D&D 5E D&D Mythic Odysseys of Theros Previews!

Mythic Odysseys of Theros may have been delayed until the end of July for most of us, but Fantasy Grounds has revealed some (undoubtedly specially approved) previews for us to look at in the meantime!

 

[Parmandur]

The Dinotopia one? Neat. That would also be a fun setting, though I suppose that Chult exists. But a lot of M:tG settings have sleeker aesthetics than a lot of D&D ones, except maybe Eberron. Sure Dark Sun and Planescape look cool, but their aesthetics also feel rooted in their times.

Edit: No disrespect to these older settings that I love. Just that from an art direction perspective, I can definitely see why WotC would favor a lot of M:tG settings for D&D conversion.

Certainly fewer problematic elements than some older Settings!

Ixalan is not likely to come back around in Magic anytime too soon, as the Set was not super well received (.ore for mechanical reasons), but will come around eventually most likely.

 

[Nikosandros]

Ixalan is not likely to come back around in Magic anytime too soon, as the Set was not super well received (.ore for mechanical reasons), but will come around eventually most likely.

Have they discussed their policy regarding the MtG tie-ins? Will they consider only current sets? BTW, I think it would make sense to sinergize in this way, but I was curious if they've ever discussed it.

 

[Parmandur]

Have they discussed their policy regarding the MtG tie-ins? Will they consider only current sets? BTW, I think it would make sense to sinergize in this way, but I was curious if they've ever discussed it.

Boy howdy, they sure haven't. Honestly, I think they are keeping their options open, to see how the crossovers get received. Ravnica was received very well, so now we have Theros. They'll work from there, I'm sure.

I'd wager they are going to only do Settings that are recent or active with the cars game, though. See the Rabiah Scale for more information on how Settings work for Magic...Ixalan is not well rated, alas.

 

[vpuigdoller]

Does anyone know if there are plans for The Art of Magic the Gathering - Theros like there was for Ravnica? I ended up buying that one too and quite liked it.

 

[Parmandur]

Does anyone know if there are plans for The Art of Magic the Gathering - Theros like there was for Ravnica? I ended up buying that one too and quite liked it.

They have one for War of the Spark coming later this year.

 

[Urriak Uruk]

The Dinotopia one? Neat. That would also be a fun setting, though I suppose that Chult exists. But a lot of M:tG settings have sleeker aesthetics than a lot of D&D ones, except maybe Eberron. Sure Dark Sun and Planescape look cool, but their aesthetics also feel rooted in their times.

Edit: No disrespect to these older settings that I love. Just that from an art direction perspective, I can definitely see why WotC would favor a lot of M:tG settings for D&D conversion.

A little unrelated, but I just love revisiting the Rabiah scale and want an excuse to mention it again... it's the tool that MtG uses to gauge how likely they are to return to a plane in a future block.

The first time I've seen the Rabiah scale mentioned was November 2016, a little after the Kaladesh set was released. Since that set, and the future Ravnica sets, the MtG team released two new planes (Eldraine and Ikoria) and revisited the plane Theros, and will revisit Zendikar soon.

Interestingly enough, Theros actually doesn't have a perfect Rabiah score; it has a 3 (1 is the best, 10 is the worst), and Zendikar has a 2. Now the scores change as time passes so planes have fluctuated up and done, but Theros has never gotten lower than a 3, meaning that for now having a 3 means a plane is in the running for return.

Also considering how far away the last block from that plane has been, and the planes most likely to return (and get setting books) are in this order;

1. Innistrad
2. Dominaria
3. Ravnica

These three all have a revised Rabiah score that is dated after they last got a set, so they'll likely all eventually return. Interesting how no one else (beyond Theros/Zendikar) get a better score than 4.

 

[Bitbrain]

A full Zendikar campaign setting hardcover book for D&D would be awesome. I’ve been researching zendikar lore recently, and it is a seriously cool setting.

 

[Von Ether]

Didn't Innistrad and Ravenloft have a concurrent run? Like they tried to boost the two brands similarities?

 

[Parmandur]

Didn't Innistrad and Ravenloft have a concurrent run? Like they tried to boost the two brands similarities?

Amazingly enough, the last Innistrad card set came out at the same time as Curse of Strahd...and nobody at WotC did that on purpose or conciously. Then the next year, Ixalan came out alongside Tomb of Annihilation, and that wasn't planned either. James Wyatt has said that moving forwards there would be more awareness of the respective product schedules...

 

[Parmandur]

A little unrelated, but I just love revisiting the Rabiah scale and want an excuse to mention it again... it's the tool that MtG uses to gauge how likely they are to return to a plane in a future block.

The first time I've seen the Rabiah scale mentioned was November 2016, a little after the Kaladesh set was released. Since that set, and the future Ravnica sets, the MtG team released two new planes (Eldraine and Ikoria) and revisited the plane Theros, and will revisit Zendikar soon.

Interestingly enough, Theros actually doesn't have a perfect Rabiah score; it has a 3 (1 is the best, 10 is the worst), and Zendikar has a 2. Now the scores change as time passes so planes have fluctuated up and done, but Theros has never gotten lower than a 3, meaning that for now having a 3 means a plane is in the running for return.

Also considering how far away the last block from that plane has been, and the planes most likely to return (and get setting books) are in this order;

1. Innistrad
2. Dominaria
3. Ravnica

These three all have a revised Rabiah score that is dated after they last got a set, so they'll likely all eventually return. Interesting how no one else (beyond Theros/Zendikar) get a better score than 4.

The Rabiah Scale is pretty awesome.

3 or 4 are not bad places to be on the scale, when you look at the full descriptions of each Level. 1-5 are good places to be, 6 still has a future with fingers crossed, it's 7 and on that become unlikely:

• Level 1: Will definitely see again
• Level 2: Will definitely see again, but not necessarily right away
• Level 3: Will most likely do again, probably many times
• Level 4: Will most likely do again, but they have issues that make them less of a guarantee
• Level 5: We need to find the right place to bring it back, but I'm optimistic
• Level 6: We need to find the right place to bring it back, but I'm a little less optimistic
• Level 7: It's unlikely to return, but possible if the right environment comes along
• Level 8: It's unlikely to return, but possible if the stars align
• Level 9: I never say never, but this would require a minor miracle
• Level 10: I never say never, but this would require a major miracle

Rabiah Scale

The Rabiah Scale is a ranking of the likelihood that a given plane will be revisited as the setting of a future Standard-legal set. Planes are ranked from 1 (very likely) to 10 (very unlikely). As one of the Rosewater Scales, the Rabiah Scale is analogous to the Storm Scale for mechanics. The...

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