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

 

[Mistwell]

Monster Manual (Feb. 18, 2025) is certainly interesting. I am fine with them spending more time getting the monsters right. I hope we get a UA on that topic.

 

[RoughCoronet0]

Woot. New PHB and DMG will be hitting around the time my current campaign (and first campaign I’m running as DM) hits two years of age.

 

[Demetrios1453]

D&D reveals September 2024 release date for the start of its big rules revamp, sheds light on two multiverse-hopping campaigns, and promises the launch of its shiny virtual tabletop

"We've been building up to this for a while now. It's going to be a lot of fun."

www.pcgamer.com

Vecna on May 21, 2024 (10th - 20th level)
Infinite Staircase on July 26, 2024 (1st -13th level)
PHB September 17, 2024
DMG November 12, 2024
MM Februrary 18, 2025

 

[Vikingkingq]

So the other places I'm seeing this news have the DMG release date as November 12th. I'm guessing that there was an accidental copying of the PHB date?

 

[GuyBoy]

Any ideas what adventures might be in Infinite Staircase?

Hoping for Forest Oracle!!! (No, not really)

 

[Zaukrie]

February of next year? Good thing everyone else has great monster books....

 

[FitzTheRuke]

These dates line up with what I've been expecting since WotC first mentioned that "the Anniversary will continue into 2025". The ONLY detail that differs is I thought that the DMG and the MM would be the other way around.

 

[CleverNickName]

Originally called OneD&D, the 2024 rules aim to be a backwards-compatible revamp of the D&D's 5th edition ruleset—overhauling core class mechanics and rules while keeping its meat and bones familiar. We now have official release dates for that revised ruleset: the new Player's Handbook will be arriving September 17, followed by the Dungeon Master's Guide November 12, and capped off by the Monster Manual in February 18, 2025. This means that the final part of the 2024 rules revamp will be released in 2025, as if talking about this thing needed to get more complicated.

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

 

[Demetrios1453]

A quote about the Vecna campaign:

"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."