D&D 5E (2024) Here's The Covers of BOTH of November's Forgotten Realms Books

We've known for some time that in November, WotC will be releasing not one but two Forgotten Realms books--one aimed at players, the other at Dungeon Masters. Thanks to Game Informer, we now have a look at the covers of Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerun and Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerun. The article showcases more art, and is well worth checking out--and for those who want more, the print magazine has a full feature previewing the books.

 

[Scott Christian]

Frankly your claim that there is any subtlety in the Realms is even less credulous than the claim that it is serious.

FR is the literary equivalent of a Michael Bay film.

I was not arguing subtlety. And I agree, it is like a Michael Bay film.

What I said was the cover has a much stronger influence over how people see the mood and tone of the book, than one random line pulled out of a couple hundred pages of text. I don't think there is anything arguable in my stance. This is one of the reasons people argue about covers and feel instantly "turned off" or say, "I'm not buying this" even though they haven't seen the contents. Covers play an important role in conveying to the reader - this is an encapsulation of the feeling of this book.

Hence, the FR cover conveyed a sense of darkness and danger; it was a bit less fantastical in nature. That conveys the inside. Declaring its mood comedic because one sentence states halflings get high on cheese has far less weight on the mood or tone of the book than the cover art.

 

[Mercador]

Are you referring to an adventure boxed set, like Night Below and the rerelease of Curse of Strahd? Or the 3-book sets they did for Spelljammer and Planescape?
I think you’ll want to look to Heroes of the Borderlands for the former… or Beadle & Grimms. But these aren’t adventure books afaik.

A simple 2-books boxed like the 3 core rule books before 2024.