D&D Direct 2024

[@gamemasters]

0:00 Intro 1:29 PHB 4:47 DMG 5:37 MM 6:21 Translated Books 6:50 Testimony 7:16 Dragon Anthology 7:59 Starter Set 8:42 LGS Early Access 9:15 Secret Lairs 9:32 Lego Minifigs 9:48 3rd Party Creators 10:22 Forgotten Realms 12:45 Project Sigil

[@dragonmk123]

Thank you.

[@ExoticTonic]

I hope your DM gives you advantage on all your rolls you’re a hero

[@abpho207]

Thank you.

[@bigH101]

Champion of the masses!

[@Gustaf_V]

If Sigil ends up with some subscription model but then gives you a ton of things to work with, that's cool. But if I'm expected to give out money for every figurine, every item model or even simple pieces of terrain, then I'll just stick to other VTTs.

[@stephenharris8041]

Agreed. Feels like from what I've seen and read, people are happy enough to pay for virtual books and even subscriptions for stuff. If they sell the sigil stuff all separately that might be a bridge too far.

[@MrJalasKelm]

I'm guessing (hoping) that you get models for things in books you buy. The way I see it, that might be enough to encourage people to go with new books and not stick to older ones of it unlocked for the 3d models

[@punkasaurian3055]

It definitely feel like a money trap. Such a shame.

[@TheTerrainWizard]

WOTC does not even provide all the material required to run their games modules online in 2D. I really do not expect them to change this business model when the product is in 3D. 🤔

[@oniminikui]

I'm sticking to owlbear, until Sigil shows that it's worth investing in.

[@Zr0din]

If all the art in the PHB is of players winning, I want all the art in the DMG to be of players getting severely injured.

[@Zr0din]

Player Characters... yeah, that's what I meant!

[@Kburnzzzzzzz]

i like the way you think, we are friends now

[@megainme]

You say that, but did you see the Monster Manual cover where one of the PCs was getting snagged up by a tentacle? We were all there once trying to be SO cool, a failed resist grapple check later and then we looked like buffoons flailing about to get out while being flailed with ourselves.

[@Zr0din]

@@megainme yes, please. With all the representation... as a black man, I don't mind seeing a black halfling getting gnawed on by a gibbering-mouther.

[@grantreader1444]

​@@Zr0din😂😂

[@KyleBaity]

We’re asking for physical book bundled with digital codes from our friendly local game stores. We’re not stopping buying physical books from them just because WotC failed to consider 1990s college textbook approach.

[@MarkCMG]

Long live the FLGS!

[@nickhayley]

This. Put in a code. If you own the book you should get digi access.

[@KyleBaity]

@@nickhayleyI’m good with paying extra for the digital key! It’s a different product for a different market with different functionality. All I ask is that they allow my FLGS to ask me if I want to pay $ for the companion digital code and it print on my receipt or something. I’m tired of paying full price for digital and full price for physical UNLESS I buy from WotC in a bundle.

[@Prindle4016]

​@@nickhayleyfor real, just shrink wrap the book and leave the code inside.

[@urbaneblobfish]

People have been saying this for years. So strange that they haven’t caught on.

[@gwentigone]

God please just give us code for digital download in the physical books. That's all anyone is asking for.

[@CharlesEvans-p6m]

I agree, I bought lots like ten physical dnd books, and I can’t use those character options for the characters I make on dnd beyond (I also have awful handwriting).

[@MaverickMyth]

"Digital Mini Collection" has an ominous ring to it.

[@GuitarboyxXx]

That ominous ring you hear is the 'ker-ching' of a till

[@obsidiansiriusblackheart]

"You will own nothing, and you will be happy" - WEF

[@coldhaven1233]

I would be interested in Sigil, but the price point for the digital copies of the books have to come down. I've already paid full price for the books, and then have to turn around and pay for the digital media again? World of Darkness usually gives free PDF downloads for physical purchased books. I would be willing to pay maybe $10 a pop, but not $30.

[@adultcellostudent]

That is the cost of the digital when bundled with the physical book direct from DDB.

[@rodjacksonx]

@@adultcellostudent - Soooo... buying direct is just going to automatically cost more than not doing so? Then why would anyone in their right mind do that?

[@adultcellostudent]

@@coldhaven1233 ah. Well, I guess there's a cost to develop and maintain a digital platform that allows you to action the content.

