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

Morrus said:

Was it? Sounds rather like the No True Scotsman fallacy!

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Let's just say they wanted to have their haggis and eat it too!

Just to add this in, but over on the AL sub-forum, a couple of the people in charge of that have said that the season tied to Yawning Portal is short because the one that comes after it will be extra long and bigger and more exciting, not remembering the exact wording right now. But that makes me think that the Fall adventure will be the one that finally goes to a different world. My guess is a Planescape/Sigil adventure and sourcebook.

robus said:

That was a bit of a bodge though wasn't it?

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I thought CoS was generally well-received?

Tony Vargas said:

I thought CoS was generally well-received?

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Oh sure - it was the start in FR then switch to Ravenloft (just because) that was the bodgy part.

Like FallenAkriel said, "midway" could represent halfway between PHB2 and DMG2.

The WW 2 reference is interesting. Maybe it focuses on Sigil being attacked by some kind of extraplanar group (githyanki?). But I just don't see how it won't be a rules expansion book, so probably not.

Regardless, whatever the next story arc is, it is most likely "Dust" and it most likely employs psionics and mystics. So even if it isn't Dark Sun but instead a reboot of Desert of Desolation, I'm guessing they re-skin it a bit with Dark Sun flavorings and a heavily mystic feel.

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For a second I was convinced I stumbled upon what "midway" means. I thought Mearls said at one point that they had the first seven years of story arcs planned, which would have put November 2017 approximately "midway" between July of 2014 (Starter Set) and Spring of 2021 (end of seven years of 5E). But then I looked at the release schedule page, and the quote from Mearls was that they had the story arcs planned out through 2018, not seven years, so I think I mis-remembered. Oh well - it was a good try, I think .

robus said:

Oh sure - it was the start in FR then switch to Ravenloft (just because) that was the bodgy part.

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Don't have my book with me. But pretty sure they just gave several options for how to get a party to Ravenloft. Not having some of those options tie in with FR would have been odd. The adventure doesn't substantially start in FR unless you want it to.

AD

Midway will be a naval themed AP with quasi magical aircraft carriers launching Dragons. The climax will be a battler out near Evermeet with the Kara Tur Fleet defeated!!!.

Calling it now.

Midway could be based on the game maker Midway, creators of such games as Mortal Combat and Rampage.