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D&D: Eberron Hardcover Announced, Other News From The Descent

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May 20 2019
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Descent into Avernus isn’t the only new D&D release this year–here’s a look at everything else announced at D&D Live 2019–including Hardcover Eberron.

D&D Live 2019 has ended, though you can watch the whole thing up on the Twitch Archive, which you might want to do because you’ll find out little tidbits and details like the one mentioned below:

That’s right, in addition to taking us into the Nine Hells and Baldur’s Gate this year, there’s been one, major last-minute announcement out of D&D Live: hardcover Eberron is coming later this year. That means you’ll officially get to explore the world of warforged in 5th Edition. It seems the second big book of the year will be taking us to Eberron, which–as WotC suggested before–will probably take material from the Wayfinder’s Guide (which includes new races, feats, dragonmarks, and more) and incorporate it with new things, like the Artificer, potentially, in order to be a full-fledged release.

 

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Beyond Eberron’s book, there were a bunch of other products announced that look to make 2019 an exciting year for dungeons and/or dragons.

via Wizards of the Coast

First things first, there’s a new beginner’s set coming, D&D Essentials which provides a new beginner’s experience for the game. This includes a focus on building your own characters, learning the rules of the game, a new adventure, and rules for one-on-one play. Check it out.

D&D Essentials – $24.99

Everything you need to create characters and play the new adventures in this introduction to the world’s greatest roleplaying game.

Dungeons & Dragons is a cooperative storytelling game that harnesses your imagination and invites you to explore a fantastic world of adventure, where heroes battle monsters, find treasures, and overcome quests. The D&D Essentials Kit is a new introductory product meant to bring D&D to audiences interested in jumping into a fantasy story.

This box contains the essentials you need to run a D&D game with one Dungeon Master and one to five adventurers. A newly designed rulebook on-boards players by teaching them how to make characters, and the included adventure, Dragon of Icespire Peak, introduces a new 1-on-1 rules variant.

The new Essentials Kit will be available on June 24th at Target, but will be available everywhere else on September 3rd. But that’s not all–there’s also been a new Rick-and-Morty-themed adventure in the works, following the success of the comics.

Dungeons and Dragons vs. Rick and Morty – $29.99

The world’s greatest roleplaying game meets television’s most dysfunctional family! What could possibly go wrong? Coming this fall, D&D has partnered with Adult Swim to bring this boxed set blending the world of Dungeons & Dragons with the mad narcissistic genius of Rick Sanchez’s power-gaming sensibilities, and it includes everything a Dungeon Master needs to channel their inner mad scientist and run a rickrolling adventure for up to 5 players, levels 1 to 3.

The next two Young Adventurer’s Guides have also been informed. Joining Weapons and Warriors and Monsters and Creatures you’ll find Wizards and Spells and Dungeons and Tombs. These books will help introduce the worlds of D&D to younger readers, offering up an illustrated look at some of the concepts of the game while introducing the game in general.

Dungeons and Tombs (November 26th) – $12.99

This introductory guide to the worlds of the leading fantasy role-playing game provides an immersive illustrated primer to the prisons, castles, traps, and labyrinths where players find adventure in D&D.In this illustrated guide for new players, you’ll be transported to the mystical and magical worlds of Dungeons & Dragons and given a one-of-a-kind course on the dungeons and deathtraps for which the game (and all its iterations) is known. Featuring maps, cutaway illustrations, and fun insights that show would-be adventurers how to travel and survive in these fantastical settings, along with original illustrations and archival images, the book shines a spotlight down the dark, foreboding corners of the most infamous locations in the worlds of D&D. The perfect jumping-on point for young fans of fantasy looking to give D&D a try, the book also features prompts to encourage creative problem-solving skills in the dangerous situations you may find yourself in when on D&D adventures.

Wizards and Spells (March 10th) – $12.99

This introductory guide to the worlds of the leading fantasy role-playing game provides an immersive illustrated primer to the enchanted beings, magic-users, and spells of D&D.

In this illustrated guide for new players, you’ll be transported to the mystic and magical worlds of Dungeons & Dragons and given a one-of-a-kind course on the wizards, sorcerers, and other magic-makers for which the game (and all of its iterations) is known. Featuring direct and entertaining explanations of how spells are created and used in game, along with original illustrations and archival images of the game’s essential magical characters, this book shines a spotlight on the mystical side of D&D. The perfect jumping-on point for young fans of fantasy looking to give D&D a try, the book also features prompts to encourage creative problem-solving skills in the dangerous situations that you may find yourself in when on D&D adventures.

Happy Adventuring!

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Author: J.R. Zambrano
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