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

 

[FitzTheRuke]

I gotta admit, I'm pretty surprised that the first adventure of the updated rules is for levels 10-20. Not that I'm complaining mind you, it's just unexpected.

And the posts from the past few days about how WotC has basically blown their opportunity to capitalize on the 50th anniversary by not announcing products yet (in early February!) haven't aged well!

As it comes out many months before the new books, you could just as easily think of it as the last (well, second-to-last) hurrah of the "old rules". Then again, because the "rules" won't really be changing much, it's not a big deal either way. EDIT: Massively Ninja'd. Sorry to be part of a dogpile!

 

[Demetrios1453]

Yeah, Perkins was apparently running the Ravenloft portion at Cons last year, it entailed a visit to Dearh House having to do with the Rod of Seven Parts. This is goojg to revisit sites from 5E Advenrures, eecontextualized in this cosmic struggle.

Interesting, and probably not coincidental, that seven settings were mentioned for the adventure.

 

[MockingBird]

where did you see this?

D&DBeyond link on their FB page.

 

[Parmandur]

Of it aged brilliantly, my pressure campaign on enworld to have them make announcements worked, hence why this info has been released right afterwards, all accordingy genius plan.

Well, either that, or they are going with February to Gebruary as the Anniversary year (which is the case, technically), starting with stuff this week moving through the MM release in a year.

 

[Oofta]

Of it aged brilliantly, my pressure campaign on enworld to have them make announcements worked, hence why this info has been released right afterwards, all accordingy genius plan.

Don't hurt your arm patting yourself on the back on this one.

 

[Zaukrie]

I put a sad emoji on your post, but I'm not judging you. I mean "sad but true" when it comes to using physical books. I love (and sell!) "real" books, but I admit that the digital tools are starting to get good. (And by starting, I mean that they still have a long way to go, IMO to really dig-in to what the medium does better than print. I think that, for example, not only could DDB have a significantly better UI, but there are many, many things that I'd do differently in its design to really make the digital experience as useful as I think it can be).

Oh, agreed. I love picking up a physical book, and I use the monster books a lot just to look for a random one. But in play? It is almost all digital at this point. Why print out a statblock when I can just look it up? Rules? On line look up. the only physical books that I think make total sense for me at this point are setting books, because I don't use them in game/live....but we don't get those from WotC anymore. And I own so many already.....

It is partly coming down to cost, and the fact we might downsize again/move again. Like, I can't justify physical books at some point.

And, yes, the search and a few other things are NOT GREAT on dndbeyond, but it is still better than a book most of the time.

 

[Gradine]

Interesting, and probably not coincidental, that seven settings were mentioned for the adventure.

We're finally getting Rod of Seven Parts redux, and I for one am all for it

 

[FitzTheRuke]

Well, either that, or they are going with February to Gebruary as the Anniversary year (which is the case, technically), starting with stuff this week moving through the MM release in a year.

I think that IS their justification, but I suspect that they'd have rather had all three core books out in 2024 - it just didn't work out that way. (Or in other words - I don't think that this was done "on purpose" but more like "juggling" or "spinning plates" and this is the closest they could get to a reasonable "landing").

 

[Demetrios1453]

We're finally getting Rod of Seven Parts redux, and I for one am all for it

Yep, it looks like it's going to be Vecna going after the Rod of Seven Parts, scattered throughout the multiverse, and it's up the the adventurers to stop him. Sounds pretty epic.

 

[Oofta]

Oh, agreed. I love picking up a physical book, and I use the monster books a lot just to look for a random one. But in play? It is almost all digital at this point. Why print out a statblock when I can just look it up? Rules? On line look up. the only physical books that I think make total sense for me at this point are setting books, because I don't use them in game/live....but we don't get those from WotC anymore. And I own so many already.....

It is partly coming down to cost, and the fact we might downsize again/move again. Like, I can't justify physical books at some point.

Yeah, it's simply too easy to run everything from my laptop now. I don't reference the books for character building because I don't want to flip through 3 or more books. A good chunk of the monsters I use are in books that I only partially purchased.

I'll probably still order the core 3 from my local store just to support them and because I really do like flipping through books, but that's about it.