D&D 5E The New D&D Book: Tasha's Cauldron of Everything!

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The new D&D book has been revealed, and it is Tasha's Cauldron of Everything, "a magical mixture of rules options for the world's greatest roleplaying game." The 192-page book is due out November 17th, with standard and alternate covers, and contains more subclasses, spells, character options, group patrons, and rules. Oh, and psionics!

Cover art is by Magali Villeneuve

WHAT WONDERFUL WITCHERY IS THIS?

A magical mixture of rules options for the world's greatest roleplaying game.

The wizard Tasha, whose great works include the spell Tasha’s hideous laughter, has gathered bits and bobs of precious lore during her illustrious career as an adventurer. Her enemies wouldn’t want these treasured secrets scattered across the multiverse, so in defiance, she has collected and codified these tidbits for the enrichment of all.

• EXPANDED SUBCLASSES. Try out subclass options for every Dungeons & Dragons class, including the artificer, which appears in the book.
• MORE CHARACTER OPTIONS. Delve into a collection of new class features and new feats, and customize your character’s origin using straightforward rules for modifying a character’s racial traits.
• INTRODUCING GROUP PATRONS. Whether you're part of the same criminal syndicate or working for an ancient dragon, each group patron option comes with its own perks and types of assignments.
• SPELLS, ARTIFACTS & MAGIC TATTOOS. Discover more spells, as well as magic tattoos, artifacts, and other magic items for your campaign.
• EXPANDED RULES OPTIONS. Try out rules for sidekicks, supernatural environments, natural hazards, and parleying with monsters, and gain guidance on running a session zero.
• A PLETHORA OF PUZZLES. Ready to be dropped into any D&D adventure, puzzles of varied difficulty await your adventurers, complete with traps and guidance on using the puzzles in a campaign.

Full of expanded content for players and Dungeon Masters alike, this book is a great addition to the Player's Handbook and the Dungeon Master’s Guide. Baked in you'll find more rule options for all the character classes in the Player's Handbook, including more subclass options. Thrown in for good measure is the artificer class, a master of magical invention. And this witch's brew wouldn't be complete without a dash of added artifacts, spellbook options, spells for both player characters and monsters, magical tattoos, group patrons, and other tasty goodies.

Here's the alternate cover:

UPDATE! An online event called D&D Celebration from September 18th-20th will be hosted by Elle Osili-Wood, which is "an epic live event with panels, gameplay, & previews of the book!" See the video in the Tweet below!

Gather your party and join the adventure at  D&D Celebration 2020, an online gaming event open to fans all over the world!

Celebrate the release of  Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden  with a weekend of Icewind Dale–themed virtual play sessions and help us create the biggest virtual tabletop roleplaying game event ever! Fans will also get the chance to preview some content from  Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything, the forthcoming book featuring massive rules options, subclasses, and more for the fifth edition of Dungeons & Dragons. Watch featured play sessions with D&D luminaries and learn something new with a slate of panels led by the D&D design team and community.


UPDATE! Check out the Nerdarchy site for some previews.

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[Parmandur]

Some current info from Reddit:

I’ll try and keep this to only new news but here’s what we’ve learned:
Genie Warlock is in ()
Creation Bard is in ()
New class specific magic items. A wizards spellbook that looks like a romance novel full of illusion spells. Shards of other planes for sorcerers. A tree branch for druids. And more. ()
Armorer Artificer is in ()
Mind sliver and more psionic spells, more “Tasha’s” spells, players can choose “sidekick classes “ like Warrior, Expert, and Spellcaster, for a more “chill” experience, new Artificer infusions and “slight tweaks” to the class, 22 new subclasses and 5 reprints (With D&D's Next Rulebook, Character Creation Will Never Be the Same)
Three “Primal Beasts” will be available for Beast Master Ranger, Tasha’s Caustic Brew and Tasha’s Otherworldly Guise are new spells, some artifacts, including a Baba Yaga themed artifact, a Demonomicon and an artifact-level Tarokka Deck (https://gamingtrend.com/news/tashas...ings-new-ways-to-personalize-your-characters/)
Reprinted subclasses include: Order Domain Cleric and Circle of Spores Druid (Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica), College of Eloquence Bard and Oath of Glory Paladin (Mythic Odysseys of Theros), and the Bladesinging Wizard (Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide). (Dungeons & Dragons Announces New Book and Fall Event - IGN)

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[Garmel]

I wonder if there will be even more class feature variants than what we saw in UA.

 

[Kobold Avenger]

Evard's Encyclopedia of Everything

Alliteration FTW.

I feel Evard's book would involve tentacles, horrible things from beyond and material best reserved for the Book of Unlawful Carnal Knowledge...

 

[imagineGod]

So happy for this book. Just wish "everything" was changed for another phrase like maybe "Tasha's cauldron of all things" so it stands out from Xanthar's take on "everything".

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

I feel Evard's book would involve tentacles, horrible things from beyond and material best reserved for the Book of Unlawful Carnal Knowledge...

Would it be a Book, or a Folio?

I'll let that sink in.

 

[Weiley31]

Wonder if their take on Psionics in this book will follow how The Aberrant Mind got Psionic based spells at certain levels.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

So happy for this book. Just wish "everything" was changed for another phrase like maybe "Tasha's cauldron of all things" so it stands out from Xanthar's take on "everything".

A decade from now, when new players are facing a 5E shelf in the book store (virtual or otherwise), having three or four books with "everything" in the title is going to be a good way for them to recognize that it's full of player options.

Honestly, having Volo's and Mordenkainen's book not both use the word "monsters" in the title feels like a mistake. For the folks who want more books explicitly full of monsters, it's nice to have them labeled as such as well, even if we stick with the 5E convention of having various NPCs having in-character inclusions in the book.

 

[Marandahir]

Dear Pelor! WOW!

 

[Asisreo]

Some current info from Reddit:

Looks like the beastmaster is getting new companion options. Hopefully they'll be able to make use of their saving throw additions.

I wonder if it will be enough to have people actually give it a chance?

 

[Tyler Do'Urden]

Hmm... the basic art doesn't do it for me at all, but that alt cover... wow. I'll be needing that. It's wonderful, except for one little problem:

A DISTINCT LACK OF GREEN EYE SHADOW!

Of course, I'm the guy who's always hacking and fixing the rules... but this might be the first time I've ever gone and touched up the art!

::runs to grab a green colored pencil from his son's art supplies::