D&D (2024) D&D Dungeon Master’s Guide (2024)

[Demetrios1453]

Oh, and I should warn you: If you want a Store Exclusive Cover for the PHB and you live in North America, BUY IT NOW. It will almost certainly be gone very soon, if it isn't already.

I mean, it's been out at stores for 2 weeks now, and in most cases I've seen locally, the special covers go pretty quickly, and that's before the in-built popularity of the PHB.

Im guessing, though, that they're pulling any extra stock from North America to cover what they can in Oceania due to the mess-up by the printer there.

 

[FitzTheRuke]

I mean, it's been out at stores for 2 weeks now, and in most cases I've seen locally, the special covers go pretty quickly, and that's before the in-built popularity of the PHB.

Im guessing, though, that they're pulling any extra stock from North America to cover what they can in Oceania due to the mess-up by the printer there.

Yeah, perhaps. Either way, I personally expected it to last a little longer (most of the Store Exclusive covers haven't been as "rare" lately as they used to be) and I figured WotC would set the print run quite high. Now, I think they DID, but the demand, from what I'm hearing, has been greater than what everyone expected.

We all thought that it would do well, but there's enough online backlash and apathy, that it must have influenced us all at least a little bit, to order, stock, and print somewhat conservatively - in spite of all of those things being large - we STILL all undershot it, and I expect that I might go next week with no stock at all on the book, (I'm not out yet, but it's looking dire) before my distributor gets more, and then they will "only" be regular covers going forward.

It's funny, from my perspective - it started a little slow (as if "most" customers didn't understand that us FLGSes get it early) but sales picked up over the two weeks, and we're almost out now. And it is the "REAL" release date TODAY! AND our distributor is out (of BOTH COVERS) and doesn't expect to get more for two weeks.

So, I think we can call it a success. Beyond the industry's already-pretty-high expectations. We'll see if it lasts (or grows like 2014 did), but it's doing very very well so far.

 

[Parmandur]

Yeah, perhaps. Either way, I personally expected it to last a little longer (most of the Store Exclusive covers haven't been as "rare" lately as they used to be) and I figured WotC would set the print run quite high. Now, I think they DID, but the demand, from what I'm hearing, has been greater than what everyone expected.

We all thought that it would do well, but there's enough online backlash and apathy, that it must have influenced us all at least a little bit, to order, stock, and print somewhat conservatively - in spite of all of those things being large - we STILL all undershot it, and I expect that I might go next week with no stock at all on the book, (I'm not out yet, but it's looking dire) before my distributor gets more, and then they will "only" be regular covers going forward.

It's funny, from my perspective - it started a little slow (as if "most" customers didn't understand that us FLGSes get it early) but sales picked up over the two weeks, and we're almost out now. And it is the "REAL" release date TODAY! AND our distributor is out (of BOTH COVERS) and doesn't expect to get more for two weeks.

So, I think we can call it a success. Beyond the industry's already-pretty-high expectations. We'll see if it lasts (or grows like 2014 did), but it's doing very very well so far.

Well, higher class problem than being stuck with overestimated stock!

 

[Queer Venger]

November Fifth!

Okay, so October 29 is the early release date.
awesome!

Fritz, you run a game store down under, Im USA. Do you happen to know if the DMs screen (same release date of 11/12) will also have early figs release??

 

[Demetrios1453]

Okay, so October 29 is the early release date.
awesome!

Fritz, you run a game store down under, Im USA. Do you happen to know if the DMs screen (same release date of 11/12) will also have early figs release??

If you're talking about Fitz, he doesnt run a store Down-under, but in the Up-over (Canada).

 

[Queer Venger]

Got it, Canadian Fitz!!!

 

[FitzTheRuke]

Okay, so October 29 is the early release date.
awesome!

Fritz, you run a game store down under, Im USA. Do you happen to know if the DMs screen (same release date of 11/12) will also have early figs release??

Nah, I run a game store "Up Above"! - In Canada. (Awwww..... I got Ninja'd on that joke!)

I think that the DMs Screen will show up on Nov 12. The Character Sheets had the same release date as the PHB, and we got the PHB on September 3, but we got the Character Sheets yesterday, on September 17, the "regular" release. I expect that the screen will be the same. But I'd be happy to be wrong!

 

[Queer Venger]

Nah, I run a game store "Up Above"! - In Canada. (Awwww..... I got Ninja'd on that joke!)

I think that the DMs Screen will show up on Nov 12. The Character Sheets had the same release date as the PHB, and we got the PHB on September 3, but we got the Character Sheets yesterday, on September 17, the "regular" release. I expect that the screen will be the same. But I'd be happy to be wrong!

sorry meant no offense (if there is offense for Aussies to be confused with Canadians, lol) for some reason I thought you were from the former.

got it, I'll look for it at my local flgs

 

[FitzTheRuke]

sorry meant no offense (if there is offense for Aussies to be confused with Canadians, lol) for some reason I thought you were from the former.

Oh, no worries - I don't think I could find a way to be offended by that if I tried, and I tend to try to not be offended by a well-meant mistake!

got it, I'll look for it at my local flgs

Yeah, if you're getting a DMG, you can ask them if they have the Screen, but it'll probably be Nov 15 rather than Oct 29. Happy gaming!

 

[kigmatzomat]

And henchmen/hirelings have gone the way of the dodo.

Hirelings are in the PHB, Equipment chapter, Services heading, same as in 2014.