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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[dwayne]

After seeing what this is about, i changed my mind and will buy this one, as much of the stuff is very useful, think i will get the alt cover as well

 

[Parmandur]

I really don't think that is something they said. I think we're dealing with a case of the fan telephone game, where something tossed off by a staffer grows into, "We'll never do that style of book again! EVER!"

The reason why 4E was silly with the "Core Book X" format was because "Monster Manual II" (1st Edition AD&D) is a classic title and the numbered Monster Manuals from 3rd Edition did well (if perhaps not all the way through to, what MM5?). Also, the 3E PHB 2 and DMG 2 were popular titles. So, they went hardcore down that route with 4E, and it didn't turn out quite the way they expected. So, we aren't seeing that style of release for 5E.

But that's a far cry from "Never again!"

Still, even if we never get a 5E Monster Manual 2 . . . WotC could still do a Fiend Folio and a Creature Catalog (both classic titles) . . .

I think both the Monster Manual approach (mostly stat blocks) and the Volo's/Mordy's approach (expanded lore) are awesome and we need more of both!

What they said (multiple times, from multiple people, over multiple years) is that MM2-3 or PHB2-3 depress sales by confusing customers. That means they won't ever do it again, because confusing customers and losing sales is not good for business.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

The original Dragonlance Chronicles trilogy of novels by Weis & Hickman was work-for-hire. WotC owns Dragonlance lock-stock-and-barrel, and doesn't need to worry about Weis & Hickman's price at all.

But, like Salvatore and the Realms (or at least Drizzt's corner of it), having Weis & Hickman as a part of the Dragonlance team has cache to it. I can see WotC wanting to have a new Weis & Hickman trilogy to go along with a refreshed campaign setting . . . but they certainly don't need to have them involved.

In that case, that probably suggests the setting has really decreased in value in the years leading up to the 5E release, which is a shame.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Throne of Eldraine.

It's a pretty neat setting, but fairly new and not as well developed as Ravnica or Theros. It's not too far from core D&D, and might not have much to offer to expand the game. Unless WotC figured out some way to emphasize the fairy tale nature of the setting as a differentiator.

Maybe take the DMG Honor rules, like Theros took the Piety rules, and run with them to up the chivalric aspect of the setting. Create a toolkit for people who want Arthurian-style D&D play, but set in Eldraine.

That said, given how Hollywood keeps face-planting with Arthurian adaptations, maybe there's just not much audience for that now, other than me and my daughter.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

You know, I'm probably wrong, but . . . .

Jakandor and Thunder Rift never had there own distinct product lines like the "big" D&D settings did. It's possible they just might be fair game on the DM's Guild . . . .

Thunder Rift has its own trade dress, although it's nothing exciting.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Without the cocaine, is she really channeling Stevie Nix?

Twirl, twirl, twirl in black lace and chiffon, with whirling scarves and doffing her black top hat ...

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Mike Mearls already said what the spin on Greyhawk would be: A more Grimm and Gritty setting.

If you drilled in on Iuz, the Pomarj or post-fall Great Kingdom, that could work. I think you'd need to zoom in like WotC has on individual regions of Faerun, then, because there's a lot of Oerth that isn't particularly grim and gritty, unless you intentionally wreck it.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

WotC could still do a Fiend Folio and a Creature Catalog (both classic titles) . . .

WotC missed a bet by not calling it Mordenkainen's Field Folio.

 

[Mistwell]

If you drilled in on Iuz, the Pomarj or post-fall Great Kingdom, that could work. I think you'd need to zoom in like WotC has on individual regions of Faerun, then, because there's a lot of Oerth that isn't particularly grim and gritty, unless you intentionally wreck it.

He implied it would come with alternative rules to support that type of play no matter where you were in the setting.

 

[Mercador]

Volo's Guide to Monsters
Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
??? Volume of Enemies
??? Tower of Everything
??? Opus of Mobs

I guess they have some sort of pattern.