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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Henadic Theologian" data-source="post: 9583376" data-attributes="member: 7030526">In the beginning 5e approach was very minimalist. We got got the tiny SCAG, with its focus on the Swordcoast and crumbs for everything else in FR. Then pure drought till E: RftLW and some MtG setting books & Exandria. Near the end we get some minimalist Slipcases for SJ & PS, an adventure for DL, all of which were very little Setting support. It terms of setting in the Great Wheel that WotC owns, with exception of Eberron, no setting is well supported, Ravenloft is mid supported. Now look at 5.5e right out of the gate TWO BIG books of setting lore released for FR this November, Eberron gets a setting expansion/update. The mystery book in October is very, very likely a setting book (probably for Tarkir or multiple MtG settings or Radiant Citadel or Witchlight/Domains of Delight). They are restructuring for increased setting support and hiring a new lore world builder. They are releasing new novels for multiple settings. They just released a new trilogy for DL, and a new DL trilogy starts next year. Last year FR got the Fallbacks novel, a Drizzt/Breezy audio Novella,  and Spelljammer got a novel. FR is getting a new novel this year, Fallbacks: Dealing With Dragons with likely tie ins to the FR setting books, a Ravenloft book. Who knows what else.  In 5e the focus was massively in favour of big adventure books, setting books were an after thought, lore secondary at best. In the first full year of 5.5e there is no big adventure, just small ones, and the focus right of the gate is clearly a perference for settings books, of this year's books at least 3 are setting books, one is the last core book, one is an anthology book, and one is a surprise (but I think the odds favour it being a fourth setting book this year), 4 setting focused books + multiple novels in different settings is unprecedented for 5e, closest we can was SCAG + Sundering series, and all that was one setting. WotC has also been talking about building new D&D settings (hope they do another setting search, but let fans pick the winner). We also know more video games and other media is coming. Multiple settings in 5.5e seem to be the top priority for the first time since 2e, could a new golden age for settings be in coming?</blockquote>

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