D&D 5E Any mention of a 'living' setting for 5e being established?

[Thateous]

I was wondering if there had been any mentioning of a living seeting for 5e being created. I played a lot of the living forgotten realms 4e modules and even took a few of my characters to gencon one year. It was a blast.

 

[Mirtek]

Adventures League is the direct successor of LFR. The modules are called DDEX or from March onward DDAL.

 

[Thateous]

Thanks. Will do some research. Any body care to share their personal experience with the system or compare it to past living systems like lfr and greyhawk.

 

[KahlessNestor]

I never played the other settings, but many of the AL admins are veterans of those, and very aware of the pitfalls and problems they had and actively try to avoid them.

I enjoy AL play since it's the only play I have at the moment. Season 4 will start in March. The AL has its own dedicated forum here on ENWorld if you want to talk to admins and RCs and LCs, as well as players and DMs.

 

[Z. H. Darkstar]

I have been playing and running AL games since 11/14, and I haven't felt a need to go back to non-OP play. The portability factor was the key selling point for me. Being able to take your character to any AL table around the globe is a great thing. While I might not go to cons that run AL often, a few of my players do. Thus in a weird way, I feel like a proud parent when I hear of their adventures at other locations.

While you can play AL adventures at home by following the rules, I still recommend playing at a FLGS. After a certain amount of time together, your fellow players and DMs feel more like family than just people with which you share a table.

 

[Storyteller Hero]

If memory serves me correctly, there is another living campaign project called Living Arcanis that is being updated to 5th edition.

 

[RealAlHazred]

If memory serves me correctly, there is another living campaign project called Living Arcanis that is being updated to 5th edition.

Paradigm Concepts made an announcement on Facebook. The gist is:

After the Arcanis 5E events sold out at Gen Con 2015, PCI has decided to gauge interest in an Arcanis 5E Organized Play campaign with four adventures at Winter Fantasy 2016! Players can use pre-generated characters to play through the adventures that take characters from 1st to 3rd level. Should there be enough interest, more adventures will follow and be offered at summer conventions next year.

Legends of Arcanis adventures will be offered as well for those who prefer to continue playing in the new rule system.

Show you support, help bring back Living Arcanis for 5E and leave your mark upon the Shattered Empires!

LA –1-1: Taboo
A Nawal of the Yhing Hir calls upon a group of travelers to retrieve the body of his dead son from a place where no Horseman may ride.
This is an INTRODUCTORY LIVING ARCANIS adventure, designed for 1st and 2nd level characters.

LA- 1-2: A Thousand Words
When a painting is worth a thousand words, what image might those words paint? Not everything is black and white in Faerdlau as the Heroes are invited to speak with Ryter Ealdmar val’Holryn.
This LIVING ARCANIS STANDARD adventure is designed for levels 2-3 characters.

LA 1-3: Unabated and Envenomed
Even in seeming chaos, order and those who wish to subvert it may be found.
This LIVING ARCANIS STANDARD adventure is designed for levels 2-3 characters.

LA 1-4: Once Upon a Time in Metra
“There is nothing that can quite deflate the festive banter of a party more than the subject of Eppish politics.” - A Merchant Prince from Blackwand
A LIVING ARCANIS STANDARD adventure designed for levels 3-4 characters.

Thief in the Library
The Grand Library of New Althré is possibly the most important and revered center of higher learning on Onara. Each tome and scroll contained within is considered more valuable than gold, and are closely guarded by the librarians. Who is responsible though, when those writings begin to go missing?
A LIVING ARCANIS STANDARD adventure is designed for Tier 1.5 to Tier 2.5 Heroes.

As Heaven Bickers, Hell Does Not Rest
“And so did Illiir cast the Giants down, forcing them below those they once tried to dominate. Forever more, he did decree, that they would serve those to atone for their sins.”
You are called to Tir Betoq at the behest of the King himself. However, as Tir Betoq literally borders the lands of the Fiendish Expanse, it seems that what he will ask of you is likely to take you into hell itself.
Note: It is recommended that players have played A1-HP9 (Into the Heart of Darkness), HP10 (Desecration), and HP11 (Condemnation) prior to playing this adventure, however this is not essential
A LIVING ARCANIS STANDARD designed for Tier 1.5 to Tier 3.0.

There is also a Greyhawk Reborn campaign, with the caveat that the modules are all creator-run so it's going to be difficult to find a game unless you live in the Northeast.

 

[Thateous]

Thanks guys. I will see if i can find some Roll20 games to get me started before i head back to the states and try and find a more permanent group.