D&D 5E Two New D&D Books Revealed: Feywild & Strixhaven Mage School

Amazon has revealed the next two D&D hardcovers! The Wild Beyond the Witchlight is a feywild adventure due in September, and Curriculum of Chaos is a Magic: the Gathering setting of Strixhaven, which looks like a Harry Potter-esque mage school, set for November.

Amazon.com: The Wild Beyond the Witchlight: A Feywild Adventure (Dungeons & Dragons Book) (9780786967278): Wizards RPG Team: Books

Amazon.com: The Wild Beyond the Witchlight: A Feywild Adventure (Dungeons & Dragons Book) (9780786967278): Wizards RPG Team: Books

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The Wild Beyond the Witchlight is D&D's next big adventure storyline that brings the wicked whimsy of the Feywild to fifth edition for the first time.

The recent Unearthed Arcana, Folk of the Feywild, contained the fairy, hobgoblin of the Feywild, owlfolk, and rabbitfolk. UA is usually a good preview of what's in upcoming D&D books.

Strixhaven: Curriculum of Chaos (D&D/MTG Adventure Book) (Dungeons & Dragons): Wizards RPG Team: 9780786967445: Books

Strixhaven: Curriculum of Chaos (D&D/MTG Adventure Book) (Dungeons & Dragons) [Wizards RPG Team] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Strixhaven: Curriculum of Chaos (D&D/MTG Adventure Book) (Dungeons & Dragons)

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Curriculum of Chaos is an upcoming D&D release set in the Magic: The Gathering world of Strixhaven -- a brand new MtG set only just launched.

Strixhaven is a school of mages on the plane of Arcavios, an elite university with five rival colleges founded by dragons: Silverquill (eloquence), Prismari (elemental arts), Witherbloom (life and death), Lorehold (archaeomancy), and Quandrix (numeromancy). You can read more about the M:tG set here.

You will be able to tune into WotC's streamed event D&D Live on July 16 and 17 for details on both, including new character options, monsters, mechanics, story hooks, and more!

D&D 5E - Here Is The Full & Alternate Cover Art Of The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

Here is the cover art for The Wild Beyond the Witchlight, the hardcover D&D product revealed this weekend. Cover art by Tyler Jacobson Alternate cover by Hydro74 https://www.enworld.org/threads/two-new-d-d-books-revealed-feywild-strixhaven-mage-school.680500/

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D&D 5E - And Here Is Strixhaven's Cover Art!

It's not just The Wild Beyond The Witchlight's cover art being revealed today! We also have Magali Villeneuve's cover art for Strixhaven: Curriculum of Chaos! Strixhaven is an upcoming D&D setting based on the recently released Magic: the Gathering world, and features a mage school -- as Theros...

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[Henadic Theologian]

I think that's a branding issue. I mean, "The World of Greyhawk" isn't a world called Greyhawk.

You may have a point about that.

 

[Disgruntled Hobbit]

Then someone at WotC screwed up.

It occurs to me that it might have been James Wyatt's book might have been the one they extended to leak, but they screwed up and instead it's the only one that didn't ended up leaking!

Looking at the blog: Who We Are And What We Do | Dungeons & Dragons
It says:

Later in the year, Chris will return with our big summer adventure, James Wyatt will deliver a substantially improved version of a concept that I initiated myself, and Amanda Hamon will close us out with a project that was jointly conceived by herself and several other studio members. As usual, Jeremy Crawford is working with all of our leads, overseeing mechanical content and rules development.

Does Strixhaven sound more like "a substantially improved version of a concept that [Ray Winniger] initiated" or "a project that was jointly conceived by [Amanda Hamon] and several other studio members"?

Especially as Wyatt is the MtG lore guru. He does lore more than mechanics. He was likely brought back onto the DnD team to do annual MtG books. Winniger initiated Stryxhaven and Wyatt polished it.
Then we have something else coming in December or January by Hamon that may or may not be a book. It's a project. Who knows?

Then in 2022 we have one or two classic settings. Likely one with a third in 2023

 

[LuisCarlos17f]

I don't remember adventures or modules with new PC races. These need more work by the game designers and the right place for those is the handbooks. Even if they appear as PC races in those modules, I wouldn't reject the idea to be republished later in a player handbook.

The Faewild looks as desgined to can be family-friendly adventures, and potentially the setting for a future (epic comedy) cartoon for all audences. Hasbro has got its own studios to produce cartoons, and they can't forget the potential market of the bronies (my little pony fandom). I have mentioned some times the idea of ipotanes, pony-head humanoids as a PC race. Why not? Stryxhaven seems to be created as a hook for Harry Potter fandom.

If Amazon spoilered the upcoming titles, then WotC should had warned. It doesn't seem to be the first time this happens, does it?

A new M:tG/D&D crossover is not surprise at all for me, and for lots among us. Am I right?

Dragonlance/Krynn had got a bearkfolk race, but not designed to be for PCs.

 

[Tales and Chronicles]

Hey, listen up WotC, you corporate evil overlord!

I'm trying to save money for an house now: would you kindly stop this bullying tactic of selling stuff I'm (way too much, in this case) thrilled about, forcing me to argue yet again with my girlfriend that yet another D&D book is a necessity for a first house!






Now...do we have an estimated released price?...

 

[Shardstone]

Hey, listen up WotC, you corporate evil overlord!

I'm trying to save money for an house now: would you kindly stop this bullying tactic of selling stuff I'm (way too much, in this case) thrilled about, forcing me to argue yet again with my girlfriend that yet another D&D book is a necessity for a first house!






Now...do we have an estimated released price?...

50 dollars, like always

 

[Urriak Uruk]

I called it that they were testing Strixhaven options.

I remember disagreeing vehemently with you, believing that it had to be a Feywild adventure instead.

So congrats, the rare instance when people who disagree both win!

 

[Enevhar Aldarion]

Every time Amazon has leaked a book, it has only been a few days or so before they were officially announced by WotC, not the month and a half we still have until D&D Live. So I think the official reveal is due next week, with very little information, and then at the Live show, they will give all the details on these books, as well as tease that final release for the year.

 

[jgsugden]

So what is Strixhaven going to be? The whole world of Arcavios? Mostly about the university itself? Is this "D&D meets Harry Potter" in disguise? Kind of an odd choice to me.

 

[Weiley31]

Likely Neverwinter.

I wouldn't mind Neverwinter at all. In my FR 5E games, the restoration of post ruined Neverwinter is the major background event that has recently transpired.

 

[Urriak Uruk]

Every time Amazon has leaked a book, it has only been a few days or so before they were officially announced by WotC, not the month and a half we still have until D&D Live. So I think the official reveal is due next week, with very little information, and then at the Live show, they will give all the details on these books, as well as tease that final release for the year.

Two details on this; if the cover isn't perfected yet, they probably won't give more than details that the book is coming. I remember the Eberron book was announced, but they hadn't yet settled on a cover, and then even switched covers because folks disliked the one they chose.

Second, it is Dragon Talk's anniversary this coming Friday (500 episodes I think) so they're planning on a special episode, and teased new reveals on it. I'd guess they were planning on teasing these books then, but Amazon jumped the gun again.