D&D 5E Games & Settings
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A list of official D&D 5E settings, plus stand-alone games and campaign settings by third party publishers. Third-party games and settings are produced using the Open Gaming License, and use the D&D 5E ruleset to explore new genres and worlds.Mythic Odysseys of Theros
The most common setting theme is Ancient Greek mythology, with several games or settings inspired by it: Theros, Arkadia, Hellenistika, Land of Myth, Odyssey of the Dragonlords, Ancient Adventures, and the Scarred Lands.
Official D&D Settings
These campaign settings are produced by WotC for D&D 5th Edition. Some have their own standalone books, while others are the setting for single storylines (adventures). Those with standalone setting books are marked with an asterisk.
Setting Notes Avernus Layer of Hell; no setting book, but covered in Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus adventure Eberron* Eberron: Rising from the Last War; pulp and fantasy technology Forgotten Realms Generic fantasy; a partial setting book (Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide);
the default setting for most official D&D adventures which often contain additional setting informationGreyhawk No setting book, but the setting used in Ghosts of Saltmarsh Ravenloft* Gothic horror; Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft, also partially covered in Curse of Strahd adventure Ravnica* Guildmaster's Guide to Ravnica; MtG setting of a giant city Spelljammer* Spelljammer: Adventures in Space, Astral spaceships Strixhaven* Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos, MTG setting in a wizard school Theros* Mythic Odysseys of Theros; Greek-themed MtG setting Wildemount* Explorer's Guide to Wildemount; the Critical Role setting
Planeshift Settings
These are Magic: the Gathering settings converted to D&D 5E and released as free online supplements by WotC. Planeshift is the name of a D&D spell.
Setting Notes Amonkhet Egyptian-inspired Dominaria Default MtG setting Innistrad Gothic horror-themed, vampires, werewolves Ixalan Mesoamerican-inspired; Sun Empire, dinosaurs Kaladesh Clockwork, airships, artifice Zendikar Adventure world of ancient ruins
Standalone Third Party Games
These standalone games do not require the D&D core rulebooks, but are powered by the same ruleset. All the rules needed to play are found in the game itself.
Game Publisher Notes Advent Horizon Promethium Books Semi-hard science fiction, plus eldritch horrors Adventures in Middle Earth Free League Tolkien Affinity - Conestoga Dias Ex Machina Games Adventures of giant adrift alien spaceship, part of Affinity trilogy of interconnected settings (see below) Affinity - Paradise Dias Ex Machina Games Weird magitech fantasy in an orrery star system, incorporates Ultramodern5 rule changes, also see above Affinity - Torus Dias Ex Machina Games Art-Deco Weird West, also, see above Amazing Adventures Troll Lord Games Multi-genre, modern, pulp, scifi Anime 5e Dyskami Publishing Another supers in 5e. In truth it just imports large parts of M&M 2e into 5e. Beast World Heartleaf Games Furry adventure Beowulf: Age of Heroes Handiwork Games Norse fantasy, rules reworked for 1 DM + 1 player Black Iron Feral Gamers Inc Grimdark S&S Bloodlines & Black Magic Storm Bunny Studios Modern Occult Capes and Crooks Crit Academy Superheroes Carbon 2185 Dragon Turtle Games Cyberpunk Dark Matter Mage Hand Press Science fiction, plus mega-damage in 5e! Dark Souls: The Roleplaying Game Steamforged Games Ltd Dark Souls: The Roleplaying Game, duh DarkEnergy Entanglement Interactive Magic postapocalypse, RIFTS-ish Deathbringer RPG OSR hack from Youtuber Professor Dungeon Master Demiverse Gnome Mage Games The multiverse exploded and the dimensions smooshed back together, wrong. Lots of extra planes to add to your game Doctors and Daleks