Ravnica: Is This The New D&D Setting? [UPDATED & CONFIRMED!]

If so... meh?

 

[Ratskinner]

A planet only consisting of city sounds weird to me. Where do they get
the food for the people? Also it removes all options to do a noncity
adventure.

Some of the green guilds take care of it, with massive gardens, greenhouses, etc. Also, with Ravnica, it would be more accurate to say that the world has no "wild" or "untouched" areas left than to call it all a functioning city. Some places that have been abandoned for a while get recycled, architecture and all.

IIRC correctly, the first set of novels had a scene where some kind of giant elemental was crashing around in such a wild district. I vaguely recall the urban heroes feeling weirded out by all the unkempt trees, etc.

 

[Fandabidozi]

Loved Ravnica back in the day, it was the last set of MtG I played before I burned out.
I remember saying at the time it was a similar setting to Eberron, which makes the timing of the two announcements now a nice coincidence for me.

 

[Acolyte of Zothique]

I haven't read through this entire thread as it's too long so not sure if this has been mentioned; on Dragon Talk Jeremy Crawford states this book has a Bestiary almost as big as the one in MToF.
Mostly new monsters which I assume are converted from MTG in general and Ravnica specifically.

Also, the following are in the book: new subclasses including the Circle of Spores Druid and Order Domain Cleric; Minotaur and Centaurs as well as rules for how each Guild tracks renown and provides access to new spells (useful for Planescape). Even if you don't want to use the setting itself this book is very handy for lifting stuff into your own campaign. I'm sold on it; bring it on!

 

[robus]

First 5e book I'm skipping. I'll stick to FR books, or any other classic D&D setting WOTC might consider recovering. But imho this is no D&D, so I'll pass.

This attitude puzzles me. D&D, IMO, is not defined by its settings. It’s a role playing game system that can be applied to a vast number of settings. For me, I would like to run every adventure in a “virgin” setting so that I, as DM, get the joy of exploration and discovery as much as my players.

FR, to me, is like visiting Epcot. Sure it was great when it first opened, but now it’s just tired and well trodden. Heck Spaceship Earth still ends in the 80s!

 

[robus]

I haven't read through this entire thread as it's too long so not sure if this has been mentioned; on Dragon Talk Jeremy Crawford states this book has a Bestiary almost as big as the one in MToF.
Mostly new monsters which I assume are converted from MTG in general and Ravnica specifically.

Also, the following are in the book: new subclasses including the Circle of Spores Druid and Order Domain Cleric; Minotaur and Centaurs as well as rules for how each Guild tracks renown and provides access to new spells (useful for Planescape). Even if you don't want to use the setting itself this book is very handy for lifting stuff into your own campaign. I'm sold on it; bring it on!

What seems cool to me is that if the book just scratches the surface of Ravnica, it opens up the possibility of DMs Guild fan supplements to fill in the other regions (and expand on the monsters, if necessary)

 

[TheCosmicKid]

This attitude puzzles me. D&D, IMO, is not defined by its settings.

Haven't you heard? "D&D" is whatever settings happen to have been published by the time the speaker began playing, no less and no more!

 

[TheCosmicKid]

Coruscant from Star Wars comes to mind. So unless the setting is Spelljammer where you could leave the planet, you're right it's very limited.

Steve: Hey, Stan, I've got a great new idea for a superhero! It's a teenage kid in New York who's bitten by a radioactive spider!
Stan: Great! When does he leave New York?
Steve: No, he stays in New York.
Stan: Hmm, very limited idea. Pass.

 

[Gradine]

My heart belongs to Eberron, but this definitely has me intrigued. Having unarguably the coolest looking cover art so far in 5e certainly helps.

 

[Andrea Rocci]

I salute the first genuinely new thing done under the solid but hyper-conservative 5th edition. After revisiting classic modules (Ravenloft, Temple of Elemental Evil, Against the Giants, Undermountain, the classic dungeons book) and dwelling in the classic setting of the forgotten Realms, reviving Mordenkainen, talking about the Gith and their wars... Ravnica comes as a breath of fresh air!

 

[TheCosmicKid]

My heart belongs to Eberron, but this definitely has me intrigued. Having unarguably the coolest looking cover art so far in 5e certainly helps.

Eh. When I first saw the art (out of context, with no title), I truly and honestly thought it was Marvel's Riri Williams.

I gotta give it to Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes.