D&D 5E Ray Winninger mentions third project!

WotC's Ray Winninger has confirmed that another D&D release, by James Wyatt, will be released in between Witchlight (September) and Strixhaven (November). Strixhaven was Amanda Hamon's project, while Witchlight is Chris Perkins'. That assumes he's not referring to the Feywild accessory kit in September.

A lot of people are asking Qs about the [D&D] releases for the rest of this year.

Yes, WILD BEYOND THE WITCHLIGHT is the [Chris Perkins] story product I referenced in our dev blog. STRIXHAVEN is [Amanda Hamon's] project. We have not yet announced [James Wyatt's] project, which releases between WITCHLIGHT and STRIXHAVEN.

Why did we announce STRIXHAVEN so early? Pretty simple--there was no way to release the STRIX-related Unearthed Arcana without letting the cat out of the bag.

You'll learn a lot more about all of these products at D&D Live on G4, July 16 and 17. And yes, there is still a little surprise or two ahead.

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...

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[Kurotowa]

Definitely. The continuing work on psionics very much feels like them trying to get it "right" (for certain values of "right") before publishing the setting.

Long shot guess: They decide to go the VRG route and do Dark Sun with a set of Psionic Gifts, maybe a new subclass or two using the Psionic Energy mechanic from Tasha's, and a bunch of advice on flavoring existing subclasses more psionically.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Long shot guess: They decide to go the VRG route and do Dark Sun with a set of Psionic Gifts, maybe a new subclass or two using the Psionic Energy mechanic from Tasha's, and a bunch of advice on flavoring existing subclasses more psionically.

That seems very likely. I think we'll see a bunch of psionic feats and spells that existing classes and subclasses can use, alongside a mechanism to represent defiling. (Now, will they have a mechanism to let player characters evolve into the crazy Dark Sun final forms? Maybe, maybe not. 5E kind of peters out with high level support.)

 

[Parmandur]

That seems very likely. I think we'll see a bunch of psionic feats and spells that existing classes and subclasses can use, alongside a mechanism to represent defiling. (Now, will they have a mechanism to let player characters evolve into the crazy Dark Sun final forms? Maybe, maybe not. 5E kind of peters out with high level support.)

I think k something like the Strixhaven Subclasses would make sense for Defilers, allowing multiple Magic User Classes to use rhe same set of powers. 4E Dark Sun had Templars as Dragon King Patron Warlocks.

 

[doctorbadwolf]

Just re-reading the quote you posted and this part caught my eye: "...including some that the fans have been asking for for a very long time.”

What settings have the fan base been asking for for a long time? I would say that Dark Sun is not one (since we had it in 4e) and Greyhawk was available in 3e, so maybe spelljamer after all?

Dragonlance. I’m sure if you were to check how often it is mentioned in tweets directed at wotc and at wotc staff and with the D&D hashtag, it would range from a steady stream to a constant barrage depending on how long it’s been since some Dragonlance thing being in nerd news.

 

[doctorbadwolf]

I think k something like the Strixhaven Subclasses would make sense for Defilers, allowing multiple Magic User Classes to use rhe same set of powers. 4E Dark Sun had Templars as Dragon King Patron Warlocks.

Also for Dragonlance. The color coded Wizards, Knights of Salami I mean Solamnia, etc.

It’s a good replacement for the basic idea of a prestige class, without the problems of a prestige class.

It is also an excellent model for a better way to do multiclassing.

 

[Parmandur]

Also for Dragonlance. The color coded Wizards, Knights of Salami I mean Solamnia, etc.

It’s a good replacement for the basic idea of a prestige class, without the problems of a prestige class.

It is also an excellent model for a better way to do multiclassing.

Yeah, uh, it's basically genius. I hope they play a lot in that space.

 

[dave2008]

Dragonlance. I’m sure if you were to check how often it is mentioned in tweets directed at wotc and at wotc staff and with the D&D hashtag, it would range from a steady stream to a constant barrage depending on how long it’s been since some Dragonlance thing being in nerd news.

OK, I personally think DL is unlikely, but you never know. I am interested in new books (novels), but not the setting really so maybe I am biased.

 

[doctorbadwolf]

OK, I personally think DL is unlikely, but you never know. I am interested in new books (novels), but not the setting really so maybe I am biased.

Oh DL is going to get a 5e iteration at some point. It’s practically guaranteed.

I think it’s more likely than Dark Sun for a few reasons. IME more fans have been asking for it, and for longer, first. Next, it’s got novels coming soon. Lastly, it ties in to the dragon book that is likely coming this year.

 

[Henadic Theologian]

I originally put this in the wrong thread. The new formats are confirmed to be print, not only digital. And each of the classic settings are getting a different new format. The rest could get new formats too I guess.

 

[Mecheon]

I think it’s more likely than Dark Sun for a few reasons. IME more fans have been asking for it, and for longer, first. Next, it’s got novels coming soon. Lastly, it ties in to the dragon book that is likely coming this year.

On the other hand, Dragonlance isn't going to draw in new people. Unless you're hardcore into D&D lore and the like, for all intents and purpsoes, FR, DL and Greyhawk are all just the one same thing. Sure, we know they have differences, but to the outsider looking in? "No, this isn't just Rise of Tiamat again, this is Tahkis who's just looks, completely identical to Tiamat"

Dark Sun, Planescape and Spelljammer all have their own themes that stand out as "Very blatently not the same thing", whereas FR, DL and Greyhawk fit in the same space of "Vaguely western medievalish"