WotC D&D Direct—Video Event From WotC Coming Next Week

WotC has just announced D&D Direct, a 30-minute video presentation of upcoming plans for D&D.

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The Dungeons & Dragons team at Wizards of the Coast is excited to announce that D&D Direct is scheduled for Tuesday, March 28 at 9:00 AM Pacific Time.

Tune in to watch a jam-packed 30-minute video presentation to see exclusive reveals from Wizards of the Coast and its partners, including the latest about the World’s Greatest Roleplaying Game along with entertainment tie-ins with the upcoming release of Paramount's Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, video game reveals, and more, guided by hosts Gina Darling (@MissGinaDarling) and Ify Nwadiwe (@IfyNwadiwe).

D&D Direct will broadcast on the D&D YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/DNDWizards) and Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/dnd) channels.

 

[Burnside]

I hope we get a name for the Phandelver book that isn't "Phandelver Campaign".

"Generic Milk Product".

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

I hope we get a name for the Phandelver book that isn't "Phandelver Campaign".

"Generic Milk Product".

Phandalin: Yet More Honor Among Thieves

 

[Micah Sweet]

I'd love to see that! There's so much cool stuff in Planescape that I hope to see brought forward (like the Incantifers)!

Bringing forward cool stuff is not what WotC does with settings anymore.

 

[Bolares]

This had better not just be "here's some D&D Beyond dice with Chris Pine's face on them!"

Am I the only one that wants that?

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Am I the only one that wants that?

Well, that should be the table stakes. We want more than that.

 

[Stormonu]

More prominent bit in the teaser: the hatching egg. That doesn't seem to match up to giants, Phandalin, the Deck of Many Things or Planescape.

Is it another movie reference? Is that the start of them introducing a 50th anniversary golden dragon mascot? Something else?

Egg of Coot.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Egg of Coot.

An even more obscure reference than Blackmoor is at this point!

 

[MNblockhead]

Have we heard anything from Gail Gygax in the last couple of years? I'm not sure anyone would be excited about a Castle Greyhawk product that was just a reprint of Castle Greyhawk, Ruins of Greyhawk or Return to Castle Greyhawk. And probably the most qualified person to do something otherwise has been over at Paizo for years now.

The only thing that would excite me about a Castle Greyhawk book would be if they did a large coffee-table books with a history of the setting, articles by various members of the old guard who played in Gary's games and some articles by more recent designers, scans of Gary's original notes, followed by a 5e-compatible version. But this would be a massive and expensive book. I'm not sure it would be profitable enough. Goodman Games has been doing well with the Reincarnated series, but I suspect those are not bringing in the profits that WotC would need to print it themselves.

I'm less interested in the adventure/setting itself as something to run and more interested in it as a piece of history. As for actually playing it? I doubt it would have aged well. It would likely be just another gonzo megadungeon.

 

[Erdric Dragin]

If it's not We're supporting creators who want to write content for any edition of D&D in the DMs Guild. then I don't care.

 

[Parmandur]

So, on Instagram the D&D account shared the bit with the coffee with the Sigil like ring.

Caption:

A Plane cup of Joe.

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