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!

 

[Ralif Redhammer]

The idea of drinking enough Grand Marnier to pass out makes my stomach churn. It's 80 proof, but still...

And Larian Studios chimes in.

Swen? Swen?

Tune in to D&D Direct on April 21 at 9 AM PT (5 PM BST) for a look at how far Baldur’s Gate 3 has come in Early Access.

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[Enevhar Aldarion]

The idea of drinking enough Grand Marnier to pass out makes my stomach churn. It's 80 proof, but still...

People pass out from drinking too much wine, all of which is 40 proof or under.

 

[darjr]

People pass out from drinking too much wine, all of which is 40 proof or under.

I am such a lightweight nowadays I pass out if I smell the wine.

 

[darjr]

So the D&D developer community is small. Relatively speaking, at a certain level anyway. And they talk to each other. And I think that leads to synergies. Like this for instance.

 

[Quickleaf]

I am such a lightweight nowadays I pass out if I smell the wine.

Hah! I pass out if I grow the grapes and dance on their graves

 

[Parmandur]

So the D&D developer community is small. Relatively speaking, at a certain level anyway. And they talk to each other. And I think that leads to synergies. Like this for instance.

I remember in early 2019, there were a lot of freelance writers suddenly putting out seafaring material, while Dragon Talk was discussing underwater combat rules, for no apparent reason...and then Ghoats of Saltmarsh was announced.

 

[vecna00]

I remember in early 2019, there were a lot of freelance writers suddenly putting out seafaring material, while Dragon Talk was discussing underwater combat rules, for no apparent reason...and then Ghoats of Saltmarsh was announced.

I still preferred the other possible name for that book:

 

[overgeeked]

Final prediction before the reveal.

I’m hopeful it will be Spelljammer, but I won’t get my hopes up. If they do Spelljammer it’s more than likely going to be a mutilated version of the setting that only uses familiar place names and a few key concepts.

If it is Spelljammer, the two options are still a pure setting book with a little adventure and/or a bunch of hooks…or an adventure path taking PCs from a planet into space. I doubt it will be a hub-based adventure anthology featuring the Rock of Bral as they’re also releasing Radiant Citadel soon. The AP seems far more likely. But I could see it being Minsc and Boo’s Guide to Wildspace.

Anyway, best of luck to everyone in getting what they hope for tomorrow.

 

[Parmandur]

Final prediction before the reveal.

I’m hopeful it will be Spelljammer, but I won’t get my hopes up. If they do Spelljammer it’s more than likely going to be a mutilated version of the setting that only uses familiar place names and a few key concepts.

If it is Spelljammer, the two options are still a pure setting book with a little adventure and/or a bunch of hooks…or an adventure path taking PCs from a planet into space. I doubt it will be a hub-based adventure anthology featuring the Rock of Bral as they’re also releasing Radiant Citadel soon. The AP seems far more likely. But I could see it being Minsc and Boo’s Guide to Wildspace.

Anyway, best of luck to everyone in getting what they hope for tomorrow.

If it's as good as the ravenloft revamp, I'd be pretty pleased.

 

[Sorcerers Apprentice]

As long as there are solid rules for spell jamming, ship to ship combat etc. it should be easy to use the new book to run a 5e game in the classic spelljammer setting, if that's what you prefer.