D&D 5E (2024) Preferences in a New Official 5.5e Specific Setting

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If WOTC were to design a new setting fully committed to the content and mentality the 2024 version of 5th edition and surveyed you of what type of setting they would create, what would you prefer?

This assumptions are

1) All content in the 2024 PHB are valid for character creation as every class, background, species, equipment, are major aspects of the lore and mechanics of the setting as history, nations, iconic NPCs, and possibly patrons and creator deities.

2) All content in the 2024 MM are expected to exist in some form dead, alive, or imprisoned which could be faced as obstacles using generic 2024 lore or setting specific lore.

3) Noticeable aspects the DMG content could be expected to be used such as parts of the DMs toolbox or Bastions

 

[UngainlyTitan]

I voted Urban Fantasy because I like Urban Fantasy and nothing really catches my attention in the other categories but that I would really like to see in new settings are to go back to the idea of modular extensions of the existing rules. The this is, I think that the current rules are pretty well served as to the existing rules. I know some people disagree because they feel the setting lore does not adequately support some of the existing races or what not. That is a thing that does not bother me much but I would like to see mechanical support of things not supported in the main game along with good detailed DM advice on how to run that type of campaign.
Like take the naval rules from Saltmarsh and expand them a little and show how to build out a campaign on the ocean or spelljammer. Or expeditionary exploration rules from Tomb of Annihilation or wherever and how to use them.
How to make an investigation or mystery campaign and make it work and so on.

 

[Autumnal]

I don’t know how to answer this. A bunch of these options make me think “Do you prefer blue, round, or sweet?” And there are a bunch I wouldn’t prefer but have zero objection to and would likely use happily if I like the details.

 

[Corinnguard]

I also voted for Urban Fantasy for an official 5.5e specific setting. I have been a fan of this fantasy subgenre for years.

 

[Remathilis]

A setting can be more than one of those. For example, Eberron supports heroic, mystery, intrigue, urban, war, and a smidge of science. I would hope a new setting would try to check off more than one box.

 

[Corinnguard]

A setting can be more than one of those. For example, Eberron supports heroic, mystery, intrigue, war, and a smidge of science. I would hope a new setting would try to check off more than one box.

If the setting focused on a city like Sharn, you could also check Urban Fantasy as one of the supported genres as well.

 

[Tonguez]

Mystery Investigation Intrigue and Politic seem more like adventure types than settings

I think 5e has pretty heavily leant in to an Urban settings already and its already kinda bright. Eberron already has modern covered and 5e is already pulled thatvway with Artificers et all.

What Id like to see is either for a new setting to be explicitly Chivalric Romance, mixed with Fey Courts and nothing more modern than Robin Hood. DnD hasnt done this in a long time.

Otherwise go explicitly Not Medieval and either do Modern Era (but pre Victorian) or Space Opera

 

[Maxperson]

I voted Sword and Sorcery, but I wouldn't mind Epic Fantasy, either. Multiple votes would have been good for those of us who would be happy with multiple different themed settings.

 

[CreamCloud0]

If I didn’t only get 1 vote i probably would’ve wanted to look up the definitions for the nuance between some of those options

 

[Scribe]

Sword and Sorcery as Crom intended!