Cubicle 7 Doctor Who 5e Entromancy Nightpath Publishing Cyberpunk, Shadowrun-style fantasy Esper Genesis Alligator Alley Entertainment Sci-fi, Mass Effect-like Fateforge Studio Agate French sword & sorcery Five Torches Deep Sigil Stone Publishing OSR hack of 5e Gaslight Victorian Fantasy Battlefield Press International Victorian Fantasy Genefunk 2090 CRISPR Monkey Studios Cyberpunk, focus on biotech Ghost Ops Second Strike FeralGamersInc Tom Clancy tactical spec ops Hereafter Sigil Entertainment Bad news, you're dead! Enjoy the afterlife, but you may be able to escape back to the living world Hellboy MANTIC Comic-book Kisarta Sushi Role You're dead, and afterlife is terrible. Yep, somehow you're damned and the beings in charge are not nice. But there seems to be plenty to do though. Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition EN Publishing Reworking of 5e rules from the ground up Lost Lights Side Quest Press Persian setting plus mythology Olde Swords Reign Fumble Table OSR hack of 5e Path of the Planebreaker Monte Cook Games Moon sized object plummets through dimensions collecting items, and people; bringing doom as it goes Pugmire / Mau / Squeaks in the Deep Onyx Path Publishing Uplifted dogs, cats, birds, reptiles & rodents in post-human Earth Ruin 5th ed, The FeralGamersInc Realistic postapocalypse S5E Sigil Entertainment Brings at-will powers to the fore allowing incredibly powerful characters Spy Game, the Black Cats Gaming Espionage Stargate Wyvern Gaming Sci-fi Tales of Arcana Arcanomicon LLC Hundreds of races, plus setting tied together to create a 5e Wold Newton type setting. Also really funny in places. Allows players to be puppets, transformers etc! The Sundering UH Studios Gods fell from the skies, continent sized flaming blades sheared the nations. Has Crystal Spheres and Spelljammer compatible! Tomb of the Colossus Gods Lion Banner Games Campaign plus adventure. They even invented their own language. There's verisimilitude for you. Ultramodern5 Dias Ex Machina Modern Whispers in the Dark Saturday Morning Scenarios Call of Cthulhu, 5E style, 1870s New Orleans Liberty: AFTER John Dossinger Publishing Sci-fi, post-apocalyptic
DMs Guild Exclusive Settings
These campaign settings cover material that is owned by WotC, but is still allowed for third-parties to publish under the terms of the DMsGuild.
Setting Publisher Notes Acheron Ulraunt's Guide to the Planes Outer Planes, war-torn battlefields Infinite Staircase Oliver Darkshire Use the Infinite Staircase to travel the planes Rites of the Infinity Guard Aripockily Become a protector of time, and banish those that would disrupt it Shadowfel Ulraunt's Guide to the Planes Outer Planes, horror Traveler's Guide to the Cosmos Aripockily Bring the cosmos to your doorstep and travel the universe
Third Party Campaign Settings
These campaign settings require the D&D core rulebooks. They are not standalone games.
Setting Publisher Notes 2099 Wasteland Legendary Games Post-apocalyptic Adventurer's Guide to the Bible Red Panda Publishing You'll never guess it... Aetaltis Mechanical Muse Classic Fantasy Agents of G.A.I.A. Battlefield Press International Modern Urban Fantasy Aihrde Troll Lord Games Fantasy Alessia Storm Bunny Studios Wuxia science fiction fantasy Alfeimur L&A Media Dark sword and sorcery Aigyptos Skirmisher Publishing Egyptian Amethyst: Quintessence Dias Ex Machina Games Science vs. magic Arcana of the Ancients 5e release of Numenera setting Ancient Adventures Mal & Tal Enterprises Ancient Greece Arcanis Paradigm Concepts Roman Arkadia Arcana Games Greek Arora Ghostfire Gaming Post-dragon apocalypse Aquilae Infinium Game Studio Setting of Dark Obelisk adventures Auroborous: Coils of the Serpent Warchief Gaming Epic fantasy Blood & Bone Arcana Games Grimdark, no magic Blue Rose Green Ronin Romantic Fantasy Book of Exalted Darkness Legendary Games