Critical Role Wildemount: Most Pre-orders Since D&D Core Rulebooks

It seems that the most popular D&D setting in the 5E era is... Wildemount! Talking about the upcoming Explorer's Guide to Wildemount, WotC's Greg Tito said on a Twitch stream recently that "we're pretty sure that this book has seen the most pre-orders and pre-release excitement since any of the core rulebooks for Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition were released".

Here's the quote in full:

"...It was number 1, ranked number 1, for all books on Amazon. How many of you out there remember when Amazon was just selling books? Raise your hands. Yeah, that's me. So it's really cool, even though obviously I do a lot more other fun stuff right now, there is a ton out there that are excited for this book, and it isn't even out yet.

"We have little bit of an internal metrics, but we're pretty sure that this book has seen the most pre-orders and pre-release excitement since any of the core rulebooks for Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition were released, and if you've been following along at home, Dungeons & Dragons has been selling like hotcakes since 5th Edition released in 2014."

It sounds like the Critical Role setting is proving more popular (at least right now) than traditional D&D settings like Ravenloft or Eberron, newer ones like Ravnica, or adventures set in the Forgotten Realms.

Explorer's Guide to Wildemount will hit game stores on March 17th.

 

[Saracenus]

Between this and another thread or two and the positive things I'm reading, I think Ghosts of Saltmarsh may be my next purchase from WotC.

DO IT! No seriously. I am running a campaign in the region they setup and not even using the adventure presented (I am adapting The Sunless Citadel, set on the edge of Dreadwood). Even if you don't want to run the classic adventures remastered in the book, the ship rules and material for a water born adventure are invaluable.

 

[Urriak Uruk]

Between this and another thread or two and the positive things I'm reading, I think Ghosts of Saltmarsh may be my next purchase from WotC.

I recommend it. I find it's worldbuilding really fun so far, and if you'd like something that isn't "world-ending threat" and more small scale adventures and sleuthing, it's perfect.