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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[bedir than]

the way that Bladesingers' Extra Attack is useless with the various singy-cantrips is frustrating. Just allowing those to stack would make it a much more interesting class after 6th level.

 

[Flamestrike]

Honestly, that may just be removing the Elf only requirement, which is already weirdly regressive in 5E.

They all but said it was a cultural requirement rather than a racial one though. All they really need to do is clear that up and make it more explicit.

 

[Parmandur]

I don’t assume it didn’t play a part, I just recognize it was one factor among many, and considering how the game’s growth blew WotC’s expectations out of the water, I think it’s likely that the factors that they consciously cultivated probably had significantly less impact than other, unanticipated factors, likely beyond WotC’s control.

I think the factors they conciously cultivated played a huge part, and they just had no idea the perfect storm doing it all right would create.

 

[Weiley31]

She's an NPC. She doesnt have a class.

Not if you add Wizard/Sorcerer levels to her stat block. Meta Magic for the win!

 

[Charlaquin]

I think the factors they conciously cultivated played a huge part, and they just had no idea the perfect storm doing it all right would create.

Maybe so. No way of knowing, really.

 

[Weiley31]

a new version of the blade singer

Wait......WHAT!?!?!?!?

 

[Maxperson]

Honestly, that may just be removing the Elf only requirement, which is already weirdly regressive in 5E.

That was really gone already. The Bladesinger said that the the DM could lift the restriction and that the restriction just reflected the story of the Forgotten Realms.

 

[Flamestrike]

Not if you add Wizard/Sorcerer levels to her stat block. Meta Magic for the win!

No need for levels. Shes an NPC. Just give her the ability.

 

[Maxperson]

They all but said it was a cultural requirement rather than a racial one though. All they really need to do is clear that up and make it more explicit.

I'm not sure how much clearer that they can be than, "This restriction is just for story reasons in the Forgotten Realms."

 

[doctorbadwolf]

Depends. Do you want to play as a half-werecreature, a sentient robot, a goblinoid, an orc, an Arabian Nights elf, a voodoo elf, a doppleganger by any other name, or a Yerk Controller who has made peace with their host and turned against Viser-3?

Because otherwise, the Artificer is the only thing going for you in the book…

I mean if you can’t see past whatever the heck you’re referencing with some of that, and don’t realize that shifters aren’t half-were, warforged aren’t robots, and have no use for any of the magic items or subrace variants, I guess.

I stand by my assessment