Dungeons & Dragons: What Is Dragonlance?

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Although Dungeons & Dragons provides Dungeon Masters with the freedom and tools to create their own worlds, the game features a storied and fleshed-out multiverse that is home to decades worth of lore and development. There are various setting books currently available for D&D's fifth edition that contain information regarding worlds such as Ravenloft and Eberron.

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However, after the recent release of the Heroes of Krynn Unearthed Arcana, there is speculation that a Dragonlance book for fifth edition may be on the horizon. As Dragonlance is a setting that hasn't been featured too prominently within the fifth edition thus far, we're going to shine a light on this setting for those who may be unfamiliar with its history.

The Heroes of Krynn Unearthed Arcana can be found here.

Dragonlance is one of the oldest and most established settings in D&D's history, dating back to the early 1980s. It was created by fantasy authors Laura and Tracy Hickman, with additional development by author Margaret Weis.

While there have been many D&D novels in the past, over 190 novels have been featured in the Dragonlance setting. Due to the massive quantity of Dragonlance content, it is a world filled with a rich history, cultures, and religions, making it perhaps the most fleshed-out world in D&D's history.

Dragonlance is set within the world of Krynn, a realm populated by Humans, Dwarves, Elves, Gnomes, and Kender, with the latter being included in the previously mentioned Heroes of Krynn Unearthed Arcana. Krynn is also notably home to Draconians, winged creatures with appearances similar to that of a Dragonborn, created through the corruption of a dragon egg.