D&D 5E M:TG Kaldheim = Viking campaign book?

[JPL]

I see that there's a new set of Magic cards on the way, dealing with the Viking-inspired world of Kaldheim.

There's been a little bit of rune-related stuff in Unearthed Arcana over the past few months. As long as they're commissioning all that art of beardy axey people, seems to me that it would be quick work to put together a D&D setting book along these lines.

Now personally, I'd rather see that approach applied to something less Eurocentric . . . Africa or India or China or Japan. But nothing wrong with a good Viking book.

 

[ChaosOS]

I think East Asia is more likely to be covered by Tarkir, while South Asia is more likely to be Kaladesh. Kaladesh unfortunately is going to be a while out due to its similarity to Ravnica and Eberron, but I could easily see Tarkir getting a book in 2022 if they return to the plane.

 

[JPL]

"Theros" kicks all kinds of ass, so I'm optimistic that this is a good model for future one-shot setting books.

Having thought about Wakanda far too much the past couple of days, I still think that an Afrocentric D&D campaign setting should be a priority. I don't know M:TG enough to know if it has a setting along those lines.

 

[Parmandur]

Obviously they can do whatever they want, but I'm inclined to think they won't do a sourcebook for a new Setting: both they have done so far are for Settings Magic returned to, after they did their market analysis and found people liked the Setting.

I can see Kaldheim getting a book eventually if it is a big hit, but I would expect any Magic tie in next year to be for Innistrad or the Forgotten Realms.

 

[JPL]

Innistrad seems awfully close to Ravenloft in some respects, but I suppose doing classic horror without all the baggage of nearly 40 years of Ravenloft has some appeal.

 

[Parmandur]

Innistrad seems awfully close to Ravenloft in some respects, but I suppose doing classic horror without all the baggage of nearly 40 years of Ravenloft has some appeal.

Honestly, while they both do Gothic Fantasy, they are also pretty distinct. I'd also go so far as to say that Innistrad is better suited for D&D play across multiple Tiers. The Rune Knight, Ratios and so on look to have been for Tasha's Cauldron, but the most recent UA was for a couple Gothic options...

 

[Paul Farquhar]

I don't see any contradictions arising if Innistad and Ravenloft are ruled to be just different names for the same plane. Ravenloft just takes it's name from the original module, I don't think anyone goes around saying I'm Bob, and I come from Ravenloft".

 

[Parmandur]

I don't see any contradictions arising if Innistad and Ravenloft are ruled to be just different names for the same plane. Ravenloft just takes it's name from the original module, I don't think anyone goes around saying I'm Bob, and I come from Ravenloft".

Weeeeeell, Innistrad isn't a cosmic pocket dimension: it's a Prime Material sort of place, albeit one with an 18th century Prussia aesthetic and a fairly serious lycanthropy and vampire problem.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

Weeeeeell, Innistrad isn't a cosmic pocket dimension: it's a Prime Material sort of place, albeit one with an 18th century Prussia aesthetic and a fairly serious lycanthropy and vampire problem.

Maybe every MtG plane is a demiplane by D&D standards? They seem to be small and finite.

The Demiplane of Dread (Vampire plane!) could easily have absorbed Innistad, which could retain it's own aesthetic.

 

[JPL]

I just looked it up and saw that Innistrad has tricorn hats. That's an excellent hat! I'm sold.