Slideshow from D&D XP

[MerricB]

The folk at Hordelings.com have posted the slideshow from D&D XP presented by the Wizards R&D team:

http://www.hordelings.com/frontend/forums/postView.php?post_id=54925&viewPage=0#54925

Here's a summary of the non-DDM material:

Dungeon Survival Guide - October 16th
* Aimed at non-D&D players who enjoy the genre
* Explores D&D's greatest dungeons, from the Tomb of Horrors to the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth
* Lavishly Illustrated

A Practical Guide to Monsters - August 28th
* How do you trick a troll? Do vampires sleep? Why worry about the yuan-ti?
* Discover intimate details about the habits of over 50 beasts
* For fans of fantasy of all ages

Dungeonscape - February 13th
* Aimed at players and DMs
* Dungeon survival gear and kits
* Traps, traps and more traps

Drow of the Underdark - May 15th
* The definitive drow sourcebook
* Aimed at players and DMs
* Erelhei-Cinlu revisited

The Forge of War - June 19th
* Chronicles major events and engagements of the Last War
* For campaigns set during and after the Last War
* Aimed at players and DMs

Monster Manual V - July 17th
* New monsters (you don't say!)
* Ready-to-play variations of some classic D&D monsters
* New stat format - as seen in Monster Manual IV

Dragons of Eberron - October 16th
* Your guide to the Draconic Prophecy and the continent of Argonnessen
* Introduces some of the dragons of Khorvaire, Sarlona and Xen'drik
* Ready to play dragons with lairs, encounters and plot-hooks

Expedition series
* Nostalgic, with a few surprises
* New tactical encounter format
* DWP: April 17th
* UM: June 19th
* GH: August 14th

Dungeon Tiles series
* 6 double-sided cardstock sheets of tiles
* Dungeon, wilderness and cavern tiles - oh my!
* Low price
* DT 3: February 17th
* DT 4: May 15th
* DT 5: September 19th
* DT 6: December 12th

Inn Fighting: The D&D Game of Tavern Brawls - October 16th
* Play combines dice rolling and card play for 2 or more players
* Stand alone play or incorporate into RPG sessions
* By Rob Heinsoo, designer of Three Dragon Ante

Bunch of other pictures from upcoming products are shown.

Cheers!

 

[Thanee]

A Practical Guide to Monsters - August 28th
* How do you trick a troll? Do vampires sleep? Why worry about the yuan-ti?
* Discover intimate details about the habits of over 50 beasts
* For fans of fantasy of all ages

That sounds good. Finally a monster book, that shows some promise.

Bye
Thanee

 

[Pants]

Drow of the Underdark - May 15th
* The definitive drow sourcebook
* Aimed at players and DMs
* Erelhei-Cinlu revisited

Looks like Drow of the Underdark is the next creature-focused book (my assumption based on the cover-style).

Monster Manual V - July 17th
* New monsters (you don't say!)
* Ready-to-play variations of some classic D&D monsters
* New stat format - as seen in Monster Manual IV

I hope not. Those really belong in a different book...

Expedition series
* Nostalgic, with a few surprises
* New tactical encounter format
* DWP: April 17th
* UM: June 19th
* GH: August 14th

Looking forward to all of them!

 

[Ripzerai]

Dungeon Survival Guide - October 16th
* Aimed at non-D&D players who enjoy the genre
* Explores D&D's greatest dungeons, from the Tomb of Horrors to the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth
* Lavishly Illustrated

Aimed at non-D&D players...

Weird! So it's basically just a coffee-table book with pretty pictures of dungeons in it.

I wouldn't have thought there was a huge market for that. Pictures of dragons and elves, yes - but subterranean corridors?

I guess it's for people who remember old 1e modules but no longer play them.

 

[hong]

Aimed at non-D&D players...

Weird! So it's basically just a coffee-table book with pretty pictures of dungeons in it.

I wouldn't have thought there was a huge market for that. Pictures of dragons and elves, yes - but subterranean corridors?

I guess it's for people who remember old 1e modules but no longer play them.

I call it the diaglo book.

 

[Nightfall]

Or a "Nightfall needs a quite idea of what the Tomb of Horrors actually looks like to show off in his Age of Worms game!"

 

[Joshua Randall]

I call it the diaglo book.

You are a bad, bad man.

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Expedition series
* DWP: April 17th
* UM: June 19th
* GH: August 14th

Er, I feel dumb, but what do these stand for?

Hmm, maybe diaglo knows....

 

[gribble]

Er, I feel dumb, but what do these stand for?

DWP: Demon Web Pits
UM: Undermountain
GH: Greyhawk (I assume Castle Greyhawk...)

 

[werk]

I guess it's for people who remember old 1e modules but no longer play them.

You know, I meet more and more of these people every week. Seriously!

It may be a larger market than people that actually play.

 

[Shade]

I guess it's for people who remember old 1e modules but no longer play them.

Or perhaps a clever marketing ploy to pull in non-gamers interested in fantastic locations?