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Fans who have heard or tried Larian Studios’\u00a0Baldur’s Gate 3\u00a0<\/em>might find themselves left hanging by the game’s Early Access tease. Moreover, some\u00a0Dungeons and Dragons<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>fans who played the game might itch to get some more\u00a0D&D\u00a0<\/em>action. Unfortunately, creating a party might get tricky for aspiring Dungeon Masters, and creating a story even more so. Crafting a campaign setting\u00a0from scratch might just take too much time.<\/p>\n

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Thankfully, the\u00a0Baldur’s Gate\u00a0<\/em>game and its\u00a0Forgotten Realms\u00a0<\/em>setting serve as only one of many campaign settings any\u00a0D&D\u00a0<\/em>game might take place in. In fact,\u00a0Dungeons & Dragons\u00a0has quite a lot of unique campaign settings that can fix that\u00a0D&D\u00a0itch.<\/p>\n

10 <\/span>Greyhawk<\/h2>\n
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Gary Gygax’s\u00a0Greyhawk\u00a0<\/em>setting perfectly fit two flavors of today’s\u00a0D&D\u00a0<\/em>characters. The setting’s world of Oerth has history and themes mirroring those of Earth’s medieval times\u00a0\u2014 perfect for\u00a0D&D\u00a0<\/em>newcomers who want a familiar world to play in. Meanwhile,\u00a0D&D\u00a0<\/em>fans might want to try playing in\u00a0D&D\u00a0<\/em>co-creator Gygax’s original 1980 setting.<\/p>\n

Unlike other campaign settings,\u00a0Greyhawk\u00a0<\/em>takes place in a more grounded world of Oerth with history and themes similar to those of Earth’s\u00a0\u2014 with warring factions, city-states, as well as technology that heavily mirrors that of Medieval Europe.\u00a0Oerth’s humans had different ethnicities, while it also had Halflings, Elves, and Gnomes. Moreover, new and old players alike will find Gygax’s more liberal and open approach towards the campaign setting a breather. After all,\u00a0DMs of the\u00a0Greyhawk\u00a0<\/em>setting will find a lot of details deliberately left open for them to fill up with their own narrative, whereas other worlds had a stricter approach regarding how their lore must be applied to a table’s overarching narrative.<\/p>\n

9 <\/span>Dragonlance<\/h2>\n
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Fans who want to dig into a more nuanced campaign setting away from\u00a0Eberron<\/em>‘s steampunk aesthetic and\u00a0Forgotten Realms<\/em>‘ interplanar travel might appreciate\u00a0Dragonlance<\/em>. This campaign setting, created by Tracy and Laura Hickman, served as\u00a0D&D<\/em>‘s first complete fictional world with tie-in products. In\u00a0Dragonlance<\/em>, players find themselves in the world of Krynn as it finds itself in the center of a celestial war and the return of dragons.<\/p>\n

Unlike other campaign settings,\u00a0Dragonlance\u00a0<\/em>has a dragon-centric theme with\u00a0a matching complex political geography. Moreover, player adventures will likely center around finding the Dragon Orbs that can locate and control dragons, or the fabled Dragonlances that can slay even the toughest of these creatures.<\/p>\n

8 <\/span>Planescape<\/h2>\n
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Players who want a more dynamic setting might find the adventures they need in\u00a0Planescape<\/em>. While\u00a0Forgotten Realms\u00a0<\/em>also introduced the idea of having multiple “realms,”\u00a0Planescape\u00a0<\/em>gives a more technological twist to the idea of traveling in between them. Fans will also love\u00a0Planescape<\/em>‘s usage of steampunk and Victorian-era aesthetic, something not always present in\u00a0D&D\u00a0<\/em>settings.<\/p>\n

In\u00a0Planescape<\/em>, players travel around various Planes that contain unique geographies\u00a0and cultures that center in inter-faction conflicts. Interestingly, its influential concepts such as the idea of planar cosmology and Sigil, City of Doors, became recurring themes since\u00a0Planescape<\/em>‘s first appearance in 1994.<\/p>\n

7 <\/span>Warcraft<\/h2>\n
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Interestingly, fans of\u00a0World of Warcraft\u00a0<\/em>can play a TTRPG set in Azeroth courtesy of a\u00a0Warcraft\u00a0<\/em>D&D\u00a0<\/em>setting.\u00a0\u00a0Released for\u00a0D&D 3e<\/em>,\u00a0<\/em>the\u00a0Warcraft RPG<\/em> takes place in the world of Azeroth<\/a> around the time of\u00a0Warcraft 3<\/em>. In turn, its aesthetic and themes share a lot of similarities with the game and the developing\u00a0WoW\u00a0<\/em>MMO. Albeit discontinued, its recent iteration,\u00a0World of Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game<\/em>, translates much of the MMO into a TTRPG format.<\/p>\n

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Unlike other campaign settings, even classes, monsters, magic items, and themes all center around the\u00a0Warcraft\u00a0<\/em>story.\u00a0However, this material easily becomes the best introduction to\u00a0D&D\u00a0<\/em>for RTS and MMO fans, especially to those who play a lot of\u00a0WoW<\/em>.<\/p>\n

6 <\/span>Mystara<\/h2>\n
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Players looking for fresh campaign setting concepts to use might want to go old school with\u00a0Mystara<\/em>. This setting, published from 1981 to 1996, has the makings of the “usual” high fantasy setting. However, unlike\u00a0Forgotten Realms<\/em><\/a>,\u00a0Mystara\u00a0<\/em>boasts a lighter tone perfect as an introductory setting for younger TTRPG players.<\/p>\n