[@harrytasker4754]

WotC CEO has repeatedly stated - D&D is not monetized enough - as if up to now we've had too much of a free ride. Manage your expectations because their strategy is already in force.

[@peterwashburn114]

@@adultcellostudent All well and good if you live in the US, but for those who live outside the US and have to start dealing with the shipping and customs charges, it's much cheaper to buy physical copies from our LGS than from Wizards directly. Then factor the exchange rates on $30 USD per book for the digital copies, and the costs get to be prohibitive.

[@thisjust10]

"Kickstart your mini collection" sounds like microtransaction Central

[@maverickgames9551]

So ?

[@edheldude]

Sure but I think I'd wise for them to sell D&D $10/month online with access to the core + 3d game table.

[@GenjiroKibigami]

@@maverickgames9551 .....................because microtransactions are SO loved by the community every time they are implemented anywhere

[@Gustaf_V]

@@maverickgames9551 It's disappointing. Many D&D fans start out with small knick knacks on their tables as opposed to figures as they're expensive, but then when you get them you have a physical object you own. Having to pay money all over again to get figurines you don't even own, on top of all other microtransactions they might add, it's just making D&D more and more focused on taking your money.

[@user-jt1js5mr3f]

@@Gustaf_V well, that's Hasbro for you

[@renanribeirozandomenico5461]

Brazil is waiting for a portuguese version of all of it. Respect our community, we've been along with you since the 80´s!

[@felupister8107]

tava procurando um comentário desse, é foda...

[@sentz1239]

Learn to Spanish

[@bententhionben7449]

you better bring Ed Greenwood in for writing the Forgotten Realms book!!!

[@doublestarships646]

I think he is retired and the NDA is over for them. Hopefully they can work out a deal.

[@edheldude]

There's books by him on Dmsguild.

[@scottcampbell9515]

I'm just hoping for the Church of Bane to have a stronger presence.

[@ilexgarodan]

Ed's still around, and still contributing to the Realms. He's probably involved with the Campaign Guide.

[@Benz74M]

I hope they do reach out to him, minimally as a consultant; that's the least of courtesies.

[@kylemaclachlan7279]

So how many of the following microtransactions/extra purchases/quiet scams do we think they will make essential to actually using all of the Project Sigil features: 1. Character sheet rolls will demand that your dm have all the books on DnD Beyond and will not be homebrew friendly in order to preserve that requirement. 2. DM’s will have to pay extra or buy a membership to import basically any external assets. 3. The dungeon builder will have only 1/10th of the assets they just showed for free and the rest will be sold in microtrasaction bundles or individually purchasable. 4. An extra payment or membership will be required to build maps larger than a couple rooms. 5. There won’t be a way to import your own 3D assets and they will sell individual mini’s or mini packs if you want to have 3D options, the fact that they keep mentioning the gold dragon digital mini makes this one seep especially likely. 6. DM’s will have to pay to store more than one campaign on DnD beyond even if they don’t need to have it kept on the cloud because Project Sigil will auto sync with DnD Beyond. 7. In a 3rd or fourth up day they will add a terms and conditions clause that makes any content made on sigil or saved to DnD beyond through Sigil their licensable property. 8. In a 3rd or 4th update all characters sheets built with features from books that the players or the dm doesn’t own on DnD beyond will be locked or their macros will get broken until they go purchase the relevant books on DnD beyond. 9. When nobody subscribes for the AI DM features they are planning they will start moving other things from single VTT purchase access behind that subscription paywall. 10. Any I couldn’t imagine them doing during the duration of this video. My bet is at least 5.

[@frrmrr4314]

Thanks Swen Vincke. Thanks Larian

[@jawasparky6347]

The cat has darkvision and can jump. It only took them 50 years to get it right.

[@DimiusG]

Forgotten Realms books! YES, looking forward to those. Hoping y'all involve Ed Greenwood on those books!

[@insanehiker5587]

Unfortunately it looks like aside from the Dalelands and Moonshae Isles it's...surprise-surprise...Sword Coast Centric I mean what about the Sea of Fallen Stars or the Old Kingdoms? I for one think that they dropped the ball on the potential of Tymanther, an entire nation from a parallel world dropped in the middle of a region inspired by the Civilizations of the Bronze Age, if they wanted they could have gotten creative with the monsters and ecology of the region like Bethesda did with Morrowind.

