Dungeons & Dragons Will Announce New Products at Gen Con, Modules Returning to Game

Wizards of the Coast plans to use Gen Con as a launching point for future products. During a press briefing at Gary Con on Thursday, Head of D&D Franchise Dan Ayoub said that they would be announcing the product tied to the Season of Champions at Gen Con this year. Additionally, starting at Gen Con in 2026, D&D will also announce the roadmap for the upcoming year at the convention, which will include announcements of upcoming Seasons, announcement of new products, and other "stuff" tied to the season.

Ayoub told the press briefing that early feedback for the seasons have been "fantastic," so it appears that this will be the standard moving forward.

Later in the press briefing, Ayoub noted that the lengthy delay in announcements was due to a combination of internal reorganization for the D&D team and a shift in which products would be released in 2026. He also said that adventure modules will be returning to Dungeons & Dragons as part of the new Season models, although it's unclear whether this will be through the D&D Encounters program, Adventurer's League, or through some other kind of unannounced product.

 

[mamba]

If they were smart, they would find a way to monetize he idler editions too, on Beyond or at least DMsGuild.

monetize beyond selling them, i.e. opening them up for new 3pp material? Not sure they want to do that and get people into the old editions over 5e (not that the OSR is not taking care of that to a degree anyway)

 

[DEFCON 1]

I guess my point is two fold:

1. We don’t know how WotC determines demand.
2. Be a smart buyer. Buy stuff you want from reputable companies putting out quality work. If you see something you want on DMsGuild, great. But telling people to go buy there willy-nilly (like really, there has been a lot of low effort crap on DMsGuild) because it sends a signal to WotC isn’t going to help anyone.

Fine (general person). Don't do anything. But don't then complain (general person) that WotC isn't doing anything either. If you (general person) can't be bothered... there's no reason to think WotC should be.

(I realize of course, @Artamo, that you weren't one of the people complaining that WotC wasn't making Eberron or Raveloft anthology modules and your responses to me were more of a generalize comment about buying DMs Guild material... which is why my comment above is aimed to the general patron out there and not you personally. )

 

[Artamo]

Fine (general person). Don't do anything. But don't then complain (general person) that WotC isn't doing anything either. If you (general person) can't be bothered... there's no reason to think WotC should be.

(I realize of course, @Artamo, that you weren't one of the people complaining that WotC wasn't making Eberron or Raveloft anthology modules and your responses to me were more of a generalize comment about buying DMs Guild material... which is why my comment above is aimed to the general patron out there and not you personally. )

I would be very happy to get a Ravenloft anthology. I buy pretty much any Ravenloft product WotC puts out, and I’ve bought some third party stuff as well. Personally, I think it’s only a matter of time that I get what I want on that score.