D&D 5E WotC Delays New D&D Book Announcement

This from WotC — “Get the quasits out of our office! Our plan to make a D&D book announcement on Thursday has been changed. Adventurers, mark your calendars for Monday, January 13.”

The book was due to be announced on Thursday 9th January after a mysterious entry appeared on Amazon with a product title of "Dungeons & Dragons March Release Book (Title announced January 9th)" and a release date of March 17th, 2020. See the original news item here:

D&D 5E - March's D&D Book To Be Announced On January 9th

A mysterious entry has appeared on Amazon! With a product title of "Dungeons & Dragons March Release Book (Title announced January 9th)" and a release date of March 17th, 2020, this $49.95 hardcover release will be revealed in under a week! The description reads "Your first look at the next...

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They haven't given a reason; back in November WotC delayed the launch of the sapphire D&D anniversary dice at the last minute, too.

D&D General - $300 D&D Dice Delayed

WotC has delayed the sale of the $300 dice. They haven’t said why.

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[Demetrios1453]

So it was a giant red herring after all? Interesting.

So, wait, my post in the dice thread saying it would be funny if the set was a red herring might actually be true?

 

[Azzy]

Could be that key personnel are out of the office at the moment and not due to return until the 13th?

Are you nuts? How can you think it could be anything that simple and mundane and not a conspiracy to alter the product release from a FR campaign guide to Spelljammer meets Dark Sun meets Magic the Gathering, Transformers and My Little Pony?

 

[ccs]

Now, it didn't even occur to me that the audiences wouldn't overlap, based on my personal experience. Millenial/Generation Z gamers love D&D, and love Pokemon. The Venn diagram overlap is no doubt extensive, and in my personal sphere coextensive.

Pokemon is going to be lighting up the gaming news in Thursday, and WotC core audience is likely going to be paying attention to that.

So you're saying that these Millenials & Zs can't focus on more than one thing at a time?

 

[Parmandur]

So you're saying that these Millenials & Zs can't focus on more than one thing at a time?

What's that, I was just meming something, lol?

 

[Azzy]

So you're saying that these Millenials & Zs can't focus on more than one thing at a time?

I think that this is the place where somebody retorts, "ok boomer".

 

[Catolias]

The book’s name is hiding in playing sight. It is “Com Ingsoon and the Keep of Adven Toorers Danglin”. It is an expansion of the FR westwards into the Forgettable Lands of Wothefa. Com Ingsoon is the author - much like Volo and Mordekainen has been in other 5e books. However, Com Ingsoon is a cleric of the avaricious profit driven god of the forgotten realms - Waukeen.

 

[Horwath]

Obviously they read all the speculation on EN World and changed their minds on what they should release.

Forgotten Realms Atlas for the win!

a 500+ page FR campaign setting would be most welcomed.

Harper scout subclasses for bards, rogues and rangers

Harper mage and Red wizard for wizards.

Incantatrix for sorcerers

official spell-less variants for Paladins and Rangers.

 

[gyor]

Didn't say it wasn't tied to the book. Doesn't sound like a storyline book, which is what a campaign would signifiy.

Well he was comparing it to the BG: DiA dice pack for what it is worth.

 

[JeffB]

Jury Duty

 

[Parmandur]

Well he was comparing it to the BG: DiA dice pack for what it is worth.

Still, I doubt there is zero connection to the book releasing the same day, even if it is less direct than previous sets.