shadow
First Post
3e had Greyhawk as the default setting. 4e had "points of light".
In the 2e and 3e days, "the Great Wheel" was the default cosmology with several products referencing it.
Should 5e have a default setting or cosmology?
I personally don't want a default setting or cosmology. I think the rules should avoid mentioning anything other than the bare basics of cosmology. (e.g. The spell "Contact Other Plane" would imply the existence of other planes, but doesn't say what the planes would be.) That would encourage DMs to design any setting or cosmology they want without having feel like they have to shoehorn them into the "official" D&D setting.
What do you think?
In the 2e and 3e days, "the Great Wheel" was the default cosmology with several products referencing it.
Should 5e have a default setting or cosmology?
I personally don't want a default setting or cosmology. I think the rules should avoid mentioning anything other than the bare basics of cosmology. (e.g. The spell "Contact Other Plane" would imply the existence of other planes, but doesn't say what the planes would be.) That would encourage DMs to design any setting or cosmology they want without having feel like they have to shoehorn them into the "official" D&D setting.
What do you think?