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

 

[dave2008]

From the Nerdarchy piece.

Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons Reveals Big Secrets About 5E D&D’s Iconic Monsters

During a press briefing this week Wizards of the Coast I learned a ton of details about one of the three new fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons books slated for release in fall 2021 in particular…

nerdarchy.com

Thanks! Now seeing the dragon image a higher res - it is clearly a gem dragon. A very impressive gem dragon too.

 

[dave2008]

 

[Parmandur]

From the Nerdarchy piece.

Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons Reveals Big Secrets About 5E D&D’s Iconic Monsters

During a press briefing this week Wizards of the Coast I learned a ton of details about one of the three new fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons books slated for release in fall 2021 in particular…

nerdarchy.com

Interesting stuff:

On this not being a Dragonlance book:

"Winninger made it clear the book is not a campaign setting and not designed to introduce Krynn in an official capacity."

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."

Mythic Dragons:

"Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons introduces an age category beyond all others. A Great Wyrm dragon possesses power far greater than any other dragon in 5E D&D, surpassing even ancient dragons. These great wyrms are mythic creatures, and Wyatt explained fighting one is essentially like fighting two challenge rating 20 dragons back to back. "

Dragons Turtles.look like they may be one of the 20 detailed Dragons:

"Another expansion to 5E D&D dragons related to their age is the dragon turtle, one of Wyatt’s favorite creatures, which gets fleshed out with the full range of age categories like other true dragons. (The one in the Monster Manual is considered adult.)"

Draconian monster blocks, but no PC stats:

"One final note about new monsters is the book includes draconians. During a Q&A portion of the meeting with D&D’s Principal Rules Designer Jeremy Crawford he mentioned all the classics can be found in the book as well as some new options, but these will not be player character race options."

 

[dave2008]

Mythic Dragons:

"Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons introduces an age category beyond all others. A Great Wyrm dragon possesses power far greater than any other dragon in 5E D&D, surpassing even ancient dragons. These great wyrms are mythic creatures, and Wyatt explained fighting one is essentially like fighting two challenge rating 20 dragons back to back. "

I just wanted to say that I did it first :

• Black Dragon, Wyrm/Great Wyrm ((Legendary/Mythic,CR 27)
• Blue Dragon, Wyrm/Great Wyrm ((Legendary/Mythic, CR 29)
• Green Dragon, Wyrm/Great Wyrm ((Legendary/Mythic, CR 28)
• Red Dragon, Wyrm/Great Wyrm (Legendary/Mythic, CR 30)
• White Dragon, Wyrm/Great Wyrm ((Legendary/Mythic, CR 26)

 

[elZombie]

FYI, at DnD Beyond:

"Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons arrives October 19 and will be chock-full of our favorite scaled monsters and their minions. The book will provide a deep dive into the First World, a place that existed before the multiverse and that is the birthplace of dragons. It will also formally bring gem dragons to fifth-edition Dungeons & Dragons!"

So...In the beginning, there were Dragons.
And they created lairs to dwell.
And they hoarded treasure there.
Their lairs came to be called Dungeons.
And mortal souls would venture there with a ten-foot pole.
And we all saw that it was a damn good game... but we ditched the ten-foot pole.

 

[Parmandur]

I just wanted to say that I did it first :

• Black Dragon, Wyrm/Great Wyrm ((Legendary/Mythic,CR 27)
• Blue Dragon, Wyrm/Great Wyrm ((Legendary/Mythic, CR 29)
• Green Dragon, Wyrm/Great Wyrm ((Legendary/Mythic, CR 28)
• Red Dragon, Wyrm/Great Wyrm (Legendary/Mythic, CR 30)
• White Dragon, Wyrm/Great Wyrm ((Legendary/Mythic, CR 26)

A good idea is a good idea.

 

[darjr]

So...In the beginning, there were Dragons.
And they created lairs to dwell.
And they hoarded treasure there.
Their lairs came to be called Dungeons.
And mortal souls would venture there with a ten-foot pole.
And we all saw that it was a damn good game... but we ditched the ten-foot pole.

I got my pole right here!

 

[dave2008]

I am wondering if this "First World" is a means of looping all of the D&D game worlds into a common origin. Would certainly explain Bahamut/Paladine and Tiamat/Takhisis and the fact that all of the major D&D worlds have most of the same types of dragons.

That appears to be the case from the info on D&D Beyond.

 

[elZombie]

I just wanted to say that I did it first :

• Black Dragon, Wyrm/Great Wyrm ((Legendary/Mythic,CR 27)
• Blue Dragon, Wyrm/Great Wyrm ((Legendary/Mythic, CR 29)
• Green Dragon, Wyrm/Great Wyrm ((Legendary/Mythic, CR 28)
• Red Dragon, Wyrm/Great Wyrm (Legendary/Mythic, CR 30)
• White Dragon, Wyrm/Great Wyrm ((Legendary/Mythic, CR 26)

The Mythic mechanics from Theros are, indeed, a good way to stat Great Wyrms. And since they said "it is like fighting two creatures back to back", your approach looks solid enough.

 

[dave2008]

The Mythic mechanics from Theros are, indeed, a good way to stat Great Wyrms. And since they said "it is like fighting two creatures back to back", your approach looks solid enough.

Well I just took the mythic idea from Theros which is apparently what they are doing in this book too. Of course my dragons are a bit more complex than the MM dragons or what we are likely to get in FIzban's.