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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jester David" data-source="post: 7710098" data-attributes="member: 37579">I know there was a survey on accessories last year, along with talk on Twitter. Now, before I get too speculative, let's actually get realistic for a second. The starter set is around $20 and a 64-page softcover book would also retail around $25. So only one is at "book" price.The current starter set is doing very well and is still selling. It's #576 in books and #5 in D&D on Amazon. It's currently far outselling the Pathfinder books, with the best-selling Pathfinder book being #6,479. It is the best selling adventure right now by a wide margin. They're not going to replace that without good reason. Now, they *could* easily improve the product. It's not particularly revolutionary, and doesn't hype the Basic Rules as much as it could and doesn't mention the DMsGuild. But that's a long-shot.The Dungeon Master's screen is also still selling well. It retails for $14.95, which is the same price as the July release. So they *could* be planning a revision to the screen. But their partner GaleForce9 is doing a new screen every six months. That seems like something left to them. Unless they're doing something different...Okay, let's actually look at what they could be RPG Accessory #1: Release date of October 17, 2017 with a price of $24.95The most likely priced "book". But probably something else. Given their annual hardcover accessory is typically in November and costs $50, this is unlikely an RPG book. The team isn't so large that they could do two RPG books that release a month apart. I'm guessing the return of Dungeon Tiles or some kind of map. I'd love Dungeon Tiles that you could take a wet or dry erase marker to. This could also be tokens to use in place or minis: pogs and such like in 4e. For this price they could easily have 6 to 8 sheets of cardstock pogs. RPG Accessory #2: Release date of September 19, 2017 with a price of $19.95Like the above, this could be Dungeon Tiles or maps or tokens. RPG Accessory #3: Release date of July 18, 2017 with a price of $14.95The best thing that fits this price is a revised DMs Screen with less art and more details. Maybe laminated to take wet and dry erase markers. I imagine an initiative tracking board could also be of use. Like the Pathfinder Combat Pad: <a href="http://paizo.com/products/btpy9fkg/discuss?Pathfinder-Combat-Pad" target="_blank">http://paizo.com/products/btpy9fkg/discuss?Pathfinder-Combat-Pad</a>Making it magnetic would knock up the price though...RPG Accessory #4: Release date of June 20, 2017 with a price of $9.95About the price of a deck of cards from GF9. What I'd like most is condition cards. Cards with the full effects of each condition printed out. I've done my <a href="http://www.5mwd.com/archives/2416" target="_blank">own</a>. But actually cards would be preferable, being sturdier and coloured. This could also be a set of dice. New players might be getting confused between "D&D Dice" and generic dice, not entirely realising you can just get a set of Chessex dice and it works. A set of D&D dice (possibly with the Ampersand on the 20 or the 1) might be fun. Honestly, I think WotC might surprise us with something new and interesting. They've been surprising us at every turn and not doing the expected products, and I don't see why that'd stop now.</blockquote>

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