D&D 5E Revisiting future product predictions (2021 and beyond)

[AdmundfortGeographer]

We seem to be on a 3-year cycle for "... Everything" books bringing class archetypes to everyone, so I slot 2023 as the next "... Everything" book made up republishing the class archetypes and spells from the 2021 and 2022 settings books.

We seemed to be on an alternating year cycle for monster books (2014, 2016, 2018), but 2020 looks to be passing without a big monster book. Maybe 2021 gets slotted for another monster book? Then again, we may have enough out there now that what WotC will transition to is big batches of monsters in that year's setting supplements and adventure hardcover.

 

[Demetrios1453]

We seemed to be on an alternating year cycle for monster books (2014, 2016, 2018), but 2020 looks to be passing without a big monster book. Maybe 2021 gets slotted for another monster book? Then again, we may have enough out there now that what WotC will transition to is big batches of monsters in that year's setting supplements and adventure hardcover.

The introduction of VGtM mentioned monster types they were planning at that point to cover in future monster books, mentioning dragons, githyanki, fiends, and undead by name. MToF covered the githyanki and fiends, so we have (barring a change of plans in the meantime) at least monster books covering dragons and undead yet to come. The format for both VGtM and MToF seems to have been pretty popular, so I don't see why they wouldn't continue to produce them. Honestly, a dragon-themed monster book, with a players section on dragonborn and the promised coverage of gem dragons, would seem a pretty sure bet in the near future.

 

[LuisCarlos17f]

If there are a new draconomicon I want the return of the planar dragons, and true dragons, those with age categories, not only those boring drakes. And what about all those dragonborn subraces no linked to metalic or chromatic dragons? Maybe we could see a class as dracolyte, and each subclass for dragon, not only the core species. And the return of the race "spellscales"? I miss the monster classes. The dragons monster classes were two of my favorite articles of Dragon Magazine.

I guess the return of Council of Wyrms will be Chris Perkins' Iomandra setting, a place where we can add all the dragons, but not in the same world at least in the same crystal sphere. Have you imagine anytime a cobra-dragon as leader of a yuan-ti cult? (the rainbow dragon was canon in AD&D 2nd, and it was evil)

A Libris Mortis or book about undeads (what happens about deathless?) may be published linked with a gothic horror sourcebook (Ravenloft/Innistrad). (How would be a Ravenloft/Ghostwalk crossover?).

I guess Dark Sun also will be a videogame, maybe a survival about build a camp and farming (and even skins in Fortnite based in Dark Sun). (Are spynewyrms true dragons, will we see the elemental Athasian drakes with age categories?). Sometimes I imagine a Dark Sun-Jackandor crossover about both discovering a planar gate toward a third world, and this also with visitors from Mystara Hollow World.

My suggestion for WotC is to publish in April's Fool some article with "risky" ideas, for example maximal-predacons (from Beast Wars CGI cartoon show) as PC race or a planeshift based in my little pony.

 

[Shiroiken]

We could see a "heroes of horror" player handbook, but not only for Ravenloft but also for Innistrad. Maybe a monster book about gothic horror.

Given that they alternate between general rules and monsters, my bet is for a monster book. If they do something horror based, it will be Van Ricten, simply due to the name recognition.

 

[LuisCarlos17f]

I agree about the name will be Van Ritchen because he is the most famous vampire-hunter from WotC's titles.

 

[Weiley31]

solve PsionicsGates

Is that the official term for the whole Psionics as Spells fiasco for 5E?

 

[WayOfTheFourElements]

Van Ritchen's Guide to Minibuses

 

[SehanineMoonbow]

I wouldn't be too surprised if they did released some "non-essentials", as they mentioned on one of the Celebration Panels that they would be making products geared towards "casual players". That may be a couple more years down the road though.

I would love to see them give more attention to each setting, rather than trying to cram them all together. FR has been the "default", but they've been messing with it so much, I would rather have source books and modules that adhere more to the setting, and see other settings get similar treatment, rather than the smorgasbord approach they've been doing. I realize this is unlikely, though.

 

[Mercurius]

If there are a new draconomicon I want the return of the planar dragons, and true dragons, those with age categories, not only those boring drakes. And what about all those dragonborn subraces no linked to metalic or chromatic dragons? Maybe we could see a class as dracolyte, and each subclass for dragon, not only the core species. And the return of the race "spellscales"? I miss the monster classes. The dragons monster classes were two of my favorite articles of Dragon Magazine.

I guess the return of Council of Wyrms will be Chris Perkins' Iomandra setting, a place where we can add all the dragons, but not in the same world at least in the same crystal sphere. Have you imagine anytime a cobra-dragon as leader of a yuan-ti cult? (the rainbow dragon was canon in AD&D 2nd, and it was evil)

A Libris Mortis or book about undeads (what happens about deathless?) may be published linked with a gothic horror sourcebook (Ravenloft/Innistrad). (How would be a Ravenloft/Ghostwalk crossover?).

I guess Dark Sun also will be a videogame, maybe a survival about build a camp and farming (and even skins in Fortnite based in Dark Sun). (Are spynewyrms true dragons, will we see the elemental Athasian drakes with age categories?). Sometimes I imagine a Dark Sun-Jackandor crossover about both discovering a planar gate toward a third world, and this also with visitors from Mystara Hollow World.

My suggestion for WotC is to publish in April's Fool some article with "risky" ideas, for example maximal-predacons (from Beast Wars CGI cartoon show) as PC race or a planeshift based in my little pony.

I would love Iomandra, but doubt that will happen. But it is exactly the type of non-Magic settings they should publish, to expand the scope of D&D worlds and not simply re-hash the past. But I think if they're going to publish non-classic setting material, it will be expanding Exandria, and I wouldn't expect that until 2022.

 

[ART!]

I have a strong feeling that Dragonlance, or any live action D&D material really, would be much better served as a 8-12 part miniseries than a blockbuster movie.

Wow, yeah - I hadn't thought about this before, but a D&D series on one of the bigger streaming services would make good sense. It would give them the option to shift to a different setting or group of characters after a season or more. I'm almost surprised this isn't happening already.

I like this idea a lot.