Huge announcements from Wizards of the Coast for D&D

Massive announcements from Wizards of the Coast today at their live presentation.

Highlights include an announcement for Planescape, a massive new online toolbox, and most importantly, the next iteration of D&D, which they’ve coded D&D ONE. I’ll definitely be talking about D&D ONE in the future, so keep your eyes posted.

Presented below is the D&D portion of the press release.

Dungeons & Dragons

• Playtesting for One D&D starts today! One D&D is the codename for the next generation of Dungeons & Dragons that brings together updated rules, backwards compatible with 5th Edition, D&D Beyond as the platform for your D&D experience, and an early-in-development D&D digital play experience that will offer players and Dungeon Masters full immersion and rich 3D creation tools. Head to DnDBeyond.com today to sign up to join the public playtests for One D&D.

• Dragonlance means WAR! Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen is a D&D adventure set in the world of Krynn with the backdrop of the War of the Lance. Dragonlance: Warriors of Krynn is a board game that allows the players to jump into a mass battle and make decisions on memorable events during the war. Fans can play both in conjunction to tell a single engrossing campaign, switching between the D&D adventure and the board game designed by Rob Daviau and Stephen Baker. Shadow of the Dragon Queen will be available everywhere with a standard cover and an alternate cover only available through game stores on Dec. 6, 2022. Also available on Dec. 6 is Shadow of the Dragon Queen Deluxe Edition, containing the adventure, the board game, and an exclusive Dungeon Master screen.

• Following the acquisition of the easy-to-use digital toolset of D&D Beyond earlier this year, Dungeons & Dragons is excited to offer bundles of physical and digital content to fans on D&D Beyond with Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen. Preorder now at dndstore.wizards.com to get early access to the adventure on D&D Beyond early on Nov. 22, 2022.

• Everyone loves Drizzt! D&D is celebrating the drow hero’s 35^th anniversary with new covers of all the Legend of Drizzt novels by R.A. Salvatore. The Legend of Drizzt Visual Dictionary will chronicle lore, creatures, weapons, enemies, and allies in one tome perfect for gift-giving season. And to take the Legend in new directions, a Drizzt Family webcomic will debut featuring Brie, the tween daughter of Drizzt and Cattie-Brie, “borrowing” her father’s sword Twinkle to prove she is a heroic force just like her forebears.

• Here are five exciting products coming from D&D in 2023:

• • Winter 2023 – Keys from the Golden Vault
    • Ocean’s Eleven meets D&D in this book of short adventures revolving around heists.
  • Spring 2023 – Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
    • A companion to last year’s Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons focused on giants.
  • Summer 2023 – The Book of Many Things
    • A collection of creatures, locations, and other goodies that are connected to the mysterious Deck of Many Things.

• • Summer 2023 – “Phandelver Campaign”
    • Expands the classic Lost Mine of Phandelver into a full campaign tinged with cosmic horror.
  • Fall 2023 – “Planescape”
    • The legendary setting returns! Like Spelljammer: Adventures in Space, Planescape is a three-book slipcase: setting guide, bestiary, and adventure campaign