D&D (2024) The 2024 Core D&D Rulebooks Are Coming In May

21st May 2024 is the official release date!

Update--WotC has taken down the promo image and replaced it with one without a release date. See more here.

 

[Charlaquin]

I don't think that was the accusation. Given that the only source of a release date (that I'm aware of) was a post subsequently withdrawn by WotC perhaps an alternative interpretation to "WotC is lying" is "The evidence suggests that the May date was erroneously published, and it seems more likely that plans are now for the core books to be released later in the year."

Personally, I think the fact that they keep making the point that the birthday year rolls over into 2025[1] might be to prepare fans for staggered release dates for the core books that spill over into early 2025.

[1] While true, the original boxed set was (reportedly) printed in late January 1974 so the birthday year doesn't extend very far into 2025!

I hadn’t yet seen that the tweet was taken down when I posted my reply; my mistake. In that light, I think the skepticism is warranted. Though personally I’m more inclined to suspect this signals a staggered release of the core books than all three coming out at a later date.

 

[Charlaquin]

No! Not lying! They had several "typos" in their slides at PAX. I think this is just a simple cut-and-paste error.

Has anyone seen this date actually spoken of by anyone at WotC, or is it just in this single image?

That makes sense.

 

[beta-ray]

It's just Coming Soon now.

 

[R_J_K75]

I just noticed this. I know it looks like a dwarf but is that a Giant of some kind on the PHB cover? The person getting trounced in the bottom of the pic looks tiny in comparison.

 

[darjr]

I'm a little surprised no one has tried to pull the easter eggs out of these images.

 

[R_J_K75]

I'm a little surprised no one has tried to pull the easter eggs out of these images.

Looks like a Behir in the 50th Anniversary image.

 

[Azzy]

2E art is absolutely amazing.

Some. Some of it was absolute crap.

 

[Azzy]

I just noticed this. I know it looks like a dwarf but is that a Giant of some kind on the PHB cover? The person getting trounced in the bottom of the pic looks tiny in comparison.

Either that or a dwarf with the enlarge spell cast on him.

 

[R_J_K75]

I just watched the last 20-25 minutes of the PAX video where they talk about what's coming in 2024 and 2025. I get the impression that they are farther along with the DMG and MM than some would think. It did sound like they are staggering the releases.

 

[R_J_K75]

Either that or a dwarf with the enlarge spell cast on him.

Could be as they did say that they revised most of the spells in the PHB and even added new ones, as well as new magic items in the DMG. Might even be a species option or a feat.