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

 

[RoughCoronet0]

Oh man, I'm am so excited for this book, I've been waiting for 5e's take on the dracomonicon for years now! We have a few ideas of some of the dragons that will be in the book but I can't wait to see what else is in Fizban's. I am also very curious of what this "First World" will be. I've seen some speculation of a possible retelling of the Dawn Wars, which would be awesome as 4e's Dawn Wars lore is some of my favorite from any edition of D&D.

 

[Henadic Theologian]

I just realized that if the dragon turtle in the MM is an Adult, then at CR 17 that puts it on the same progression path of a Red dragon. That makes the Ancient dragon turtle a CR 24.

I thought the Dragon Turtle in the MM was concidered an Ancient?

 

[Parmandur]

I thought the Dragon Turtle in the MM was concidered an Ancient?

Nope, they said that it is an Adult Turtle Dragon, retroactively. So there are two Turtle Dragons more powerful than the MM, and two less powerful.

 

[dave2008]

I thought the Dragon Turtle in the MM was concidered an Ancient?

@Parmandur already answered, but it came out in one of the stories or videos on Friday that the MM dragon turtle is considered an Adult now that they are giving it the full age category treatment in Fizban's.

 

[Reynard]

So instead of kleptomaniac adrenalin junkies how about they're inveterate scholars dedicated their lives to gathering stories, legends and tales from around Krynn in an effort to restore the long lost libraries destroyed in the cataclysm?

So there's an actual purpose for them instead of a racial ads problem?

Would that work?

Why are kender a problem? I mean besides them being a magnet for the wangrod players of the world?

 

[PsyzhranV2]

Actually, I think I am starting to like the 4th option: the Eberron model. Never advance the setting. Every time you introduce a setting it is the same year. And for this to work, I would set that date before any previous published material (even if by only a 1-10 years) and keep its cosmology intentionally vague. Give groups the most freedom to build there stories without invalidating any previous material they have.

That doesn't solve the issue of Dragonlance having really messed up worldbuilding though (Goldmoon being a Native American stereotype, whatever the hell was going on in Weiss and Hickman's minds when they made Gully Dwarves and Tinker Gnomes, "Good" not being very good at all, etc.)

 

[Faolyn]

Why are kender a problem? I mean besides them being a magnet for the wangrod players of the world?

They are supposed to be these innocent, child-like people full of wonder and happiness who truly can't understand concepts like greed or selfishness. But they are written as kleptomaniacs who habitually lie about their thieving, hoard what they steal, and who mock people until they go berserk with apoplectic rage.

 

[dave2008]

That doesn't solve the issue of Dragonlance having really messed up worldbuilding though (Goldmoon being a Native American stereotype, whatever the hell was going on in Weiss and Hickman's minds when they made Gully Dwarves and Tinker Gnomes, "Good" not being very good at all, etc.)

I was not and am not a part of that discussion and this idea has nothing to do with that.

 

[dave2008]

But they are written as kleptomaniacs who habitually lie about their thieving, hoard what they steal, and who mock people until they go berserk with apoplectic rage.

When did that become a thing? I only read a few books but I don't remember anything like to in the first trilogy.

 

[Enevhar Aldarion]

They are supposed to be these innocent, child-like people full of wonder and happiness who truly can't understand concepts like greed or selfishness. But they are written as kleptomaniacs who habitually lie about their thieving, hoard what they steal, and who mock people until they go berserk with apoplectic rage.

Which in some ways is just like the worst of the stereotypes about the Romani people. It is too bad Hickman let those negative ideas into both Dragonlance and Ravenloft.