Perkins was talking about the 9 Hells...
People wanting to build up their expectations to ridiculous levels, so they have something to complain about for the rest of the year?
Stewart pushing 4 announcements (one of which is a surprise being saved for Sunday) indicates they are more than just accessories. He’s never pushed an accessory with an announcement. They have always been revealed in ads or online articles.
And you don’t push 4 product announcements for your big streaming event if you only have 2 actual announcements people care about. No one is gonna be wowed by dice sets.
Beyond that, we have evidence to assume the box set is much more than just a dice accessory to the main product. Otherwise why cut off his cohost on the last Spoilers and Swag? Everyone already assumes you’re making a dice set for your adventures. So saying “this dice set is awesome, it has so much more in it than the last one” isn’t a huge give away.
And notice the language that was used on the stream. He didn’t refer to the product as a dice set. He referred to it as a box set. And he specifically said it’s better than the last box set they did. They have only ever done one (EDIT: Two with the Stranger Things Starter) other box set for 5e. So there’s no reason for him to have said that unless the new product is a revised or improved version of the starter set.
The speculation will be over soon. Everything will be revealed. But I’m positive the new box set isn’t what’s listed on Amazon.
It could be a Setting Box Set, say for Eberron, instead of just a Starter Set.
So looks like we were spot on with the Adventure book. "Baldur's Gate: Descent Into Avernus"
https://www.renaud-bray.com/Livres_...+Book+(D&D+Adventure),COLLECTIF,9780786966769
One correct. 3 more to go. Shout out to Parmandur for being on the Baldurs Gate connection before anyone!
The naming convention makes me think the mystery 4th product is another adventure. Like Mad Mage. Maybe detailing the rest of the layers of hell?
Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus doesn't have the same ring to it as Waterdeep: Dragon Heist, but maybe they're hoping that "Baldur's Gate" will draw more people in, particularly those who are familiar with the video games.
It also seems odd to give equal prominence to a mundane human city and the Nine Hells. I mean, one of these things is a LOT more exciting than the other...