D&D (2024) What older setting do you want to see next?

[schneeland]

I'd prefer they don't bother updating any legacy settings anymore. I'd much rather have a new setting that's actually supported with more than one book. If they're going to do one though I'd like to see a proper FR book. If they're going to have a default setting, then just stick to that.

The only drawback if they don't publish old settings anymore is that they are not opened up for 3rd party content on DM's guild. But I guess that could be changed.
That being said, having something like "City of Greyhawk" or "(Village of) Blackmoor" as brought up by @Yaarel would probably be enough (since they opened up Ravenloft once "Curse of Strahd" was released if I remember correctly). And maybe such focused books would actually be decent.

 

[Parmandur]

Heh, so simple to "just" do this!

But I do think it is easier to clean up the culture of a town, rather than the cultures of an entire planet.

So, I am still hoping for the City of Greyhawk and the Town of Blackmoor to be doable for 2024.

Make it easy to import these local settings into any campaign world.

Mention the pulpy monsters.

The original Flannaes are not that large, and the page count was sparse. I don't even thinknit would need that much updating, frankly.

 

[Micah Sweet]

The original Flannaes are not that large, and the page count was sparse. I don't even thinknit would need that much updating, frankly.

That's a good point. What in Greyhawk actually needs to be updated at all? Its not like it has unique player options like Dark Sun does.

 

[Parmandur]

That's a good point. What in Greyhawk actually needs to be updated at all? Its not like it has unique player options like Dark Sun does.

A lot of the Human ethnography stuff could use some nuance and reworking, frankly, but nothing worse than material thar WotC publishes in the last two weeks.

 

[R_J_K75]

That being said, having something like "City of Greyhawk" or "(Village of) Blackmoor"

If WotC insists on campaign settings supplements I too would prefer more concise, localized books rather than full settings and adventures.

 

[Micah Sweet]

A lot of the Human ethnography stuff could use some nuance and reworking, frankly, but nothing worse than material thar WotC publishes in the last two weeks.

Sure, but there are no mechanical updates needed, so there's nothing to sell a book to the degree WotC wants. People who don't like Dark Sun may well buy a Dark Sun book for the psionics rules, for example.

I don't see modern sensibility lore updates as being worth publishing without new mechanics to back it up, even if you're the kind of person who cares about that sort of thing enough to have WotC make those changes for you.

 

[Parmandur]

Sure, but there are no mechanical updates needed, so there's nothing to sell a book to the degree WotC wants. People who don't like Dark Sun may well buy a Dark Sun book for the psionics rules, for example.

I don't see modern sensibility lore updates as being worth publishing without new mechanics to back it up, even if you're the kind of person who cares about that sort of thing enough to have WotC make those changes for you.

I mean, they don't sell books based on crunch, they sell them based on campaign building material (Adventures, generation tables, Lore, etc.).

 

[Micah Sweet]

I mean, they don't sell books based on crunch, they sell them based on campaign building material (Adventures, generation tables, Lore, etc.).

The way I see it, they publish based on setting material, but they sell them based on players and DMs wanting new widgets for their games. By which I mean, that where the money is.

 

[Parmandur]

The way I see it, they publish based on setting material, but they sell them based on players and DMs wanting new widgets for their games. By which I mean, that where the money is.

Based on what they publish, the money seems to be in Adventure material: even the Settong products are becoming increasingly Adventure centric.

 

[Mind of tempest]

Based on what they publish, the money seems to be in Adventure material: even the Settong products are becoming increasingly Adventure centric.

from what I hear that is backwards adventures being the least popular with option books selling best of all?