WotC D&D Direct--Learn About Upcoming D&D On April 21st!

D&D Direct is a 30-minute video which WotC will be releasing on April 21st at 9am Pacific Time (5pm BST, if I have my time zones correct). They'll be using it to reveal stuff about upcoming D&D projects (including video games and entertainment). The video will be presented by Anna Prosser and B. Dave Walters.

This is being billed in an emailed announcement entitled "Learn Everything That’s Happening This Year for Dungeons & Dragons" as the "first ever D&D Direct", so presumably there are more planned.

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The D&D Team at Wizards of the Coast is excited to debut D&D Direct, a jam-packed thirty-minute video presentation on April 21 at 9:00 AM Pacific Time.

Tune in to see exclusive reveals from the world's greatest roleplaying game, including video games, entertainment, and more, guided by hosts Anna Prosser and B. Dave Walters.

D&D Direct will be broadcast on the D&D YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/DNDWizards) and Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/dnd) channels.

To find out more on D&D Direct go to dnd.wizards.com and follow the official D&D social media accounts for more updates.

See you on April 21 at 9:00 AM PT for the first-ever D&D Direct!

 

[LuisCarlos17f]

Maybe is a mixture of setting and a monster compendium. It could be a soft way to introduce the setting when a player only wants the creatures for her homemade setting.

 

[Henadic Theologian]

Maybe is a mixture of setting and a monster compendium.

5.1 x 21.9 x 29.5 cm could even be a setting book, Beastairy/Ships and Adventure.

 

[Parmandur]

Curse of Strahd, Witchlight, and Descent into Avernus are NOT considered Setting books?

How do I know? Because AL has no seperate campaign for them outside of FR regular campaign, because when Ray referred to the original 3 new classic settings, he did not refer to Ravenloft as a return despite CoS being out, which he indicates he meant PROPER setting books by classic settings, not simply an adventure set in Spelljammer.

And there is still months of time before and after September left, no way they wait to release Spelljammer till September. I'm think June or July for Spelljammer, and November for DL.

Looks like August, per the front page.

 

[Parmandur]

It's not new anymore.

And Strixhaven is an MtG setting.

But your mention of a New Format reminds me that in someway it could be very different, like say a Box set with Setting Book/Player Options, Beastiary/Spelljammer book, and an adventure book.

It would have been new when Winninger traded thst, though.

 

[Parmandur]

WotC marketing describes is as a setting, not a "setting and an adventure". Nor have they ever described it as a "new format". The "new format" settings are coming later this year, by deduction Spelljammer and Dragonlance.

But "new format" may well mean something as simple as how Strixhaven differs from earlier Setting books.

Though Ia now intrigued that there may be something to the slipcase idea.

 

[Jer]

But "new format" may well mean something as simple as how Strixhaven differs from earlier Setting books.

Though Ia now intrigued that there may be something to the slipcase idea.

If it turns out to actually be a 2 book slipcase then my prediction is that the August release is a Dragonlance setting book/updated War of the Lance campaign combo release. And the Spelljammer book will be later.

I think it's actually a typo, but an updated Dragonlance setting and adventure in a slipcase would actually be a "different format" than anything else they've ever released so shrug.

 

[Parmandur]

If it turns out to actually be a 2 book slipcase then my prediction is that the August release is a Dragonlance setting book/updated War of the Lance campaign combo release. And the Spelljammer book will be later.

I think it's actually a typo, but an updated Dragonlance setting and adventure in a slipcase would actually be a "different format" than anything else they've ever released so shrug.

Yeah, jury's still out here. We will know...soon.

 

[Henadic Theologian]

If it turns out to actually be a 2 book slipcase then my prediction is that the August release is a Dragonlance setting book/updated War of the Lance campaign combo release. And the Spelljammer book will be later.

I think it's actually a typo, but an updated Dragonlance setting and adventure in a slipcase would actually be a "different format" than anything else they've ever released so shrug.

That is a possiblity I have considered also.

 

[overgeeked]

The Amazon numbers are always wrong with the placeholders. It happens every time. They're updated when the title is finalized in their system.

 

[Henadic Theologian]

someone pointed out to me that it could be Dragons of Storm Island instead of Spelljammer.