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!

 

[Teemu]

I like it. The colors look great! Overall it says "D&D" as it should.

 

[darjr]

 

[darjr]

The Art Of The New Dungeons & Dragons

We've got an exclusive look at the cover of the new Player's Handbook, interviews with the art team, and a wealth of additional illustrations to peruse.

www.gameinformer.com

 

[Meech17]

I like the art.

Though yesterday @This Effin’ GM made the rounds on Twitter singing the praised about 4e, and it got me thinking about the spines of the books. The 4e books were really cool. They had like a white/parchment colored banner for the Dungeons and Dragons logo, and then they were all color/art coded. All the monster books were green, I think the DMGs were blue... I wonder if this will follow 5e's trend of the boring black and red spine. I hope not.

 

[darjr]

Greyhawk?

 

[Stormonu]

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.

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

 

[Kurotowa]

FYI, reading the text of the linked article is worthwhile. They confirm a game store alternative cover for the PHB, although they don't show it, and name the characters on the standard PHB cover.

 

[Shardstone]

Waaaay better than the 2014 cover.

 

[DarkCrisis]

Eh. Looks generic IMO.

Makes me think they want me to download fantasy themed card game onto my phone. 50 Free Pulls! Download now! *includes in-app purchases