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

 

[Paul Farquhar]

Mine showed up in a random encounter so there was no context for such a solution.

How about just not killing them? Or take the Gygax approach and exterminate the evil children? Most species have young, why is it so surprising that yeti do?

 

[Paul Farquhar]

so it is just do not trust the evil one and the good one is work with them as normal?

In an interesting story, it would be the halfling who betrays you.

It's worth mentioning that there are evil halflings in Lord of the Rings: Ted Sandyman, Otto Sackville-Baggins.

 

[HaroldTheHobbit]

This alignment conversation has me a bit bummed. If they don't have alignment in Fizban's for the monsters, I'm not going to buy it. And I doubt that it will be there.

I like moral absolutes in my D&D, as a relief and contrast to real world social constructivism and shades of gray.

As an old grog I won't need written alignment to make that happen, even if I like it as an easy guideline.

But it sure would be strange if the ancient red Kraz'dergaz, terror of the north, might as easily be Kraz'dergaz, protector of the north, who fly to your village because she got a hankering for tea, scones and gossip with the village elders.

For me it would be detrimental to the game for dragons to lose alignment and dissolve the chromatic/metallic dichotomy.

I will still buy Fizban's cause hey, it's a 5e book of dragons. But my chromatics will still be evil aligned.

 

[Demetrios1453]

This alignment conversation has me a bit bummed. If they don't have alignment in Fizban's for the monsters, I'm not going to buy it. And I doubt that it will be there.

That seems a fairly minor thing to be the deciding factor. I would prefer to see alignment in the stat blocks as well (maybe with the old 2e modifiers like "often" or "usually"), but the lack of them is hardly going eclipse all the other expected goodness in the book, in my opinion.

 

[hopeless]

I had 3 dragons in my campaign a LN blue dragon, a CG red dragon who loves bathing and a traditional gold dragon based on Matthew Broderick's character from Ladyhawke!
I still think he's LG, but not THAT Lawful Good!
Consider Matthau a work in progress I'm inclined to change him to NG instead, but I doubt that will get any further than it has.

 

[Reynard]

This alignment conversation has me a bit bummed. If they don't have alignment in Fizban's for the monsters, I'm not going to buy it. And I doubt that it will be there.

Out of curiosity, why would that be the hard line for you?

 

[Reynard]

How about just not killing them? Or take the Gygax approach and exterminate the evil children? Most species have young, why is it so surprising that yeti do?

I wouldn't have them kill a bunch of owl bear cubs either. It was simply easier and more palatable at my table to eliminate the question entirely.

 

[hopeless]

In Neverwinter you have an option to gain one to act as your companion in that game.
Takes some doing mind you.
I'm surprised there's no mention of druid's groves or Ranger organisations that could be contacted to help with that.
As for goblin children has anyone tried creating an actual society not based on the Pathfinder version?

 

[Paul Farquhar]

I wouldn't have them kill a bunch of owl bear cubs either.

Then you have the interesting tactical situation of having to overcome a challenge without resorting to lethal force.

Of course, owl bear cubs do not have "chaotic evil" in their stat blocks.

 

[Reynard]

Then you have the interesting tactical situation of having to overcome a challenge without resorting to lethal force.

Or I don't have to deal with it because it made a player uncomfortable. that's what safety tools are for.

Of course, owl bear cubs do not have "chaotic evil" in their stat blocks.

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