Dungeons & Dragons' Latest Player Survey Wants Opinions On Planescape, Spelljammer, And Magic: The Gathering
Wizards of the Coast has launched its annual player’s survey for Dungeons & Dragons, and it gives us a few hints at what it may be cooking up for future releases.
The survey only features a few questions about the usual player demographics and behaviour sort, but nestled in there are some questions about future content and settings. It also gauges D&D players’ interest in Magic: The Gathering, following its two major crossovers in the last year.
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In a question about which settings D&D players like best, a few curious names are dropped. Alongside the usual favourites like the Forgotten Realms and Ravenloft, as well as confirmed returning locations such as Spelljammer and Dragonlance, there were mentions of settings we haven’t seen in a while, such as Planescape and Dark Sun.
Planescape, of course, is best-known for its CRPG Planescape: Torment. Often described as one of the best RPGs of all time, it takes place on a more metaphysical scale than other settings, as it mostly takes place in the spired city of Sigil, a nexus for other planes in the multiverse, like the Forgotten Realms and Ravenloft. Unfortunately, Planescape hasn’t yet appeared in D&D’d fifth edition despite its popularity.
Dark Sun, meanwhile, was last seen in D&D’s fourth edition. It ditches the usual swords-and-sorcery campness of the Forgotten Realms and is instead a much darker, apocalyptic locale for a campaign. Despite the lack of support from Wizards, it’s managed to remain one of the most heavily-requested settings through the loyalty of its fanbase.
Of course, their inclusions here don’t confirm that we’ll definitely be getting Planescale and Dark Sun in fifth edition. However, it does
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