D&D 5E Iggwilv/Tasha To Join Volo, Xanathar, and Mordenkainen? [UPDATED!]

Is WotC teasing a new announcement? There have been a few D&D books named after famous personalities from the game's extensive lore - Vole's Guide to Monsters, Xanathar's Guide to Everything, Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes. It looks possible that the next such personality might be Tasha of Tasha's Hideous Laughter fame -- which was an adventuring alias of the Greyhawk villain Iggwilv.

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On their Discord channel, WotC posted a short audio clip; it features some female-sounding voices laughing, and it is titled "Feather and Tart". It also has a metadata info which says August 24th, 2020, which is Monday. But in addition to that, a WoTC staff member on Reddit's avatar was changed to an image of Iggwilv.

Iggwilv was an evil magic-user, a villain created by Gary Gygax. When adventuring with the Company of Seven, she used the alias Tasha. The lore has it that the witch Baba Yaga adopted her as a child and named her Natasha, and she soon became Natasha the Dark (Baba Yaga also adopted Elena the Fair).

Iggwilv has two forms, one old and one young. You can read more about the character on Wikipedia.


What does seem clear is that WotC is teasing an impending announcement! I assume that the announcement they are teasing will be the announcement of an upcoming announcement, or I'll be disappointed.

 

[TheSword]

She’s one of the coolest things to come out of Greyhawk. Loved those dragon magazine articles.

Best of all, with 5e it’s so easy to convert!

 

[Nikosandros]

I've tried to look for some information about the Iggwilv/Tasha connection. Did it appear for the first time in the adventure Expedition to Castle Greyhawk?

 

[LeviBonaparte]

Sounds pretty damn interesting, and her character is pretty cool, so I can't wait for the official announcement.

 

[Lieslo]

Famous for writing the demononicon. Could we be getting a guide to the abyss or the planes in general?

 

[Espadadelaaurora]

A new announcement? Then I'll not loose the chance to vouch for the classic settings!

 

[QuentinGeorge]

I've tried to look for some information about the Iggwilv/Tasha connection. Did it appear for the first time in the adventure Expedition to Castle Greyhawk?

Either that or the final print issue of Dragon Magazine. Whichever came first.

It was a retcon by Erik Mona, tying together Iggwilv (a Gygax creation), the spell "Tasha's Hideous Laughter" (named after a real-life girl by that name) and the npc "Natasha the Fair" from the "Hut of Baga Yaga" adventure by Roger Moore in Dragon Magazine.

Byproduct was making Iuz the grandson of Baba Yaga. (And theres hints that one of his other grandparents is Nyarlathotep)

Fun fact is that Iggwilv is "canon" in Pathfinder, to some extent. Or at least a daughter of Baba Yaga who goes by one of Iggwilv's many names....

 

[dave2008]

This is interesting, thanks for the scoop!

 

[Bitbrain]

Iggwilv/Tasha joining the ranks of Volo, Mordenkainen, and company with a 5e hardcover product would be so amazing.

I have the final print issue of Dragon magazine, and I always loved the section on the Demonomicon Apocrypha.

If they do use Iggwilv/Tasha, here’s hoping the product references or details the Abyss to some degree.

 

[LuisCarlos17f]

Iggwilv would be the right person to writte a book about infernal outsiders, demonomicon, fiend folio, fiend codex or something like this.

And she is perfect as "guest artist" in the demiplane of the dread, or maybe her daughter Drelzna. And if she is Iuz's mother you can imagine...