D&D 5E (2024) Predict WotC's 2026 D&D releases

[Reynard]

The 2024 books are out and people have bought them. They don't need to peddle that line any more.

The only reason to not re-release their greatest hits under 2024 revamps is to avoid upsetting people whose money they already got years ago. And by putting out these new books, all of the new players -- who again, are large in number -- will get to hear that "one of the best-loved D&D books is coming back!" which is a great message to have out there, floating around the internet.

I don't think we're going to see most 2014 books re-released -- I don't think anyone's clamoring from Out of the Abyss Once Again -- but I would definitely expect Ravenloft for sure and possibly seeing Tales from the Yawning Portal stripped for parts and re-released in more substantial forms for 2024.

If Strahd has to go back to print, I could see them updating it.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

If Strahd has to go back to print, I could see them updating it.

Does anyone have a recent copy to check what printing the current one is?

 

[Azzy]

Does anyone have a recent copy to check what printing the current one is?

@FitzTheRuke or another retailer would probably be able to answer that question best.

 

[mamba]

by putting out these new books, all of the new players -- who again, are large in number -- will get to hear that "one of the best-loved D&D books is coming back!" which is a great message to have out there, floating around the internet.

given that they were never out of print the 'coming back' is a bit of an exaggeration

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

given that they were never out of print the 'coming back' is a bit of an exaggeration

It would be a shocking first for the marketing industry to stretch the truth like that.

 

[Corinnguard]

It would be a shocking first for the marketing industry to stretch the truth like that.

They've already got stretch-lines, what's a few extra?

 

[agrayday]

How far out in years do you think Crawford and Perkins products stretch?
Is there a particular reason print run wise, why saltmarsh book seems either hard to acquire or very expensive? (Could be normal for the 5E books, because that is one i have been keeping on eye to get so i have been tracking it).
I think it would great to get an undead, or Drow book would be great.
Location wise: Zhentil Keep, Netheril, or the Dalelands.