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

 

[Parmandur]

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So I did watch the video, this is apparently a Great Wyrm Turtle. I believe it's supposed to be either the Ancient or Mythic Dragon Turtle variants that this book should be adding.

Yeah, Great Wyrm is the Mythic monster variant of Dragons.

 

[dave2008]

To be honest, it sounds more like WotC just stole the First World from Paizo/Pathfinder.
Unless it is really mentioned in older D&D sources and Paizo is the one who stole it.

I don't know if the name "First World" was used previously, but the talk about it sounds a lot like the 4e lore of the creation of the world.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

In one of the previews it mentions that Saridor is the first creation of Tiamat and Bahamut. So I imagine we are finally getting some lore it.

As the product of hate sex!

 

[dave2008]

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So I did watch the video, this is apparently a Great Wyrm Turtle. I believe it's supposed to be either the Ancient or Mythic Dragon Turtle variants that this book should be adding.

From another article, the dragon turtle is getting the full age category treatment and the MM version is an "Adult" dragon turtle. So I think we will see wyrmling, young, ancient, and great wyrm dragon turtles

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Looking at Pathfinder's "First World", there definitely does seem to be some overlap. The biggest difference seems to be that the Pathfinder First World eventually became more of a fey realm and is analogous to D&D's Feywild, while the D&D First World seems to have eventually been destroyed and split into many different worlds.

They are both getting it from real world mythology.

 

[Zeromaru X]

I wonder what they will do with Saridor.
They probably save him as a "surprise", considering they have not mentioned him yet.

Sardior is mentioned in the dragonborn UA as the "first creation" of Bahamut and Tiamat in the First World (ie. their son? They have been hinted that Bahamut and Tiamat had a son since 3.x, at least). I guess they are going to reprint that stuff in Fizban's.

 

[overgeeked]

I wonder if the First World will be one of the original settings they're developing.

 

[Mind of tempest]

Sardior is mentioned in the dragonborn UA as the "first creation" of Bahamut and Tiamat in the First World (ie. their son? They have been hinted that Bahamut and Tiamat had a son since 3.x, at least). I guess they are going to reprint that stuff in Fizban's.

I hope he gains real goals other than just flying around and talking to people.

 

[The Green Hermit]

So they've definitely shifted the art direction for dragonborn quite a bit. The 4E and original 5E design could be kind of same-y, but in Tasha's and this preview they look more like humanoid versions of specific dragon varieties. Guess this means more opportunities for dragonborn minis since they can be so diverse in appearance now.

Also, Sapphire Dragons apparently live in the Underdark, cooperate with deep gnomes, and are interested in warfare? Considering what's going on in my campaign at the moment, I think I've just added a sapphire dragon to it.

Same here.

 

[The Green Hermit]

I would assume they mean "aspects" in the sense that they're low level versions of dragon gods, suitable for fighting at Tier 2.

Or for NPCs.