D&D (2024) Forgotten Realms Player Guide

[Parmandur]

Anyone else hope they add some FR races to the setting like Saurials, Wemics, Shades, etc...?

Well, they specifically did not say there would be any new Species options in the Player's Guide, and they were pretty quick to say what is included.

However, I have a suspicion about how we might see new species options from the Monster Manual onwards, based on the lack of the NPC Race template table in the new DMG and hoe Species works bow as a choice, but we will see.

 

[Henadic Theologian]

Well, they specifically did not say there would be any new Species options in the Player's Guide, and they were pretty quick to say what is included.

However, I have a suspicion about how we might see new species options from the Monster Manual onwards, based on the lack of the NPC Race template table in the new DMG and hoe Species works bow as a choice, but we will see.

They didn't mention species, but they didn't say it wouldn't have them either. But your probably right.

 

[Corinnguard]

They didn't mention species, but they didn't say it wouldn't have them either. But your probably right.

We've got less than a year before both of the new Forgotten Realms books will be debuting. Probably just as long before we get a sneak peek at their Table of Contents here on EN World.

 

[Parmandur]

They didn't mention species, but they didn't say it wouldn't have them either. But your probably right.

Thing is, of they have a big Bestiary in the FRAG...that could include Species templates for applying toNPC stat blocs, such as Wemic, which I suspect will be in the MM for a bunch of options, as thst table was in the 2014 DMG and missing this time around.

 

[Valetudo]

I would rather have player races in a book for players rather than the monster manuals. I didn't like how they did that with the last batch of books(that and the fact they just redid their last books. I don't need a third version of those monsters. I plan on getting the new book but I'm kinda thinking they didn't really make enough changes to monsters to remake the multiversity book. But I think they will throw up another version of that book.

 

[Parmandur]

I would rather have player races in a book for players rather than the monster manuals. I didn't like how they did that with the last batch of books(that and the fact they just redid their last books. I don't need a third version of those monsters. I plan on getting the new book but I'm kinda thinking they didn't really make enough changes to monsters to remake the multiversity book. But I think they will throw up another version of that book.

There are not really books "for players", all the books ate for DMs since there is a strong correlation between DMs and book buyers.

I don't expect they will redo MotM, but I do suspect they will want it to be easy fir people to play, say, a Goblin without reprinting the Goblin Species stats in 6 books again. Easy if the mechanics are just in the Core 3, and easy for DMs to customize what options exist in world, and make NPCs of different Species.

But we will see what they do...

 

[mikeburke]

Not sure if this was posted already, but the artist who made the (to my eyes, wonderful) 2024 City of Greyhawk map (Francesca Baerald) posted this Forgotten Realms map she completed “for 50 years of D&D”. I wonder if it’ll appear in the Player Guide? It makes this part of the world seem a lot more open and mysterious, which is a good thing in my eyes.

 

[Parmandur]

Not sure if this was posted already, but the artist who made the (to my eyes, wonderful) 2024 City of Greyhawk map (Francesca Baerald) posted this Forgotten Realms map she completed “for 50 years of D&D”. I wonder if it’ll appear in the Player Guide? It makes this part of the world seem a lot more open and mysterious, which is a good thing in my eyes. View attachment 387055

Could be part of the Forgotten Realms music album that is dropping on vinyl soon...this is smaller than what I would expect in the new books, but who knows? Beautiful execution.

 

[pukunui]

Not sure if this was posted already, but the artist who made the (to my eyes, wonderful) 2024 City of Greyhawk map (Francesca Baerald) posted this Forgotten Realms map she completed “for 50 years of D&D”. I wonder if it’ll appear in the Player Guide? It makes this part of the world seem a lot more open and mysterious, which is a good thing in my eyes. View attachment 387055

Looks lovely. Too bad she misspelled Silverymoon. Blando’s and Schley’s recent Sword Coast maps both had errors as well, so I guess it’s just continuing the trend.

 

[Demetrios1453]

I wonder how complete they will be with the FR Pantheons?

How will they handle Mulhorand and Unther Pantheons? Will we get Sa, Jisis, Cathar, Jeb, Anyhuuuur instead of their proper names?

Actually to be fair they all already had regional, say Thayan names for example they could use so if they don't want to use their more well known Egyptian or Greek names (Some of the names were actually the Greek, not Egyptian versions of the names).

Gilgeam is already a fantasy version of the name Gilgamesh, but Enlil is not and he's back, same with Nanna-Sin, but I assume they got do the same thing with them using existing regional names. Still hope they don't do this, but whatever.

Silvanus, Tyr, etc..., will have the same issues.

and will they use the same none Human Pantheons as the SCAG versions or the Expanded versions in MTOF (perhaps the best lore part of MTOFs)?

Coming back to this, as I've been reading the DMG, Tiamat is mentioned (and illustrated) quite a bit. I know she's somewhat outgrown her origins, but she still remains a Mesopotamian deity at her core, which may indicate that perhaps the Mesopotamian/Untheric deities might not be off the table. Or, conversely, deities that have taken on a D&D life of their own (like say Tyr) are still permissable despite their origins. I guess we'll see next year. It's going to be interesting to see how all this is handled.