D&D 5E If WotC is outsourcing official 5E material to 3PP, What is WotC working on?

gyor · Jun 5, 2019

Parmandur said:
We have player options in WGtE: that doesn't mean that we have all of the potential player options that we may see in the new book. Additional races or subclasses are very, very possible.

And we have none of the quite numerous Eberron specific monsters.

I'll put down that we will see as much new crunch in this new book as Ravnica, maybe more.

Just curious, but what Player Options that we don't have already (not Including Artificer), do you think we will get in it? How many playable races are left for Eberron that haven't been released? Gnolls?

Parmandur · Jun 5, 2019

gyor said:
Just curious, but what Player Options that we don't have already (not Including Artificer), do you think we will get in it? How many playable races are left for Eberron that haven't been released? Gnolls?

Gnolls, for sure: WGtE discusses role-playing Gnolls, but gives no stats. Honestly any given "monster" race, as they fit in Eberron better than most settings. Subclasses, beyond the Artificer, would fit easily. Given that they are hiring more designers, and this book looks like the focus of the work for the big designers like Crawford and Welch for this year, I expect this will be quite crunchy.

Parmandur · Jun 5, 2019

gyor said:
Just curious, but what Player Options that we don't have already (not Including Artificer), do you think we will get in it? How many playable races are left for Eberron that haven't been released? Gnolls?

I will not claim any real familiarity with the material, but I just looked, and there 56 published Prestige Classes for Eberron in 3.5. I am sure some percentage would make good subclasses for 5E.

vecna00 · Jun 6, 2019

Parmandur said:
I will not claim any real familiarity with the material, but I just looked, and there 56 published Prestige Classes for Eberron in 3.5. I am sure some percentage would make good subclasses for 5E.

The things I would do for a Silver Pyromancer and a full Warforged Juggernaut would make Klondike feel dirty.

Azzy · Jun 6, 2019

vecna00 said:
The things I would do for a Silver Pyromancer and a full Warforged Juggernaut would make Klondike feel dirty.

You win a internet. Hell, you win two internets. I applaud.

vecna00 · Jun 6, 2019

Azzy said:
You win a internet. Hell, you win two internets. I applaud.

I've gone on record saying something similar about getting an official 5e Spelljammer ruleset!

Azzy · Jun 6, 2019

vecna00 said:
I've gone on record saying something similar about getting an official 5e Spelljammer ruleset!

I hope it comes eventually. I was never a fan of Spelljammer, myself (despite owning a fair bit of it), but I'd like to see all settings get support--even if it's only mechanical support.