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

 

[Parmandur]

"Greatest Hits of the last 10 years".

Plus, it has the added bonus of "advertising" each setting for the uninitiated. It's not a bad plan. Now, hopefully they can make a good adventure out of it!

This book offers a "greatest hits" for the previous ten years, then Infinite Staircase comes along to offer the "greatest hits [not covered in Yawning Portal]" from the prior 40 years.

 

[Parmandur]

I have a feeling, since it's going to start in FR, that there will be numerous on-ramps from the various adventures that feature the obelisks.

For sure: one suspects that the Shattered Obelisk tying Phandelver into the Obelisk plot line about 9 months before this book came out was not a coincidence.

 

[aco175]

Now, the really odd question is, what FR connection?

- Lost Mines of Phandelver, particularly actually addressing what the Forge of Spells is about

I was thinking that is what the first 10 level was going to be about. Maybe the free pre-order book.

 

[FitzTheRuke]

For Vecna, yes, it's in the Vecna focused thread.

Core books aren't getting special covers.

That sounds right, but where was it said?

They'll probably do a limited box set for Christmas 2025/26 like they did for the 2014 books. But not initially, no.

 

[MockingBird]

Bhaals symbol is on the back of the special cover along with other symbols. Wonder if the FR portion will be in Baldurs Gate?

 

[Burnside]

Has anybody got a link to WotC's actual press release?

Nevermind, I see it.

Something I haven't seen before:

Descent into the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth is now described as a "free excerpt from an adventure in" Quests from the Infinite Staircase. Previously, it was not presented as being part of that book.

 

[Parmandur]

I was thinking that is what the first 10 level was going to be about. Maybe the free pre-order book.

There is no 1-10 Level element for this book, it starts at 10. The Shayyered Obelisk, which talks about Vecna, however does go from 1-12, so would work as a preliminary start...and came out just 9 months earlier.

 

[Parmandur]

That sounds right, but where was it said?

They'll probably do a limited box set for Christmas 2025/26 like they did for the 2014 books. But not initially, no.

The first time they said it was Kyle Brink om his apology tour, but they have said it again multiple times: juat printing the normal core books is too much logistically.

 

[Micah Sweet]

It seems like you say that a lot but maybe I am confusing you with a couple other dozen posters on these boards.

Many people are less interested in WotC's products than they used to be. That's ok.

 

[Micah Sweet]

I gotta admit, I'm pretty surprised that the first adventure of the updated rules is for levels 10-20. Not that I'm complaining mind you, it's just unexpected.

And the posts from the past few days about how WotC has basically blown their opportunity to capitalize on the 50th anniversary by not announcing products yet (in early February!) haven't aged well!

Technically its the second to last adventure of the un-updated rules.