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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MerricB" data-source="post: 6774133" data-attributes="member: 3586">I'm sure we'll get more setting stuff in future. Absolutely, 100% sure. It's probably worth remembering that 5E hasn't actually be around for that long: it hasn't been 16 months yet since the release of the core rulebooks and Hoard of the Dragon Queen. Princes of the Apocalypse gave suggestions for running the adventure in other settings. Out of the Abyss is set in the Underdark (and could be transplanted into a lot of settings). Now we're getting very strong indications that one of the next two adventures (I'd imagine the second, just because its release will be closer to Halloween) will be set in Ravenloft. And there's discussion about other settings as well.So, let's assume we get a Ravenloft adventure. Will we also get a Campaign Setting guide? The big question is this: do we need one? The primary reason for doing a new Ravenloft Setting book is to update the mechanics we need in Ravenloft. That might be handled in the adventure. At that point - assuming the older campaign setting books are on dndclassics.com - the need to actually print a campaign book isn't so high. It'd be nice to have one, but given one of the chief objections to the Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide is "we already have this material", just doing a setting book is something that isn't as automatic as it has been in previous editions.If the timeline gets updated (as with SCAG), that strengthens the case for a new book. (That works a bit against Eberron, which was meant to never be updated... but there may be enough mechanics to warrant as stand-alone book!)I also believe that Wizards do have more flexibility than most people assume; they can break the mold of how they release books and release more if they think such are warranted, but they are paying a lot of attention to what we're saying and they're not going to rush into things.Cheers!</blockquote>

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