The development of these domains is as much a part of the game as development of the characters. Using regency, characters acquire a domain composed of provinces and holdings. Characters with a bloodline create an aura of command known as Regency, which is measured in the game using regency points or RP. The setting revolves around the concept of bloodlines: divine power gained by heroes and passed to their descendants.

Though it has a dedicated fan base, Birthright currently has no corporate support, unlike Forgotten Realms and Eberron. In 1996, Birthright won the Origins Award for Best Roleplaying Supplement of 1995. The setting based on the world of Aebrynis on the continent of Cerilia, in which the players take on the role of the divinely-empowered rulers, with emphasis on the political rulership level of gameplay. The other two thirds of the book would need to be to be an adventure with a couple of dungeon/adventure sites.Birthright is a Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting that was first released by TSR in 1995. So, maybe a 5e Birthright hardback release would have to devote a third of the content to the setting background, rules, etc.

With the way things are now, the most a campaign setting could expect would be one hardback release. I definitely think the Awnsheighleign (the Gorgon, the Spider, Rhuobe, etc.) should be retained.Ī 5e Birthright release could not be your mother or father's Birthright and its plethora of releases to be certain. Apart from having a bloodline score, I don't see where bloodline abilities have a place anymore. That might have been the original intention of the southern continent. I think the map ought to be changed enough to allow for exploration and development of unsettled areas on the main continent. I base that on the concerns people have expressed with the setting as well as what I've heard Richard Baker say he would do differently if he were creating it today.īirthright has a lot of flavor, characters, culture, and intrigue that should be carried over. In order for it to succeed in 5e, I think the combat system would have to be tossed and the domain actions would have to trimmed down and largely conducted through roleplaying. I've been going down the rabbit hole a good bit reminiscing about one of my favorite campaign worlds from AD&D.

Birthright campaign setting uz