D&D 5E Survey: What should the next Magic the Gathering Campaign Setting be?

[DEFCON 1]

What's really interesting to me with Odyssey of the Dragonlords (which is excellent - better than most first-party products I'd argue) is that WotC just hired the all three of the people behind it - James Ohlen, Drew Karpyshyn and Jesse Sky, into being in charge of their new Archetype Entertainment studio. So they're not exactly going to be mad with WotC!

They didn't exactly ignore it, I guess...

Confident Odyssey of Theros will be roundly inferior to it, but I have to admit, unlike the previous Magic book, I might well get Odyssey of Theros. I am a sucker for that kind of setting. Plus it sounds like it can be stolen from a lot, potentially, for other settings.

Not only should Ohlen, Sky, and Karpshyn not be angry about MOoT, they are probably thanking their lucky stars that WotC is putting this book out. What better way to get more people to look and/or purchase Dragonlords than for an official D&D setting emphasizing and being set exactly where their book and adventure is? The Ancient Greekish setting of Theros will catch the eye of many more of the less "tuned in" players of D&D-- the ones who don't know about all the 3rd party stuff available-- and they'll pick the book up since its an official D&D setting. And if they find they like what they read, that'll inspire them to go looking around for more Ancient Greek stuff-- allowing them to find Dragonlords and the others. And those books will probably get more eyes on them that way that they have gotten already.

It could very well be a coincidence... but I think the fact that there isn't an adventure within the Theros book will only help direct people to the Dragonlords campaign adventure path. And it could be WotC's way of throwing Ohlen and the others a bone for coming to work for them.

 

[Urriak Uruk]

I've been disappointed with the D&D setting received. So far, we have an Eberron book (nice) and bits and pieces of the Forgotten Realms (distorted presentation). Other settings included some dudes house rules (WTF?) and and two MtG worlds (and WTF?).

D&D has so many great, unique settings read to be updated (Planescape, Spelljammer, Dark Sun, etc.). Instead, Wizards has decided to taint the brand with MtG grease and the magical sprinkles of some dude's YouTube stardom.

Call me disappointed. Let D&D be D&D. Or they should stop sitting on their IP like pigs sitting on a gold crown.

Just curious, do you own Ravnica or Wildemount?

 

[Parmandur]

The Wildemount sourcebook was by far the best of the campaign setting books for 5e we've gotten though.

Arguably: I'm loving it, but I might give the edge to Eberron as a whole package. There haven't been any whiffs yet.

 

[WayOfTheFourElements]

The Wildemount sourcebook was by far the best of the campaign setting books for 5e we've gotten though.

Which is fine. I'm glad it's a great book. Doesn't change the fact that WotC is sitting on their IPs and taking advantage mismanaged CR law.

 

[WayOfTheFourElements]

Just curious, do you own Ravnica or Wildemount?

Nope. I'll looks at them when WotC stops sitting on IPs.

 

[Urriak Uruk]

Nope. I'll looks at them when WotC stops sitting on IPs.

You might be in for a long wait then... it's going to take Wizard's a while to publish Dark Sun, Planescape, and Spelljammer.

 

[WayOfTheFourElements]

You might be in for a long wait then... it's going to take Wizard's a while to publish Dark Sun, Planescape, and Spelljammer.

I'm not waiting. I don't think they will. The market intensives aren't there. Doesn't make the current IP law ethical.

 

[LuisCarlos17f]

The plans for the old lines are multimedia, not only for the TTRPGs but also por novels, comics, videogames, and maybe movie or teleserie adaptation. Dragonlance will not be in the "Phase 1" but maybe later.

 

[Urriak Uruk]

I'm not waiting. I don't think they will. The market intensives aren't there. Doesn't make the current IP law ethical.

Yeah I wouldn't drag ethics into this... we are talking about D&D, not patents for life-saving prescriptions.

 

[Parmandur]

I'm not waiting. I don't think they will. The market intensives aren't there. Doesn't make the current IP law ethical.

I mean, they are working on those, by all accounts, including by Matt Mercer. By avoiding the good current products, you are simply depriving yourself.