D&D (2024) D&D Direct Will Talk About Project Sigil & Future of D&D on Aug 27th

D&D Direct is an official live-streamed event which will take place on Tuesday, August 27, 2024, at 9 am PDT (5pm BST).

The event will talk about the future of Dungeons & Dragons, and the Project Sigil 3D virtual tabletop.

You'll be able to watch it on the D&D YouTube channel.

2024 Player's Handbook
As the official release of the 2024 Player's Handbook draws near, we'll be taking you for a last peek before you can start playing with the revised rules! You'll get a closer look at the stunning artwork throughout the book and more.

The Future of D&D
We'll also unveil an outline for the future of D&D, including what awaits your heroes in addition to the releases of the remaining 2024 Core Rulebooks. Tune in to discover what thrilling challenges, familiar realms, and formidable foes will test the mettle of your party as you embark on new magical stories!

Project Sigil
The Project Sigil closed beta is coming soon, and we want to show what's in store! Project Sigil is an immersive 3D sandbox to help you run your D&D games. With it, you can bring your games to life in impeccable detail as you create your adventures, share them with friends, and play them together as a group!

You can sign up for the Project Sigil closed beta, which kicks off this fall, to be one of the lucky players who will preview the functionality and provide feedback to help improve D&D's next virtual experience.

When and Where to Watch
D&D Direct will premiere on August 27, 2024, at 9 a.m. PDT on D&D's YouTube channel. In addition to big D&D announcements, there will even be a special collab with Magic: The Gathering to celebrate D&D's 50th anniversary!

Come join in on the fun and experience what's next for D&D together!

 

[Yaarel]

Frankly, they could get both in 2025, if they do an Ebwrron book or slipcase and a FR campaign or anthology.

In general, I expect we will see post-MM:

• A big Campaign book, apparently involving Venger
• An anthology smaller modular Adventures, old or new
• Some sort of Setting product.

Would not expect a big Everything splat so soon after the PHB, nor a full Bestisry so soon after the MM: but something like the Planescape slipcase, thst I could see.

Am I remembering right that the D&D Cartoon is now part of the Forgotten Realms setting?

The Realmsization might need to explain cartoon scenes with multiple moons etcetera. But FR is canon?

The Cartoon, including Venger, and the FR setting guide might be one and the same.

 

[Parmandur]

Am I remembering right that the D&D Cartoon is now part of the Forgotten Realms setting?

The Realmsization might need to explain cartoon scenes with multiple moons etcetera. But FR is canon?

The Cartoon, including Venger, and the FR setting guide might be one and the same.

They were in the FR in the old DC Comics, officially, and that ia the sort of lore Perkins tends to be careful about preserving.

I expect we will learn more about how they are positioning stuff like the Cartoon and Action Figure characters from the DMG Lore Glossary.

 

[Yaarel]

DMG Lore Glossary.

Wait. What?

That would be an interesting read.

 

[Parmandur]

Wait. What?

That would be an interesting read.

The DMG has a Lore Glossary at the back, that provides the canonical information on certain key D&D named characters at the back, so that a DM reading an Adventure will know where to look up "Who is Mordenkainen?" in the DMG.

 

[JEB]

They were in the FR in the old DC Comics, officially, and that ia the sort of lore Perkins tends to be careful about preserving.

Eh, not quite.

0. The original show had them in "the Realm" - which predated the Forgotten Realms setting, and the two weren't connected at the time.
1. A band of adventurers very strongly implied - but never confirmed - to be the 80s cartoon cast, all grown up, appeared in the Forgotten Realms in a promotional TSR one-shot comic (The Grand Tour) in the 1990s.
2. Next, Baldur's Gate II implied - but did not confirm - that the whole crowd had been killed by Tiamat.
3. The 3.5 Animated Series Handbook, included with the cartoon DVD set, still refers to their world as "the Realm" and displays a very different world map. Notably, it was edited by Perkins.
4. The 5e product Dragons of Stormwreck Isle depicted a version of the 80s cartoon cast, but the product didn't actually include them as characters.
5. A team of heroes blatantly resembling - but never confirmed - to be the 80s cartoon cast, a bit older, appeared in the Forgotten Realms in Honor Among Thieves.
6. Finally, the IDW comic was the first to explicitly place the kids' adventures in the Forgotten Realms. However, per the canon policy at the time, this would only be canon in those comics, not the tabletop game or the original cartoon.
7. 5e Revised canon, finally, looks to be the first time they might officially be part of the tabletop Forgotten Realms. (Though technically not confirmed.)

In short, them being in the Forgotten Realms wouldn't be a matter of preserving old lore (which they made clear a few years ago is not a major priority). It would be a change. For fun, or for branding, or whatever. But that's their right, they're the IP owners...

 

[Parmandur]

Eh, not quite.

0. The original show had them in "the Realm" - which predated the Forgotten Realms setting, and the two weren't connected at the time.
1. A band of adventurers very strongly implied - but never confirmed - to be the 80s cartoon cast, all grown up, appeared in the Forgotten Realms in a promotional TSR one-shot comic (The Grand Tour) in the 1990s.
2. Next, Baldur's Gate II implied - but did not confirm - that the whole crowd had been killed by Tiamat.
3. The 3.5 Animated Series Handbook, included with the cartoon DVD set, still refers to their world as "the Realm" and displays a very different world map. Notably, it was edited by Perkins.
4. The 5e product Dragons of Stormwreck Isle depicted a version of the 80s cartoon cast, but the product didn't actually include them as characters.
5. A team of heroes blatantly resembling - but never confirmed - to be the 80s cartoon cast, a bit older, appeared in the Forgotten Realms in Honor Without Thieves.
6. Finally, the IDW comic was the first to explicitly place the kids' adventures in the Forgotten Realms. However, per the canon policy at the time, this would only be canon in those comics, not the tabletop game or the original cartoon.
7. 5e Revised canon, finally, looks to be the first time they might officially be part of the tabletop Forgotten Realms. (Though technically not confirmed.)

In short, them being in the Forgotten Realms wouldn't be a matter of preserving old lore (which they made clear a few years ago is not a major priority). It would be a change. For fun, or for branding, or whatever. But that's their right, they're the IP owners...

I know Perkins cited them as being in the Forgotten Realms previously.

 

[JEB]

Is it bad that I still hope for Dark Sun?

I doubt it's coming soon, but it was apparently mentioned in the 5e Revised PHB as a setting. Rather surprising, since they admitted last year that they didn't think it was doable. So it might be happening!

(Whether established fans will like any 5e Revised Dark Sun is a different question...)

 

[sevenbastard]

since they admitted last year that they didn't think it was doable

if they thought it was profitable they would find a way to do it.

 

[Stormonu]

I doubt it's coming soon, but it was apparently mentioned in the 5e Revised PHB as a setting. Rather surprising, since they admitted last year that they didn't think it was doable. So it might be happening!

(Whether established fans will like any 5e Revised Dark Sun is a different question...)

Sadly, at this point I dread what they would do to Dark Sun.

 

[FitzTheRuke]

Sadly, at this point I dread what they would do to Dark Sun.

IDK, at one point Justice Aramin talked about wanting to take a stab at it. I think he could potentially do a good job of it.