Level Up (A5E) A Setting For Level Up

[Indagare Nogitsune]

There was a thread, a while back on new settings specifically for 5e or A5e. Folks seemed disappointed that Faerûn kept being used, which is understandable since they seem to be unable to get past Wizards of the Sword Coast. Eberron, Mystera, Athas, Krynn, Greyhawk, Spelljammer, and others tend to be left behind or updated slowly.

For January, once most of the holiday madness has ended, I think this could be a good community project for anyone interested. I'm starting this thread now so I don't forget.

I posted a poll with multiple different time periods and some other themes, though it's obviously not exclusive. Some parts of Faerûn (Al Qadim, Kara-Tur, Maztica, etc.) would also serve as good examples of "themed lands" that could double as an entire setting.

*"Wild West" does not have to specifically refer to the North American west, which involved genocide against Native Americans. It could be a more benign "new land" that allows for the themes of a Western but not the baggage. It can also be replaced by or exist along with the "Age of Exploration" (~1418 CE to 1620 CE) also called the "Age of Sail" where various new lands are being found (or, for a fun twist, the new lands find the 'known' ones instead).

^Though the First World War is known as this, a global war of any sort could fit the overall theme.

P.S. I found this on Reddit which may be of some help.

 

[Micah Sweet]

I'm leaning towards Age of Exploration/Golden Age of Piracy for a fantasy setting, but the Wild West is also an era with a lot of potential.

 

[Indagare Nogitsune]

I'm leaning towards Age of Exploration/Golden Age of Piracy for a fantasy setting, but the Wild West is also an era with a lot of potential.

I think these could be a lot of fun. They also aren't mutually exclusive given one takes place at sea and the other on land.

 

[Micah Sweet]

I think these could be a lot of fun. They also aren't mutually exclusive given one takes place at sea and the other on land.

Absolutely. Plenty of room for both, not to mention more general empire-stuff to represent the folks funding these expeditions and being pirated.

 

[Indagare Nogitsune]

Absolutely. Plenty of room for both, not to mention more general empire-stuff to represent the folks funding these expeditions and being pirated.

Exactly! This isn't even getting into privateers and the Gold Rush. If it's actually new land/sea (thanks to being part of an extensive demiplane or such that's just been discovered) the empires are definitely going to be interested and making claims.

 

[Katarhas]

This seems like a neat idea. What's your idea for the community project on the setting?