D&D 5E Speculation thread! Vecna? Giants UA?

[Parmandur]

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More seriously, I know. I'm just saying that I interpret the elegy to indicate that it was a real place that was shattered into the Multiverse. Maybe it's not, but until this book actually gets announced I don't think either of us can be "proven" correct.

Absolutely, but my point is that WotC probably wants to keep the First World indeterminate for DM usage.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

Joking aside, I think the only reason for talking about Vecna is because of Stranger Things. And the Giants are for a monster book. Neither has anything to do with any setting books, and neither does the First World.

 

[LuisCarlos17f]

Hasbro knows streaming services can be very useful to promote their franchises, but 2022 is being a very busy year with M&A, and some possible bankruptcy. Some choices about marketing strategy could be delayed becuase now they can't bet for the winner horse in this race. I mean we can't know if the future D&D cartoon show will be in Netflix, Disney+ or Paramount. Maybe Hasbro bets for "don't put all eggs in only one basket".

Maybe there is later a new UA with PC races. Why not now? Because players would be too focused into the races than the subclasses and feats.

If it is a minisetting with prehistoric beasts, then they will add something with original elements, to avoid others selling their own dinosaur toys.

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[Demetrios1453]

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More seriously, I know. I'm just saying that I interpret the elegy to indicate that it was a real place that was shattered into the Multiverse. Maybe it's not, but until this book actually gets announced I don't think either of us can be "proven" correct.

And in the end you might both be correct. That's the wonderful thing about myth - it comes from a world view where contradictory or nonsensical things can actually be true.

 

[Urriak Uruk]

And in the end you might both be correct. That's the wonderful thing about myth - it comes from a world view where contradictory or nonsensical things can actually be true.

This has literally happened before... I remember we were debating the Feywild UA and I was saying "Feywild book" and Parmander "Strixhaven book" and we were both right.

 

[Urriak Uruk]

Absolutely, but my point is that WotC probably wants to keep the First World indeterminate for DM usage.

Or it's a tease for a future book. Like I said, too early to tell.

The big flag for me is the Primeval subclass. It's way more dinosaur/prehistoric themed than giant to me.

 

[Parmandur]

This has literally happened before... I remember we were debating the Feywild UA and I was saying "Feywild book" and Parmander "Strixhaven book" and we were both right.

Yup, or @ersatzphil and I went back and forth a bit about whether we would see a Spelljammer Adventure or Setting book, and we got both!

 

[Parmandur]

Or it's a tease for a future book. Like I said, too early to tell.

The big flag for me is the Primeval subclass. It's way more dinosaur/prehistoric themed than giant to me.

Yes, a Setting book is a strong possibility here (I'llcall it "GiantLance" for now), though my gut says Supplement.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

The big flag for me is the Primeval subclass. It's way more dinosaur/prehistoric themed than giant to me.

Er, no, it aint. It's purely a "you can have a giant pet" druid with an ill-fitting name. I see nothing to suggest a primeval setting is coming, and can think of a whole lot of reasons why WotC wouldn't make one.

 

[Urriak Uruk]

Er, no, it aint. It's purely a "you can have a giant pet" druid with an ill-fitting name. I see nothing to suggest a primeval setting is coming, and can think of a whole lot of reasons why WotC wouldn't make one.

It's way more primeval themed that GIANT themed. Has literally nothing to do with giants.