[@RemiArredondoRatcliff]

Me too❤

[@MollymaukT]

I think they're contractually obligated to (?) Greenwood's contract with WotC is hysterically lob-sided towards him

[@GrymmsPlace]

I've still never quite understood how this all works. I mean, fantasy roleplay, like any roleplay, relies on that wonderful thing we all have innately. Imagination. I remember all the decades back to when I was introduced to the worlds of TSR (back then), where I could start using multisided dice and character sheets and paper to drag others into my little fantasy world. When I found out about the Forgotten Realms, I think I cherry picked some broad concepts and brought them in too. None of the 'rules' were in concrete - the DM neutrally balances the Lore with the Gameplay (or players vote with feet and bggrorf so to speak. Now, I get that companies want lots of money for games so keep introducing new stuff. There is nothing forcing anyone to buy it (other than those in squirrel-mode needing 'Everything'). Fantasy is Your world. Online is useful, if it suits your gamestyle. Players wanting to pay monthly until they get tired of that (and lose all their play to date) is fine. Their choice. I'll stick to my style. Shared data via Online storage. Physical stuff to keep it real. Basic rules that can be adjusted depending on play and circumstance. It's Fantasy. It's imagination. Unless you sell your actual brain, what's in it is always available to you and your players. Vote with your feet. Pay monthly or not. Go to old second hand shops and get manuals. Just have fun. Easy.

[@GM_Zeppelin]

Nothing here but hooks for microtransactions to sell things that don't exist for real money. No thanks. I'll stick to the books I own already.

[@scottfrank1702]

Wizards the past six months: "Don't worry, it's going to be fully backwards compatible! You're not going to have to throw all the old stuff you love away!" Wizards in this video: "Throw away all your old stuff, every single page of this is new!"

[@eBuddy89]

This felt like a very regular video release as opposed to a "direct".

[@VinStJohn]

It's called a "direct" because Nintendo called it that, and Nintendo called it that because they were creating their own announcement videos and marketing directly to their audience, instead of going to a third party convention (E3) and relying on a third party industry (games journalists) to write articles and take videos that would preview the games. It's "direct to consumer" marketing, A concept that is so inside baseball that it was a silly name even at the time, and now is such common practice today that it's made all the sillier when companies adopting the practice for the first time continue to use that name.

[@kimberlyjohnston2726]

Watching this right after Nintendo's....yeah, I agree

[@kitfisher7207]

It was probably on twitch first with an intern chatting to fans.

[@Mr_Boyer]

This community will find anything to complain about

[@rodjacksonx]

@@Mr_Boyer - For good reason, considering the company.

[@donfurbush9522]

I just realized my group had been playing since 1982, that's 42 years of some wild adventures. I'll be looking forward to this.

[@that1tallkid_498]

The cat having dark vision is the best change of the entirety of this update

[@FattyMcFox]

How many of the writers and designers featured in this video did they fire last year?

[@gyorgyor7765]

None, this video was shot this year .

[@salgadoluca]

for something as big as D&D, translating it to only German, French, Italian and Spanish is really weird. Feels like 1996. The lack of Portuguese in particular hurts a lot!

[@haukionkannel]

Most likely those did not sell well enough…

[@Abelhawk]

"There hasn't been a player's guide in 5th edition" *immediately cut to a stack of books including the Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide*

[@ilexgarodan]

I think they meant a book that details the majority of the Realms. The SCAG detailed just that; the Sword Coast.

[@abpho207]

I hope the new Forgotten Realms books are better than the SCAG.

[@XOPPET]

@@ilexgarodan and a bad detail of it

[@ilexgarodan]

@@XOPPET It was enough for me to work with.

[@gyorgyor7765]

​@@abpho207 it would almost have to be.

[@SammyNail]

"You can have Dritz fight a robot" *Shows Optimus Prime* Hasbro doesn't know how to make money with D&D, so get ready to see a bunch of its IP integrated into the system starting in 2026.

[@VinStJohn]

Yup. Definitely a new version of MtG Lairs, Fortnite skins, etc.

[@torchrandom9059]

ok but unironically if they start doing big name IP themed books and they release a Nintendo themed one for some reason, they can have my money idc. Wishful thinking of course, but it would be fun (hopefully)

[@infinitedm5396]

Oh no. Not another 5e conversion ttrpg. /s

[@conlanwebster6182]

I thought you were joking... and then I saw it. Any bets on how long before COBRA sets up shop in the Serpent Hills?

