D&D 5E Full Announcement of Mythical Odesseys of Theros in Dragon+ Issue 30

[Fenris447]

So for PC's to look forward to, we have:

Subclasses:

• College of Eloquence Bard
• Oath of Heroism Paladin
• Forge Domain Cleric (reprint)
• Grave Domain Cleric (reprint)

Races:

• Satyr
• Leonin
• Triton (reprint)
• Minotaur (reprint)
• Centaur (reprint)

New devotion mechanics
Omens (background fluff)
Supernatural Abilities (level 1 buffs from the gods(?))
Magic Items

 

[Parmandur]

So for PC crunch, we have:

Subclasses:

• College of Eloquence Bard
• Oath of Heroism Paladin
• Forge Domain Cleric (reprint)
• Grave Domain Cleric (reprint)

Races:

• Satyr
• Leonin
• Triton (reprint)
• Minotaur (reprint)
• Centaur (reprint)

New devotion mechanics, background-like omens, and magic items.

That's about the sum of it: note that the Supernatural ability mechanic is seperate from the fluffy Omen, it seems.

This, plus oodles of Adventure creation material and monsters, will be a meaty book.

 

[Fenris447]

That's about the sum of it: note that the Supernatural ability mechanic is seperate from the fluffy Omen, it seems.

This, plus oodles of Adventure creation material and monsters, will be a meaty book.

Edited the distinction in, thanks. Definitely more stuff than just my list for DMs to enjoy. I was just focusing on the player-facing stuff. I'm excited for all of it!

 

[Parmandur]

Edited the distinction in, thanks. Definitely more stuff than just my list for DMs to enjoy. I was just focusing on the player-facing stuff. I'm excited for all of it!

For sure, it's an interesting exercise.

 

[gyor]

Or maybe it's not a book per se? They could have three further releases and still be a step down from last year (7 major product releases, four hardcovers and three boxsets).

Exactly, they were likely including the box sets in that, so it its likely we will get 3 more hardcovers this year.

1 this years major adventure from Chris Perkins, 1 Kate Welsh book (which was clearly pushed back as she was supposed to be in the Feburary issue of Dragon+, but Dragon+ itself got pushed back), and either a Setting book with an unusually large amount of player options, or a book simular to Xandar's Guide to Everything, plus maybe monsters in it. There are too many subclasses being tested for there to be no major player option release.

Outside chance that Chris Perkins is doing a Setting book this year (or a mixed setting/regional book major/Adventure book like Curse of Strahd), instead of his usual adventure, leaving Kate Welsh's book of adventures as the only AP this year.

My hope is this Chris is doing a mixed Regional book/Desert of Desolationish book, the big options book is big FRCG type book with player options, and Kate Welsh's boom I will likely skip entirely as I have no interest in a Celebrity vanity project.

 

[doctorbadwolf]

Only thing missing would be a few more subclasses... only four (and Forge and Grave are reprint, right?) is a bit disappointing.

The language seems to me to suggest that it wasn’t necessarily a complete list of what is in the book.

The Barbarian in particular does actually fit Theros pretty well, for a Red Mana Shaman. Astral Monk probably was meant to fit as well. Anything from before the Variant Class features rest that doesn't make this book is probably toast.

Maybe, maybe not. A red mana shaman is...well, it fits nearly any MtG setting, but it doesn’t fit Theros any better than it would Ravnica.
And considering they’re still pumping out stuff, I doubt that all of those subclasses were being tested for this book. I’d put money on most of them being either just cool ideas that they’ll find a place for, or for something else planned for this year.

 

[Weiley31]

So for PC's to look forward to, we have:

Subclasses:

• College of Eloquence Bard
• Oath of Heroism Paladin
• Forge Domain Cleric (reprint)
• Grave Domain Cleric (reprint)

Races:

• Satyr
• Leonin
• Triton (reprint)
• Minotaur (reprint)
• Centaur (reprint)

New devotion mechanics
Omens (background fluff)
Supernatural Abilities (level 1 buffs from the gods(?))
Magic Items

And in the DM side of the table, they seem to be introducing Boss Mechanics/Monster via the Mythic Monstrosity thing.

Granted I already do bosses by adding feats and having said bosses Second Wind once their HP is reduced down to zero to represent health bars.

Depending on how this version turns out, could be nice.

 

[Parmandur]

The language seems to me to suggest that it wasn’t necessarily a complete list of what is in the book.


Maybe, maybe not. A red mana shaman is...well, it fits nearly any MtG setting, but it doesn’t fit Theros any better than it would Ravnica.
And considering they’re still pumping out stuff, I doubt that all of those subclasses were being tested for this book. I’d put money on most of them being either just cool ideas that they’ll find a place for, or for something else planned for this year.

These Theros inhabitants begs to differ:

Given their publishing patterns, it is safe to presume that all of the Magic appropriate Subclasses they batch tested at the same time as the Subclasses bound for the Magic D&D book were for the same project. Through stuff at the wall, see what sticks.

 

[gyor]

The Barbarian in particular does actually fit Theros pretty well, for a Red Mana Shaman. Astral Monk probably was meant to fit as well. Anything from before the Variant Class features rest that doesn't make this book is probably toast.

This is Greek themed, not alot of Shamanism, and any there is they'd use the Druid for. The Barbarian would fit in other settings however, such as a Rashemi Barbarian, or in Eldraine's wilds.

Plus the Aberrant Soul Sorcerer likely is a delibrate tie into Baldur's Gate 3, Mutant Tadpole in the brain turning you into a Psion Aberrant Sorcerer seems directly inspired by BG3's plot.

 

[gyor]

These Theros inhabitants begs to differ:

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Given their publishing Patterson, it is safe to presume that all of the Magic appropriate Subclasses they batch tested at the same time as the Subclasses bound for the Magic D&D book were for the same project. Through stuff at the wall, see what sticks.

Whose Patterson and what does he have to do with this?