"Dust" and "Midway" - Codenames for Upcoming D&D Hardcovers

Tales from the Yawning Portal was codenamed Labyrinth. Curse of Strahd was Cloak, and Storm King's Thunder was Dagger (or vice versa). Now two new codenames have emerged, spotted by EN World member kettite. Dust is dated 19 Sep 2017, hardcover, $49.95, and Midway is dated 21 Nov 2017, hardcover, $49.95. These have both appeared over on edelweiss' catalog. They do not match the four unnamed RPG Accessories on Amazon. Engage speculation mode - two new hardcovers later this year!

Typically the September release has been an adventure, and the November release a rules book (Sword Coast Adventurers Guide; Volo's Guide to Monsters). WotC has been hinting at a "major rules expansion" for a while now.

My guess? Take it with a massive truckload of salt, but I'm going to guess that Dust is fey or fey wild related. Possible the thing Adventure Time's Pendleton Ward helped with. But it really is a wild guess.

"Dust"
Wizards RPG Team
FRONTLIST
On Sale Date: 19 September 2017
9780786966103, 0786966106
Hardcover
$49.95 USD, $63.95 CAD


"Midway"
Wizards RPG Team
FRONTLIST
On Sale Date: 21 November 2017
9780786966110, 0786966114
Hardcover
$49.95 USD, $63.95 CAD

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[Warmaster Horus]

I doubt "dust" has anything to do with what the word might evoke. Like Dark Sun or Al Qadim. I think that would be too on the nose.

Dust => Dust in the Wind => Kansas => Wizard of Oz => Greatest Wizard in the Land => Hallaster Blackcloak => Undermountain.

Q.E.D.

 

[Corwin]

Dust => Dust in the Wind => Kansas => Wizard of Oz => Greatest Wizard in the Land => Hallaster Blackcloak => Undermountain.

Q.E.D.

I think that's far more likely, in truth. And even probably also the kind of wacky machinations WotC plays with for their code-naming conventions.

 

[Quickleaf]

Dust => Dust in the Wind => Kansas => Wizard of Oz => Greatest Wizard in the Land => Hallaster Blackcloak => Undermountain.

Q.E.D.

Kansas, got to love 'em. I like your theory.

 

[Gradine]

Dust => Dust in the Wind => Kansas => Wizard of Oz => Greatest Wizard in the Land => Hallaster Blackcloak => Undermountain.

Q.E.D.

Ooh, let me try:

Dust => Dust in the Wind => Kansas => Carry on my Wayward Son => Supernatural => Demons and Devils => Blood War => Planescape

 

[Reynard]

Ooh, let me try:

Dust => Dust in the Wind => Kansas => Carry on my Wayward Son => Supernatural => Demons and Devils => Blood War => Planescape

Dust => Ziggy Stardust => Space +> Spelljammer

 

[DEFCON 1]

Midway => Video Games => Pac-Man => Mazes => Labyrinth => Tales of the Yawning Portal

Next fall we're getting Tales of the Yawning Portal 2, with seven more more redone dungeons for 5E:

The Lost Island of Castanamir
Thunderspire Labyrinth
Ghost Tower of Inverness
The Gates of Firestorm Peak
Expedition to the Barrier Peaks
Vault of the Drow
Labyrinth of Madness

 

[FitzTheRuke]

Is there any reason they couldn't set Deserts of Deolation IN Dark Sun?

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[gyor]

Is there any reason they couldn't set Deserts of Deolation IN Dark Sun?

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Because Desert of Desolation is already set in the Forgotten Realms, which makes it easily accessible to Adventurers League PCs, we're as Athas is generally among the least accessible places within D&D.

BUT, there maybe Conversion notes for Athas, as it's converts to Darksun much more readily then say Dragonlance.

 

[gyor]

Desert of Desolation focuses on the ruins of the Bakar Empire, which was a Imaskari Suvivor State, which oddly worshipped Mulhorandi Gods among others, which made it interesting, as it was the Mulhorandi Gods who wiped out the original Imaskar Empire.

It also included worshippers of other Gods and Titans who we're not worshipped normally in FR, from contact with the civilizations of other worlds.

So it's a very interesting area to explore both for its past and current events.

 

[FitzTheRuke]

Desert of Desolation focuses on the ruins of the Bakar Empire, which was a Imaskari Suvivor State, which oddly worshipped Mulhorandi Gods among others, which made it interesting, as it was the Mulhorandi Gods who wiped out the original Imaskar Empire.

It also included worshippers of other Gods and Titans who we're not worshipped normally in FR, from contact with the civilizations of other worlds.

So it's a very interesting area to explore both for its past and current events.

Cool. I'm not familiar with it (beyond the name). In spite of having played D&D weekly since 1984, I only started playing in the FR since the Next Playtest started!

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