D&D 5E (2024) Ed Greenwood to Publish 4 New Forgotten Realms Sourcebooks in 2026

Forgotten Realms creator Ed Greenwood announced on a public Patreon post that he would be writing four new Forgotten Realms guidebooks in 2026. There's also an official site for it over on MythMakers. All four books will all be published on the Dungeon Master's Guild.

Each sourcebook focuses on fleshing out the Dalelands region, with planned releases in quarterly installments. They are...

• Guide to the Dalelands: A regional sourcebook for both DMs and players.
• Inn Sites of the Dalelands: Geared towards social encounters, it covers not just inns but also NPCs, mini-games, and social occasions such as festivals and tournaments.
• Delves of the Dalelands: a collection of dangerous locations to serve as fodder for adventurers.
• Adventures in the Dalelands: An anthology of adventures for levels 1 to 12.

 

[sevenbastard]

I like Ed Greenwoods Volo Guides for 2nd edition, but his adventures are not that great.

 

[Muso]

Wow. I will buy them for sure. Missing the core lands so much in the last years.

 

[Voadam]

From what is posted I am not sure he is actually writing them, it looks like he will be working with a team that is doing the writing or most of the writing.

On the linked patreon post the closest it said was "The writing team features both familiar Realms voices who have authored many tomes in the past, and rising stars in the design community, each bringing their own spark to this grand endeavor."

On the linked Mythmakers one under the guide to the Dalelands it says "crafted under the guidance of Ed Greenwood."

So I expect it will probably be something like the DM's Guild products Thay Land of the Red Wizards or Darkhold Secrets of the Zhentarim.

 

[Seramus]

Details on local holidays and festivals? I wonder if they will let Ed get a little frisky, or see if he sneaks anything in.