math a while back and it would be crammed, but it's doable.

 

[Ralif Redhammer]

I love Dragonlance, but the setting is arguably at its best when it's tied to the War of the Lance. I think redoing the adventures so that you play your characters and are no longer beholden to following the novels would be glorious. Tie it to a mass-combat system and that'd be golden.

I don't see the point of bringing back Dragonlance, the setting, but remaking Dragonlance, the series of modules, that would be interesting.

For my part, considering the statements made in the past, Dark Sun would assuredly be on that list, with psionic subclasses about to show up in an official book.

Supposedly there's one other book involving the Vistani coming out, and while that could certainly be another adventure set in Ravenloft, I'd love to see that setting return. We've also seen recent Unearthed Arcana that had the College of Spirits and the Undead patron for Warlocks.

Spelljammer and Planescape have had tons of hints, but I'm convinced the running joke of 5e is hinting at Spelljammer's return. Planescape would be cool, but I'd rather see a Manual of the Planes, which isn't really a "classic setting."

Greyhawk would be awesome, but I don't think that there are as many hints of it as other settings.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

Actually, that's pretty plausible. It would be quite the editorial task to get it into a book, I did the math a while back and it would be crammed, but it's doable.

They could cut out the boring bits.

Then it would fit on the back of an envelope.

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

Spell Jammer confirmed?

HA HA! No. Think outside the box.

1. Buck Rogers XXX Ve.

2. Boot Hill - Spaghetti 5e.

3. Metamorphosis Beta.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

Spell Jammer confirmed?

HA HA! No. Think outside the box.

1. Buck Rogers XXX Ve.

2. Boot Hill - Spaghetti 5e.

3. Metamorphosis Beta.

I would love those!

 

[wingsandsword]

If they're including psionics in Tasha's, that would mean they'd have the raw elements to finally make a Dark Sun book, so I'd suspect that's one of the three.

I'm hoping for Planescape as another one of them personally.

 

[TwoSix]

Spell Jammer confirmed?

HA HA! No. Think outside the box.

1. Buck Rogers XXX Ve.

2. Boot Hill - Spaghetti 5e.

3. Metamorphosis Beta.

Really outside the box? They go full '90s nostalgia with:

Vampire - The Masquerade 5e

Werewolf - The Apocalypse 5e

Mage - The Ascension 5e

 

[Stacie GmrGrl]

This is cool. More setting books are good. The few they have done has been their best work this edition.

 

[wingsandsword]

Planescape would be cool, but I'd rather see a Manual of the Planes, which isn't really a "classic setting."

Well, Planescape is essentially Manual of the Planes fleshed out as being a campaign setting you could run a whole campaign in, instead of the idea of it being just a backdrop for some high level adventures, which is how the 1e and 3e Manual of the Planes treated them. MotP is viewing the planes from a prime-centric view of a place high-level characters visit occasionally have adventures. Planescape is treating the planes as your home and being where you adventure from low levels all the way to high levels.

Take the Manual of the Planes, and add Sigil as a home base that's friendly to characters of all backgrounds and levels, add the gate towns, other planar metropolises like the City of Glass, City of Brass, and City of Dis, the factions and sects, etc. (maybe some other planar elements from later books like Union as well) and support for planar-oriented characters like Aasimar, Bariaur and Rogue Modrons, and you've got Planescape.

 

[Stacie GmrGrl]

Really outside the box? They go full '90s nostalgia with:

Vampire - The Masquerade 5e

Werewolf - The Apocalypse 5e

Mage - The Ascension 5e

Vampire has been done. Werewolf is being worked on, should be out next year. No word yet about Mage 5th edition.