D&D (2024) New D&D Edition's Player’s Handbook Cover Reveal

Game Informer has revealed the cover to the 2024 Player’s Handbook.

The cover features a gold dragon behind the old-school D&D characters Strongheart the paladin, Mercion the cleric, Elkhorn the dwarf fighter, and Molliver the thief. Ringlerun the wizard is absent (then again he got his showcase on one of the 1E AD&D Player's Handbooks), but a drow mage appears to have joined the party!

 

[Bagpuss]

I need a wall poster of that Game Informer picture.

PHB cover guy in helmet reminds of the guy from the 2E PHB cover for some reason.

<EDIT> Also, is that Mercion the Cleric and Elkhorn the dwarf on the cover?

I wouldn't be so quick to assume the gender of the person in full armour. Not after recent events.

 

[ezo]

Nah, I wasn't implying that this art is AI-generated.

I wasn't either, but of course even saying something "looks" like AI-art will have people "up-in-arms" sometimes...

 

[mamba]

But those are backwards compatible!

they are going when the first class expansion arrives in 2027/8

 

[schneeland]

Not really my thing. But the interior art with the characters from the old cartoon is nice (I think I would have liked that better as the cover).

 

[The Myopic Sniper]

It kind of looks exactly like I thought it would.

I am sure the target audience of 12 year olds will process the art choices on this as familiar and alluring. However, the art style is so 2024 that it may date very quickly. On the other hand, there is no reason that they can't just add some errata and slap a new cover on it for the Refreshed Revised PHB in five years.

 

[Reynard]

I wonder how many they could sell if they did special edition throwback covers (1e PhB, Moldvay-B, etc...) ...

Or even book-protector-covers with them on it that would fit.

Only if printed on grocery bag paper.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

they are going when the first class expansion arrives in 2027/8

I would bet on first quarter 2026. You are a starry-eyed optimist!

 

[Meech17]

Only if printed on grocery bag paper.

Lmao. This makes me want to cover my. Current books with Kroger bags

 

[Stormonu]

Molliver looking a bit different.

Yep, so is the so-called Strongheart.

 

[DarkCrisis]

Yep, so is the so-called Strongheart.

Oh? What did I miss?