D&D 5E First World: Possibly One of the New D&D setting?

[Levistus's_Leviathan]

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Now I'm wondering if those Obelisks from Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden could work to bring you to the First World before it was destroyed . . .

 

[Rabulias]

Wait? Wasn't there an entry in the WotC setting contest that birthed Eberron that was a dawn world? Or even first world?

I recall hearing that Fantasy Flight Games' DawnForge came from a contest entry, but I can't see how that could be unless they bought/licensed it back from Wizards of the Coast.

As a related aside, I have also been eager to learn more about Rich Burlew's entry.

Edit: Heh, a little bit of searching the Wayback Machine and I find their website did claim it was a contest semifinalist: Dawnforge

 

[Bedrockgames]

Marvel Superhero Nova. Real name? Richard Rider.

Everyone calls him Dick. In the Comics. In the canon of the Marvel Universe everyone calls him Dick. Even the writers refer to him as Dick in narrative asides.

Dick Rider.

It's not Marvel's fault they named him that! It's our fault for finding it -hilarious- and making jokes about it!

I think it is a bit different but fair observation

Marvel Superhero Nova. Real name? Richard Rider.

Everyone calls him Dick. In the Comics. In the canon of the Marvel Universe everyone calls him Dick. Even the writers refer to him as Dick in narrative asides.

Dick Rider.

It's not Marvel's fault they named him that! It's our fault for finding it -hilarious- and making jokes about it!

Maybe they wanted a rich setting

 

[Staffan]

They could have borrowed from WotC history and gone Primal Order

I think they actually sold those rights back to Peter Adkison.

 

[MarkB]

First World does seem like it could be too easily confused with certain real world geopolitical constructs, so maybe they should name it something else - like Extremely New World.

Admittedly that's a little cumbersome, but there's probably a clever way to shorten it.

 

[Uni-the-Unicorn!]

It’s certainly possible. But what’s the draw? What’s unique about it? From the descriptions it’s literally the kitchen sink all other kitchen sinks came from.

What do you want the draw to be, it is a blank slate at this point. What does your imagination conjure up for inspiration?

 

[SkidAce]

I had an enormous hollow world in one campaign that was destroyed cracked open by Tharizdun.

The pieces scattered to be the worlds we know now. Explains why so many places have a hollow world myth.

 

[Mercurius]

Sounds like a good idea in that it expands 5E into territory previously uncovered, epic play, and just offers something a bit different. Plus, I like the idea of an "ur-setting." I don't think this has to replace anyone's pre-existing prehistory, just be another box of goodies to draw from for inspiration.

 

[Urriak Uruk]

There is btw, a fun homebrew project made (and available for free I believe) to play pre-historic D&D. There is a similar concept here to the First World, that it is a setting that exists before the planes have become distinct places (like how Panegea was one continent). A big theme is that the world is ruled over by empires run by the different giant types. Something similar could exist in the First World, as a war between giants and dragons is a common theme in D&D settings.

 

[Mercurius]

Wait? Wasn't there an entry in the WotC setting contest that birthed Eberron that was a dawn world? Or even first world?

That would be Dawnforge.