D&D (2024) Wizards Presents show on August 18th! Update: WotC announces guests and time.

[Ralif Redhammer]

Yeah, if someone starts talking about Planeswalkers, Mana, and Zendikar, I'm going to have at least a vague idea as to what they're talking about.

Indeed, but in the Venn diagram of those who are engaged with Wizards (and we are) and those who are not, I would bet more of us would at least be familiar with mtg at a superficial level.

That seems likely, since they always said that Dark Sun was just waiting on finalized psionics and we've got that. Though, I'd think the chances of it being a Forgotten Realms core book or Planescape are not insignificant either.

Dark Sun.

 

[Ondath]

At first I thought Planeswalkers being on one side of the banner just meant there'd be MtG announcements too, but I noticed something: The event isn't mentioned in Magic-related social media accounts at all. If Wizards Presents was about MtG products as much as it is about D&D, then surely the only accounts mentioning the event wouldn't be D&D, D&D Beyond and Ray Winniger.

So a new MtG setting book is probably imminent. Probably Dominaria because it'll have the spotlight soon.

And sorry for slightly derailing the topic @darjr, but for all those in the know about MtG's upcoming storylines, I've got a question: From what I understand, the next four upcoming sets will be MtG's big, multiverse-spanning metaplot. Dominaria United returns to MtG's first plane, Brothers' War is less about a specific plane and more about an "event" (that's what the set descriptions say), and we don't know what the last two sets will be. From what people are saying, a multiversal battle that requires time travel to undo some stuff might be in the works.

With that in mind, how likely do you think it is for MtG's multiverse to reimagined in a way that better meshes with D&D's planar rules? Could we get one, massive inter-game multiverse for maximum cash milking in the near future?

 

[Reynard]

Is this event for the average soccer mom?

It is for the exceptional soccer mom!

 

[Reynard]

I hope we see something lighthearted and whimsical, and also something darker and grittier. Something for everyone!

I myself am partial to dark and whimsical.

 

[Parmandur]

At first I thought Planeswalkers being on one side of the banner just meant there'd be MtG announcements too, but I noticed something: The event isn't mentioned in Magic-related social media accounts at all. If Wizards Presents was about MtG products as much as it is about D&D, then surely the only accounts mentioning the event wouldn't be D&D, D&D Beyond and Ray Winniger.

So a new MtG setting book is probably imminent. Probably Dominaria because it'll have the spotlight soon.

And sorry for slightly derailing the topic @darjr, but for all those in the know about MtG's upcoming storylines, I've got a question: From what I understand, the next four upcoming sets will be MtG's big, multiverse-spanning metaplot. Dominaria United returns to MtG's first plane, Brothers' War is less about a specific plane and more about an "event" (that's what the set descriptions say), and we don't know what the last two sets will be. From what people are saying, a multiversal battle that requires time travel to undo some stuff might be in the works.

With that in mind, how likely do you think it is for MtG's multiverse to reimagined in a way that better meshes with D&D's planar rules? Could we get one, massive inter-game multiverse for maximum cash milking in the near future?

Ah, it is mentioned in Magic Social accounts, and on the Magic site as part of their product timeline. This is a Magic event, as much as a D&D one.

 

[Parmandur]

Here is a preview of this event from the Magic site:

NEXT STOP: WIZARDS PRESENTS​

While we have plenty of Dominaria United left to show you, the August 18 broadcast of Wizards Presents is so much more. It's our biggest day of announcements yet, showing off upcoming releases for Magic: The Gathering and Dungeons & Dragons with exclusive looks into what's to come for the next year from us here at Wizards of the Coast.

For Magic, that means a first look at the rest of 2022 and through 2023 as we reveal our biggest upcoming releases—including releases for Secret Lair and Universes Beyond.

Watch as we open the curtain and reveal what's behind these codenames with Wizards Presents—followed by the first day of previews for Dominaria United—on August 18!

Legends Return: The First Dominaria United Previews Are Here

On September 9, we return to where it all began for Magic's 30th anniversary—and the first act of a legendary story.

magic.wizards.com

 

[Quickleaf]

Marathon...

Modron March going across worlds of D&D and MtG?

They've been teasing modrons since 2014's Dungeon Master Guide, followed by cameos in several adventures.

edit: i'm late to the party, ninja'd by a day by @Parmandur

 

[Parmandur]

Marathon...

Modron March going across worlds of D&D and MtG?

They've been teasing modrons since 2014's Dungeon Master Guide, followed by cameos in several adventures.

Since the PHB, Wild Mages can randomly summon Modrons (which I can say from experience is hilarious). Lots of Modrons in the game over the years, and we just got playable Modrons in UA.

 

[Quickleaf]

I thought we got "glitchlings"?

Yeah, and there's been steady stream of modron pre-painted plastic miniatures, and even a Nameless One mini IIRC.

 

[SkidAce]

I don't mind stories that go dark places. (I play FFXIV for God's sake, I have to be able to accept some Really Friggin Dark story elements.) But the Phyrexians in particular are just about every single thing I loathe, turned up to the max and set loose. Any victory of theirs, even a temporary one, even one that will be totally averted through time travel (which is what I suspect is going to happen), is a thing I would rather not see happen.

I think they make excellent villains, so lets round up some heroes and take the fight to them!