[@alikanwar1]

It's funny seeing this tho since my friends I play with wanted me to add Optimus Prime into our campaign 😂

[@raoulduke8003]

"You enter the dungeon and encounter a dragon!" "Wait, we are in a dungeon and there is a dragon? Isn't that a little on the nose?" "When you play Chutes and Ladders, do you complain about all the chutes and ladders?" -Big Bang Theory

[@marct138]

So glad they are sticking with Forgotten Realms. Yea I know it's cool to hate on it but I love it. Hope we'll get more Chult and a Neverwinter module.

[@thomasquesada7248]

dinosaurs > dragons

[@marct138]

@@strandedstarfish no u

[@gyorgyor7765]

​@@strandedstarfishyes you are.

[@rainierisendam4491]

Yes!

[@paranormalpixielara5961]

I started playing in 1977. The most incredible times of my childhood were game nights. My love for the adventures has always been there. At 56 I'm now looking at the idea of becoming a DM and if the new edition is as good as it looks, I can't wait.

[@coldhaven1233]

I certainly hope to see Ed Greenwood being consulted for the Forgotten Realms PG and CG. I would be less inclined to buy them without his stamp of approval.

[@longhaulpreacher5823]

I might be in the minority, but I am seriously hoping you have someone on recreating Kara-Tur while at it. As a Japanese-American, those were my favorite places/characters to work with. Drove everyone else nuts, but I loved it. PLEASE be working on this.

[@V2Blast]

I would love to see more work done on the rest of the Forgotten Realms aside from the Sword Coast.

[@loosesprocket5643]

Honestly, after the name drop in BG3, I've also been hoping for some new Kara-Tur material. The material didn't age well so I'm not against some adjustments. Just pull a Radiant Citadel and get people who actually know what they're writing about to revamp the setting.

[@VinceValentine]

Why did it drive them nuts? I feel like they are more likely to expand Radiant Citadel instead of using the non-European parts of Faerun in upcoming books.

[@edheldude]

Can you not just use the old material and take some inspiration from other Asian-inspired settings like L5R?

[@longhaulpreacher5823]

@@VinceValentine Well… I may have… um… actually spoken… in Japanese and Japanglish while playing the characters…

[@chand911]

I love Dungeons & Dragons. I can't tolerate WOTC's shitty business practices. It's hard to stay excited about this.

[@zaladar1]

Why is everyone so overdramatic

[@nicetimez1239]

@@zaladar1fr

[@mangasprai]

True story. Even worse for translated content

[@leadcultist2346]

Luckily Their are a lot of Indie ttrpgs that are out. Some even free. I would recommend Low Fantasy Gaming its very similar to 5e but has a lot of cool stuff that's it's own thing

[@calebstokes5489]

Honestly guys I understand why you’re upset by this but can’t us as dnd players just be happy that they are releasing new content 8 years after the 5th edition stuff came out?

[@dzonatann]

I just got my new PHB, but it would be great if it would be translated to Polish so many people could play with their family/friends who doesn't speak English fluently and got some problems with it. D&D is so big i think it should be translated to most languages in EU.

[@Chajos]

you gonna make me pay for every scrap of content in the VTT aren't you? here is a mini for 5 bucks. here is a hat for a mini for 2 bucks. here is a cool sword for 2 bucks. You can get the mini with the hat and the sword for 7 bucks in this summer sale...

[@dakotawharton]

It's gonna be more than that. The dice start at 6 bucks. Characters are going to be at least 10 each.

[@mortenjohnsen348]

Huzzah for the Forgotten Realms sourcebooks. Ive missed those.

[@edgar-sama642]

I hope the forgotten realms guide leaves the sword coast and goes to Kara-Tur, Maztica, etc.

[@gyorgyor7765]

There is a D&D Beyond Article with a few more details. The Forgotten Realms Player's Guide is the actual book with the general Setting information for the Forgotten Realms, not the other book which Beyond calls the Forgotten Realms Adventurers Guide BTW, both placeholder names.

[@gyorgyor7765]

​@@strandedstarfish it might, CEO Chris Cocks is a Kara Tur fan, and that is the setting of his home game.

[@ncbritton]

I I started playing AD&D when I was 6 back in 1990 and my very first campaign was in a wizard of the coast store. Back when they where still around. I was an elf ranger. I still have that character sheet lol

[@joaolimajr3777]

I was born in Brazil and I guarantee: many Brazilians love Dungeons and Dragons. Our gaming community was very disappointed when Wizard of the Coast announced that they would stop to publish Dungeons and Dragons material in our native language (Portuguese). Please, reconsider this decision! I believe there is a large market in Brazil waiting for Dungeons and Dragons products. You only have to gain by investing in our country. Think about it!

