D&D 5E (2024) Is WOTC done publishing campaigns?

[ECMO3]

It has been a while since we have had a campaign. I think almost 2 years since Vecna, and that one started at level 10 and was relatively short. We have had a ton of new rules books in that time.

When are they going to get back to epic adventures like Tomb of Annihilation or Princes of the Apocolypse?

 

[Morrus]

I’m sure they will. 2024/2025 was all about the new edition and core rulebooks. Now they will likely settle into the supplements/campaigns pattern again. There’s likely a Dark Sun thing coming this year, and that may well take the form of a campaign.

 

[Reynard]

It has been a while since we have had a campaign. I think almost 2 years since Vecna, and that one started at level 10 and was relatively short. We have had a ton of new rules books in that time.

When are they going to get back to epic adventures like Tomb of Annihilation or Princes of the Apocolypse?

We don't know what WotC has planned for the year, but I would be very surprised if they abandoned the campaign length adventure.

Don't get me wrong, i wish they would. I think a more interesting structure would be the Tier length adventure: 1-5, 6-10, aa-15 and 15-20, that you mix and match or fill in with your own stuff. Obviously there would be more tier 1 and 2 stuff since that is where most folks play.

They won't though.

 

[TerraDave]

There is the evergreen model.

Almost 10 year old Curse of Strahd still has "500+ bought this month" on Amazon.

Tomb of Annihilation is 100+, and Tyranny of Dragons, which is currently on sale, is 700+!

But I think that's also why we will see another one. They will want another product that sales like those.

 

[Marandahir]

I had though "Hold Back the Dead" was supposed to be their full adventure book for later 2024/early 2025; they seemed to be hinting at this back in 2023, talking about the Red Wizards taking center stage in their next adventure.

This makes me think something went wrong in the development of this adventure (they're not even letting those of us who missed it buy the pdf!), and then they decided okay let's focus on getting the core rules out and the FR and Eberron updates out.

I'd also note that Eberron was supposed to be in summer and due to printing errors was delayed; it's very possible that this pushed back the entire book pipeline.

And finally I'd note that they seem to be treating "Heroes of the Borderlands" more similarly to their adventure modules than to their Starter Set releases. Perhaps because it wasn't released before the core books this time, and it took up a midyear time slot!

 

[Reynard]

There is the evergreen model.

Almost 10 year old Curse of Strahd still has "500+ bought this month" on Amazon.

Tomb of Annihilation is 100+, and Tyranny of Dragons, which is currently on sale, is 700+!

But I think that's also why we will see another one. They will want another product that sales like those.

As an aside: I did not know Amazon was selling keys to Beyond content. That's interesting.

Is Tyranny as bad as some folks say? That's a good price for a big fat module.

 

[bedir than]

I had though "Hold Back the Dead" was supposed to be their full adventure book for later 2024/early 2025; they seemed to be hinting at this back in 2023, talking about the Red Wizards taking center stage in their next adventure.

This makes me think something went wrong in the development of this adventure (they're not even letting those of us who missed it buy the pdf!), and then they decided okay let's focus on getting the core rules out and the FR and Eberron updates out.

I'd also note that Eberron was supposed to be in summer and due to printing errors was delayed; it's very possible that this pushed back the entire book pipeline.

And finally I'd note that they seem to be treating "Heroes of the Borderlands" more similarly to their adventure modules than to their Starter Set releases. Perhaps because it wasn't released before the core books this time, and it took up a midyear time slot!

The Thay hints may be dead, which would be sad. Hold Back the Dead worked decently for a couple of scenes and a one-shot, but the connections to Thay were meaningless.

My hope is that they decision was "why release this campaign 6 months before the new core?" The one shot was released in Feb 2025

 

[Misanthrope Prime]

I had though "Hold Back the Dead" was supposed to be their full adventure book for later 2024/early 2025; they seemed to be hinting at this back in 2023, talking about the Red Wizards taking center stage in their next adventure.

This makes me think something went wrong in the development of this adventure (they're not even letting those of us who missed it buy the pdf!), and then they decided okay let's focus on getting the core rules out and the FR and Eberron updates out.

I'd also note that Eberron was supposed to be in summer and due to printing errors was delayed; it's very possible that this pushed back the entire book pipeline.

And finally I'd note that they seem to be treating "Heroes of the Borderlands" more similarly to their adventure modules than to their Starter Set releases. Perhaps because it wasn't released before the core books this time, and it took up a midyear time slot!

I still think they're working on a red wizard adventure. I don't know why but I feel deep in my bones that there's some connection between the red horn shaped artifact Szass Tam used in the movie and the 80s cartoon villain Venger, who has one red horn on his head. Conspicuously, I believe Venger was name-dropped in the new Adventures in Faerun book despite never having any attachment to the setting before. I feel that may be a remnant of some adventure they were planning to publish which would place him in the setting.

 

[Artamo]

My bet at the moment is a new adventure centered on Myth Drannor and the Dalelands, or one of the areas given focus in the new Forgotten Realms books that is not Icewind Dale or the Sword Coast.

 

[ECMO3]

Is Tyranny as bad as some folks say? That's a good price for a big fat module.

I loved it. Played it and then DMed it twice.