D&D 5E Which D&D books currently scheduled for 2023 are you interested in?
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teitan
Legend
I will buy my last two WOTC products as I have them on preorder through my local store (they make a list and I won’t break the promise) and then I will be done supporting them directly. The Giants book and Planescape. Their overreach is too much. I may continue to indirectly through some other purchases like minis and the NECA line of action figures but I am a DCC GM now and it’s become OUR D&D completely at this point even before the OGL fiasco.
Dunno... Couple of weeks ago I'd say probably book of many things pbsndelvsr and not ringing a y memory bells on the others right now at 311am. Right now with the ogl 1.2 it's a negative interest that leans towards hard avoidance
Paul Farquhar
Legend
I don't know enough about any of them to answer. I'm pretty confident that I can say I'm not interested in the Phandelver Campaign though. Whilst Lost Mines was well written, it's just too generic fantasy for me.
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Clint_L
Hero
For myself, I am mostly interested in collections like Golden Vault that have interesting adventures I can plug in as needed. However, as a huge Phandelver fan, I want to check that one out, and if it is decently sandboxy I might use it for part of a campaign.
However, DnDBeyond lets me share everything with all my players, including D&D Club, which really increases the value from each book. So I'll see if my students have a strong desire for any of the others.
However, DnDBeyond lets me share everything with all my players, including D&D Club, which really increases the value from each book. So I'll see if my students have a strong desire for any of the others.
Older Beholder
Hero
I was going to give a brief summary of each in the first post, but don’t really know much either. Happy to be corrected or expanded upon if anybody knows more…
Keys from the Golden Vault - short adventures based on heists
Glory of the Giants - like Fizban’s Treasury, but with Giants instead of Dragons
The Book of Many Things - I have no idea what this will be,
Phandelver Campaign - kinda what it says, assuming a mix of adventures and setting
Planescape - 3 book slip case format, like Spelljammer
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Phandelver is probably the least interesting to me having finished a 2 year campaign set there only last year.
Keys from the Golden Vault - short adventures based on heists
Glory of the Giants - like Fizban’s Treasury, but with Giants instead of Dragons
The Book of Many Things - I have no idea what this will be,
Phandelver Campaign - kinda what it says, assuming a mix of adventures and setting
Planescape - 3 book slip case format, like Spelljammer
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Phandelver is probably the least interesting to me having finished a 2 year campaign set there only last year.
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Paul Farquhar
Legend
Yeah, I know all that. But it's nowhere near detailed enough for me to decide if I'm interested. I would need previews and the like to tell you that. At this time I can only tell you what I'm NOT interested in.
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Mind of tempest
(he/him)
giants if only because so inspiration for them would be super useful at this point.
but I am weary and might just wait for the new edition so it falls in price.
but I am weary and might just wait for the new edition so it falls in price.
LuisCarlos17f
Legend
Really I am only interested in the future PC species could appear in Planescape.
To me, Giants can be a good book like Fiztban is, so I'm interested in it.
Planescape can be a good book to expand the DMG information about planes, until it is something like planescape giving only an adventure, a city, some generic rules and a monster book.
I'm interested in the book of many things: I've the feeling that will be a book about managing a medium/high tier campaign. Like domain management, castles and war. Still light as in 5e fashion (no War Machine or Siege Engine), but still something official.
And naturally, none is in my "to buy" first. First WotC clears it's name, then I will buy it. Simple as that.
Planescape can be a good book to expand the DMG information about planes, until it is something like planescape giving only an adventure, a city, some generic rules and a monster book.
I'm interested in the book of many things: I've the feeling that will be a book about managing a medium/high tier campaign. Like domain management, castles and war. Still light as in 5e fashion (no War Machine or Siege Engine), but still something official.
And naturally, none is in my "to buy" first. First WotC clears it's name, then I will buy it. Simple as that.
DND_Reborn
The High Aldwin
No option for NONE, huh? Too bad...
HaroldTheHobbit
Adventurer
Despite 5e Spelljammer being utter garbage I might have bought Planescape just because it's Planescape.
With the current situation, I won't buy anything from WotC. I have my GMing planned with non-D&D stuff for the next 4-5 years so there's no loss really, more than that I would have liked a D&D in good shape and hands.
