Dungeons & Dragons to Release Lorwyn: First Light, a New Digital Expansion Based on Magic: The Gathering World

Wizards of the Coast has announced a new digital only Dungeons & Dragons supplement based on the Magic: The Gathering plane of Lorwyn-Shadowmoor. Wizards officially announced Lorwyn: First Light, which will include a bestiary of monsters found in Lorwyn along with rules for the new Rimekin player species. This will be the third digital expansion released as part of the Forgotten Realms book and will include two backgrounds, two feats, two magic items, eight monsters, and two new species. This will be released in November, although no individual price has been announced for the book.

Interestingly, Lorwyn is being turned into a Domain of Delight in the Feywild and is accessible with the Moonshae Isles, which is how this ties into the Forgotten Realms.

A couple of points of interest about this new D&D supplement. The first is that it continues a trend of releasing player species content behind digital only releases. The dhampir species will be released through a "digital expansion" of the upcoming Forgotten Realms books. Additionally, it appears that while Magic/D&D crossovers are back on the table, they appear to be limited to more modest releases rather than a full physical rulebook. Of course, this also means that the Magic crossover won't be one of the physical D&D products released in 2026.

 

[mamba]

Also has a full bestiary.

8 monsters is not what I would call a full bestiary

 

[Bayushi_seikuro]

What I want to see are the kithkin and how they'd work thoughtweft - "a collective, empathic consciousness unique to the Kithkin race, a halfling-like people known for their community and cooperation. This thoughtweft enables effortless communication, shared emotions, and coordinated action across the entire Kithkin population. It enhances their societal cohesion, technological advancement, and tactical prowess in battle by allowing them to act with a unified, instinctive mind" - into a gaming setting

 

[Misanthrope Prime]

What I want to see are the kithkin and how they'd work thoughtweft - "a collective, empathic consciousness unique to the Kithkin race, a halfling-like people known for their community and cooperation. This thoughtweft enables effortless communication, shared emotions, and coordinated action across the entire Kithkin population. It enhances their societal cohesion, technological advancement, and tactical prowess in battle by allowing them to act with a unified, instinctive mind" - into a gaming setting

That's literally just the internet.

The kithkin aren't halflings. They're trolls.

 

[dave2008]

8 monsters is not what I would call a full bestiary

True, but 8 monsters a campaign setting and an adventure is a lot to stuff into 32 pages

 

[Parmandur]

True, but 8 monsters a campaign setting and an adventure is a lot to stuff into 32 pages

Would have been a fairly rounded supplement in the days of softcover Gazateers.

 

[CleverNickName]

So not a full Lorwyn book, but another digital expansion like the old Planeshift articles or the upcoming FR expansions. Interesting.

The Planeshift articles were some of my favorite WotC products. I've built entire campaigns off of those little PDFs.