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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Stuart Kerrigan" data-source="post: 9501841" data-attributes="member: 6992554">The 2034 D&D Player's Handbook (PHB) marks a return to form for the franchise. Various nods to pre-2014 lore show that the Design Team respects the classic works and acknowledges that treating pre-2014 content with disdain disrespects the giants on whose shoulders they stand.The book itself is more tightly focused, aiming for a classic D&D feel through its art and prose. All the iconic 1e/2e/3e races are represented—humans, half-elves, dwarves, elves, halflings, gnomes, and more. It openly embraces a slightly more classic Tolkienesque/Gygaxian vibe but incorporates modern mechanics.A second book will feature additional races like Goliaths, Tieflings, Tabaxi, Dragonborn, and Orcs, arriving in the forthcoming PHB II supplement. This book will also provide more context on integrating these races into campaigns or conducting "Reverse Dungeons." It will be the first of many such supplements. Additionally, Wizards of the Coast (WotC) notes in the PHB's appendix that each year they plan to release a hardback supplement for each of their storied campaign worlds while licensing additional world development to third parties. For example, Forgotten Realms will be published by Mystra Press, WotC's new prestige imprint, Ravenloft is headed to White Wolf, and Dragonlance will be developed by Margaret Weis's new company. The appendix of the PHB includes a range of notes related to the expanded D&D multiverse.Fans are eagerly anticipating the DMG, which includes a 32-page write-up of Greyhawk. Previews suggest it will exhibit strong fidelity to the original setting.</blockquote>

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