D&D 5E The October D&D Book is Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons

As revealed by Nerd Immersion by deciphering computer code from D&D Beyond!

Spoiler

Fizban the Fabulous is, of course, the accident-prone, befuddled alter-ego of Dragonlance’s god of good dragons, Paladine, the platinum dragon (Dragonlance’s version of Bahamut).

Which makes my guess earlier this year spot on!

UPDATE -- the book now has a description!

D&D 5E - Fizban's Treasury: The Dragon Book Now Has A Description... And A Feat

Courtesy of Amazon, we now have a description for Fizban's Treasury of Dragons, the October D&D hardcover. The book introduces gem dragons, dragon-themed player options, and plenty of draconic lore! This joins September's The Wild Beyond the Witchlight, and November's Strixhaven: Curriculum of...

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D&D 5E - My guess for the other D&D book this year... Draconomicon!

We know the fifth major product this year will be James Wyatt‘s as-yet unannounced project, and we know it will be coming out this year between Witchlight and Strixhaven. Wyatt co-wrote the Draconomicon for 3E. There have been two recent dragon-themed Unearthed Arcanas — dragon-themed...

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Fizban the Fabulous by Vera Gentinetta

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

EDIT: Nope, not getting a warning for politics today!

(On a related note: Margaritas are delicious.)

 

[Charlaquin]

No, it's that people who are upset about a thing-- anything-- on the internet vastly overestimate the power of their concern and, more importantly, how universal that concern is. As it relates the the specific concern regarding slavery, I think an import element that might be getting forgotten in their worry is THE SLAVERS ARE THE BAD GUYS.

Imagine for a moment people being upset because the villains in an Indiana Jones RPG were Nazis. Would you think that was a reasonable concern and one that should be met with capitulation by the publisher?

Can you point to anyone who’s upset that slavery exists in [insert D&D setting here]? Cause right now I see one person arguing that WotC won’t touch Dark Sun because some hypothetical people might get upset about it, and everyone else saying that seems unlikely.

 

[Eyes of Nine]

I wonder if there will be a special hobby shop only cover?

I'm not actually that excited for this one - it might be a wait and see book, as opposed to a pre-order book.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

I wonder if there will be a special hobby shop only cover?

I'm not actually that excited for this one - it might be a wait and see book, as opposed to a pre-order book.

Given the enthusiasm about dragon-related books generally, I have to imagine there will be.

 

[Ath'kethin]

I wonder if there will be a special hobby shop only cover?

I both hope there will be because I think it will be awesome and hope there won't be because it will.mean I have to buy the book (I've bought all the hobby store cover versions they've released, and why stop now?).

 

[Disgruntled Hobbit]

No, it's that people who are upset about a thing-- anything-- on the internet vastly overestimate the power of their concern and, more importantly, how universal that concern is. As it relates the the specific concern regarding slavery, I think an import element that might be getting forgotten in their worry is THE SLAVERS ARE THE BAD GUYS.

Imagine for a moment people being upset because the villains in an Indiana Jones RPG were Nazis. Would you think that was a reasonable concern and one that should be met with capitulation by the publisher?

Nazis as the bad guys in a movie are one thing

But a RPG setting where Nazis are everywhere, all civilization is run by Nazis, all the players are expected to be from concentration camps or former Nazis and many stories expect players to reluctantly work for Nazis
That might be too much

It's also worth noting that after doing SCHINDLER'S LIST, Spielberg no longer wanted to have Nazis in future Indiana Jones movies, because he felt it was inappropriate. Hence the Soviets in KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

It's also worth noting that after doing SCHINDLER'S LIST, Spielberg no longer wanted to have Nazis in future Indiana Jones movies, because he felt it was inappropriate. Hence the Soviets in KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL

Kingdom of the Crystal Skull was also set in the 1950s. There's a limited number of Nazis he could have in the mix.

 

[Malmuria]

It seemed like the main thing people complained about with the Ravenloft book was the inclusion of safety tools (and some lore changes), because it supposedly went against the spirit of gothic horror. I imagine if they released a 5e Dark Sun with the safety tools around the issue of slavery and lore changes the same people would complain.

 

[Disgruntled Hobbit]

Kingdom of the Crystal Skull was also set in the 1950s. There's a limited number of Nazis he could have in the mix.

BLUES BROTHERS is set in the 1980s and it's full of Nazis

 

[slobster]

BLUES BROTHERS is set in the 1980s and it's full of Nazis

I really feel like this is peak "this thread".