WotC could definitely benefit from having a new campaign appear in 5th edition. There's a lot to think about when deciding what the best choice would be, but I thought I'd start with some basic fantasy genres to build off of. Which fantasy genre do you think would be a good basis for a new dnd campaign? Keep in mind what you think new and old fans of the game would most likely want to see, and also what would be able to maintain the core aspects of what dnd is separate from another popular RPG. 

I tried to keep my list geared toward both well defined fantasy genres and ancient world cultures, since it's d&d but feel free to add more below. I think some combinations from the list in the poll would also serve well in mixing together. Obviously this list is not comprehensive.

Disucss below

I should've included a seafaring pirate type. 

My votes combine as such: Celtic, fairy tale and dark fantasy. My brain is running wild with ideas about this. 

Viking Fantasy and Dying Earth

I like a gritty, bleak, and hopeless setting when I'm playing a PC character.
Nothing I can think that fits that more than Ragnarok.

I'd really like to explore an Urban Fantasy setting.  I think there are authors out there putting out some quality content in this genre that I would think many would want to experience for themselves.  

Other: The one I particularly would enjoy is a good Vedic India setting. The Ramayana is a bit meh, but something similar to the full Mahabharata War would be quite fun.

Another one I have always contemplated but not gotten around to was inspired by Carl Sagan's book "The Dragons of Eden" where he mentions that if he had a time machine he'd love to visit Europe when 5 species of human lived together in reasonably near proximity.

And one I got started but only played two sessions of that I would enjoy getting a long run playing was "Kaiju in golden age greece".

Okay what's creepy is that I can see my original thread comment now has my two follow up posts at the bottom of it, embedded in my initial post. Is that a new feature or did my systems get hacked??? Hopeuflly the former. 

Anyway back on topic. I like what everyone is discussing. Especially the idea of Kaiju in golden age Greece. Combinining genres, cultures and major themes is good inspiration.

High Fantasy is still taking the lead with votes right now. 

I voted for, Gaslamp, Viking, Gothic*, Urban, 20's, Celtic, and Other. 

Other: medieval fantasy that isn't focused primarily on the stereotypical European medieval experience. Give me  Jewish alchemists from Andalusian Spain, Vikings living in Constantinople and trading with Northern African, Arab, and Near East Asian merchants, African Empires and trade city states, Khans, and all the rest of what actually existed during what we call the Middle Ages. 

*Not dark as in grim dark. I utterly despise grimdark. 

I'd really enjoy a setting that involved going on many expeditions and exploring combined with an ocean world like Kamino from Star-Wars where land is highly contested over hence the need to explore more and find new places to colonize. Maybe a calamity was responsible for the world's state and the largest landmass that contains most of the population has been protected by a barrier and now the barrier has been lowered.

I voted for 1920's Modern and Urban Fantasy / Mythic Fiction.  I would rather see a bit of diversity rather than the same old fantasy content.

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