D&D 5E Planescape, Bigby, Phandelver and the Deck of Many Things: Covers & Details Revealed!

The covers of the upcoming D&D books — including Planescape, Glory of the Giants, and the Deck of Many Things have been revealed.

• August 15th -- Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants ($59.95)
• August 15th -- The Practically Complete Guide to Dragons ($39.95)
• September 19th -- Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk ($59.95)
• October 16th -- Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse ($TBA)
• November 14th -- Book of Many Things ($TBA)

Coming August 15th with two variants. Lore about giants, 76 stat blocks, feats, and a giant subclass.

3 hardcovers in a boxed set-- 96 page guide to Sigil, 64-page bestiary, and 96-page adventure, along with a poster map and DM screen. Coming October 16th.

224-page adventure for levels 1-12, poster map, 16 new monsters. Coming September 19th.

66 illustrated cards, 192-page book with lore, character options, magic items, and monsters, 80-page card reference guide, all in a slipcase. Coming November 14th.​

These Are Dungeons & Dragons' New Products For 2023

New books for the fantasy role-playing game include Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants, and a look at the legendary Deck of Many Things.

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[Maxperson]

I think we can safely surmise that the deep settings days are over for official D&D for the foreseeable future. WotC isn't going to bother unless they decide to let LLMs do it for them or something, and even then I don't see them printing it.

What does LLM stand for?

 

[Incenjucar]

What does LLM stand for?

Large Language Model It's the AI stuff that can write a lot of bad text, but is getting increasingly less bad at it. ChatGPT, etc.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

WotC also sells the old AD&D books, actively and often in print now...and I've seen Chris Perkins at least recommended specific 2E titles to help run 5E games, which seems doable enough.

You don't need to buy the 2nd edition books, most of their content is freely available on the internet, and easier to find than paging through a pile of dusty old books.

WotC have determined, I suspect correctly, that not many people are prepared to pay for books that regurgitate stuff they can get for free off the internet.

 

[Incenjucar]

Eh, I don't think wikis are the gap. Most people are terrible at basic internet searches and a lot of info in the books isn't easy to find online unless you actually get a PDF.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

Eh, I don't think wikis are the gap. Most people are terrible at basic internet searches and a lot of info in the books isn't easy to find online unless you actually get a PDF.

Unless by "most people", you are excluding anyone under 50, that is complete nonsense.

 

[Incenjucar]

Unless by "most people", you are excluding anyone under 50, that is complete nonsense.

Nah. A major part of my career in the tech sector is that I know how to use a search bar. Zoomers and Millennials with CS degrees!

 

[Paul Farquhar]

Nah. A major part of my career in the tech sector is that I know how to use a search bar. Zoomers and Millennials with CS degrees!

A major part of my career as a secondary school teacher is I know kids can Google any answer on their phone in a matter of seconds.

 

[Incenjucar]

A major part of my career as a secondary school teacher is I know kids can Google any answer on their phone in a matter of seconds.

It's terrifying how people's skills decay when they get out of school. "Are you smarter than a 5th grader" etc.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

It's terrifying how people's skills decay when they get out of school. "Are you smarter than a 5th grader" etc.

Given that a large proportion of D&D players are not out of school, that isn't an issue for WotC.

But frankly, I think you do people a disservice. My dad can use Google, and computers weren't invented when he was in school.

 

[Parmandur]

If you're going to 2e to get setting info to run a 5e setting, 5e has failed at setting.

Not really, it just means that any 5E product has to do something not available to people already through older products or Google (the WptC team recently said Google Image search is their real competion).