Wizard just announced [Your Dream Release]

[Olgar Shiverstone]

Papers & Paychecks, 1E.

 

[Stormonu]

Ultimate Castle Ravenloft.

This unassembled plastic model on a 1" = 5' scale is a detailed replica of the most infamous structure in all of Ravenloft and the dungeons beneath the castle. This monstrous model not only contains the weathered, prepainted 3D walls of Castle Ravenloft itself but a host of accessories for decorating the castle in its full gothic glory. It also hosts prepainted, highly detailed prepainted plastic miniatures for each of the castle's fearsome inhabitants, including Count Strahd Van Zorovich himself. These miniatures are not reprints from the DDM line, but all-new molds cast in semi-rigid plastic to capture all their amazing detail.

 

[El Mahdi]

A major expansion of DDI with the following additions:

• A store for the sale of all D&D publications (out-of-print and current pubs), in a downloadable and "ownable" format (though it doesn't have to be pdf).
• Support in DDI for all editions of D&D (including character builders, monster builders, encounter builders, virtual table support, compendiums, and occasional material in Dragon & Dungeon).
• Ongoing integration of optional/houserule support for all editions.

Of course though, I'll probably be too old to play anymore, if and when such things ever came to be.

 

[Quickleaf]

I was going to say a mid to large budget film.

But even more I'd be interested in some positive press for D&D, like a PBS documentary about educational/social benefits of D&D, with interviews, anecdotes, and any studies out there.

You know it would be sweet to challenge the ugly stereotypes of gamers, maybe calling on Keith Baker to talk about his "Have dice, Will travel" trip (with footage? ).

 

[Knightfall]

For 4e: Mystara campaign setting, creature catalog, and an adventure.

Classic D&D: D&D Rules Cyclopedia and Wrath of the Immortals; not just reprints but with errata and a "new school" design (artwork, formatting, etc).

 

[Phat Lute]

This Christmas, my friend wanted the Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 3rd Edition Core Set. I was skeptical about it, it seemed like there was a lot of gimmickry about it, and we already had tons of games. But this was what he wanted and I was determined to give it to him. As it sat on my table, unwrapped, it kept drawing me in to look at it and go over the content list, flip open the exterior box cover and look at the descriptions of what was inside. Soon, I wanted to see everything inside the hefty box myself. Obviously I wasn't going to open it, so I started looking up everything I could online. Finally, the day came when we got to open presents. There was so much stuff... quality stuff... in there, that we still wonder at some of it.

Now, that's about $65 on Amazon, sure. but when I compare it to Gamma World's almost $30 on Amazon... or the $40 I paid at the FLGS for GW, I can't help feeling kind of ripped off by it in comparison, with the much lighter box with fewer contents in proportion to price (and contents ranging from somewhat flimsier to considerably less high quality.)

All that is preamble to this... if Wizards is going to continue down the boxed set and board game path, please let them learn a little from Fantasy Flight Games.

And if we're really talking boxed sets and dream products, I'd like to see this:

A set of new game tools (WFRP style) and expansion material for non-Essentials D&D, branded separately from Essentials D&D, thus distinguishing the two lines a la Advanced D&D and Basic. What specifically? I don't know. Perhaps a new setting boxed set, with a basic rules booklet to make it a "complete" game (that is not a significant portion of the contents, I don't want a significant portion of what I paid for to be something I already own), complete with a set of dungeon tiles appropriate to the setting, power cards, event or item cards, dice, the setting manual and setting creature catalog, etc. Advanced Dungeons and Dragons 4th Edition: Ravenloft, for instance, "for use with Dungeons and Dragons 4th Edition Player's Handbooks (AD&D)."

If it's Essentialized, I've got no use for it.

It seems extremely unlikely with the current development team. But you did say "dream release."

 

[kitsune9]

Title says it all. WotC is about to release the product as you desire it. What is that product.

For me, it's two things.

• Classic Adventures that have conversions to 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 3.5, and 4th edition. These could be just PDFs or Physical Products.

Classic Basic D&D adventures released as PDFs.

 

[Mercurius]

5th Edition D&D, with extensive research, interviewing, and playtesting by the EN World community.

 

[Scott_Rouse]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wizards of the Coast to Public Dungeons and Dragons Classic (tm) and DDC License

Renton, WA: Today, Wizards of the Coast, publishers of the popular 4th Edition (hereafter 4E) of the venerable Dungeons and Dragons role-playing game, announced that in addition to the continued support of 4E they would be adding a new line dubbed Dungeons and Dragons Classics (DDC) to be supported by the Dungeons and Dragons Classics License.

"Dungeons and Dragons has been the preeminent force in hobby gaming for over 30 years," said a spokesperson, "and the most successful role-playing game ever made. We at Wizards of the Coast recognize that every one of the half dozen or more editions of D&D has its fans, and while we cannot support each such edition individually, we can support the existence of that fan base."

The spokesperson went on the detail plans for DDC: the first release will be DDC Basic, a single 128 page rulebook with all the information needed to play D&D Classic in what was described as "the old Basic/Expert mode"; following would be a three book series called DDC, Advanced, including a Player's Handbook, Dungeon Master's Guide and Monster Manual. "After that," Wizards said, "we plan on seeing what the fan community wants."

The WotC spokesperson said these would not be reprints, but new volumes intended to be compatible with both the previous editions and new "Old School Renaissance" publication popular today.

In addition, the DDCL was announced. "For years, the fan community has kept the fires of D&D and AD&D alive," said the spokesperson, "and we intend to support the continuation of that with the D&D Classics License." The DDCL was described as "similar to the d20 Trademark License" of the 3rd edition era. "The DDCL games are covered by the OGL," Wizards said, "but the DDCL allows fans and publishers to indicate compatibility with Dungeons and Dragons Classics and allows the use of D&D Classics trade dress and trademarks, including creatures and other elements left out of the OGL and SRD."

Dungeons and Dragons Classics, Basic is expected to be released at the Dungeons and Dragons Experience convention in 2012, with the DDC Advanced materials appearing at GenCon 2012.

::sigh::

This

 

[Relique du Madde]

The problem with all wishes as that they are subject to interpretation by the DM...

After that," Wizards said, "we plan on seeing what the fan community wants."

"According to our key target demographic [of Magic the Gathering Players], our fan community wants:

MORE RANDOMIZED COLLECTIBLE [RULES] SUPPLEMENTS!!!"