Let's examine what the confirmed D&D titles are so far, for the first half of 2011 or so.
December 2010
- [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Dungeon-Tiles-Master-Set-Wilderness/dp/0786956127"]Dungeon Tiles Master Set: The Wilderness[/ame] (tiles set)
- [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Wrath-Ashardalon-Boardgame-Peter-Lee/dp/0786955708"]Wrath of Ashardalon[/ame] (board game)
January 2011
- [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Caverns-Icewind-Dale-Dungeon-Accessory/dp/0786957468"]Dungeon Tiles: Caverns of Icewind Dale[/ame] (tiles set)
February 2011
- [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Deluxe-Dungeon-Masters-Screen-Accessory/dp/0786957433"]Deluxe DM screen[/ame]
March 2011
- [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Players-Option-Heroes-Shadow-Supplement/dp/078695745X"]Player's Option: Heroes of Shadow[/ame]
April 2011
- [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Mordenkainens-Magnificent-Emporium-4th-Supplement/dp/0786957441"]Mordenkainen's Magnificent Emporium[/ame]
May 2011
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nothing ?
So over the six month post-Essentials period from December 2010 to May 2011, the release schedule for 4E D&D splatbooks is rather scant with only two splatbooks being scheduled for release.
The last time the D&D release schedule was this scant for D&D splatbooks, was back in 2002. (This is excluding the time period of the 3.5E -> 4E transition back in early 2008, when very few splatbooks were released). During the six month time period from August 2002 to January 2003, only three D&D splatbooks were released:
- [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Monster-Dungeons-Dragons-Roleplaying-Supplement/dp/0786928735"]3E Monster Manual 2[/ame] (September 2002)
- [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Dungeons-Dragons-Fantasy-Roleplaying-Forgotten/dp/0786928743"]City of the Spider Queen[/ame] (September 2002)
- [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Darkness-Dungeons-Dragons-Roleplaying-Supplement/dp/0786926503"]Book of Vile Darkness[/ame] (October 2002)
We all know what happen afterward.