D&D 5E Upcoming D&D Tidbits: Phandelver, Book of Many Things, Venger, & More!

D&D Beyond has shared some more tidbits of information about upcoming products, including this summer's new Phandelver campaign, and information about Vecna, Planescape, and spring's Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants, and more.

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Here are the highlights:

• In the 2024 Vecna adventure, you will visit various worlds.
• Art by Brian Valezer and Kent Davis from fall 2023's Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants was shared (see below), along with art from the Phandelver campaign by José Manzanedo. There was additional art from Planescape and more which you can see in the video.
• The new Phandelver book will include the existing adventure Lost Mines of Phandelver in the first half and then continue on to higher levels from there.
• They're reimagining Planescape for today's audience--honouring the roots then expanding.
• More cards are being added to the Deck of Many Things in winter 2023's Book of Many Things. A new product type--a deck of cards and an accompanying book. The book digs into the history of the deck and its cosmic place as a force of chaos. It contains player and DM content.
• Venger, the villain from the 1980s D&D cartoon who will be featuring in an upcoming storyline and WotC's Chris Perkins might have hinted he is actually a Red Wizard--'a redder Red Wizard' was the phrase used.
• Many of the various bad guys in the League of Malevolence appeared in the D&D cartoon series -- Kelek, Warduke, etc.

Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants (art by Brian Valezer)

Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants (art by Kent Davis)

Phandelver Campaign (art by José Manzanedo)

Book of Many Things (art by Craig J. Spearing)​

 

[darjr]

What is this?!

 

[darjr]

What cards are these?

 

[darjr]

@Morrus

 

[Lidgar]

What is this?!

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Dunno, but definitely looks necrotic.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

What is this?!

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The Far Realm influence under Phandelver, I assume.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

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What cards are these?

A sign the official prop deck will be in full color, I hope.

 

[Tales and Chronicles]

What is this?!

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Its definitely one those black obelisk that are supposed to be somewhat important in the Phandelver book. It looks covered in what I'd call ''post-Stranger Things Vecna's icky juice''

 

[Demetrios1453]

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What cards are these?

Perkins says in the video that there will be new cards for the deck (in addition to the classic deck) to surprise your players with. The book itself will cover the history of the deck and will contain both DM- and player-facing material concerning the cards of the deck.

Not much on Bigby's that we didn't already know about, other than two very nice art pieces featuring cloud giants and massive fire giant.

The Vecna book will visit "many worlds". I'm assuming we'll see some setting cameos here (I'm going to guess that Greyhawk will play a major role).

The Planescape section was, disappointingly, nothing more than a prolonged oohing and aahing over the Sigil/Lady of Pain art we've already seen.

 

[Zaukrie]

There is a lot I like in DoIP, but we aren't getting that? Interesting.....we don't get both....

 

[Stormonu]

And more cards are being added to the Deck of Many Things in the Book of Many Things, which feels like -- in part -- a way to screw over the folks selling decks on Etsy, since the new cards likely won't be in the SRD any time soon. Gotta buy that Gale Force 7/Wizkids/Hasbro version for the real prop!

Oh noes! They may go from 22 cards to 52/54 (or 78 and use the whole Tarot instead of just the major arcana)! Whatever will they do?