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<blockquote data-quote="humble minion" data-source="post: 9174340" data-attributes="member: 5948">I think the likelihood of WotC ever running a setting search again is low, for quite a number of reasons.&nbsp; First of course is that WtC very very clearly don't like doing settings.&nbsp; Even when they do a setting product these days, it's generally an adventure in disguise. Second - WotC has a very broad freelancer base now.&nbsp; If they wanted to do a new setting, I suspect they'd call for pitches internally, rather than an all-in thing among the broader public.&nbsp; People they've worked with before, people they've vetted, who have already demonstrated they can stick to an NDA and not rock the boat when their stuff gets edited in a way they don't like, etc etc.Having said that though, WotC will be wanting some very specific things from any new setting.&nbsp; With 5.5 coming soon, a new product could well be the First Setting Of The Edition, so they'll probably want it to be an inclusive 'if it's D&amp;D it fits here' setting rather than a setting of limited options like Dark Sun or even Dragonlance etc are.&nbsp; And that goes for the monster too.&nbsp; Also, personally I'd be skeptical that they'd want ANOTHER quasi-multiversal meta-setting, but honestly, someone over at WotC clearly drools over that stuff (hi there Spelljammer, Planescape, Radiant Citadel, and even VRGtR...) so who the hell knows.&nbsp; They'll want it to use standard D&amp;D rules by default, so there goes your no-resurrection setting concept too, and they're very clearly allergic to major new subsystems, so no tech-based setting for instance. Something in the anime-adjacent space might work, and I've suggested it before.&nbsp; But honestly, given my guesses as to what WotC would be looking for (more of the same D&amp;D fantasy but different!), I'd have genuine trouble thinking up something to pitch.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="humble minion, post: 9174340, member: 5948"] I think the likelihood of WotC ever running a setting search again is low, for quite a number of reasons. First of course is that WtC very very clearly [I]don't like doing settings[/I]. Even when they do a setting product these days, it's generally an adventure in disguise. Second - WotC has a very broad freelancer base now. If they wanted to do a new setting, I suspect they'd call for pitches internally, rather than an all-in thing among the broader public. People they've worked with before, people they've vetted, who have already demonstrated they can stick to an NDA and not rock the boat when their stuff gets edited in a way they don't like, etc etc. Having said that though, WotC will be wanting some very specific things from any new setting. With 5.5 coming soon, a new product could well be the First Setting Of The Edition, so they'll probably want it to be an inclusive 'if it's D&D it fits here' setting rather than a setting of limited options like Dark Sun or even Dragonlance etc are. And that goes for the monster too. Also, personally I'd be skeptical that they'd want ANOTHER quasi-multiversal meta-setting, but honestly, someone over at WotC clearly drools over that stuff (hi there Spelljammer, Planescape, Radiant Citadel, and even VRGtR...) so who the hell knows. They'll want it to use standard D&D rules by default, so there goes your no-resurrection setting concept too, and they're very clearly allergic to major new subsystems, so no tech-based setting for instance. Something in the anime-adjacent space might work, and I've suggested it before. But honestly, given my guesses as to what WotC would be looking for (more of the same D&D fantasy but different!), I'd have genuine trouble thinking up something to pitch. [/QUOTE]

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