The D20 Beat: The DM’s Guild is a fantastic way for D&D to resurrect old settings

Wizards of the Coast made big news this week with an announcement for two new books: Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica, which is a new guide for a Magic: The Gathering campaign setting; and Wayfinder’s Guide to Eberron, a new book that’s now available on the DM’s Guild online store. It brings the swashbuckling campaign setting into Dungeons & Dragons’  5th Edition (5E) universe.

Merging D&D and Magic is great, and Wizards should do more of this with its two biggest brands. But it’s the return of Eberron that has me the most excited, and it has nothing to do with the campaign setting (I never played it, so I neither care for or dislike it). It’s more about how this unlocks the potential for an easier, more cost-effective way to bring older settings to 5E.