"Dust" and "Midway" - Codenames for Upcoming D&D Hardcovers

Jester David

Hero

• May 17, 2017

• #251

TwoSix said:

I agree with this. Honestly, if you don't know the setting's history, there's nothing in CoS to suggest that Barovia is anything other than some weird Realms demiplane.

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It's not Ravenloft the setting.
Apart from VanRichten (who is presented as the wrong class and much more of a sociopath) there's nothing really from Ravenloft the setting in Curse of Strahd. It's not really the same demiplane, and is really a variant Barovia.

 

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Valdier

Explorer

• May 17, 2017

• #252

The more I think on it, the more I start to feel it will be an Oriental Adventures type book.

With the Wu Jen, and Sohei clearly called out, psionics coming forth (with the concept that they seem to be eastern flavored magic). Several other UA subclasses seem to lean that direction as well.

It is just my suspicion though.

 

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designbot

Explorer

• May 25, 2017

• #253

"Dust" and "Midway" - Codenames for Upcoming D&D Hardcovers

Has no one linked to Chris Perkins' tweet yet? He basically confirmed that Dust is the project Pendleton Ward worked on:

https://twitter.com/chrisperkinsdnd/status/866021634078932992
"Something to look forward to. #wotcstaff #dust"

 

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Finglas

Explorer

• May 25, 2017

• #254

I believe Midway refers to this: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/5011/monsters-midway

 

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speculart

First Post

• May 25, 2017

• #255

https://youtu.be/QtRORiTBY8Q
Dino riders in an al qadim like city.

Hmm this was a Dungeon Life episode where Greg Tito revealed a piece of art that showed thier upcoming story line to be announced at Stream of annihilation

Looks like its been taken down?

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https://youtu.be/pEH1BX4m0eY
here it is

 

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Sword of Spirit

Legend

• May 26, 2017

• #256

That's an odd picture. No place I can think of in the Forgotten Realms that exactly fits it. My guess would be somewhere in the "Shining South" region to the east of Chult, and dinosaurs have started being imported in bulk apparently.

 

steeldragons

Steeliest of the dragons

Epic

• May 26, 2017

• #257

They know they have that pattern (Sept.=adventure, Nov.=expansion) going...and they know you all know about it.

Dust...as in the verb, "to dust [off]." Moving lots of small individual bits to reveal what's underneath. To "Unearth," in a sense.

The September release will be to the long awaited and thoroughly previewed [collected] "Unearthed Arcana" major rules expansion.

Midway...as in [the middle] part from one point to another. Something that is "Between" two other things. Often between two things that are unalike...the "midway" containing pieces of each thing is it between or a transitional space. Something else that goes "between" things...Barriers...any "barriers" that are also a partial mixture of two seperate things?

That's right, cats n' kittens. The "Midway" November release will be the adventure path this time. Built around and including in large part...say it with me... "The Expedition to the Barrier Peaks." D&D fantasy meets D&D sci-fi...the midway/combo/barrier point...Oh, and did someone mention using the psionics stuff that's undoubtedly getting introduced in the "rules expansion"? Did someone say first appearance of mind flayers? Psionics go with sci-fi like rama-lama-lama-da-dingity-dingy-dong.

Midway. Expedition to the Barrier Peaks. You heard it here first.

 

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Sword of Spirit

Legend

• May 26, 2017

• #258

steeldragons said:

That's right, cats n' kittens. The "Midway" November release will be the adventure path this time.

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What about the "Midway Survey" thing?

 

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speculart

First Post

• May 26, 2017

• #259

Sword of Spirit said:

That's an odd picture. No place I can think of in the Forgotten Realms that exactly fits it. My guess would be somewhere in the "Shining South" region to the east of Chult, and dinosaurs have started being imported in bulk apparently.

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There was some talk of this on the Dragon Talk podcast and I remember thinking that they sounded like they were talking about information that was currently in conversation around watc.
I kind of ducked out during 4e so put it down to that.

 

steeldragons

Steeliest of the dragons

Epic

• May 26, 2017

• #260

Sword of Spirit said:

What about the "Midway Survey" thing?

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What about it? What is the "Midway Survey" thing?