[@donaldharris1745]

This didn’t feel like a Direct. Just a trailer of stuff to come 😕

[@Wizhurd117]

Isn’t that what this is supposed to be? Trailer of dnd stuff? It’s what they did last year, basically the same vibe. How else are they going to give us a preview of what’s up and coming?

[@donaldharris1745]

@@Wizhurd117 I see what you’re saying but not in this case. Directs have come to be a bit more than this. And yes last year it was the same kind of gripe. We are told everything before the direct and the direct only gives us some stuff. Just felt lacking with this years even more than last year’s.

[@dragonmk123]

​@@Wizhurd117yes and no. Directs especially from nintendo are to show you whats ahead and gives a more personal feel with something new or confirmed. This feels hey heres our roadmap then use footage that been shown or talked about already that came from other sources. Now if they showed us sneak peaks on the new stuff the starter set, dmg- and playerhandbook- of forgotten realms. That it would feel more direct.

[@DrewMolina]

​@@dragonmk123exactly. I skipped over most of the beginning, they weren't saying anything new just glazing themselves over the new books.

[@bluj1143]

Please give us sourcebooks. Lots of sourcebooks. Spell arcanums, martial compendiums. Options is what keeps the game alive. Good ones, bad ones. It doesn't matter. More of that, please.

[@andrewtomlinson5237]

Have they covered off the system requirements and hosting side? People talking about how much the digital rulebooks cost had better hope their PC is up to running Sigil, and that all their pals at the table are tooled up too. My biggest concern over this from the hobby point of view (and that's TTRPG hobby not just the mighty D&D) is that if kids are meeting up at someones house and dragging their gaming laptops with them, how soon will it be before they all start to realise, "I could do exactly this from my own bedroom?" and D&D slowly migrates to VTT as the standard model. Using the VTT you have been lured into investing all your new D&D purchases into. I believe this is Hasbro's ultimate goal. And the danger is that it could create the biggest generational cut off point in the hobby's history, where the expectation is to play remotely, rather than VTTs being a convenience for those who live too far apart to meet up. And people playing round a table will ultimately come to be viewed like 2 people playing Baldur's Gate 1 & 2 together on a split screen in the same room... a peculiarity from a bygone age.

[@gustavo_agibert]

Wizards, please show some love to your brazillian community. Only about 1% of our population is fluent in english, so the majority of people won't be able to join this new edition due to the language barrier.

[@internetstealers2731]

Im curious, have they made official translations for portuguese for any of their previous books?

[@CafofodoNecromante]

@@internetstealers2731 Yes, there were publishers who brought them to Brazil. But since they announced the operation on behalf of Wizards of The Coast, they abandoned the country.

[@CafofodoNecromante]

Infelizmente acho que só vai ocorrer se alguma editora nacional comprar os direitos e traduzir

[@cavernacosta]

@gustavo_agibert Sadly, WotC doesn't care about us Brazilians.

[@Mamadeira_]

Basically wizards broke their contract with the company that translated to Portuguese because "they would translate it now" and just stopped doing it lmao​@@internetstealers2731

[@TheOldDragoon]

I would argue the 1983 Basic Player's book taught you how to play before character creation. That said- the opening sentiments from the players? Truth. My tribe are gamers. Gamers are who we are.

[@petegiant]

WOTC tend to memory hole basic d&d for some reason.

[@thisguyhere44]

Pie in the sky ideas for the future and probably too much to implement, but it would be awesome to be able to drop in your own 3D models into the Project Sigil game space. Also, it might undermine any microtransactions they're trying to set up. Still it would be fun to drop my own 3D models into the game for our own personal use in-game. Could go even further and maybe do a creator marketplace where people who do make 3D models for TTRPGs and printing could sell custom models and WOTC take a small fee for that as well.

[@Steve-Bruno]

still wanna know if the 3d minis and character custoim building for the vtt are gonna be a separate pay-to-use or if you'll get access to that if you have a dnd beyond subscription. like, I own the monster manual, will I have access to the 3d minis for the monsters featured there? that kind of stuff besides that, it looks amazing. cant wait to see the dragon anthology and the rules glossary

[@Wunderkind04]

It costs 0 dollars to create your virtual tabletop minis. So, if I buy a physical mini, there sure as hell better be a bar code or something in there to unlock that mini on the Virtual Tabletop. If you think people are going to buy models twice, you're insane.

