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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mercurius" data-source="post: 7977155" data-attributes="member: 59082">After one setting supplement in the first four and a half years of 5E, we're now going to see the fifth such supplement in the last year and a half, starting with Ravnica in November of 2018 and ending with Mythic Odysseys of Theros in June of this year (if we include Acquisitions Incorporated as a setting book; if not, it is still four). While I'm hesitant to extrapolate from the past, as things can always change, it is interesting to note that of the five books, only one is a traditional D&D setting; two are Matthew Mercer's Exandria setting and two from Magic: the Gathering.This got me wondering several related questions:<ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">What are the future plans of D&D with relation to settings? Are they going to be somewhat equally dividing their attention between Magic (Ravnica, Theros), classic D&D settings (Eberron), and new settings (Exandria)?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Is this recent wealth of setting books an anomaly or a sign of things to come? And as a secondary question that may answer the primary one, how are these books selling compared to story arcs and rules supplements?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Specific to Exandria: Will we see similar treatments of the other continents of Exandria--Marquet, Issylra, and the Shattered Teeth--as we saw of Wildemount (and Tal'Dorei via Critical Role publishing)?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Specific to Magic: Which settings are next? (Assuming they continue to publish Magic settings, which seems an almost certainty, especially if Theros does as well as Ravnica did). This has been discussed elsewhere, so maybe doesn't need re-hashing.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Which classic D&D setting is next?</li> </ol>My thoughts:My guess is implied in the question above: I think WotC has a three-pronged approach: classic settings, Magic, and new settings. If I had to be more specific, I would guess that they'll publish one of each every other year, so we'll see 1-2 setting books per year. The next classic one in 2021, a Magic setting in 2021 or 2022, and a new setting book (either more Exandria or something else) in 2022.For Exandria, I would guess they'll do at least one more book (2022?), possibly covering Issylra, Marquet, and the Shattered Teeth in one big book. Maybe in a few years (2024?) they'll do an expanded version of the Tal'Dorei book, published by WotC. Critical Role is very popular, and it just seems to be the logical thing to do. Plus, a trilogy of hardcovers that surveys the entire world has a nice ring to it.As for classic settings, it is hard imagining not doing Xendrik and Sarlona, but my guess is that, especially considering Keith Baker is doing his own Eberron book, they won't expand upon Eberron, but move onto something else. My guess would be Dark Sun and Planescape are up next, in one order or the other. I don't see them doing Krynn, Greyhawk or Mystara, considering that the FR and Exandria have "vanilla-ish" fantasy covered well. Dark Sun awaits the psionics rules and Planescape would be a logical way to support higher level play, and they can fold elements of Spelljammer into it. A Faerun circa 1490s guidebook seems possible, but I wouldn't be surprised if they just continue using the Realms as the default setting for story arcs--so we'll probably see upcoming arcs set in the Dalelands/Cormyr/Sembia/Moonsea (Myth Drannor?), maybe Thay/Aglarond, and possibly Mulhorand/Unther/Plains of Purple Dust (Desert of Desolation?).What say you?</blockquote>

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