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.

UPDATE -- A page has appeared on Amazon entitled Dungeons & Dragons November Title (Announced August 24). It's a hardcover, $49.95, November 17th release date.

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.

 

[This Effin’ GM]

I am betting we will never see the revised ranger officially, Crawford has made enough comments about letting that attempt die. What I firmly believe we will see is the official version of alternate class features like those seen in the UA article this year allowing you to swap out abilities of your class for others. I have my players rangers using these alternates and no complaints thus far.

 

[DnD Warlord]

I am betting we will never see the revised ranger officially, Crawford has made enough comments about letting that attempt die. What I firmly believe we will see is the official version of alternate class features like those seen in the UA article this year allowing you to swap out abilities of your class for others. I have my players rangers using these alternates and no complaints thus far.

I would very much like that to be the case

 

[M_Natas]

The new Book is called Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

Source: D&D Celebration | Dungeons & Dragons

 

[This Effin’ GM]

I would very much like that to be the case

Agreed! This also opens up a whole new area of design.

 

[Chaosmancer]

The new Book is called Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

Source: D&D Celebration | Dungeons & Dragons

Huh... not the most evocative of names.

Edit: Maybe Crafting rules will be expanded on?

 

[HomegrownHydra]

The new Book is called Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything

Source: D&D Celebration | Dungeons & Dragons

Here's the relevant bit:

Fans will also get the chance to preview some content from Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything, the forthcoming book featuring massive rules options, subclasses, and more for the fifth edition of Dungeons & Dragons.

 

[M_Natas]

Huh... not the most evocative of names.

Edit: Maybe Crafting rules will be expanded on?

Now the new book has it's own site: Tasha's Cauldron of Everything | Dungeons & Dragons

What Wonderful Witchery is This?

A magical mixture of rules options for the world's greatest roleplaying game.


The wizard Tasha, whose great works include the spell Tasha’s hideous laughter, has gathered bits and bobs of precious lore during her illustrious career as an adventurer. Her enemies wouldn’t want these treasured secrets scattered across the multiverse, so in defiance, she has collected and codified these tidbits for the enrichment of all.

• EXPANDED SUBCLASSES. Try out subclass options for every Dungeons & Dragons class, including the artificer, which appears in the book.
  
• MORE CHARACTER OPTIONS. Delve into a collection of new class features and new feats, and customize your character’s origin using straightforward rules for modifying a character’s racial traits.
  
• INTRODUCING GROUP PATRONS. Whether you're part of the same criminal syndicate or working for an ancient dragon, each group patron option comes with its own perks and types of assignments.
  
• SPELLS, ARTIFACTS & MAGIC TATTOOS. Discover more spells, as well as magic tattoos, artifacts, and other magic items for your campaign.
  
• EXPANDED RULES OPTIONS. Try out rules for sidekicks, supernatural environments, natural hazards, and parleying with monsters, and gain guidance on running a session zero.
  
• A PLETHORA OF PUZZLES. Ready to be dropped into any D&D adventure, puzzles of varied difficulty await your adventurers, complete with traps and guidance on using the puzzles in a campaign.

Full of expanded content for players and Dungeon Masters alike, this book is a great addition to the Player's Handbook and the Dungeon Master’s Guide. Baked in you'll find more rule options for all the character classes in the Player's Handbook, including more subclass options. Thrown in for good measure is the artificer class, a master of magical invention. And this witch's brew wouldn't be complete without a dash of added artifacts, spellbook options, spells for both player characters and monsters, magical tattoos, group patrons, and other tasty goodies.

 

[ART!]

Sweet - more player options! I will definitely be picking this up...

 

[DnD Warlord]

Now the new book has it's own site: Tasha's Cauldron of Everything | Dungeons & Dragons

No mention of iggwliv

 

[DnD Warlord]

Sweet - more player options! I will definitely be picking this up...

And it looks like this will be the race book... and the alternat class features book... so maybe it is just all the last years UA