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<blockquote data-quote="Morrus" data-source="post: 8574924" data-attributes="member: 1"><p>WotC uses <em>Unearthed Arcana</em> to playtest D&D material which often ends up in a later hardcover book.<em> Mages of Strixhaven</em> was in<em> Unearthed Arcana</em> in June 2021, and <strong>Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos</strong> was published in December 2021. <em>Draconic Options</em> was in <em>Unearthed Arcana</em> in April 2021, and <strong>Fizban's Treasury of Dragons</strong> came out in October. The same applied to<strong> Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft</strong>, and other books--the lead time appears to typically be somewhere around 6 months. So what have we had recently which might give us an insight into upcoming books?</p><p></p><p>WotC is holding a press event this coming Friday, with an embargo for March 22nd (which is Tuesday next week), meaning that an announcement is around the corner.</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]153512[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Unearthed Arcana has slowed in the last year or so, but there have been two notable articles:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">August 2021 -- <em>Travelers of the Multiverse</em>. 6 months after this was February, so if the 6-month lead time theory holds true, a multiverse-themed book would be imminent. The amount of speculative chatter about <em>Spelljammer</em>, <em>Planescape</em>, and 'Planejammer' is at a high.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">March 2022 -- <em>Heroes of Krynn</em>. This UA <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/dragonlance-lives-unearthed-arcana-explores-heroes-of-krynn.686532/unread" target="_blank">was released last week</a>; six months would put a <em>Dragonlance</em> hardcover roughly about September, around the same time that Weis & Hickman's <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/dragons-of-deceit-check-out-the-dragonlance-novel-cover.684774/" target="_blank">new <em>Dragonlance</em> novel releases</a>.</li> </ul><p>So these two appear the most likely--some kind of multiverse book, and a <em>Dragonlance</em> book.</p><p></p><p>We know that a new starter set--<a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/dragons-of-stormwreck-isle-new-d-d-starter-set-is-coming-this-year.686135/" target="_blank">Dragons of Stormwreck Isle</a>--is on its way this year. WotC has spoken about <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/wotc-5-d-d-settings-in-development.680694/" target="_blank">two brand new settings</a>, and <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/wotc-5-d-d-settings-in-development.680694/" target="_blank">two classic settings</a> in 2022 (which fits the theory!)</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]153513[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>They also spoke about a 'brand new format' for the 2 classic settings--WotC's Ray Winninger said in June last year that ""Each of these products is pursuing a <em>different</em> format you've never seen before. And neither is "digital only;" these are new <em>print</em> formats."</p><p></p><p>[callout]</p><p>As I've mentioned on a couple of occasions, there are two more products that revive "classic" settings in production right now.</p><p></p><p>The manuscript for the first, overseen by [Chris Perkins], is nearly complete. Work on the second, led by [F. Wesley Schneider] with an assist from [Ari Levitch], is just ramping up in earnest. Both are targeting 2022 and formats you've never seen before.</p><p></p><p>In addition to these two titles, we have two brand new [D&D] settings in early development, as well as a return to a setting we've already covered. (No, these are not M:tG worlds.)</p><p></p><p>As I mentioned in the dev blog, we develop more material than we publish, so it's possible one or more of these last three won't reach production. But as of right now, they're all looking great.[/callout]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Morrus, post: 8574924, member: 1"] WotC uses [I]Unearthed Arcana[/I] to playtest D&D material which often ends up in a later hardcover book.[I] Mages of Strixhaven[/I] was in[I] Unearthed Arcana[/I] in June 2021, and [B]Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos[/B] was published in December 2021. [I]Draconic Options[/I] was in [I]Unearthed Arcana[/I] in April 2021, and [B]Fizban's Treasury of Dragons[/B] came out in October. The same applied to[B] Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft[/B], and other books--the lead time appears to typically be somewhere around 6 months. So what have we had recently which might give us an insight into upcoming books? WotC is holding a press event this coming Friday, with an embargo for March 22nd (which is Tuesday next week), meaning that an announcement is around the corner. [CENTER][ATTACH type="full" alt="settinss.jpg"]153512[/ATTACH][/CENTER] Unearthed Arcana has slowed in the last year or so, but there have been two notable articles: [LIST] [*]August 2021 -- [I]Travelers of the Multiverse[/I]. 6 months after this was February, so if the 6-month lead time theory holds true, a multiverse-themed book would be imminent. The amount of speculative chatter about [I]Spelljammer[/I], [I]Planescape[/I], and 'Planejammer' is at a high. [*]March 2022 -- [I]Heroes of Krynn[/I]. This UA [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/dragonlance-lives-unearthed-arcana-explores-heroes-of-krynn.686532/unread']was released last week[/URL]; six months would put a [I]Dragonlance[/I] hardcover roughly about September, around the same time that Weis & Hickman's [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/dragons-of-deceit-check-out-the-dragonlance-novel-cover.684774/']new [I]Dragonlance[/I] novel releases[/URL]. [/LIST] So these two appear the most likely--some kind of multiverse book, and a [I]Dragonlance[/I] book. We know that a new starter set--[URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/dragons-of-stormwreck-isle-new-d-d-starter-set-is-coming-this-year.686135/']Dragons of Stormwreck Isle[/URL]--is on its way this year. WotC has spoken about [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/wotc-5-d-d-settings-in-development.680694/']two brand new settings[/URL], and [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/wotc-5-d-d-settings-in-development.680694/']two classic settings[/URL] in 2022 (which fits the theory!) [CENTER][ATTACH type="full" alt="starter.png"]153513[/ATTACH][/CENTER] They also spoke about a 'brand new format' for the 2 classic settings--WotC's Ray Winninger said in June last year that ""Each of these products is pursuing a [I]different[/I] format you've never seen before. And neither is "digital only;" these are new [I]print[/I] formats." [callout] As I've mentioned on a couple of occasions, there are two more products that revive "classic" settings in production right now. The manuscript for the first, overseen by [Chris Perkins], is nearly complete. Work on the second, led by [F. Wesley Schneider] with an assist from [Ari Levitch], is just ramping up in earnest. Both are targeting 2022 and formats you've never seen before. In addition to these two titles, we have two brand new [D&D] settings in early development, as well as a return to a setting we've already covered. (No, these are not M:tG worlds.) As I mentioned in the dev blog, we develop more material than we publish, so it's possible one or more of these last three won't reach production. But as of right now, they're all looking great.[/callout] [/QUOTE]
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