D&D 5E What 5E Product Are You Most Looking Forward To in 2025?

[Reynard]

Note: "5E" here means any of the 5th Edition D&D derived games that are still recognizably 5E and D&D. That includes LevelUp, Tales of the Valiant, 2014 D&D and 2024 D&D, and things broadly compatible with them. For the purposes of this thread, it does not include Shadowdark, DC20, or other "distilled" versions of 5E.

So, what 5E book or product are you most looking forward to this year? Who is making it? Why are you excited for it? Does its origin with either WotC or a 3rd Party bear on your excitement?

 

[TravDoc42]

The 2024 Monster Manual is a big one!
I'm also intrigued by the Forgotten Realms books, can't wait to see what FR monsters are included, and details on the factions!

As for third party, I am unfortunately not as familiar with the upcoming releases. I'm keeping an eye out for anything nifty, tho!

 

[Shiroiken]

I don't even know what else is coming out in 2025, but I'm drooling over the Monster Manual. I'm currently about halfway through running Vecna:EoR, but I'm prepping for my next campaign in Greyhawk. The tidbits in the DMG got me excited again, but I really wanna see what I'm going to be working with to kill PCs challenge my players

 

[JEB]

LevelUp's Monstrous Menagerie II.

(Also curious if any 3P products in 2025 will be using the 2014 rules, rather than the 2024 ones.)

 

[Reynard]

LevelUp's Monstrous Menagerie II.

(Also curious if any 3P products in 2025 will be using the 2014 rules, rather than the 2024 ones.)

I would assume all of them since the 5.2 srd won't be out for a while.

 

[mamba]

The big releases were in 2024, with ToV and 2/3s of the 2024 5e... so basically the 2024 MM for 5e and the 2nd Menagerie for A5e are at the top of the pack. Also curious about the new 5e starter set, anything else is more wait and see (despite backing the 2nd Monster Vault for ToV today )

Curious about this one, but know too little about it to make a call

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gloaming/the-gloaming-johnny-fraser-allens-fey-realm-for-dandd-5e

 

[JEB]

I would assume all of them since the 5.2 srd won't be out for a while.

True, though I would bet on many 3PPs using the 5.1 SRD to emulate the 2024 rules (rather like the 3.5 SRD was used to emulate 5e rules early on).

 

[J.Quondam]

Isn't Goodman Games' OAR#9 Caverns of Thracia still slated for release in 2025? If so, the 5e version of that is probably the 5e thing I'm most looking forward to this year.

 

[Shardstone]

I am finally releasing Crimson Catalyst this year, which is a project me and an artist have worked on for four years now, which is a Bronze Age + Science Fantasy take on 5E. Other then that, I'm looking forward to new LotR Roleplaying supplements; they are really interesting so far and IMO easy to transplant to 5E.

 

[Reynard]

I am finally releasing Crimson Catalyst this year, which is a project me and an artist have worked on for four years now, which is a Bronze Age + Science Fantasy take on 5E. Other then that, I'm looking forward to new LotR Roleplaying supplements; they are really interesting so far and IMO easy to transplant to 5E.

Interesting. What venue? (as in KS, itch, dtrpg, etc?)