D&D 5E Connecting the Planes: What New Interstitial Setting Do You Want?

[Snarf Zagyg]

Normally, I like to write small treatises, but given the world-wide shortage of electrons due to various bitcoin mining operations as well as the ongoing NFT boom, I thought I'd keep it short.

We know that the powers that be, aka, Hasbro, Bringer of Light and/or My Little Pony, has started out pumping out settings like we had time to play them all, with Ravenloft:CONFIRMED and two more in the launch tube ready to take on the approaching Cylon Raiders ....

Which means that it is time for an INTERSTITIAL CAMPAIGN SETTING!

What's that, you say?

Three Settings for the Grognards who are no longer spry,
Seven for the Realms-lords for the lore that's well-known,
Nine for Magic Players new to the die,
One for the Dungeon Master on his dark throne
In the Land Between Settings where the Space Hamsters fly.
One Setting to rule them all, One Setting to find them,
One Setting to bring them all and let the PCs travel between them.

That's right. Now that we have so many official settings, we need a setting that lies between the other settings, allowing us a way to travel between settings!

So here's the poll- what do you want this to be? Assume you only get ONE official published setting for now.
(Yes, I know that these also work as setting on their own)


I'm thinking the choices will include:
Planescape

Spelljammer (CONFIRMED!)

Manual of the Planes (catch-all for the multiverse (1e) or "Great Wheel" or non-stylized inner and outer planes guide, or World Axis or World Tree, but not the specific planescape cosmology)

 

[Voadam]

I am in the mood for more inter-xenocidal beholder wars and nautiloid ships.

 

[Urriak Uruk]

I'm confused... why do we have to choose? Spelljammer and Planescape can work in conjunction. That was the assumption when both were published, you don't have to have one and not the other.

 

[Mind of tempest]

can I have all the above at the same time but even more insane?

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

can I have all the above at the same time but even more insane?

All of them would be great!

But let's assume that one of them comes first, or resources are limited, or we have to make a choice.

 

[Voadam]

I'm confused... why do we have to choose? Spelljammer and Planescape can work in conjunction. That was the assumption when both were published, you don't have to have one and not the other.

I am guessing to tease out preferences in the styles.

In 2e Planescape and Spelljammer were compatible and in the same default D&D multiverse, but they were separate products and product lines.

4e tied a little bit of Spelljammer into the Astral Seas of the Plane Above, so you can get some chocolate directly in your peanut butter, but I would still call that a Manual of the Planes option of the three flavors.

In a 5e setting book I would expect it to focus on one of the three of the above foci, possibly with elements of the other two.

 

[Vaalingrade]

Spelljammer all the way! Militant hippos for life!

I'd also say yes to Planescape with the caveat that this would mean Planescape is a setting and the Great Wheel then stays out of Core.

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

Despite the early lead, Spelljammer is now barely holding off Planescape.

hmmm....not enuff space hamsters?

 

[(Psi)SeveredHead]

I voted for the Manual of the Planes. I learned about that in 3e and loved it, although IMO there are too many Outer Planes. I would just squish those into nine or fewer planes. Mechanicus could simply be a part of the Lawful Neutral plane.

I also don't like D&D's Astral Plane much. I liked githyanki and Astral Marauders but I really feel those belong on a different plane. The elemental planes also seem too friendly, presumably because a plane of "nothing but fire" is too boring, so they introduced the "City of Brass".

 

[R_J_K75]

Spelljammer (CONFIRMED!)

I dont follow social media let alone WotC's social media, when and where has SJ been confirmed?