Check Out This Early Arcana Unleashed Artwork

Today, Wizards of the Coast announced Arcana Unleashed and Arcana Unleashed: Deadfall, a new magic-themed book and campaign featuring the Red Wizards of Thay. Here's an early look at some of the artwork that will be appearing in the two books:

And here are the standard cover (by Javier Charro) and alternate art cover (by Couple of Kooks) for Arcana Unleashed.

And here's the cover art (by Johan Grenier) and alternate cover art (by Couple of Kooks) for Arcana Unleashed: Deadfall.

And here's some early artwork for Arcana Unleashed: Deadfall.

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[Whizbang Dustyboots]

... Did I somehow forget that yuan-ti exist?

Maybe.

They definitely deserve more spotlight.

 

[Jolly Ruby]

The first red wizard necromancer didn't get the memo to shave his hair.

Jokes apart, the boar monster got me curious! The omega symbol implies it's related to necromancy somehow, but by the look on the running wizard face, something went wrong.

 

[Azzy]

Warduke is the coolest, and I won't accept any slander of his evil name.

Hear! Hear!

 

[Misanthrope Prime]

The first red wizard necromancer didn't get the memo to shave his hair.

Jokes apart, the boar monster got me curious! The omega symbol implies it's related to necromancy somehow, but by the look on the running wizard face, something went wrong.

The boar monster is IIRC the 5.5e redesign for the Nalfeshnee demon

 

[Azzy]

Is the dragonborn's familiar a Phanaton (from the X1: Isle of Dread)?

 

[Corinnguard]

Had to remind myself that the official look for Dragonborn changed to allow this. At one point, Dragonborn were never supposed to have horns, so a humanoid with a “canon dragon head” was a half-dragon, not a Dragonborn. Obviously players liked looking more dragony than that, so that restriction got changed.

Actually, they weren't supposed to have tails in order to distinguish them from the Half-Dragons. Then along came the Draconblood Dragonborn from the Explorer's Guide to Wildemount book who did sport tails.

I doubt that many players or DMs cared about that restriction. I certainly didn't.

Now how about a feat that allows them to do a Tail Swap/Sweep?

 

[JustinCase]

I like the art.

The staff made me laugh because yesterday I was looking up some Common magic items to put in a shop for my players and this is one that I found.

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I decided to not put that one in the shop because it was too silly.
The Dread Helm however is definitely not silly, and will be very available for them to buy.

Of all those fun common magic items, I love the Cloak Of Billowing the best.

 

[Corinnguard]

I like the art.


Of all those fun common magic items, I love the Cloak Of Billowing the best.

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The perfect item for Bards (College of Glamour, College of Eloquence) and Rogue (Swashbuckler).

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Is the dragonborn's familiar a Phanaton (from the X1: Isle of Dread)?

I think it's a sugar glider.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

Is the dragonborn's familiar a Phanaton (from the X1: Isle of Dread)?

I thought it was a battle-bunny. “Go for the eyes Flopsy, go for the eyes!”