D&D 5E Which D&D books currently scheduled for 2023 are you interested in?

[Ruin Explorer]

No interest in the Giants or Planescape books, on account of the topic and the format, respectively.

Wait, do we know the format for Planescape? If it's 64/64/64 again I need to change my vote to "nothing" lol.

 

[Scribe]

It was going to be the Giants (as I liked Fizbans) and Planescape (as I liked Spelljammer!)

It will now be nothing, and without a dramatic turn around I'll be pulping the books I do have.

 

[J.Quondam]

Wait, do we know the format for Planescape? If it's 64/64/64 again I need to change my vote to "nothing" lol.

Yes, I believe it's a 3-book set, like Spelljammer. Here's the ENW thread reporting the announcement:

Planescape - 5 New D&D Books Coming in 2023 -- Including Planescape!

At today's Wizards Presents event, hosts Jimmy Wong, Ginny Di, and Sydnee Goodman announced the 2023 line-up of D&D books, which featured something old, something new, and an expansion of a fan favorite. The first of the five books, Keys from the Golden Vault, will arrive in winter 2023. At...

www.enworld.org

 

[Ruin Explorer]

Yes, I believe it's a 3-book set, like Spelljammer.

Planescape - 5 New D&D Books Coming in 2023 -- Including Planescape!

At today's Wizards Presents event, hosts Jimmy Wong, Ginny Di, and Sydnee Goodman announced the 2023 line-up of D&D books, which featured something old, something new, and an expansion of a fan favorite. The first of the five books, Keys from the Golden Vault, will arrive in winter 2023. At...

www.enworld.org

Goddamn actual idiots.

Well that makes that completely and totally worthless. Oh you're just going to explain the ENTIRE Planescape setting, Sigil, its politics, the Factions, the concept, operation and nature of portals, all the races, subclasses, Feats, and so on, in 64 pages, then waste 64 pages on a Bestiary of obscure-ass beings that hardly anyone cares about (given all the major ones are already in 5E, minus, what, Modrons, who need like, what 12 pages?), and waste another 64 pages on a terrible adventure that only 5% of people who buy the book will ever even run, and 80% of those 5% will only run once ever?

The sheer wasteful stupidity of this kind of design is just mind-boggling. I honestly feel like I'm owed a very detailed explanation lol. Yet another hate-crime against Sigil. I guess I'll add it to the list.

 

[Older Beholder]

Wait, do we know the format for Planescape? If it's 64/64/64 again I need to change my vote to "nothing" lol.

Yeah, last I heard that was what they were going for.
I thought this would put more people off, and was surprised that Planescape was doing so well in the poll.

 

[grimslade]

Pending OGL outcomes...
Phandelver: I enjoyed Lost Mines immensely and would like to see what they will do with a bigger canvas from that strong base.
Glory of Giants: I am curious where they are going to go with Giants since Storm Kings Thunder
I am meh on the rest of the offerings.

 

[Ruin Explorer]

Yeah, last I heard that was what they were going for.
I thought this would put more people off, and was surprised that Planescape was doing so well in the poll.

Awful lol I guarantee you most people voting Planescape don't know that.

 

[J.Quondam]

Goddamn idiots.

Well that makes that completely and totally worthless. You're just going to explain the ENTIRE Planescape setting, all the races, subclasses, Feats, and so on, in 64 pages, then waste 64 pages on a Bestiary of obscure-ass beings that hardly anyone cares about, and waste another 64 pages on a terrible adventure that 5% of people who buy the book will ever run, and 80% of those 5% will only run once ever?

The sheer wasteful stupidity of this kind of design is just mind-boggling.

I mean... maybe they could innovate and print it all in tiny, tiny font? And then sell an official reading device add-on?
I mean, losers could always just use their own magnifier to read it. But truly discriminating consumers of the under-monetized D&D lifestyle brand would never consider that. Instead, they would purchase an official Elminster's Embiggening Eyeglass for only $19.99.

 

[Older Beholder]

Awful lol I guarantee you most people voting Planescape don't know that.

Personally, I don't mind the 3 book format. But I'm hoping Planescape swap out the adventure for more setting info.
Also, swapping out the DM's screen for either maps or more pg count would go a long way too.

 

[jerryrice4949]

I think the main thing that has me less interested in getting more books is that with the changes to OneDnD, any player options that come out in books this year are likely to be out of date as soon as OneDnD comes out if they're something like subclasses.

That is my concern too. I would be a lot more interested if there were some assurances about what ‘backward comparability’ looks like. I suspect it will mainly apply to adventures.