D&D 5E The New D&D Book: Tasha's Cauldron of Everything!

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The new D&D book has been revealed, and it is Tasha's Cauldron of Everything, "a magical mixture of rules options for the world's greatest roleplaying game." The 192-page book is due out November 17th, with standard and alternate covers, and contains more subclasses, spells, character options, group patrons, and rules. Oh, and psionics!

Cover art is by Magali Villeneuve

WHAT WONDERFUL WITCHERY IS THIS?

A magical mixture of rules options for the world's greatest roleplaying game.

The wizard Tasha, whose great works include the spell Tasha’s hideous laughter, has gathered bits and bobs of precious lore during her illustrious career as an adventurer. Her enemies wouldn’t want these treasured secrets scattered across the multiverse, so in defiance, she has collected and codified these tidbits for the enrichment of all.

• EXPANDED SUBCLASSES. Try out subclass options for every Dungeons & Dragons class, including the artificer, which appears in the book.
• MORE CHARACTER OPTIONS. Delve into a collection of new class features and new feats, and customize your character’s origin using straightforward rules for modifying a character’s racial traits.
• INTRODUCING GROUP PATRONS. Whether you're part of the same criminal syndicate or working for an ancient dragon, each group patron option comes with its own perks and types of assignments.
• SPELLS, ARTIFACTS & MAGIC TATTOOS. Discover more spells, as well as magic tattoos, artifacts, and other magic items for your campaign.
• EXPANDED RULES OPTIONS. Try out rules for sidekicks, supernatural environments, natural hazards, and parleying with monsters, and gain guidance on running a session zero.
• A PLETHORA OF PUZZLES. Ready to be dropped into any D&D adventure, puzzles of varied difficulty await your adventurers, complete with traps and guidance on using the puzzles in a campaign.

Full of expanded content for players and Dungeon Masters alike, this book is a great addition to the Player's Handbook and the Dungeon Master’s Guide. Baked in you'll find more rule options for all the character classes in the Player's Handbook, including more subclass options. Thrown in for good measure is the artificer class, a master of magical invention. And this witch's brew wouldn't be complete without a dash of added artifacts, spellbook options, spells for both player characters and monsters, magical tattoos, group patrons, and other tasty goodies.

Here's the alternate cover:

UPDATE! An online event called D&D Celebration from September 18th-20th will be hosted by Elle Osili-Wood, which is "an epic live event with panels, gameplay, & previews of the book!" See the video in the Tweet below!

Gather your party and join the adventure at  D&D Celebration 2020, an online gaming event open to fans all over the world!

Celebrate the release of  Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden  with a weekend of Icewind Dale–themed virtual play sessions and help us create the biggest virtual tabletop roleplaying game event ever! Fans will also get the chance to preview some content from  Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything, the forthcoming book featuring massive rules options, subclasses, and more for the fifth edition of Dungeons & Dragons. Watch featured play sessions with D&D luminaries and learn something new with a slate of panels led by the D&D design team and community.


UPDATE! Check out the Nerdarchy site for some previews.

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[Charlaquin]

I’ve typically seen it called “book of everything” online.
How many new players to the game know what a Xanator is or how to spell it? Plus kids asking their parents for the new DND book for Christmas might be in for an unpleasant surprise.

I generally see it called “Xanathar’s Guide,” “Xanathar’s,” or “XGtE.”

 

[Micah Sweet]

What is the beef with the Magic setting books? I've honestly lost track of why some people don't like them.

I like them fine, but I also feel they are taking the place in the production schedule of updated older settings (Dark Sun, Planescape, Spelljammer, Dragonlance) that I would like more.

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

What is the beef with the Magic setting books? I've honestly lost track of why some people don't like them.

I can't speak for everyone, but I will give you two reasons for Ze Beef:

1. There are some people who still view M:TG as a card game and therefore not D&D.

2. There is an entire universe of material, both old (tons of older D&D settings) and new (such as the Critical Role setting) that can be used. Two M:TG settings should be sufficient to appeal to M:TG fans; maybe a few other settings. Every M:TG setting is a book that isn't something else.

 

[TwoSix]

I'll take both, please and thanks!

Ok, you got me. To be fair, I know little enough about Greyhawk that an official book collating all of the material for it would be pretty novel for me.

 

[Cadence]

RE: MtG setting books.

For the love of God, no.

As Maro, on the MtG side, might say "This might just not be the product for you."
It probably makes other folks smile though.

 

[Micah Sweet]

RE: MtG setting books.



As Maro, on the MtG side, might say "This might just not be the product for you."
It probably makes other folks smile though.

What product? They haven't announced any more Magic-based material.

 

[Reynard]

Did you mean 1 in 5 is a DM? I'm not disagreeing with your thought, but previously WotC claimed DM's bough way more books than PCs. Like 10X more. So giving them books is good. Personally, I think they probably found that DMs also provide most of the players content as well. I know I buy all the books for my group.

Yup. Oops.

That information is really old at this point, though, Given how well new D&D books seems to be selling immediately upon release, I would imagine a lot of players are buying books too. Or, maybe it's a lot more common for folks to sit on either side of the screen. It's hard to tell, since ENWorld (forum wise) is not representative at all.

 

[Cadence]

What product? They haven't announced any more Magic-based material.

The speculation above that we'll get a third MtG one in the next year or two, before a lot of classic D&D settings get their due.

 

[LuisCarlos17f]

* Artificer as base class also here?

* Optional list of class features? I like the idea, for example to create a gladiator close to the base class from Dark Sun 2nd Ed.

* I love the idea to can customize the racial traits if I want to play a "minority PC race" too type-caste roles, for example the gnomes. What if I want a crossbower gnome whose name is Tyr Lannister? Or a monk halfling because sometime I liked Dragon Ball when Goku was a naive child.

* Rules for sidesicks. and for monster pets or animal companions?

 

[eyeheartawk]

Also, really ask yourselves, if WOTC didn't also own MtG would they go out and license these settings for use in D&D? Are they being published based on the strength of their settings? This is marketing material they are charging you money for. Are they well done and useful to varying degrees? Sure. But let's be honest as to why this is being done.