D&D (2024) WotC Reveals The Confirmed Release Dates of 2024's D&D Slate

We now have the actual release dates of the upcoming slate of Dungeons & Dragons books, as shared by WotC via a press release emailed out a few minutes ago.

• Vecna: Eve of Ruin (May 21)
• The Making of Original Dungeons & Dragons: 1970-1977 (June 18)
• Quests from the Infinite Staircase (July 16)
• Player’s Handbook (Sept 17)
• Dungeons Master’s Guide (Nov 12)
• Monster Manual (Feb. 18, 2025)

Vecna: Eve of Ruin

• Adventure Campaign
• For characters of levels 10-20
• A high-stakes adventure in which the fate of the entire multiverse hangs in the balance. The heroes begin in the Forgotten Realms and travel to Planescape, Spelljammer, Eberron, Ravenloft, Dragonlance, and Greyhawk as they race to save existence from obliteration by the notorious lich Vecna who is weaving a ritual to eliminate good, obliterate the gods, and subjugate all worlds.
• Release Date: May 21, 2024

The Making of Original Dungeons & Dragons: 1970-1977

• History of D&D
• The ultimate book showcasing D&D’s inception, including Gary Gygax’s never-before-seen first draft of D&D written in 1973, a curated collection of published fanzine and magazine articles contribute to D&D’s origin story. Each document is introduced, described, and woven into the story by one of the game’s foremost historians, Jon Peterson.
• Release Date: June 18, 2024

Quests from the Infinite Staircase

• Adventure Anthology
• For character levels 1 to 13.
• This anthology weaves together six classic DUNGEONS & DRAGONS adventures while updating them for the game’s fifth edition. The Infinite Staircase holds doors leading to fantastic realms. It’s home to the noble genie Nafas, who hears wishes made throughout the multiverse and recruits heroes to fulfill them.
• Release Date: July 16, 2024

Player’s Handbook (2024)

• Player resource
• Take your game to the next level with the revised 2024 Player's Handbook. More player options, enhanced organization, and engaging additions to the fifth edition rules, make this a must have for your next Dungeons & Dragons campaign.
• Release Date: September 17, 2024

Dungeon Master’s Guide (2024)

• DM resource
• It's never been easier to become the Dungeon Master than with the revised 2024 Dungeon Master's Guide. Learn the craft from the experts in a cleverly crafted and accessible approach to running your own game. With more tools than ever before, becoming the master of your own multiverse will be a snap.
• Release Date: November 12, 2024

Monster Manual (2025)

• DM Resource
• The revised 2025 Monster Manual brings you the greatest selection of foes to face off with your player's characters than ever assembled in the history of the game. More options at all levels of play means more ways to provide the challenges that will keep them coming back to the table again and again.
• Release Date: February 18, 2025

 

[Demetrios1453]

Rod of Seven parts? Def sounds like a possibility.

Well, since I wrote that, D&D Beyond's article on the adventure flatly states that it involves the Rod of Seven Parts.

 

[Esme_Bancroft]

Well, since I wrote that, D&D Beyond's article on the adventure flatly states that it involves the Rod of Seven Parts.

Missed that. I'm not as in the loop as I once was.

 

[Kobold Avenger]

I doubt that Quests From the Infinite Staircase will have anything to do with the menacing Iron Shadow threat, that was in the background of the Planescape module Tales From the Infinite Staircase.

Though for the Iron Shadow, I certainly speculated that such an antagonist force of Law that destroys creativity, is tied to the Wind Dukes of Aqaa and the Rod of Seven Parts.

 

[Parmandur]

I doubt that Quests From the Infinite Staircase will have anything to do with the menacing Iron Shadow threat, that was in the background of the Planescape module Tales From the Infinite Staircase.

Though for the Iron Shadow, I certainly speculated that such an antagonist force of Law that destroys creativity, is tied to the Wind Dukes of Aqaa and the Rod of Seven Parts.

I doubt that QftIS will have much of a frame at all: a quest giving major NPC, perhaps an organizational framework, and a home base. Similar to past anthologies. Then the Adventures will largely ignore the proposed framework, and thst framework can be replaced or merged with the others (Candlekeep, the Radiant Citadel, etc.).

 

[Azzy]

I'd like to petition that we start calling this R5E, for "Revised 5th Edition."
Or "Revamped 5th Edition" if you prefer.

I'm more hip to 5.24e.

 

[Parmandur]

OK, here's another candidate for the six Adventures in the Infinite Staircase: hiw about a 5E update of the 3.5 era Dungeon magazine version of Maure Castle...? Written by one of the first Dungeon Master's, with roots going back to the 70's but also touching on Aughts nostalgia?

 

[R_J_K75]

Pre-Orders available on Amazon if it hasnt been posted yet

Vecna: Eve of Ruin

D&D The Making of Original D&D: 1970-1976

 

[Faxfire683]

Probably an uncommon approach for many fans on this platform, but I'm definitely planning on a wait and see approach to the upcoming core books. Getting into the RPG hobby and buying the 2014 core books only a couple years ago hasn't diminished my personal enjoyment of the game, so I'll probably pick up the new edition later similarly to see if I like it. The adventures on the other hand I'm much more interested in, particularly seeing another example of a level 10-20 campaign from WOTC that isn't a mega-dungeon...

 

[teitan]

That anniversary book looks like it includes Chainmail, the Fantasy Supplement plus all the D&D LBB from the photos. Preordered.

 

[Micah Sweet]

Yeah, this is something I'm coming to terms with that is rough. I love owning physical books, and I like sitting on the couch to read through them.. But for actual game use a PDF is just miles better. Sure you can put tags or bookmarks in your book but it's never as effective as the digital copy. I like to open multiple instances of my books as individual tabs that I can bounce between, each open to the pertinent section. Or cutting statblocks and pasting them together into a single page for table reference.

It's just hard to beat.

Same! It'll be coming out the week before my birthday.. I was really on the fence about buying any new WOTC product but I may make an exception here and buy it as a birthday gift to myself.

I find searching through a pdf counter-intuitive, and vastly prefer flipping through a physical book for reference. I buy pdfs mostly for cost savings and ease of storage, not because it's my preference in any other way.

Of course, that's just my preference.