D&D 5E D&D Live Schedule - Unannounced Book Reveal July 16th

The October unannounced book first mentioned by WotC's Ray Winninger in June will be revealed at 3pm ET (8pm BST) on Friday. This book joins The Wild Beyond the Witchlight and Strixhaven: Curriculum of Chaos as the next three official D&D releases this year.

D&D 5E - Ray Winninger mentions third project!

WotC's Ray Winninger has confirmed that another D&D release, by James Wyatt, will be released in between Witchlight (September) and Strixhaven (November). Strixhaven was Amanda Hamon's project, while Witchlight is Chris Perkins'. That assumes he's not referring to the Feywild accessory kit in...

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D&D 5E - My guess for the other D&D book this year... Draconomicon!

We know the fifth major product this year will be James Wyatt‘s as-yet unannounced project, and we know it will be coming out this year between Witchlight and Strixhaven. Wyatt co-wrote the Draconomicon for 3E. There have been two recent dragon-themed Unearthed Arcanas — dragon-themed...

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[ersatzphil]

I'll not only say it's probable, but that it is probably the Chris Perkins Setting project that Winninger has spoken about.

I mean: I really want you to be right, I'm just trying to temper my expectations.

 

[OblivionDrive]

Fizban's Treasury of Dragons it is!

Ahhh good ol’ reliable leaks. Right on time. Everything feels right with the universe again.

 

[Faolyn]

Should we assume that one of the three promised 'classic settings' will be Dragonlance, at this point?

They already did books using Tasha's and Mordenkainen's names, and how likely is it we'll get a Greyhawk setting book?

 

[Laurefindel]

Ahhh good ol’ reliable leaks. Right on time. Everything feels right with the universe again.

although this one feels more like a carefully and skillfully drilled hole than an accidental crack or careless cover-up

 

[overgeeked]

although this one feels more like a carefully and skillfully drilled hole than an accidental crack or careless cover-up

Some people have reported seeing a thumbnail of the cover publicly visible on the D&D Beyond website.

 

[Parmandur]

I mean: I really want you to be right, I'm just trying to temper my expectations.

Dark Sun and Planescape are the last two top tier Settings from WotC survey work. Greyhawk and Dragonlance.were second tier, so I wouldn't think we'll see them first.

 

[ersatzphil]

Dark Sun and Planescape are the last two top tier Settings from WotC survey work. Greyhawk and Dragonlance.were second tier, so I wouldn't think we'll see them first.

To engage in a little bit of Kremlinology - E:RftLW detailed 17 nations of Khorvaire, VRGtR detailed 17 domains of dread, and there are 17 outer planes in the great wheel cosmology...

 

[Parmandur]

To engage in a little bit of Kremlinology - E:RftLW detailed 17 nations of Khorvaire, VRGtR detailed 17 domains of dread, and there are 17 outer planes in the great wheel cosmology...

Exactly: it would fit the 5E Setting style very well. Add in some PC options, a sizeable Sigil Gazateer, and a parcel of Monsters...

 

[ersatzphil]

Exactly: it would fit the 5E Setting style very well. Add in some PC options, a sizeable Sigil Gazateer, and a parcel of Monsters...

What player options would you want to see? Given that tieflings, aasimar, and genasi have already appeared in 5e - bauriar and rogue modrons? I can see doing the factions along the lines of the guilds in Ravnica or the dragonmarked houses in Eberron.

 

[Azzy]

Should we assume that one of the three promised 'classic settings' will be Dragonlance, at this point?

I say yes. But that's just me.