D&D 5E D&D Summer Hardcover Amazon Placeholder

There's a D&D product placeholder for the summer hardcover up on Amazon. It doesn't say much, but confirms the release date as August 16th. There's some product dimensions there, too -- they match a standard D&D hardcover (except for the 2-inch thickness!) -- and an ISBN (978-0786968169).

[Update -- the US version of the placeholder has a price of $69.99.]

We'll find out more on Thursday when the D&D Direct video is released. Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse is on May 17th, and Journeys Through the Radiant Citadel comes out on June 21st.

From previous statements from WotC, we're expecting two classic settings to come back this year, and these will be in a new print format. WotC's Ray Winninger said in June last year that "Each of these products is pursuing a different format you've never seen before. And neither is "digital only;" these are new print formats." Current speculation, based on hints and teasers, is mainly centered around Spelljammer and Dragonlance.

Spelljammer: Adventures in Space (D&D Campaign Collection - Adventure, Setting, Monster Book, Map, and DM Screen): Wizards RPG Team: 0195166182087: Books - Amazon.ca

Spelljammer: Adventures in Space (D&D Campaign Collection - Adventure, Setting, Monster Book, Map, and DM Screen): Wizards RPG Team: 0195166182087: Books - Amazon.ca

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[Urriak Uruk]

I suppose that depends upon what you mean by "new material." Essentials was comprised of 64 pages of rules, which essentially (ahem) summarizes old stuff, plus a 64-page adventure, and then cards and such. So in my mind at least, it mostly just had 64 pages of new material: the adventure.

As for the term "main product," let's not get hung up on semantics. If nothing else, I'm just saying that we should differentiate between something like Essentials and the hardcovers.

But as I've been saying, you could be right, and Stormwreck is the 6th major product, and that's it for 2022. I'm not making a hard prediction either way, except that I think we'll eventually see the hardcover (or equivalent) count upped to six per year, and no later than 2023. So I'm saying 2022 or 2023, and it remains to be seen whether Stormwreck is the 6th major product.

I do not remember how much of the rules in the Essentials it was, but the sidekicks were new. But you're right, we are circling so I won't push any further.

 

[Dire Bare]

Spelljammer pop-up book confirmed!

Well . . . maybe not Spelljammer, but . . .

Dungeons & Dragons: The Ultimate Pop-Up Book (Reinhart Pop-Up Studio): (D&D Books) (Reinhart Studios): Zub, Jim, King, Stacy, Reinhart, Matthew, Pozas, Claudio: 9781647226206: Amazon.com: Books

Dungeons & Dragons: The Ultimate Pop-Up Book (Reinhart Pop-Up Studio): (D&D Books) (Reinhart Studios) [Zub, Jim, King, Stacy, Reinhart, Matthew, Pozas, Claudio] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Dungeons & Dragons: The Ultimate Pop-Up Book (Reinhart Pop-Up Studio): (D&D Books)...

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[Mercador]

2 inch? Compilation of something? My biggest TTRPG is Zweihander. While being an excellent book, it's a bit too big for regular usage.

 

[Bill Zebub]

2” thick you say?

Must be the new official Warlord class, in its own dedicated book.

 

[vecna00]

I mean, Winninger seems to like Settings, a lot. And Spelljammer, Dragonlance, and Kamigawa don't have a lot of conceptual overlap.

Kamigawa would make a lot of sense, for a number of reasons. And Wyatt has the history with Asian-inspired settings.

Kamigawa could be a stealth release of some modern/future-esque rules if they use the new version.

Official mech rules for 5e incoming!

 

[teitan]

I seem to recall that they said the new setting wasn't a Magic setting.

 

[LuisCarlos17f]

The planeshift articles were very interesting, but it was more like a test to know the reaction by the fandom. But my suggestion is a "second seasons" with other titles or franchises, for example stats for the characters of Street Fighter, or Hero Quest. The handicap is they couldn't use the fabulous pictures from M:tG cards.

I see several books are like "pilot episodes", ideas later could become a new setting.

Kamigawa: Neon Dinasty is cyberpunk and that means lots of new crunch that needs previous playtesting, and vehicles.

 

[vecna00]

I seem to recall that they said the new setting wasn't a Magic setting.

That is correct, the two new settings are not Magic settings. That does not necessarily stop them from releasing a Magic setting or two in addition to the new ones, just reduces the likelihood of it happening during that time.

 

[Parmandur]

I seem to recall that they said the new setting wasn't a Magic setting.

Winninger said there were three Classic Settings in the works, two new totally original Settings unrelated to Magic, and a revisit to a Settingfrok 5E in 2024 (probably the FR or Greyhawk, we suppose).

He didn't say there would be no Magic Settings on top of that.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

Whilst more MtG settings in the pipeline are certainly possible, I'm pretty sure the Amazon placeholder isn't one, nor is it something that will be announced this week. It would be much further out.

WotC have been busy dropping hints left right and centre, and they all tie either to Spelljammer or the Stormwrack boxed set via the old D&D cartoon.