D&D (2024) New D&D Edition's Player’s Handbook Cover Reveal

Game Informer has revealed the cover to the 2024 Player’s Handbook.

The cover features a gold dragon behind the old-school D&D characters Strongheart the paladin, Mercion the cleric, Elkhorn the dwarf fighter, and Molliver the thief. Ringlerun the wizard is absent (then again he got his showcase on one of the 1E AD&D Player's Handbooks), but a drow mage appears to have joined the party!

 

[Warpiglet-7]

I need a wall poster of that Game Informer picture.

PHB cover guy in helmet reminds of the guy from the 2E PHB cover for some reason.

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<EDIT> Also, is that Mercion the Cleric and Elkhorn the dwarf on the cover?

I did not catch the cartoon characters but I would like it to be true…

 

[Parmandur]

I did not catch the cartoon characters but I would like it to be true…

One of the other photos from the article showcases the cartoon characters.

 

[Warpiglet-7]

One of the other photos from the article showcases the cartoon characters.

I saw them! Love it!

 

[JDR]

This is a better version, IMO, of the same picture:

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At least you can see who they're fighting!

Looks more detailed, that's good. I'm still not fond of the cover. I think they could have done better.

 

[GrandMasterofFlowers]

Greyhawk?

Lmao

 

[GrandMasterofFlowers]

Game Informer has revealed the cover to the 2024 Player’s Handbook.

The cover features a gold dragon behind the old-school D&D characters Strongheart the paladin, Mercion the cleric, Elkhorn the dwarf fighter, and Molliver the thief. Ringlerun the wizard is absent (then again he got his showcase on one of the 1E AD&D Player's Handbooks), but a drow mage appears to have joined the party!

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maybe they shoulda stuck with AI art, it's just as generic and bland.

 

[Yaarel]

None of the characters on the cover look like characters that I self-identify with. But thats ok.

 

[teitan]

Adding the toon, LJN and Greyhawk revival has sold me on buying the books at least. Whether I run it or not is another story but this is all great news.

 

[Warpiglet-7]

Adding the toon, LJN and Greyhawk revival has sold me on buying the books at least. Whether I run it or not is another story but this is all great news.

I was really bearish on 5.5…this stuff changes my tune. I don’t know what I will use but I am surely buying so I look at it.

 

[Melfast]

I think the art is pretty cool -- we get two dragons, a company of adventurers, and a good use of color. I realize art is subjective, though. I still kinda feel that some reactions are more based on a general dislike of Hasbro/WOTC, and less on the art itself.