D&D 5E (2024) WotC Should Make 5.5E Specific Setting
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Maxperson
Morkus from Orkus
Dark Sun would be the only problematic one, since it has special classes.
Yaarel
🇮🇱 🇺🇦 He-Mage
Oh. But still, there can be a UA that spells out the suggested lore for the native Dragonborn of the Mere of Dead Men. Greenwood might do it himself a book for DMs Guild. A generic product that covers Dragonborn might mention how Forgotten Realms does it: Tymanther and Mere.My point is that it took them 11 years to get us one more book on the Forgotten Realms. Relying on future Realms books to do stuff isn't the most solid choice.
The information can trickle in and consolidate later. The fansites are sure to mention anything official and quasi official, so fans will know about it.
Yaarel
🇮🇱 🇺🇦 He-Mage
Someone with the Heroes of Faerun confirm this? Google AI says it lists two (actually three) separate origins. I paraphrase.
1. Tymanther Dragonborn from the alternate reality Abier. Their culture is paladin-ish valuing oaths. They are generally nontheistic. In Abier, the tyranny by Dragons estranged these Dragonborn.
2. Ancient Dragonborn that are native to Toril. The deity Io (in the aspect of Asgorath) created them in prehistory, before the arrival of Humans. They still survive in isolated communities, each with their own distinctive traits and customs. Some have close relations with the Dragons of their ancestries. Some have unique forms, such as wings.
3. Bahamut Dragonborn. Some of the Ancient Dragonborn actually are other Humanoids, like Humans, who transformed into a Dragonborn by means of a divine ritual called the Rite of Rebirth. These served Bahamut as champions against the Dragons of Tiamat.
If the above is accurate, the suggested Dragonborn of the Mere of Dead Men are (2) Ancient Dragonborn who are in one of these isolated communities. They probably have good relations with the Black Dragons there. Silver and Brass may also be present since earlier times, or later from Bahamut. They can have unique traits, including a Lindorm form.
This locates a significant Dragonborn community Between Neverwinter and Waterdeep.
1. Tymanther Dragonborn from the alternate reality Abier. Their culture is paladin-ish valuing oaths. They are generally nontheistic. In Abier, the tyranny by Dragons estranged these Dragonborn.
2. Ancient Dragonborn that are native to Toril. The deity Io (in the aspect of Asgorath) created them in prehistory, before the arrival of Humans. They still survive in isolated communities, each with their own distinctive traits and customs. Some have close relations with the Dragons of their ancestries. Some have unique forms, such as wings.
3. Bahamut Dragonborn. Some of the Ancient Dragonborn actually are other Humanoids, like Humans, who transformed into a Dragonborn by means of a divine ritual called the Rite of Rebirth. These served Bahamut as champions against the Dragons of Tiamat.
If the above is accurate, the suggested Dragonborn of the Mere of Dead Men are (2) Ancient Dragonborn who are in one of these isolated communities. They probably have good relations with the Black Dragons there. Silver and Brass may also be present since earlier times, or later from Bahamut. They can have unique traits, including a Lindorm form.
This locates a significant Dragonborn community Between Neverwinter and Waterdeep.
doctorbadwolf
Heretic of The Seventh Circle
I was replying to the notion that 5e isnt different enough to warrant a setting built for it.
THe most recent edition change was 4e to 5e.
5e is massively different from any edition that has a fully fledged setting built for it. The update to 5e has no particular bearing on that.
The most recent edition change was last year, which is why I say it wasn’t much different.
Epic Meepo
Hero
Point of order. WotC can't be "lagging behind the mentality of the editions." WotC defines the mentality of the current edition of D&D. If WotC publishes a setting intended for use with the current edition of the rules, then by definition, that setting reflects the mentality of the current edition.
Counterargument
The mentality of the customer base defines the edition more than that of the publisher.
The mentality of the publisher can lag behind the customer base.
Proof: the time before the publication of TCOE.
Corinnguard
Legend
And her DM will be perfectly okay with that. They aren't going to correct her on her assumption.
There is no rule that a DM has to be in lockstep with everything that's in 5.5e. They can pick and choose what they want to use and what they don't want to use. They can throw in some homebrewed material if it works better than what's in 5.5e too.
Shouldn't it be, 'What I want is for WoTC to stop implying that the Forgotten Realms is a 5.5e style setting'? If WoTC kept the PHB, the DMG and MM setting neutral, would we be debating back-and-forth on this issue? WoTC chose the FR to be default setting for 5.5e, not your fellow players.
