GenCon 2025 TTRPG announcement speculation thread!

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Are we likely to get WotC announcements on upcoming products, or do they tend to do it later in the year?

In recent years, they announced it late in the year. But there's been a lot of turnover lately, so who knows.

 

[bedir than]

In recent years, they announced it late in the year. But there's been a lot of turnover lately, so who knows.

They're hosting a press event right now and they have a formal "3pp session" on the schedule

 

[bedir than]

One WotC announcement

Starting September 16, in time with the release of Heroes of the Borderlands, all D&D Beyond registered users can run games on the Maps virtual tabletop (VTT) —no subscription required.

Welcome Back to the Table: D&D's New Direction

Dungeons & Dragons belongs to you—the players, Dungeon Masters, live stream watchers, and storytellers—and we’re putting it back w...

www.dndbeyond.com

 

[SkidAce]

Nice...

 

[Theory of Games]

Green Ronin will be selling the new Mutants & Masterminds 4th "Origin" Edition playtest book at booth 101! Stop by and grab the new rules for the world's greatest superhero roleplaying game before they run out!

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

That is a very smart post-Sigil pivot. The most popular VTT doesn't necessarily have to have the most bells and whistles -- it just needs users.

 

[darjr]

The WotC community advisory board is a big deal.

 

[overgeeked]

I lost interest in M&M during the release of 3E. But I'll still buy the core book regardless. I hope they release the "playtest" version as a PDF instead of keeping it physical on-site only.

 

[Theory of Games]

I lost interest in M&M during the release of 3E. But I'll still buy the core book regardless. I hope they release the "playtest" version as a PDF instead of keeping it physical on-site only.

The Playtest PDF should be available tomorrow or Friday on the Green Ronin store site for $14.99

 

[darjr]

Big news for Daggerheart, Thursday.

Gen Con 2025: Solar Gardens, Daggerheart, Daggerheart, and more Daggerheart – Darrington Press

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