Larian walking aways from Baldur\u2019s Gate 4 presents an amazing opportunity Wizards of the CoastBaldur\u2019s Gate 3 fans have been left wanting more after developer Larian Studios confirmed the game won\u2019t receive any DLC or significant content updates outside of a few more \u201cevil endings\u201d \u2013 presenting an amazing opportunity for the next D&D game. Larian has confirmed that it won\u2019t be working on Baldur\u2019s Gate 4 or anything D&D-related, with the company parting with Wizards of the Coast on more than amicable terms. While the D&D owners would have been happy with more Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 content, they can at least be satisfied with the game\u2019s incredible profit, acclaim, and all the positive attention it brought to the franchise. But what comes next? Hasbro has already been tapping different companies for more D&D games, but so far, we haven\u2019t heard about any epic RPGs in the same vein as Baldur\u2019s Gate 3. As far as I\u2019m concerned, there\u2019s a clear frontrunner for the studio that should make the next big D&D game, and it\u2019s one that made the spiritual successor to Baldur\u2019s Gate 2. Owlcat Games should make the next D&D game Owlcat Games is the studio behind epic RPGs based on some of D&D\u2019s biggest competitors, namely, Pathfinder and Warhammer 40k. To date, Owlcat has released Pathfinder: Kingmaker, Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous, and Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader. In a roundabout way, Owlcat has already made D&D games, as Pathfinder 1e is a modified version of the D&D 3.5 ruleset. With that in mind, making the jump to 5e wouldn\u2019t be a big deal, as it shares a lot of DNA with the 3.5 rules. More importantly, Wrath of the Righteous has proven that Owlcat can make epic titles with loveable characters and sweeping stories filled with choices that resonate throughout the game. The sheer number of character creation options, coupled with the Mythic paths and how they influence the story, lead to an experience that\u2019s just as replayable as Baldur\u2019s Gate 3, if not more so, which is also true of the relationships you can have with the party members. While Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 was better at handling its characters and party dynamics, Wrath of the Righteous was a far grander experience. It told a story of war and demonic invasion across a country, with the player wielding epic powers as they led a crusade against a demonic army. Now that Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 has paved the way for more narrative-driven stories in the D&D multiverse, Owlcat \u2014 with the backing of Hasbro \u2014 could follow in Larian\u2019s footsteps, giving more focus to the story & personalities of the individual party members than its previous titles. But a carbon copy of Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 won\u2019t work, as it\u2019s just going to be unfairly compared to its predecessor. A new approach needs to be taken, and what better way than to step away from D&D\u2019s most popular setting? Owlcat\u2019s D&D game should leave behind the Forgotten Realms and use Dragonlance as its setting In 2022, Wizards of the Coast revived one of its classic settings that had been ignored for decades: Dragonlance. This setting returned as part of a campaign called Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen, which launched alongside a board game that brought mass battle rules to D&D, called Warriors of Krynn. Dragonlance received a few video game adaptations in the late \u201880s and early \u201890s, but it has since been ignored. This is because most D&D games use the Forgotten Realms setting, as it\u2019s the most popular with fans. Dragonlance is an ideal fit for a video game, as it\u2019s the D&D setting most centered around war and conflict with the forces of evil. Throughout the setting\u2019s history, Takhisis (the evil goddess of dragons) has repeatedly tried to take over the world, leading to massive conflicts between nations and her forces. The War of the Lance era of Dragonlance is the most well-known, as it\u2019s when the popular novels from the franchise were set. This era would be perfect for a video game, being set during a time when the good\/neutral gods have returned to the world after centuries of silence, and dragons that were once thought to be legends are suddenly soaring through the skies. Not only does the War of the Lance have tons of unique opportunities for storytelling that you don\u2019t see in many D&D games, but it can also include the beloved characters from the Dragonlance novels, like Tanis, Raistlin, and Tasslehoff Burrfoot, even if they\u2019re just brief cameos. A Dragonlance game is also a great choice for a mass-battle system. It involves huge wars between the forces of good and evil, which is something Owlcat already proved they could handle with Wrath of the Righteous. Owlcat\u2019s Pathfinder games were adaptations of existing campaigns, and a Dragonlance title could easily adapt Shadow of the Dragon Queen to video game form. There\u2019s a lot more scope to expand that story and create a D&D game that goes all the way to level 20, something Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 never accomplished. An epic RPG is the natural next step for the D&D video game series and there are likely many studios eager to take a shot at adapting such a beloved license, especially after what Larian accomplished with Baldur\u2019s Gate 3. If Hasbro wants a game on the same scale as Baldur\u2019s Gate 3, then it should look to the company that makes similar incredible RPGs and give them the keys to the D&D multiverse.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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