D&D 5E WotC: 5 D&D Settings In Development?

WotC's Ray Winninger spoke a little about some upcoming D&D settings -- two classic settings are coming in 2022 in formats we haven't seen before, and two brand new (not Magic: the Gathering) settings are also in development, as well as return to a setting they've already covered in 5E. He does note, however, that of the last three, there's a chance of one or more not making it to release, as they develop more than they use.

Two classic settings? What could they be?​

So that's:

• 2 classic settings in 2022 (in a brand new format)
• 2 brand new settings
• 1 returning setting

So the big questions -- what are the two classic settings, and what do they mean by a format we haven't seen before? Winninger has clarified on Twitter that "Each of these products is pursuing a different format you've never seen before. And neither is "digital only;" these are new print formats."

As I've mentioned on a couple of occasions, there are two more products that revive "classic" settings in production right now.

The manuscript for the first, overseen by [Chris Perkins], is nearly complete. Work on the second, led by [F. Wesley Schneider] with an assist from [Ari Levitch], is just ramping up in earnest. Both are targeting 2022 and formats you've never seen before.

In addition to these two titles, we have two brand new [D&D] settings in early development, as well as a return to a setting we've already covered. (No, these are not M:tG worlds.)

As I mentioned in the dev blog, we develop more material than we publish, so it's possible one or more of these last three won't reach production. But as of right now, they're all looking great.

Of course the phrase "two more products that revive 'classic' settings" could be interpreted in different ways. It might not be two individual setting books.

 

[thundershot]

As a Mystara fan, I feel your pain.

I, too, am a big Mystara (content) fan. My homebrew world uses a lot of Mystaran elements (Rakasta, Tortles, Lupins, Isle of Dread). So yeah, I’d put that ahead of Greyhawk…

 

[Levistus's_Leviathan]

Yes. But it doesn't have a full on logo yet, like say Forgotten Realms.

I imagine that they'll just use this one:

 

[BRayne]

Looks like it won't be one of the WotC books:

 

[Urriak Uruk]

Looks like it won't be one of the WotC books:

Looks like not! Still, maybe that line in the D&D Beyond code actually means this book will be available there as well. Not truly official, but as close as you can get without being published by WotC.

 

[Demetrios1453]

Looks like it won't be one of the WotC books:

Well, that lowers Exandria's stock as being the "returning setting" being done by WotC. Doesn't exclude it entirely (we may see a guide to where the new campaign will be, but that seems still a way in the future), but definitely makes it seem less likely...

 

[Parmandur]

Well, that lowers Exandria's stock as being the "returning setting" being done by WotC. Doesn't exclude it entirely (we may see a guide to where the new campaign will be, but that seems still a way in the future), but definitely makes it seem less likely...

However, it does raise the stock on Critical Role continuing with 5E rules.

 

[Urriak Uruk]

However, it does raise the stock on Critical Role continuing with 5E rules.

Honestly I can't believe anyone thought this was ever in doubt.

 

[darjr]

Critical Role - Tal’Dorei Reborn from Critical Role's Darrington Press

Critical Role's publishing arm, Darrington Press, has announced that it is relaunching the Tal'Dorei campaign setting (which was originally published inn 2017 by Green Ronin). The new setting is called Tal’Dorei Campaign Setting Reborn and will launch in late 2021/early 2022. Since we launched...

www.enworld.org

 

[Parmandur]

Honestly I can't believe anyone thought this was ever in doubt.

Yeah, for sure, but this does put paid to those rumblings.

 

[darjr]

Honestly I can't believe anyone thought this was ever in doubt.

The one I doubt at the moment is MCDM. But I think they’ll continue with 5e too.