Decopunk good and evil Brancalonia Acheron Books Spaghetti Fantasy Burning Skies EN Publishing High fantasy, war, setting of War of the Burning Sky Cloak & Coin Red Turban Press Mercenary fantasy Churn Campaign Setting, The Thomas Fuentes TBD (typical fantasy?) Comets & Cockpits: Geographica Adelphos Daylight Publications Junker Space Fantasy! (Star Wars meets Mad Max) Dark Matter Mage Hand Press Sci-fi Dragon Heresy Gaming Ballistic, LLC Norse Ebonclad Dan Coleman Productions Thieves' guilds Eldritch Sands Poison Potion Press Magitech Destiny/Warframe-like Embers of the Forgotten Kingdom Metal Weave Games Soulslike Ethereal Expanse Ghostfire Gaming Astral pirates and seafaring Fading Embers Valiant Fox Gaming Magical Ice Age Farland, World of S. Baker World ruled by evil Grim Hollow Ghostfire Gaming grimdark fantasy Gullet Cove Steamforged Games Cats and dogs Hellenistika Handiwork Games Greek HELLSCAPES Scrivened, LLC Postapocalyptic Toolkit Hereva Xacur Witches Historia Mana Project Studio Dark Fantasy Renaissance
Talking AnimalsHistorica Arcanum: City of Crescent Metis Media 19th Century Ottoman Urban Fantasy Humblewood Hit Point Press Birdfolk and other animals Hypercorps 2099 Legendary Games Cyberpunk superheroes HYPERLANES Scrivened, LLC Scifi toolkit Inferno Acheron Books Based off of Dante's Divine Comedy Iskløft Skald Publishing Vikings Iron Kingdoms Requiem Privateer Press Steampunk Age & Magitech Mechas Journey to Ragnarok Mana Project Studio Norse Koryo Hall of Adventures Red Scales Publishing Korean fantasy Land of Myth Seven Thebes Greek Lasers & Liches Lasers & Liches Retrowave aesthetic Legendary Planet Legendary Games Science Fantasy AP Legendlore Onyx Path Isekai D&D, based on comics The Lost Lands Frog God Games Collection of settings, high fantasy inspired by various cultures Lost Lights Campaign Setting Side Quest Press 2 continents affected by the aftermath of a celestial war Manastorm Terran Empire Publishing high fantasy Midgard Kobold Press European dark fantasy Midnight - Legacy of Darkness EDGE Studio Fight back in world where Not-Sauron has won in Not-Middleearth Mists of Akuma Storm Bunny Studios Eastern fantasy noir steampunk Monsters of Murka Action Fiction Political satire Neurospasta Dias Ex Machina Games Cyberpunk transhuman Nightfell Mana Project Studios Horror fantasy Odyssey of the Dragonlords Arcanum Worlds Greek Planegea Atlas Press Prehistoric D&D Ponyfinder Silver Games LLC Talking Animals Primeval Thule Sasquatch Game Studio Sword & Sorcery Ptolus Monte Cook Games City-based Fantasy Pure Steam ICOSA Entertainment Steampunk Red Opera Apotheosis Studios heavy metal Retroverse Lasers & Liches Setting for Lasers & Liches Rocket Age Why Not Games pulpy retro-scifi Ruins of Symbaroum Dark fantasy Runewild Sneak Attack Press Dark Fairy Tale Forest Savage Company SHM Publishing Goblins/Orcs/etc with guns Scarred Lands Onyx Path Publishing Greek-inspired Seas of Vodari Tribality Publishing Swashbuckling nautical Sherwood: The Legend of Robin Hood Battlefield Press International Swashbuckling Historical Snowhaven High Level Games Snowpunk Spaceships and Starwyrms HopePunk Games Scifi toolkit Supers & Sorcery Daylight Publications Superhero Svilland Dream Realm Storytellers Norse Tails of the City Silver Games LLC Talking animals Tal'Dorei Green Ronin Critical Role's setting Talislanta: the Savage Land Nocturnal Media Fantasy dark ages, 5e version of classic setting Theria Dungeons & Randomness low-magic shades of grey Thrones & Bones: Norrøngard Lazy Wolf Studios Based on novels of Lou Anders, north horror fantasy Vast Kaviya Legendary Games Primordial sword and sorcery Wardlings Renegade Game Studios Child Heroes World of Myrr Cawood Publishing Heroic fantasy World of Nimbus, The Bronze age sword & sorcery World of Xoth Xoth.Net Publishing Sword and sorcery Zeitgeist EN Publishing Renaissance