Wizards 2008 releases?

[Kae'Yoss]

Hmmm... subscribe to an online collection of all WotC D&D material from which you can search, pick, and compile rather than buy books without indexes through which you have to hunt for that one piece of information you need? There's some appeal to that. I'd rather be able to compile electronic copies rather than deal with books that are bulky and have pages wasted on content that I will never use.

An indexed database of material has its appeal, but to me, that's only as an addition to the books. I want books, stuff I can use without a computer.

 

[Zaukrie]

Wow, where is all the stuff? There's almost nothing RPG related in the announced product list for the next 8 months! If they aren't working on 4E or moving all the content to on-line, they might as well start laying off employees - as they aren't being very productive.

 

[iwarrior-poet]

We just received the Wizards of the Coast 2008 Spring Catalog. Most of the titles have already been covered here, but I will give you what I can.

Fiction
The Legend of Drizzt Collector's Edition, Book I Hardcover repackaging of Homeland, Exile and Sojourn. $27.95 Feb 5, 2008

The Legend of Drizzt Collectors Edition, Book II Hardcover repackaging of Streams of Silver, The Crystal Shard and Halflings Gem. $27.95 March 4, 2008

Sea of Swords The Legend of Drizzt, Book XIII Hardcover recover. $25.95 March 8, 2008

Black Crusade A new Ravenloft trade paperback novel by Ari Marmell. $12.95 March 4, 2008

Firefly Rain is a modern day supernatural mystery hardcover by Richard Dansky. $21.95 Jan 8, 2008

Last Dragon is a fantasy trade paperback by J.M. McDermott. $14.95 Feb 5, 2008

The Man on the Ceiling is a horror (?) trade paperback by Mellanie Tem and Steve Rasnic Tem. $14.95 March 4, 2008

Devil's Cape is described as "Heroes with a Southern Gothic edge. Trade paperback by Rob Rogers. $14.95 April 1, 2008

Roleplaying Games

D&D Wizards Presents: Worlds and Monsters A D&D accessory (?) that gives a behind-the-curtain glimpse into the making of D&D. 96 page softcover, $19.95 Jan 15, 2008

D&D City of Stormreach is an Eberron supplement describing the city, with adventure hooks, maps, and adversaries. 160 page hardcover, $29.95 Feb 19, 2008

Star Wars Gamemaster Screen and Character Sheets contains a 4-panel screen and 32 double-sided character sheets. $14.95 Feb 19, 2008

D&D Mysterious Lairs Dungeon Tiles terrain tiles of dungeons, temples, and monster lairs. 6 double-sided heavy cardstock sheets, $9.95 March 18, 2008

D&D Eberron Survival Guide "A lavishly illustrated 64-page visual guide to the world of Eberron" and it "is an excellent addition to your library or coffee table." 64 page hardcover, $19.95 March 18, 2008

Star Wars The Force Unleashed Campaign Guide is a Star Wars rpg supplement inspired by the video game of the same name. It is a campaign stting during the period between Episode III and Episode IV. 224 page hardcover, $34.95 March 18, 2008

D&D Keep on the Shadowfell adventure for levels 1-3 includes 1 or 3 double-sided poster maps. 96 page softcover, $29.95 April 15, 2008

Star Wars Imperial Outposts: Galaxy Tiles 6 double-sided die-cut heavy cardstock sheets of terrain tiles. $12.95 April 15, 2008

Miniatures
Axis & Allies 1939-1945 Starter a 2-player starter set contains 10 minis, rules and maps. $16.99 Jan 8, 2008

Axis & Allies 1939-1945 Booster Pack contains 5 figures from a set of 60. $10.99 Jan 8, 2008

Axis & Allies War at Sea Starter a 2-player starter set contains 9 prepainted ship, rules and maps. $24.99 Jan 8, 2008

Axis & Allies War at Sea Booster Pack contains 5 ships from a set of 64. $14.99 Jan 8, 2008

Star Wars Legacy of the Force Booster Pack contains 7 figures from a set featuring characters from the Legacy comic book series. $14.99 March 7, 2008

D&D Miniatures Game Starter Set contains 5 non-random pre-painted figures, cards, 2 battle grids, and rules. Figures come from Dungeons of Dread series. $19.99 April 8, 2008

D&D Dungeons of Dread Booster Pack contains 8 random prepainted figs. $14.99 April 8, 2008


Well that's it. Everything that is listed as new in the catalog.

Hmmpff---
Pretty slim in terms of new D+D stuff---looks like they are gearing up for the dreaded 4.0...

 

[Razz]

Either way, the continuing absence of Complete Warrior II is a puzzler. Did the first volume sell particularly poorly, compared to the others?

That has me concerned, too. Why is this one last Complete book taking so long to release? (well, a Complete Psionic 2 would technically be the last if one counts that).

I think the real question is, is Thalmin's catalog fully up to date or was the catalog only previewing what it was able to preview?

What's even more strange is I remember distinctly reading the posts of a couple of WotC authors saying they have 2008 products all set to go and are very excited about what's coming...whatever that means

 

[Kristian Serrano]

What's even more strange is I remember distinctly reading the posts of a couple of WotC authors saying they have 2008 products all set to go and are very excited about what's coming...whatever that means

A revision with shiny, newly tweaked rules?

 

[dmccoy1693]

What's even more strange is I remember distinctly reading the posts of a couple of WotC authors saying they have 2008 products all set to go and are very excited about what's coming...whatever that means

What? Did you forget about the 96 page softcover adventure that costs more then the whole of the greyhawk setting? I can see why they'd be excited about that.

 

[Remathilis]

Well, if they announce it at the Big D&D fest in Jan, it would make a whole lot of sense...

* Not putting out new "crunchy" material, but instead focusing on play aids that can be used between editions.
* Want a preview of combat? Grab DDM!
* Want sneak previews of the next edition? Subscribe to DI!
* Slap down one or two mega-modules in May-July, then...

FOURTH EDITION: GEN-CON 2008!

Fill August/Sept with Core books, necessities (DM screen, charsheets, "basic" mini set) and the cycle begins anew...

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

* Want a preview of combat? Grab DDM!

Hooray for cliches that have no actual basis in reality!

 

[mattcolville]

I think it is likely more an indicator of how much crunch is being moved to the DI.

I...I HOPE that's true. I'd pay good money for a D.I. that took the place of books. One that let me use the rules via webtools rather than just read them online and then get an Excel sheet to do the work for me.

So, I'm crossing my fingers for the D.I..

 

[Felon]

Man, anybody else amused here?

We used to get folks complaining about the book-a-month club approach. Now it's...where's my book fix? Gotta have m-m-my book fix! A Monster Manual VI, another Complete book, I'll even take another C-c-compendium of stuff I already go! Come on, break off a piece fo' me!

Not that I'm not addicted myself, mind you.