D&D (2024) The D&D Direct 2024 Watch Thread

Watch D&D Direct 2024 live today (Tuesday August 27th) at 10am PDT (5pm BST)!

We can’t wait to share all the exciting updates coming soon to Dungeons & Dragons! Hear from our game design team about what’s new in the 2024 Player’s Handbook, the 2024 Dungeon Master’s Guide, and the 2024 Monster Manual. Learn more about building new adventures with Project Sigil, explore our exciting new partnerships, and get a sneak peek at upcoming releases in 2025 by tuning in to this year’s D&D Direct.

 

[mamba]

And actually, now that I think about it, the Dragon anthology could be a good kick off project for Sigil (if it's ready by next summer) giving 10 Dragon minis and a variety of pre made dungeons.

do we know if these are new adventures or updates of older ones like Saltmarsh was? Am thinking new

 

[Zaukrie]

"soon" means something different to me!

 

[beta-ray]

Yup.

• Starter set is a redo of Keep on the Borderlands, looks to be headed by Justice who did Quests from the Infinite Staircase
• "Dragon Amthology", 10 new small Adventures focused on Dragons (presumably one of each major type)
• DM's Guide to Faerun (namedrops Dalelands, Calishman, Baldur's Gate, Moonshine Isles, Icewind Dale)
• Players Guide to Faerun: new subclasses, new Feats, new Backgrounds, new Spells

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@pukunui

Dragons… in dungeons!

I'm interested in what I saw.

Must admit, a tiny bit disappointed that they are not going to try a new, off the beaten path, setting

 

[Parmandur]

do we know if these are new adventures or updates of older ones like Saltmarsh was? Am thinking new

New, based on what they laid down in the video. The Starter Set is the retro product.

 

[JohnnyZemo]

Must admit, a tiny bit disappointed that they are not going to try a new, off the beaten path, setting

Yeah, me too. We're getting new Forgotten Realms books and an updated version of the Keep on the Borderlands. That's fine and all, I mean, I'm as nostalgic as the next guy, but MAN it seems like they play it safe over there at Wizards.

They've done a handful of new things (like Radiant Citadel, Wild Beyond the Witchlight), but there's just so much recycling of old material. I'd love to see them do more new stuff.

 

[Micah Sweet]

I think they reworked the classes a bit from AiME. But I haven't checked in detail (I have been focused more on the TOR games).

Me too. Just got my Moria and Lone-Lands books in the mail.

 

[Micah Sweet]

Dragons… in dungeons!

I'm interested in what I saw.

Must admit, a tiny bit disappointed that they are not going to try a new, off the beaten path, setting

Well, they're not a new, off the beaten path company. They really prefer their paths beat.

 

[RoughCoronet0]

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Also, this moth mount thing looks ADORABLE

I NEED THIS!!!!

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

I know there's a lot of appeal in nostalgia -- I have all the Goodman Games' TSR OAR books -- but constantly recycling the same content from the late 1970s and early 1980s feels a little unambitious. I hope we see a lot more new stuff.

There's place for revamps -- adventure anthologies using Dragon/Dungeon content is a great example -- but the state of the art in adventure design (and layout) is so much better nowadays (especially outside WotC), and I'd love to see WotC get a bit further out of their comfort zone.

 

[Zaukrie]

I know there's a lot of appeal in nostalgia -- I have all the Goodman Games' TSR OAR books -- but constantly recycling the same content from the late 1970s and early 1980s feels a little unambitious. I hope we see a lot more new stuff.

There's place for revamps -- adventure anthologies using Dragon/Dungeon content is a great example -- but the state of the art in adventure design (and layout) is so much better nowadays (especially outside WotC), and I'd love to see WotC get a bit further out of their comfort zone.

Agreed.