D&D (2024) WotC Reveals The Confirmed Release Dates of 2024's D&D Slate

We now have the actual release dates of the upcoming slate of Dungeons & Dragons books, as shared by WotC via a press release emailed out a few minutes ago.

• Vecna: Eve of Ruin (May 21)
• The Making of Original Dungeons & Dragons: 1970-1977 (June 18)
• Quests from the Infinite Staircase (July 16)
• Player’s Handbook (Sept 17)
• Dungeons Master’s Guide (Nov 12)
• Monster Manual (Feb. 18, 2025)

Vecna: Eve of Ruin

• Adventure Campaign
• For characters of levels 10-20
• A high-stakes adventure in which the fate of the entire multiverse hangs in the balance. The heroes begin in the Forgotten Realms and travel to Planescape, Spelljammer, Eberron, Ravenloft, Dragonlance, and Greyhawk as they race to save existence from obliteration by the notorious lich Vecna who is weaving a ritual to eliminate good, obliterate the gods, and subjugate all worlds.
• Release Date: May 21, 2024

The Making of Original Dungeons & Dragons: 1970-1977

• History of D&D
• The ultimate book showcasing D&D’s inception, including Gary Gygax’s never-before-seen first draft of D&D written in 1973, a curated collection of published fanzine and magazine articles contribute to D&D’s origin story. Each document is introduced, described, and woven into the story by one of the game’s foremost historians, Jon Peterson.
• Release Date: June 18, 2024

Quests from the Infinite Staircase

• Adventure Anthology
• For character levels 1 to 13.
• This anthology weaves together six classic DUNGEONS & DRAGONS adventures while updating them for the game’s fifth edition. The Infinite Staircase holds doors leading to fantastic realms. It’s home to the noble genie Nafas, who hears wishes made throughout the multiverse and recruits heroes to fulfill them.
• Release Date: July 16, 2024

Player’s Handbook (2024)

• Player resource
• Take your game to the next level with the revised 2024 Player's Handbook. More player options, enhanced organization, and engaging additions to the fifth edition rules, make this a must have for your next Dungeons & Dragons campaign.
• Release Date: September 17, 2024

Dungeon Master’s Guide (2024)

• DM resource
• It's never been easier to become the Dungeon Master than with the revised 2024 Dungeon Master's Guide. Learn the craft from the experts in a cleverly crafted and accessible approach to running your own game. With more tools than ever before, becoming the master of your own multiverse will be a snap.
• Release Date: November 12, 2024

Monster Manual (2025)

• DM Resource
• The revised 2025 Monster Manual brings you the greatest selection of foes to face off with your player's characters than ever assembled in the history of the game. More options at all levels of play means more ways to provide the challenges that will keep them coming back to the table again and again.
• Release Date: February 18, 2025

 

[SlyFlourish]

I'd like to petition that we start calling this R5E, for "Revised 5th Edition."
Or "Revamped 5th Edition" if you prefer.

There are many 5th editions that aren't D&D.

 

[Parmandur]

FWIW, Goodman Games has already published 5E versions of T1 and S3 when they had the license from WotC.

Yes, but those are out of print, as are all the WotC licensed OAR volumes: they aren't available from Goodman Games at all at this point, they scrubbed them from their website last year.

S3 being in this anthology seems quite likely (Perkins was teasing new art of S3 stuff ar Gameholecon), and T1 seems plausible since there is at least one Level 1 starter Adventure in this anthology (Level 1-13 spread). I doubt OAR volumes will prevent anything from getting an official in-print version from WotC in the future.

 

[Parmandur]

Lookong into those 2 Dungeon adventures they mentioned on the panel, they seem like pretty plausible candidates.

House of Cards from Dungeon 19 is a good synergy woth the Deck of Many Things product without really needing the Deck proper to work.

The Sunken Shadow from Dungeon 66 could actually be the Level 1 Adventure in this anthology, as it is for Level 1-3, and seems a different mold than your standard intro Adventure.

 

[SteveC]

That ... is a pretty sparse set of releases until September. I am very glad I do not need to be in meetings about sales this year, at least until September.

 

[Burnside]

Yes, but those are out of print, as are all the WotC licensed OAR volumes: they aren't available from Goodman Games at all at this point, they scrubbed them from their website last year.

Yes; I’m wondering, if those two are in this book, whether they will be new versions or just reprints of the OAR versions (since WorC presumably owns those.) S3 does seem a much more likely candidate for inclusion than T1.

 

[mamba]

Yes; I’m wondering, if those two are in this book, whether they will be new versions or just reprints of the OAR versions (since WorC presumably owns those.) S3 does seem a much more likely candidate for inclusion than T1.

How many modules did Goodman Games release, weren’t that six? Six modules in this book too…

 

[Nikosandros]

Yes; I’m wondering, if those two are in this book, whether they will be new versions or just reprints of the OAR versions (since WorC presumably owns those.) S3 does seem a much more likely candidate for inclusion than T1.

I don't think that WotC owns the OAR material. It was produced under license and so can no longer be reprinted, but I haven't seen any indication that it was owned by WotC.

 

[Scott Christian]

Am I wrong in thinking that the adoption of the 2024 edition be larger if all the books came out at the same time? This seems like a really odd choice to me, to have the PHB come out 5 months prior to the MM.

 

[Burnside]

How many modules did Goodman Games release, weren’t that six? Six modules in this book too…

Volumes 5 & 6 of OAR consisted of Temple of Elemental Evil in two parts, which wouldn't work here. And we do know that one is Tsojcanth, which Goodman Games didn't use.

 

[Burnside]

Am I wrong in thinking that the adoption of the 2024 edition be larger if all the books came out at the same time? This seems like a really odd choice to me, to have the PHB come out 5 months prior to the MM.

The releases of new core books have always been staggered, throughout every edition. The D&D team is too small to create all three books at the same time. WotC also bragged that this time, the print runs for the books will be so large that they can't be released simultaneously.