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

 

[the Jester]

Yes, well, got to say this for DragonLance:: Takhisis is a helluva power and gravitas upgrade on Tiamat. From lesser godling divine prisoner on the first plane of Hell to Prime Goddess of All that is Evil. As divine promotions go, that one is rather large!

In 1e, Tiamat isn't a prisoner; she's the master of the First Hell.

 

[Demetrios1453]

The weird part is that the Yuan-Ti described in Volo's Guide don't match Forgotten Realm's Lore, at all: Yuan-Ti are one of the few areas where the Forgotten Realms doesn't match the Monster Manual default, but Volo's ignores that and expands on the Monster Manual version.

Same with the gnolls. Honestly, the only part of VGtM that is directly from Forgotten Realms lore is the giants section, as the Ordning first appeared in the FR 2e product Giantcraft. Large parts of the rest of the book are ambivalent, or even directly contradictory, towards previously established FR material. It's always sardonically amusing when someone claims those parts of being "FR lore that has replaced the overall game lore" when precisely the opposite has occurred...

 

[Demetrios1453]

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.

I think they are par for the course now. I'm hoping it's a Hydro74 cover, as I really like his designs for the alternate covers...

 

[Reynard]

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.

Right but the argument that WotC might not do Dark Sun is based entirely on the idea that some theoretical cohort of vocal players would be upset that slavery was included in the setting and potential backgrounds of PCs. I was objecting to the idea that such a thing should matter, given slavery, like Nazis, is a universal evil and therefore not something likely to bring up the sort of ethical quandries that, say, drow might.

 

[Charlaquin]

Right but the argument that WotC might not do Dark Sun is based entirely on the idea that some theoretical cohort of vocal players would be upset that slavery was included in the setting and potential backgrounds of PCs. I was objecting to the idea that such a thing should matter, given slavery, like Nazis, is a universal evil and therefore not something likely to bring up the sort of ethical quandries that, say, drow might.

Yeah, we’re in agreement about the fact that it shouldn’t matter. It just seemed to me that your argument was addressed towards this hypothetical cohort, whereas my argument is that no such cohort exists (at least not in any meaningful sense - there may be a few random nutters out there), and concern over them is misplaced.

 

[JEB]

Not really "Published," licensed by and owned by WotC, though.

The first Dragonlance Campaign Setting book for 3.5 was actually a WotC publication, though you are correct that all the subsequent 3.5 Dragonlance products were merely licensed.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

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

It also has a rocket launcher.

You've convinced me: Blues Brothers is an Indiana Jones movie.

 

[Hexmage-EN]

In 1e, Tiamat isn't a prisoner; she's the master of the First Hell.

Through D&D history Tiamat has been:

• Ruler of Avernus.
• A prisoner in Avernus.
• One of the two warring gods of Tytherion.
• One of the two halves of Io (with Bahamut as her counterpart).
• Distinct from Takhisis.
• The same as Takhisis.
• Mother of her five chromatic dragon consorts' children.
• Unable to produce children, but has five chromatic dragon brood mothers in her lair.
• Lawful Evil.
• Chaotic Evil.

She's been all over the place in terms of lore.

 

[Zeromaru X]

but I liked the 4E lore that Bahamut, Tiamat, and the dragonborn race are all pieces of Io.

This already happened in 5e. Check the Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide entry on the dragonborn.

Mainly it's that they just freed the Mulhorandi people from Imaskari slavery, so no one involved wants to go back to the old ways now.

This is a huge lol, given that in the 4e campaign guide, they had explicitly said that slavery was illegal according to the laws of High Imaskar...

 

[Enevhar Aldarion]

Yeah, we’re in agreement about the fact that it shouldn’t matter. It just seemed to me that your argument was addressed towards this hypothetical cohort, whereas my argument is that no such cohort exists (at least not in any meaningful sense - there may be a few random nutters out there), and concern over them is misplaced.

You mean like the "hypothetical" cohort running the new TSR, and the other trying to publish Giantlands, and certain ones putting out OSR products, who want everything to be like the old days, apparently including keeping all the racist and sexist and phobic elements in the game? My personal feeling that anyone who does not want the bad or inappropriate materials updated and fixed is just as bad as those people.