D&D 5E Fizban's Treasury: The Dragon Book Now Has A Description... And A Feat

Courtesy of Amazon, we now have a description for Fizban's Treasury of Dragons, the October D&D hardcover. The book introduces gem dragons, dragon-themed player options, and plenty of draconic lore! This joins September's The Wild Beyond the Witchlight, and November's Strixhaven: Curriculum of Chaos.

At D&D Live this weekend, WotC will be revealing a lot more about all three books. It will be interesting to see if the Dragonlance-themed title means the book has Dragonlance content (I'm hoping for dragonlances and draconians, at least), and whether it settles that old argument of whether Paladine and Takhisis are actually Bahamut and Tiamat, or merely inspired by them.

(Warning: Dragonlance Chronicles spoilers in the cover text, if you haven't read those novels yet!)

Discover everything there is to know about dragons—the most iconic of D&D monsters—in this quintessential reference guide.

Meet Fizban the Fabulous: doddering archmage, unlikely war hero, divine avatar of a dragon-god—and your guide to the mysteries of dragonkind.

What is the difference between a red dragon and a gold dragon? What is dragonsight? How does a dragon’s magic impact the world around them? This comprehensive guide provides Dungeon Masters with a rich hoard of tools and information for designing dragon-themed encounters, adventures, and campaigns. Dragonslayers and dragon scholars alike will also appreciate its insight into harnessing the power of dragon magic and options for players to create unique, memorable draconic characters.

• Introduces gem dragons to fifth edition!
• Provides Dungeon Masters with tools to craft adventures inspired by dragons, including dragon lair maps and detailed information about 20 different types of dragons
• Adds player character options, including dragon-themed subclasses for monks and rangers, unique draconic ancestries for dragonborn, additional spell options, and a feat
• Presents a complete dragon bestiary and introduces a variety of dragons and dragon-related creatures—including aspects of the dragon gods, dragon minions, and more
• Reveals the story of the First World and the role the dragon gods Bahamut and Tiamat played in its creation and destruction

D&D 5E - The October D&D Book is Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons

As revealed by Nerd Immersion by deciphering computer code from D&D Beyond! Which makes my guess earlier this year spot on! UPDATE -- the book now has a description! https://www.enworld.org/threads/fizbans-treasury-the-dragon-book-now-has-a-description.681399/...

www.enworld.org

 

[Scribe]

They are de-essentializing the Alignment of Dragons:

"Wyatt said that while they are not all neutral aligned, sticking with 5E D&D’s pivot away from alignment absolutes when it comes to sentient species, gem dragons do tend toward neutrality.

Of course they are.

This is why I want Planescape soon, if at all.

Every release is just going to remove or retcon more of what I want.

 

[Parmandur]

Of course they are.

This is why I want Planescape soon, if at all.

Every release is just going to remove or retcon more of what I want.

It certainly makes the Metallic and Gem Dragon stats more potentially useful.

 

[darjr]

He says there are a lot of Dragonlance like things in the book. Wonder what he means?

 

[dave2008]

He says there are a lot of Dragonlance like things in the book. Wonder what he means?

draconians?

 

[darjr]

draconians?

How many draconians are “a lot”?

maybe?

 

[dave2008]

He says there are a lot of Dragonlance like things in the book. Wonder what he means?

He also mentions that elder dragons, aka great wyrms, will have echos on other worlds and the dragon is aware of all of its echos at the same time. They essentially have avatars.

 

[Parmandur]

How many draconians are “a lot”?

maybe?

One of these articles quotes Perkins as saying there were Draconian monster stats, but no player info. So, in the Bestiary.

 

[Parmandur]

He also mentions that elder dragons, aka great wyrms, will have echos on other worlds and the dragon is aware of all of its echos at the same time. They essentially have avatars.

Ashardalon? Old Gnawtooth?

 

[darjr]

I imagine it’s also a way for Paladine to be Bahamut and also not be Bahamut

 

[MarkB]

I think we have a pic of the alt cover now, too! According to Nerdarchy. And it's pretty sweet, too!

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Interesting. There's almost a "yin/yang" thing going on in the alt cover.

 

[dave2008]

I imagine it’s also a way for Paladine to be Bahamut and also not be Bahamut

I feel like you said the same thing on another FToD thread. There are so many now I can't keep them all straight!

 

[Hexmage-EN]

From previous editions of D&D, we know the First World is a place that the primordial gods used as a testing ground for their creations. It is a chaotic place, with even the laws of nature like gravity and light being unpredictable. At times, a small area of the First World might become stable and predictable, but this is sure to be short-lived. Chaos is the default state for the First World."

I'm curious what they're talking about here. I'm not aware of anything from any prior edition referencing a "First World". The closest I can guess with the references to it being a chaotic place is that maybe this is a means to fold in the 4th Edition Dawn War origin story, but it's talking about primordial gods, not gods vs primordials, so IDK.

 

[dave2008]

I'm curious what they're talking about here. I'm not aware of anything from any prior edition referencing a "First World". The closest I can guess with the references to it being a chaotic place is that maybe this is a means to fold in the 4th Edition Dawn War origin story, but it's talking about primordial gods, not gods vs primordials, so IDK.

That is the only thing I can think of too; however, I am no expert in D&D lore.

 

[Ancalagon]

I think it's important to remember that Fizban was not just in dragonlance.

The Death Gate Cycle - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

specifically The Death Gate Cycle - Wikipedia

I will also note that the death gate cycle has a world that has been "broken" into different pieces. It's quite the read.

 

[Ath-kethin]

I think it's important to remember that Fizban was not just in dragonlance.

The Death Gate Cycle - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

specifically The Death Gate Cycle - Wikipedia

I will also note that the death gate cycle has a world that has been "broken" into different pieces. It's quite the read.

IIRC, he shows up another Weis & Hickman, series, as well.

. . . I mean, a similar character with a different anagram of the name does. Not the same character, obviously.

 

[Enevhar Aldarion]

He also mentions that elder dragons, aka great wyrms, will have echos on other worlds and the dragon is aware of all of its echos at the same time. They essentially have avatars.

On D&D Live, Wyatt had an interesting reaction when Walters mentioned how the multiverse is a big thing right now. Makes me wonder if they had to do some quick rewording when Loki used Variants for their alternate/echo versions? Or if Loki stole a little of their thunder.

 

[dave2008]

On D&D Live, Wyatt had an interesting reaction when Walters mentioned how the multiverse is a big thing right now. Makes me wonder if they had to do some quick rewording when Loki used Variants for their alternate/echo versions? Or if Loki stole a little of their thunder.

IDK, they are very different takes on the Multiverse idea IMO. I also think Echo makes more sense in the D@D context than "Variant," but you never know (unless you know).

 

[MarkB]

IDK, they are very different takes on the Multiverse idea IMO. I also think Echo makes more sense in the D@D context than "Variant," but you never know (unless you know).

Unless you're reading the book and you come across a passage saying "and here's a neat echo rule for those of you using the revised guidelines from..."

Then you know they were a little heavy-handed on the global search-and-replace.

 

[Weiley31]

Perhaps the First World was decimated by the gods vs the primordials during the Dawn Wars. When the Dawn War ended, the First World was no more and the Material Plane we know came to be.

 

[Weiley31]

Of course they are.

This is why I want Planescape soon, if at all.

Every release is just going to remove or retcon more of what I want.

Thankfully, we can still use the older editions Alignments for our dragons.