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!

 

[Quickleaf]

Or an updated version of the Council of Wyrms setting.

We've found the insider.

 

[Parmandur]

I thought that too, until I read the new PHB. It mentions Dark Sun conspicuously, along with the other published settings. It's the only setting mentioned in the PHB that has not been published yet

It doesn't have a chapter in the upcoming Worlds & Realms, but I wonder if it will get some mention in there. I think they will do something with it longterm.

 

[Vael]

If it were me, or if I were to pitch a book, I'd go for Adventurers From Across the Multiverse. It'd be more or less a PH2, but I'd use different settings as chapters. Maybe a generic chapter for a bunch of subclasses that are missing. Eberron would then have the Artificer, Dragonmarks, Changeling, Warforged, Kalashtar and Shifters. Dark Sun for Psionics and Thri-kreen. Bloomburrow for Animalfolk.

 

[Corinnguard]

We've found the insider.

I thought I was an outlier.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

I think they're certainly going to put out a Manual of Planes at some point.

It's certainly surprising that they haven't done so until now. Hopefully they'll do so now, rather than reissuing Strahd and Dragon Heist, etc., instead.

 

[FitzTheRuke]

It's certainly surprising that they haven't done so until now. Hopefully they'll do so now, rather than reissuing Strahd and Dragon Heist, etc., instead.

I think the whole point of backwards compatibility is to avoid reissuing Strahd & Dragon Heist, so I think we're good on that score.

Definitely doubling down on the IP will be something we see going forward. We will always be free to make our own worlds, but they need to build the brand - using everything they've got and adding more to it is what I would expect to see.

I really think Setting Guides are in the cards this time around.

 

[jerryrice4949]

I would love an updated Manual of the Planes. I also wish they would flesh out the 1st world or whatever it is in a setting book but realize that is unlikely.

 

[bedir than]

I wonder if we'll get a guide as to how Beyond will have both 2014 and 2024 available at the same time.
Because so far they've not said much and early access is a few days away.

 

[Zaukrie]

Hoping to learn something new! Nothing more or less....

 

[LuisCarlos17f]

Hasbro wants D&D to be a family-friendly brand, and here Dark Sun is a little taboo. A little return to the Athasian Tablelands is possible, but respeting those boundaries. Other reason is because DS was designed to exclude certain crunch elements, and this is against the current philosophy or mentality by WotC team. This wants you can add to your "Athasian" campaign every new crunch element you wanted. The 5ed DS should be rebooted to can include the maenads, xephs, dromites, elans and other PC species.

Now I am thinking if Witchlight was a (mini?)setting, here the ardlings would be perfect as new PC specie.

Councyl of Wyrms 5ed? I love the idea, but there are no clue about monster classes. If players could be chromatic or metalic dragons, others could ask to can play with other types: lungs, gems..

Now they can't sell a new Manual of the Planes if this is only rewritten lore. Players don't want to spend the money to read again something written in the fandom wiki. WotC wants to sell mainly crunch.