D&D (2024) New Dungeon Master's Guide Cover Features Venger (From the D&D Cartoons)

The cover of the 2024 Dungeon Master's Guide has been unveiled.... in the Mirror, a mainstream newspaper in the UK.

The cover art features villains (as opposed to the heroes on the Player's Handbook cover revealed last week), with skeletons in the foreground, the classic villains Skylla and Warduke in the mid ground, and then Venger from the 1980s Dungeons & Dragons cartoon looming in the background, and right at the back lurks a dracolich.

The DMG will be released November 12th, 2024.

 

[Misanthrope Prime]

Did WotC hire a buncha Brazilians or something because for the life of me I can't understand why they're pushing the cast of the mediocre 80s TV show so hard, and barely anyone who's not Brazilian has fond memories of it.

That being said, Venger being prominent on the cover reminds me of my crackpot theory that the big red horn artifact from the D&D movie might be from his noggin.

 

[Mirrorrorrim]

Uni, all grown up, facing against Venger's nightmare, charging each other! Bring it!

Actually, how about a superhero/villain-style clash, with the D&D Cartoon and Strongheart-allied heroes following Bobby riding Uni, charging against Venger on his Nightmare, who is flanked by Warduke and that assorted cadre of villains!

 

[Reynard]

Did WotC hire a buncha Brazilians or something because for the life of me I can't understand why they're pushing the cast of the mediocre 80s TV show so hard, and barely anyone who's not Brazilian has fond memories of it.

Excuse me, friend: the geek confessional thread is over there.

 

[Quickleaf]

Did WotC hire a buncha Brazilians or something because for the life of me I can't understand why they're pushing the cast of the mediocre 80s TV show so hard, and barely anyone who's not Brazilian has fond memories of it.

I liked it! And I'm the least Brazilian person I know.

That being said, Venger being prominent on the cover reminds me of my crackpot theory that the big red horn artifact from the D&D movie might be from his noggin.

Well, I share the same crackpot theory, so that makes us a tea set.

 

[pukunui]

I was born in 1981, so I missed the D&D cartoon when it was on TV. I borrowed a friend's DVD set a few years back and started to watch it but couldn't get past the first few episodes. It was too cringey. Like, sure, if I had watched it as a kid, I'd probably like it better now, but watching it for the first time as an adult ... I just couldn't get into it.

To me, Venger just looks like a dork with his one horn. Having him on the cover does nothing for me. Skylla's kinda cool. I guess Warduke is OK. The dracolich is too hard to see. Blah. I like the current one with Acererak animating a corpse much better.

Also, I'm not sure how I feel about the colors being reversed on the spine.


So far WotC is 0 for 2 with the new core rulebook covers in my book. Will they strike out with the MM cover? I'll have to just wait and see ...

 

[Ringtail]

Honestly, a modern version of the D&D cartoon would be sick, especially if given the love and attention something like She-Ra or Voltron got.

The cover's alright. I don't like it as much as the Player's Handbook cover, but its pretty and colorful so that's good enough for me!

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

I liked it! And I'm the least Brazilian person I know.

We're going to need you to samba to prove that.

 

[see]

So, is the text on the back cover final? Because that text is calling the version of the game "fifth edition", with no qualifying adjectives, twice.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

So, is the text on the back cover final? Because that text is calling the version of the game "fifth edition", with no qualifying adjectives, twice.

That has been their argument for quite some time. This is the same edition, officially, with a modest spit and polish.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Uni, all grown up, facing against Venger's nightmare, charging each other! Bring it!

This doesn't seem unlikely, honestly, at least as an element of the cover.