So they just gave the title and showed the cover mock-ups; no specific info till Monday?
I have to agree. Mordenkainen's Guide to the Planes or Multiverse would have been much better. And if those titles don't fit the book's content well enough, then... the book's content is a problem too.
Awesome! Do you know what I was just thinking to myself today?
"Self, do you know what D&D needs? MOAR ELFS! You know, for when you're hungry. Let's see ... you can barbecue elf, boil elf, broil elf, bake elf, saute elf. There's uh, elf-kabobs, elf creole, elf gumbo. Pan fried, deep fried, stir-fried. There's pineapple elf, lemon elf, coconut elf, pepper elf, elf soup, elf stew, elf salad, elf and potatoes, elf burger, elf sandwich. And then you can get them in all your varieties; I like me some Wood elf stew for those cold nights on the ethereal plane."
I don’t follow your logic at all. The Blood War is a bad example when I mention it, but just fine when someone else mentions it?
Okay.
This just continues that tradition. They're so desperate to be original and not use old names that they're doing a terrible job of naming the books.
I'm not sure how you coming to this conclusion. From the sound of things, it would appear that this book will touch very lightly, on the Forgotten Realms (though I doubt it will be ignored entirely). Frankly, I would expect more coverage on Greyhawk conflicts/foes like Iuz before we'll see much on the Realms - and I expect that planar coverage will dwarf that of any specific setting world...Please, please, please don’t use another iconic Greyhawk hero, villain, or storyline to supplement the Forgotten Realms. Let’s actually have a product that actually features something else in this supposed vast and varied multiverse.
I didn’t say it was a good idea, just that it’s what the book sounds like it’s going to be, based on the blurb and recent activity on D&D Beyond and Unearthed Arcana.No. Just, no...again. Same problem. It's all FAR to 'campaign specific'. All this would do is clutter up pages that could have been better spent helping a DM figure out his own deity/pantheon conflicts.