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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Remathilis" data-source="post: 9687969" data-attributes="member: 7635">(Rhetorical question, unless [USER=7035725]@LaTia J[/USER] feels chatty.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /> )So WotC originally announced four books back in 2024: the two Forgotten Realms books, Dragon Delves, and the Keep on the Borderlands starter box. Then, earlier this year they announced two more books: Eberron Forge of the Artificer and a mystery book for October. We have concrete info on these named books (dates, titles, etc) and two are for preorder and have been for a while. But the October book is still a mystery.  So, let's examine the clues and speculation we have.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">It is NOT a module. WotC said there are no actual modules/APs being released this year, save Dragon Delves which is more a collection of mini adventures and the Starter Set. So, it's not the rumored Red Wizards or Venger module.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">It was rumored to be MTG-related: possibly tied to Lorwyn/Shadowmoor. It would have been timed with the Return to Lorwyn set originally slotted for Q4 2025 but moved to Q1 2026. It's very possible if that is what this book is, that too might have moved with it (hence the radio silence).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">It could be tied to one of the two other UA's we had (Horror or psion). Horror came out later than the UA for Forgotten Realms, but there is still sufficient turnaround time for it if they were willing to crunch. I don't think there is enough time to do Psion unless that bad boy is solid green on its survey.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">If it IS horror, there are a lot of potential products it could be tied to: An Undead monster book, a Ravenloft rules update, a shadowfell guide, Innistrad, or Heroes of Horror Redux. Its worth noting that D&D Online and the recent Ravenloft novel both have referenced the domain of Lamorida, if that means anything.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The pre-orders for Forge started in May, Dragon Delves in April. That's about a four-month window. An October book would have already gone live or will be going live in the beginning of July. (Although the Starter Set pre-orders aren't live either, but that could be due to the board-game nature of the product).</li> </ul>It is also always possible it's not a player-facing book (hence the lack of UAs) which would leave a product like a spell compendium or additional monsters' book as options. I find it unlikely given how much WotC has tried to convince players to buy DM books and vice versa. So, what is the October book? More importantly, IS there still an October book? I'm getting a sinking feeling the October book is in limbo. Either because it's connected to Lorwyn and thus moved to Q1 2026 OR because the project it's connected to is delayed for any number of problems. If we don't hear anything soon, my guess it's that it's delayed.  But I could have missed something. What do you all think?</blockquote>

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