Players and DMs should take note of two primary things in\u00a0Mystara<\/em>. First, it takes place in “The Known World” that players can explore, with enough opening to incorporate sub-settings such as\u00a0Thunder Rift<\/em>,\u00a0Savage Coast<\/em>, and\u00a0Hollow World<\/em>. Secondly, its world has ascended immortals instead of gods. Moreover,\u00a0Mystara<\/em>‘s rather wildly creative concepts fit perfectly well with younger audiences who want to explore their creative faculties.<\/p>\n

5 <\/span>Ravenloft<\/h2>\n
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Meanwhile, fans looking for a much darker setting might appreciate the gritty gothic horror setting of\u00a0Ravenloft<\/em>. Originally a module for\u00a0Advanced Dungeons & Dragons<\/em>,\u00a0Ravenloft\u00a0<\/em>soon became its own setting<\/a>. In essence,\u00a0Ravenloft\u00a0<\/em>centers around Ravenloft, the Demiplane of Dread, and its ruler, Darklord Strahd Von Zarovich. Given Ravenloft’s nature as a pocket dimension, player adventures center around defeating Strahd, outwitting the Dark Powers that imprison him, navigating vampire politics, or finding a way to leave the Demiplane.<\/p>\n

However, fans who want a more grounded setting might also want to try\u00a0Masque of the Read Death<\/em>. This\u00a0Ravenloft\u00a0<\/em>spinoff takes place on Earth in the 1890s with a low magic fantasy setting.<\/p>\n

4 <\/span>Spelljammer<\/h2>\n
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Like other campaign settings,\u00a0Spelljammer\u00a0<\/em>centers itself around exploration. However, instead of going to far-off lands,\u00a0Spelljammer\u00a0<\/em>takes players to “wildspace,” or magical outer space where only magically-infused ships can navigate. Due to its exploration-heavy elements,\u00a0Spelljammer\u00a0<\/em>focuses a lot on how to make unique adventure settings while\u00a0being able to explore other\u00a0D&D\u00a0<\/em>settings such as\u00a0Forgotten Realms<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Moreover,\u00a0Spelljammer<\/em>‘s concepts have evolved outside the campaign setting. In fact,\u00a0Spelljammer<\/em> isn’t a standalone setting anymore, as ideas such as spelljammer ships have been included in other materials.<\/p>\n

3 <\/span>Dark Sun<\/h2>\n
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Players who want to go out of the norm of the “usual” medieval fantasy settings might appreciate\u00a0Dark Sun<\/em>‘s more post-apocalyptic take on\u00a0D&D<\/em>. In\u00a0Dark Sun<\/em>, players find themselves in Athas, once lush but now a desert due to the impact of\u00a0constant spellcasting. As such, the world outlawed the use of arcane magic while religions (and divine magic<\/a>) center around spirits, forces, or Sorcerer-Kings that rule the small patches of livable city-states.\u00a0Likewise, unique to\u00a0Dark Sun\u00a0<\/em>would be the prevalence of Psionics.<\/p>\n

Fans might find appeal in\u00a0Dark Sun\u00a0<\/em>thanks to its more desperate, high-stakes setting. Characters might end up meeting tougher Humans, desert-dwelling Elves, or even cannibal Halflings. Moreover,\u00a0Dark Sun<\/em>‘s unique sociopolitical landscape can make for some interesting roleplaying opportunities.<\/p>\n

2 <\/span>Ghostwalk<\/h2>\n
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Ghostwalk\u00a0<\/em>for\u00a0D&D 3rd Edition\u00a0<\/em>comes in a single-release book<\/a> that contains the entire far-reaching premise of the\u00a0Ghostwalk\u00a0<\/em>setting: what if players can roleplay as the ghost of their character? In turn,\u00a0Ghostwalk<\/em>‘s setting zeroes in on the life (and unlife) in the city of Manifest. Moreover, the city-centric campaign setting means players can easily fit\u00a0Ghostwalk\u00a0<\/em>in their own worlds.<\/p>\n

Interestingly, Manifest’s most famous feature would be its location. After all, Manifest sits atop the Veil of Souls, the last resting place of all souls before going to the True Afterlife. Moreover,\u00a0Manifest’s unique location allows ghosts to constantly find themselves back in living bodies until the Calling forces them to “cross” to the True Afterlife. As such, fans of more dramatic settings would appreciate\u00a0Ghostwalk<\/em>‘s potential of creating compelling character-centric narratives. Moreover,\u00a0Ghostwalk<\/em>‘s unique ghost mechanics give way to interesting ghost archetypes and storylines not found in other settings.<\/p>\n

1 <\/span>Nentir Vale<\/h2>\n
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Fans looking for a more “general” setting they can tinker with might appreciate\u00a0Nentir Vale<\/em>, the sample campaign setting used as a reference point for the “Dungeon Master’s Guide” under\u00a0D&D 4th Edition<\/em>. In general,\u00a0Nentir Vale\u00a0<\/em>comprised of a dark age with fallen empires and\u00a0struggling remnants of civilizations. Interestingly, the little “flavor details” the\u00a04e\u00a0<\/em>DMG provides give enough rooms for players to add in their own details.<\/p>\n

Moreover, unlike other campaign settings, the 4e\u00a0<\/em>DMG has enough\u00a0default information and flavor texts for DMs to use. In turn, DMs no longer need to read complicated backstories, as\u00a0Nentir Vale\u00a0<\/em>in the DMG conveniently encourages to start exploring the world lacking multiple concise details.<\/p>\n

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