D&D (2024) You Can Now Pre-order Eberron: Forge of the Artificer

Pre-orders for the upcoming setting book have gone live. Eberron: Forge of the Artificer comes out on August 19th. The book contains the new 2024/5 edition Artificer class with 5 subclasses, the Warforged species, a ton of backgrounds and feats, and 20 new monsters.

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Forge wonders in the world of Eberron, where magic meets marvelous inventions.

Play as the Artificer: the ultimate creative class. You’re not just an inventor or spellcaster. You're an innovator, a bold-hearted visionary, fusing together magic and technology to craft extraordinary creations.

Fuel your adventures with this rules expansion for Dungeons & Dragons:

• 4 revised Artificer subclasses and 1 new subclass: the Cartographer
• 5 revised species, 17 backgrounds, and 28 feats
• New spells, bastions, and magic items
• 3 distinct, genre-based campaign templates for building fantasy noir, political thriller, and pulp adventure campaigns in the world of Eberron
• Over 20 new monsters, each inspired by a campaign model

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[TravDoc42]

Apparently the monsters are "inspired by a campaign model", which sounds like a neat idea! I have no idea how that works!

(Yes, the monsters excite me the most. I am nothing if not predictable!)

 

[Remathilis]

Only $29.99 ? I don't imagine it will be a 300+ page book, but a slim players guide. Still, the price is right. I'll be in my game store day one.

Now announce the October Ravenloft version.

 

[Professor Murder]

The lower price point somehow makes me uneasy. It makes me worry that there won't be much here beyond an update to 5+ ed.

 

[Remathilis]

The lower price point somehow makes me uneasy. It makes me worry that there won't be much here beyond an update to 5+ ed.

I'm actually ok with that. The Eberron lore is still valid. This reminds me of the old softcover style options books. And if I don't have to lug a 300 page book just because I want to have the Artificer rules with me.

 

[EternalDungeonMaster]

I'm actually ok with that. The Eberron lore is still valid. This reminds me of the old softcover style options books. And if I don't have to lug a 300 page book just because I want to have the Artificer rules with me.

I just lug my iPad with me and I have all the books. I'm off physical books.

 

[Gradine]

I got excited about there being five species for a moment (what's number five? goblin? gnoll?) but then I remembered there was going to be a Khoravar species which is also cool, but I'd wish they'd be more adventurous with the "monstrous" species in Eberron. It's the perfect setting for it but they just do not ever seem to want to commit.

 

[Remathilis]

I just lug my iPad with me and I have all the books. I'm off physical books.

I like books.

 

[Misanthrope Prime]

naughty word that neo noir aesthetic is slick. Good enough to make a rabbi eat pork hot damn.

Not sure if I like the change to warforged aesthetics but I'll wait to see the final product

 

[Remathilis]

I got excited about there being five species for a moment (what's number five? goblin? gnoll?) but then I remembered there was going to be a Khoravar species which is also cool, but I'd wish they'd be more adventurous with the "monstrous" species in Eberron. It's the perfect setting for it but they just do not ever seem to want to commit.

They are still pushing MotM for those species for now. They NEED warforged, kalshatar, shifter, changeling and Khorvar.