In case you missed it: WotC 2010 Spring Catalog

[Herschel]

January:
Underdark Sourcebook
PHB Races Handbook: Dragonborn (softcover, $10 price point)

February:
Martial Power 2
Reavers of Harkenwold (HS1 Module levels 1-3)
Divine Power Cards
Minis: PHB Heroes: Series 3 (2 Arcane & Primal, 1 Divine & Martial)

March:
PHB 3
Dungeon Tiles: Howling Halls

April:
Hammerfast (Fully detailed dwarven town/outpost, $12 price point)
The Plane Above: Secrets of the Astral Sea Sourcebook (looks like spelljammer ships on cover)
Minis: Monster Manual: Streets of Shadow

 

[Rechan]

I was hoping they weren't going to get into the racial books. But I guess they are inevitable. Interesting that they're only $10.

I guess that Manual of the PLanes was just a "Planar Overview, before we start getting specific!" Wonder what they'll call the Shadowfell/Feywild books? "The Plane Next Door"?

 

[Deverash]

Interesting line up. I'm guessing their module line did fairly well, if they're starting another one. And 12 bucks for a fully detailed town might be worth it, depending on how modular it is.

 

[Deverash]

I was hoping they weren't going to get into the racial books. But I guess they are inevitable. Interesting that they're only $10.

But as I understand it, they're really, really short. Someone else probably has the specific numbers, but it was like ~30 pages was all.

I guess that Manual of the PLanes was just a "Planar Overview, before we start getting specific!" Wonder what they'll call the Shadowfell/Feywild books? "The Plane Next Door"?

 

[Pseudopsyche]

I'm particularly glad to see new adventures (besides the initial HPE series and the campaign-specific modules) and the sourcebooks near the $10 price point, in contrast to the $35 books we've seen. However, I do have to wonder how WotC will differentiate these products from what they offer in the DDI magazines. Do we have details, for example, on how precisely the Hammerfast book will go beyond what might appear in a Backdrop article or how the Dragonborn book will go beyond an Ecology Of article?

 

[Rechan]

However, I do have to wonder how WotC will differentiate these products from what they offer in the DDI magazines. Do we have details, for example, on how precisely the Hammerfast book will go beyond what might appear in a Backdrop article or how the Dragonborn book will go beyond an Ecology Of article?

My first guess? There's just MORE of it. 30+ pages for teh Dragonborn book vs what, 10 pages for an Ecology article?

Also, keep in mind that DDi is great, but it's a subscription model. Many, many D&D players aren't really hot on the internet, let alone subscribers. So, WotC has to capture that part of the market.

 

[Rechan]

If they've all ready released their spring catalog, I wonder what they'll be announcing at GenCon? Aside from the next campaign setting.

 

[avin]

A set of miniatures named after Streets of Shadow looks interesting.

Hammerfast intrigues me. Hope there is a tile map of it.

 

[Herschel]

And it appears minis set size will stay at 40 vs. the old 60, at least per the write up and match the Star Wars line.

 

[Alikar]

The idea for racial cities is also interesting. I'm all for more fluff.