With the current situation, I won't buy anything from WotC. I have my GMing planned with non-D&D stuff for the next 4-5 years so there's no loss really, more than that I would have liked a D&D in good shape and hands.
humble minion
Legend
Purely on a book level and not on a WotC corporate level...
Planescape maybe. It's another three-books set, so I'm waiting to see if they bumped up the page count from Spelljammer, which I found woefully inadequate and abbreviated. If it's as content-light as Spelljammer, then no.
Deck of Many Things maybe. I suspect it's a general resource along the lines of Tasha's or Xanathar's, and if so, I'd be interested. If I'm wrong and it's just about the magic item, no.
Phandelver campaign I'd maybe be interested in, though I'd be playing in it rather than running it, so I won't end up buying it regardless.
Planescape maybe. It's another three-books set, so I'm waiting to see if they bumped up the page count from Spelljammer, which I found woefully inadequate and abbreviated. If it's as content-light as Spelljammer, then no.
Deck of Many Things maybe. I suspect it's a general resource along the lines of Tasha's or Xanathar's, and if so, I'd be interested. If I'm wrong and it's just about the magic item, no.
Phandelver campaign I'd maybe be interested in, though I'd be playing in it rather than running it, so I won't end up buying it regardless.
Book of Many Things and Phandelver. Don't know if I will actually buy either of them... but if BoMT ends up being another player-facing book like Xanathar's and Tasha's, then I will probably pick it up. I've already run Lost Mines, so I don't know if I'd actually use a Phandelver book... but I'm very curious to see how they mix, match and expand Lost Mines and I presume the sites of Icepsire Peak from purely a design standpoint. Personally, I'd also love it if they incorporated some of the sites from the 4E Neverwinter Campaign Setting too, as that had a number of interesting locations as well.
Golden Vault would probably only be a purchase down the line if I had a heist to run in one of my games and thought it could be useful... I don't care about and never pick up individual monster-type books (regardless of edition) so I won't get the giants book just like I didn't get Fizban's... and have never had any interest in Spelljammer or Planescape so that's an easy pass.
Golden Vault would probably only be a purchase down the line if I had a heist to run in one of my games and thought it could be useful... I don't care about and never pick up individual monster-type books (regardless of edition) so I won't get the giants book just like I didn't get Fizban's... and have never had any interest in Spelljammer or Planescape so that's an easy pass.
schneeland
Hero
Ignoring the whole OGL kerfuffle for a moment: the Phandelver book is something I might have been interested in if it came out significantly earlier. Nothing else from the list that I would have ordered immediately.
Older Beholder
Hero
After Phandelver got off to a quick start, Planescape has currently taken the lead.
Thanks everyone that's taken part in the poll or left a message.
I appreciate the responses from those that plan to boycott but still gave an answer.
Thanks everyone that's taken part in the poll or left a message.
I appreciate the responses from those that plan to boycott but still gave an answer.
Ruin Explorer
Legend
I voted Planescape because I'm interested in what happens to Planescape, but I'm certainly not buying Planescape barring vast alterations of course from WotC.
Older Beholder
Hero
The poll isn't based on what you plan to buy, just what you're interested in.
Maybe you just plan to flip through it in store, check out a friends copy or look at the contents page when it gets posted ahead of release.
I'm not trying to gauge the number of people planning to boycott, I think there's already polls to that effect.
Maybe you just plan to flip through it in store, check out a friends copy or look at the contents page when it gets posted ahead of release.
I'm not trying to gauge the number of people planning to boycott, I think there's already polls to that effect.
J.Quondam
CR 1/8
I'd likely go for Golden Vault, as I'm generally interested in adventure anthologies.
Phandelver piques my curiosity, but if it's mostly just an expanded version of the locales in the beginner boxes, I'd pass.
I'd flip through Book of Many Things to see what it is, though I fully expect it will be a book about things. Specifically, many things.
No interest in the Giants or Planescape books, on account of the topic and the format, respectively.
This is all moot, though, for the same reason others have noted.
Phandelver piques my curiosity, but if it's mostly just an expanded version of the locales in the beginner boxes, I'd pass.
I'd flip through Book of Many Things to see what it is, though I fully expect it will be a book about things. Specifically, many things.
No interest in the Giants or Planescape books, on account of the topic and the format, respectively.
This is all moot, though, for the same reason others have noted.
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