D&D 5E What D&D Product Can Be Seen In The Crystals?

WotC has posted an image of a pile of crystals through which distorted glimpses of what looks like a product can be seen. In the comments below, folks have been flipping, enhancing, and generally squinting at the image behind the crystals, and while it's hard to make out, guesses include 'Journey Through the Radiant Ocean' (although I personally think that first letter looks more like an X or K than a J). 'Citadel' is also a popular guess for that last word--'Journey(s) to/from the Radiant Citadel'? Take a look and see what you think (or check the comments for flipped and enhanced versions).

In Spelljammer lore, the phlogiston--the space between the crystal spheres in which the prime material worlds can be found--is also known as the 'Rainbow Ocean'. And crystal seem on-brand for crystals spheres.

Below the text, the image appears to be of some kind of marketplace. Above it, WotC wrote "Through the depths of the Ethereal Plane is a beacon of possibility and adventure... "

There was apparently a press event today, pending some kind of product announcement on Tuesday.

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[GarrettKP]

Someone on Twitter came up with this:

Makes it look more clearly like the title is Journeys [...] the Radiant Citadel. Since a citadel is a building, the missing word is probably "to" or "from" or similar.

Or Through.

 

[pukunui]

Or Through.

Possibly, although I feel like that's too long of a word. 5e book titles are generally center aligned, and that would throw off the alignment more than "to" or "from" would. But this is just me idly speculating!

 

[GarrettKP]

Wait… Crystals!
The title isn’t “Journey Through the Radiant Ocean” or “Citadel”

It’s “Journey Through the Radiant Crystals”

That’s why they used Crystals in the teaser, and the Ethereal plane mention. The concept is you’re “scrying” through these crystals to see these new adventures.

 

[Guang]

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The Instagram image has better detail. Doesn’t look like a ship but instead looks like a Market place.

I see a ship of some sort unloading at a dock of some sort, with some market-type activities going on on the dock, with a bat flying overhead

 

[darjr]

I see a ship of some sort unloading at a dock of some sort, with some market-type activities going on on the dock, with a bat flying overhead

How? How do you see this? Am I just to old to see it clearly.

 

[pukunui]

How? How do you see this? Am I just to old to see it clearly.

I’m having difficulty seeing much other than the mouse thing and the woman and parts of the title.

 

[Lidgar]

The underside of the Rock of Bral has a huge building called the Citadel. Not sure how radiant it is, but could see a journey to get there…

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[Leatherhead]

Oh those are different pictures.

How? How do you see this? Am I just to old to see it clearly.

Well first, you have to realize they are two different pictures that are cut up like a jigsaw puzzle. The one you see on Twitter isn't the same as the one on Instagram.

I wonder if they are going to post a third picture sometime during the weekend or on Monday. There is a Livestream on Monday with Crawford, something might get shown off then.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

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Mod Note:

I get the reference, and it’s on point. It’s also political.

 

[pukunui]

Well first, you have to realize they are two different pictures that are cut up like a jigsaw puzzle. The one you see on Twitter isn't the same as the one on Instagram.

Ah, I missed that!