D&D 5E Which Classic Settings do you think WotC will publish?

[Parmandur]

I'm not sure why you're so opposed to the idea, at least as far as it making sense - not whether or not you personally want it. I mean, Henadic puts it well:

I don't think you're right that one of the next three major releases with be an FR setting book, although it wouldn't totally surprise me. But I agree that they really should do one at some point.

I didn't see this one. So they're actively working on two others, but may have others in their long-term plans.

"Actively" would probably mean it is going to come out within the next year or two (by 2022, maybe 2023). So it may be that we don't see another this year, but see one in each of 2022 and 2023, and that they plan on covering one per year, at least until they get through most of the obvious ones (Ravenloft, Dragonlance, Dark Sun, Planescape, Forgotten Realms) and then re-assess for the "second tier" (Spelljammer, Greyhawk, Mystara).

I am not actively against the idea for myself: I love the 3E FRCS, still use it even (and notably WotC still sells it, and the 1E, 2E, and 4E versions).

However, I see no business case for anything beyond the SCAG while it is still selling and the Adventure supplements with Setting info still sell, so I don't see WotC doing anything different with the FR by 2024.

In the D&D Studio blog, Winninger also said that book projects take 12-24 months. So I think we might see both things he is talking about within the next 12 months, potentially.

 

[Mercurius]

I am not actively against the idea for myself: I love the 3E FRCS, still use it even (and notably WotC still sells it, and the 1E, 2E, and 4E versions).

However, I see no business case for anything beyond the SCAG while it is still selling and the Adventure supplements with Setting info still sell, so I don't see WotC doing anything different with the FR by 2024.

In the D&D Studio blog, Winninger also said that book projects take 12-24 months. So I think we might see both things he is talking about within the next 12 months, potentially.

Well, you may be right insofar as if they publish a new FRCS, it might kill SCAG. So if and when SCAG goes down, they might consider it - and I wouldn't be surprised if they have it mostly finished, as they have a lot of stuff to draw from. On the other hand, a Faerun book wouldn't have the detail of SCAG, or could focus more on other areas (e.g. the Dalelands and Anauroch).

They might also expand their adventures beyond the Sword Coast, do one or two in another region and then publish a Dalelands and Environs Adventurers Guide ala SCAG.

 

[Henadic Theologian]

For a moment I read this as "Nautiloid Spermjammer cards."

Finally the Spelljammer XXX Parody we've all been waiting for .

 

[darjr]

Starfrontiers!

 

[Henadic Theologian]

Well, you may be right insofar as if they publish a new FRCS, it might kill SCAG. So if and when SCAG goes down, they might consider it - and I wouldn't be surprised if they have it mostly finished, as they have a lot of stuff to draw from. On the other hand, a Faerun book wouldn't have the detail of SCAG, or could focus more on other areas (e.g. the Dalelands and Anauroch).

They might also expand their adventures beyond the Sword Coast, do one or two in another region and then publish a Dalelands and Environs Adventurers Guide ala SCAG.

The SCAG is like a Regional Players guide to a proper Faerun Campaign Book, its a side dish, not the main course, so a Faerum Campaign Book wouldn't effect its sales much, except maybe enchance it with the right pitch.

Compareson to 4e would the 5e SCAG = 5e Forgotten Realms Players Guide + Neverwinter Campaign Setting vs 5e Faerun Campaign Guide = 4e Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide. Heck they could even sell them as a bundle together the way the Core Books Gift set or the AFR Bundles the sell the Core Book Gift Set with a AFR Commander Deck.

Also alot of people were very unhappy with the SCAG, even WotC, it was an already very out of date experiment.

 

[Parmandur]

Well, you may be right insofar as if they publish a new FRCS, it might kill SCAG. So if and when SCAG goes down, they might consider it - and I wouldn't be surprised if they have it mostly finished, as they have a lot of stuff to draw from. On the other hand, a Faerun book wouldn't have the detail of SCAG, or could focus more on other areas (e.g. the Dalelands and Anauroch).

They might also expand their adventures beyond the Sword Coast, do one or two in another region and then publish a Dalelands and Environs Adventurers Guide ala SCAG.

They could, but I don't see that in the cards in the near to moderate future.

 

[grimslade]

I figure there will be some sort of Dragonlance campaign book coming out. It will most likely reset to the War of the Lance and be a big ol' nostalgia-fest of NPCs we can argue stats over. It will mesh with the new trilogy and there will be much 'synergy' in the releases. I expect they will release another Faerun based adventure path book but will combine it with a Dalelands/Cormyr Adventurers Guide release. Lastly, I think there will be a planesjammer book. I do not think we will see Crystal Spheres or detailed Factions. There will be Sigil. There will be ships and rules for combat in the Astral sea. I just don't see much lore carrying over.
Dark Sun will not be released until they settle psionics and get a handle on what defiling means in 5E. I am eager to look at the Dark Gifts section of RVGtR to glean where their head is at.

 

[Urriak Uruk]

"Actively" would probably mean it is going to come out within the next year or two (by 2022, maybe 2023). So it may be that we don't see another this year, but see one in each of 2022 and 2023, and that they plan on covering one per year, at least until they get through most of the obvious ones (Ravenloft, Dragonlance, Dark Sun, Planescape, Forgotten Realms) and then re-assess for the "second tier" (Spelljammer, Greyhawk, Mystara).

I believe (and I cannot remember this exactly) Winninger said that all three setting would release in 2021 or 2022. But that was in one of the streams in 2020, and don't want to dig around for it.

Anyway, my assumption is the other two are Dark Sun, Planescape, or Dragonlance. Not sure which of the two, but Planescape seems almost certain to me, considering it's cameo in Tasha's.

EDIT: A bunch of folks in this thread have said "WotC won't touch Dark Sun, it's too problematic." That may be true, but I'm an avid listener of Dragon Talk, and Greg Tito actually mentioned Athas in the episode two weeks ago (and called it Athas, indicating a little more than just surface knowledge). Could be nothing, but could be a tiny hint of the future.

 

[Parmandur]

I believe (and I cannot remember this exactly) Winninger said that all three setting would release in 2021 or 2022. But that was in one of the streams in 2020, and don't want to dig around for it.

Anyway, my assumption is the other two are Dark Sun, Planescape, or Dragonlance. Not sure which of the two, but Planescape seems almost certain to me, considering it's cameo in Tasha's.

EDIT: A bunch of folks in this thread have said "WotC won't touch Dark Sun, it's too problematic." That may be true, but I'm an avid listener of Dragon Talk, and Greg Tito actually mentioned Athas in the episode two weeks ago (and called it Athas, indicating a little more than just surface knowledge). Could be nothing, but could be a tiny hint of the future.

I think we'll see Planescape and Dark Sun. 2E and 4E Dark Sun have some weird baggage, but so did Ravenloft. That can be addressed.

 

[Saracenus]

We just had an Unearth Arcana with Dragonlance references. My bet is that DL is the next campaign world.