D&D 5E Did March of the Machine wreck D&D settings of Theros, Ravnica, and Strixhaven? Spoiler Alert.

[Henadic Theologian]

Like all three of these settings are now in extreme choas and largely wrecked, some more then others?

Ravnica was roughed up, but doesn't seem that badly changed, Strixhaven loses like 95% of its professors, only two surviving.

Theros seems the worse because it was a primary target of Norn's, but also it was the most confusing part of the story and it seemed designed to completely humiiate the Gods of Theros. Theros now has Angels btw, who worship the Serra, not the Gods of Theros, the ones that survived, we don't know how many did. Heliod seemed to die, but what that means in practice on Theros I don't know.

Honestly Theros was the messiest part of the Story.

 

[Henadic Theologian]

Free Bonus, it feels like Zhalfir has been set up to be the next D&D MtG crossover setting, West African in primary them (very Wakanda vibes), but it draws from both Mirrodin & Dominaria, possibly others as well, but is much smaller in scale then either, making it easier to do then either of those planes, and has a goid diversity of races.

 

[cbwjm]

I don't think this really affects the DnD settings since they already ignored some of the story. War of the Spark I believe was in full swing at the time but Ravnica was set before it, I don't think it was ever mentioned.

I think Zhalfir is part of Dominaria, wasn't that the part that Teferi caused to phase out of reality?

 

[Stormonu]

I thought metaplot stories and "blowing up the game world" died after the '90s?

 

[cbwjm]

I thought metaplot stories and "blowing up the game world" died after the '90s?

The Forgotten Realms says hello.

 

[Tonguez]

I think Zhalfir is part of Dominaria, wasn't that the part that Teferi caused to phase out of reality?

Yes but - Post-Phyrexian Spoiler

 

[Vaalingrade]

Serra is still out there bopping around?

Good for her, honestly.

She should go get her world out of Urza's toy boat though.

 

[Scribe]

So what, they trashed some more beloved settings, and then defeated the enemy anyway? What was the result?

 

[Baron Opal II]

Serra is still out there bopping around?

Good for her, honestly.

I met the model for Serra Angel. Nice person, likes D&D, et al. Big into larping.

Random item of the day.

 

[James Gasik]

So what, they trashed some more beloved settings, and then defeated the enemy anyway? What was the result?

An excuse for a major rules overhaul, supposedly. Oh and sales. Always sales.

 

[Weiley31]

Strixhaven loses like 95% of its professors, only two surviving.

SCHOOL'S OUT FOREVER!

 

[Vaalingrade]

This kind of thing is why I've grown apart from MtG's lore. It's gone the comic book route where we always have to be on the despair event horizon.

It's not enough for there to be a villain and a crisis to be solved every week, it has to be something apocalyptic that kills thousands plus some characters you like. Riddler and Joker don't just rob banks, they have to burn Gotham to the ground every month.

 

[James Gasik]

Well, at least Giada is alive again.

 

[Henadic Theologian]

SCHOOL'S OUT FOREVER!

Actually it dawned on me that they slsughtered most of the professors in order to make the school more truely multiversal, now that the multiverse is more interconnected, its slogan best university in the multiverse ACTUAL means something now. We could see Philosophers and Theologians from Theros & Amonkhet, Biologists from Ravnica, Engineers from Kaladesh, Historians from Kaldheim & Dominaria, Necromancers from Innistrad, Writers from Tarkir & Eldraine, etc... as new professors, maybe new colleges too and satellite campuses in other Planes.

 

[Charlaquin]

I thought metaplot stories and "blowing up the game world" died after the '90s?

For RPGs yes, but Magic the Gathering is a different beast, and never stopped doing this.

 

[Uni-the-Unicorn!]

To answer the thread title: NO

 

[Scribe]

Actually it dawned on me that they slsughtered most of the professors in order to make the school more truely multiversal, now that the multiverse is more interconnected, its slogan best university in the multiverse ACTUAL means something now. We could see Philosophers and Theologians from Theros & Amonkhet, Biologists from Ravnica, Engineers from Kaladesh, Historians from Kaldheim & Dominaria, Necromancers from Innistrad, Writers from Tarkir & Eldraine, etc... as new professors, maybe new colleges too and satellite campuses in other Planes.

All the planes are traversable ?

 

[Charlaquin]

All the planes are traversable ?

By Planeswalkers, sure.

 

[Michael Linke]

I thought metaplot stories and "blowing up the game world" died after the '90s?

For RPGs, yes. The problem is these settings are also a part of the Magic the Gathering multiverse, where catastrophic metaplot changes are still to be expected.

 

[Scribe]

By Planeswalkers, sure.

Sure, but that was always the case.