D&D 5E Which Magic the Gathering setting would you want added officially to D&D?

[Mecheon]

And OA wasn't a failure, so perhaps it isn't worse the Kamigawa.

What D&D considers a failure is a far thing to what MtG considers a failure

Kamigawa just leans into it so much more than anything OA ever produced, but this isn't "Old Man Mecheon tears into OA not going full on into its influences"

 

[Azzy]

To be fair OA explored a lot more then just Japan.

Not really. OA (both) only gave lipservice to anything outside of Japan.

 

[gyor]

Not really. OA (both) only gave lipservice to anything outside of Japan.

China was more then well represented with two Chinas, three if you want quasi Tibet as part of China.

And some other region's got cool lore like Malatra, which was the most interesting part to me.

 

[Urriak Uruk]

I like the Kor race from Zandikar, and what look like it's subclasses, but the setting itself isn't that interesting to me besides from Eldrazi who aren't there anymore.

Considering how "Zendikar Rising" is one of the sets being released this year, something will be released this year updating the setting. I don't think it will be Eldrazi related, but some shake-up is likely in the works. Probably going to be related to one of Nicol Bolas' allies who are now on the run from the Gatewatch.

 

[Azzy]

China was more then well represented with two Chinas, three if you want quasi Tibet as part of China.

Yeah, no. The outlined Kara-Tur setting from the back of 1e OA had two Chinas (and two Japans), sure, but that was just setting fluff appended to the end of the book. Minus that, there is very little China (or non-Japanese culture) influence in the book—outside of some monsters, a hack of a magic-user class, the barabarian and monk—it was pretty much all Japan-inspired. Like I said, lipservice.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

Which is why we will never again see an official setting book based on a real world non-western culture.

 

[Mecheon]

It should be based on fantasy that place and not the real world.

Hence. Kamigawa

 

[Urriak Uruk]

Which is why we will never again see an official setting book based on a real world non-western culture.

There were some rumors of a book getting released based upon non-western cultures. But it's likely an adventure book, not a setting one.

Upcoming 'Dungeons & Dragons' Publications Will Explore More Areas Influenced by Non-European Cultures

Dungeons & Dragons plans to explore parts of the Forgotten Realms influenced by non-European cultures. During a Twitch stream yesterday, D&D senior director Nathan Stewart noted that there were plans for upcoming books to explore regions of the Forgotten Realms with influences from non-European...

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[Parmandur]

There were some rumors of a book getting released based upon non-western cultures. But it's likely an adventure book, not a setting one.

Upcoming 'Dungeons & Dragons' Publications Will Explore More Areas Influenced by Non-European Cultures

Dungeons & Dragons plans to explore parts of the Forgotten Realms influenced by non-European cultures. During a Twitch stream yesterday, D&D senior director Nathan Stewart noted that there were plans for upcoming books to explore regions of the Forgotten Realms with influences from non-European...

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IIRC, he didn't really specify Forgotten Realms in the stream, though. Just that 2020 books would deal more with non-European elements, and they had consultants coming in to help with that.

Calishman seems a reasonable possibility for adventure, since it is on the Sea of Swords.

 

[Urriak Uruk]

IIRC, he didn't really specify Forgotten Realms in the stream, though. Just that 2020 books would deal more with non-European elements, and they had consultants coming in to help with that.

Calishman seems a reasonable possibility for adventure, since it is on the Sea of Swords.

Timestamp is about 55:15.

Nate Stewart says:
"But 2020 we're going to go really lots of really diverse stuff that brings in some different cultures and different influences... but 2020 products are going to have a couple of major products that have a lot of influence from other cultures that we have not really touched on before that I think are pretty prevalent."

Not much detail there of course, but it's pretty interesting how all these pieces fit together. What we know about upcoming products;

• 2020 has a "couple" of products with different cultural influences "that haven't been touched on before."
• There is a product with several different adventures written in it by outside consultants (including Debora Ann Woll, Marisha Ray, and DMsGuild writers).
• There is possibly going to be more setting books after the success of Ravnica.
• There is something in the works with a Planescape/Spelljammer/Fey influence, as hinted by Perkins with gnome mindflayers and chwingas mentioned.

Kind of wondering if the "adventure compilation" may have different cultural influences, or whether it's a setting, or a new big AP (I know Descent/ToA/SKT aren't technically APs but the name fits well).