WotC So, when do the announce the July book? Guesses on what it'll be? 🤔

[Parmandur]

Expect we'll get an announcement sometime in May. Likely be an adventure. The summer product is always an adventure. The big storyline with miniatures n junk. Probably also doubling as a guide book to a region.
No idea what that'll be. Most of my guesses have been wrong. Nobody expected RIME OF THE FROSTMAIDEN
If I hadta guess, I'd go something less focused on the F-Realms. No unique gods and less focus on the world to make it easier to move elsewhere. A big adventure with the githzeri, githyanki, and mind flayers seems due. Abberations be one of the few villain groups that haven't had the spotlight

We had sussed out the Icewind Dale Setting in the Spring, actually. But they are way less leaky these days.

 

[Disgruntled Hobbit]

We had sussed out the Icewind Dale Setting in the Spring, actually. But they are way less leaky these days.

Wasn't that based on teased images? Feels less like a leak and more like viral hype
And knowing it was set in Icewind Dale and knowing it was about eternal winter and the Frostmaiden and some ancient frozen city is something else entirely

 

[Demetrios1453]

I'm beginning to wonder if they're right about Dragonlance being released later this year.

I doubt they will release a new Book of Vile Darkness or Exalted Deeds unless its related to whatever new series or movie being planned.

I actually thought the new Feywild adventure in the Neverwinter MMO was a sign of one of those new releases, but if they do that now it will need its own niche.

The latest Unearthed arcane is apparently about new dragonborn, since the gothic lineages was Ravenloft orientated does that support a Dragonlance or Council of Wyrms release?

It won't be Dragonlance with gem dragons seemingly holding a prominent place in the book if the UA is anything to go by. It's almost certainly going to be a Volo's/Mordenkainen's-style monster book with dragons in it. Whether it's going to have other monster types as well (with fey being the most likely if there are other types included, due to the UA) is the main question...

That doesn't preclude a Dragonlance release further down the line (especially with the new novels being released), but it's probably not in the immediate future (Perhaps released around the same time as the last of the new novel trilogy? So that it will conform with however those novels affect the setting?)

 

[Mind of tempest]

It won't be Dragonlance with gem dragons seemingly holding a prominent place in the book if the UA is anything to go by. It's almost certainly going to be a Volo's/Mordenkainen's-style monster book with dragons in it. Whether it's going to have other monster types as well (with fey being the most likely if there are other types included, due to the UA) is the main question...

That doesn't preclude a Dragonlance release further down the line (especially with the new novels being released), but it's probably not in the immediate future (Perhaps released around the same time as the last of the new novel trilogy? So that it will conform with however those novels affect the setting?)

that is a strong possibility.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

We had sussed out the Icewind Dale Setting in the Spring, actually. But they are way less leaky these days.

There forums are divided into two types of people: those who suss things out months in advance, and those who refuse to believe them.

 

[Mind of tempest]

There forums are divided into two types of people: those who suss things out months in advance, and those who refuse to believe them.

I take it I am the latter yes?
but you are very correct and the above is Self-deprecating humour.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

I take it I am the latter yes?

I don't know, but "It's almost certainly going to be a Volo's/Mordenkainen's-style monster book" indicates you haven't been paying attention to what we do know for certain about the next book (it's an adventure).

but you are very correct and the above is Self-deprecating humour.

Mostly serious. Once you stop thinking "what do I want" and start thinking "what would make WotC the most money" they become much more predictable.

 

[Mind of tempest]

I don't know, but "It's almost certainly going to be a Volo's/Mordenkainen's-style monster book" indicates you haven't been paying attention to what we do know for certain about the next book (it's an adventure).

Mostly serious. Once you stop thinking "what do I want" and start thinking "what would make WotC the most money" they become much more predictable.

the first bit was a joke I said so.
but what I think would make them money and what they do are to very different things.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

but what I think would make them money and what they do are to very different things.

Really? It's not that hard to do.

A place where people often go wrong is understanding the timescale involved, and the "50% of all projects get canned" rule. There is a dragon themed monster book coming, but it's not the next book. And the project that the "fairy" UA relates to is even further out, and could wind up canned.

 

[hopeless]

I agree I can't help wondering if instead of that Candlekeep Mysteries book they went with a Lightning Rail to Sharn style book where the adventures happen en route of that trains journey to Sharn and each adventure has a picture of its writer in period costume for that area to highlight it.
To me a book about mysteries needs something a mite more interesting than using a Library noted for requiring visitors to hand over valuable tomes just to get entry or wealthy patrons both of which need to explain why those books are being explored instead of sealed away to prevent anyone getting sucked inside...
Anyone actually know how popular that release actually is?