[@joshuajenkins6920]

For sure. I'm worried about how bad the monetization in Sigil will be.

[@SilverScribe85]

I prefer collecting physical books

[@ATMOSK1234]

Does WotC even sell minis?

[@liptojaj]

Just as with their books! Right :)?

[@MollymaukT]

@@joshuajenkins6920 Going by WotC's modus-operandi they'll announce a microtransactional nightmare, let the backlash stew for a week and then announce a not-as-bad version so it seems like is a great version.

[@swordplaysorcery]

Spaghetti at the wall predictions cause why not - That red wizards adventure we all forgot about. - Extensive DMG preview - More MM teases - Players Handbook 2 w/ Artificer and more subclasses - I got nothing else but a Ranger fix would be appreciated

[@chrisdrews5827]

I doubt they would announce another PHB this early when they're already asking us to shell out $150 for these 3 books right now.

[@OneShotQuesters]

First

[@EricMesa]

for their partner stuff I want them to announce that it's easier to publish modules. I want all my hit point press stuff on there. I wasn Pointy Hat's stuff on there. And so on...

[@jacobbender3573]

Why would they announce a new PHB before 2024 edition isn't even out yet lol we're not getting another PHB for another 5-10 years

[@LithmusEarth]

So if you count Forgotten Realms (player's version of the book) you got your PHB 2.

[@gabrielotero5694]

I just gotta say I'm so excited for everything that's coming to the D&D community, and I love how it is the greatest time to be part of the hobby ever!

[@super_sloth_man6443]

Drizit versus Optimus prime is crazy

[@gyorgyor7765]

I'd watch that movie.

[@Phiro00]

no one gonna talk about how extremely edited 2:10 is? that sounded like they edited his words out of context...

[@DrewMolina]

My local Walmart put out the DnD lego minifigs early. I was surprised to see them so i grabbed a few.

[@johnmaher5887]

The starter set is going to include “The Keep On The Borderlands”? That was my first intro to D&D when I was in third grade (around 1981) when my cousin introduced me to the D&D Basic Set. Awesome.

[@jeffkerby6057]

I got new people playing through The years who are still playing to this day. And I think that many more will enjoy it as long as they have a good imagination a willingness to be open do new things around people while playing the game

[@greenbean46]

I'm super excited! Getting back into DnD and looking forward to seeing the new order!

[@TheGridMedia]

Me too

[@WTH13SERIOUSLY]

I see Kelly and Monty and just feel so much wholesome good energy. Those boys make me happy.

[@Strat0s]

It was cool to see so many shots from this years Gencon!

[@koldrake2746]

All those lit torches in the 3D Sandbox. Who goes and lights those every hour?

[@Idziemel1]

It’s D&D. Magic, obviously.

[@haukionkannel]

It’s a kind of magic!

[@shawnallenlott]

I do

[@byrongiron9445]

I love getting to be part of this community. I can express more of me in D&D in game then out. As a kid with ADHD the game is more than words, I see the world around me and its grate. I may be a nerd, but I will always be happy and a DM.

[@tocadohawke]

It's kinda a letdown when you get even a german translation and not a PT-BR one. I'm used to play in english since the 5E release, but having official translated content would really help our community to grow and engage with this new edition.

[@Zackwisdom]

I almost lost my mind about the VTT. I think it looks super cool and I can't wait for it to come out. I just hope that the mobile version wouldn't be far after since most of my players don't have a laptop.

[@whind4597]

"There's a huge creator commuity They're the ones who've kept the game growing and going" yeah thats right THE COMMUNITY, before you tried to steal there work with the OGL, NEVER FORGET!!

[@jonwesleyhuff]

I'm super pumped for Project Sigil. It seems like it could be a ton of fun playing online. I just hope there isn't going to be an expensive cost to buying new minis.

[@brianburmeister598]

The 3D Map Builder looks awesome! Reminds me a lot of Dungeon Alchemist, where you simply pick what type of room you want, and click and drag, and Presto!, the AI creates the room for you. I love that, not the least of which it will make map making a lot faster than the old way of making maps. That being said, I am still wondering if Wizards of the Coast will go back and make 3D maps for all of the 5e Adventures that have been previously released, or if we want to run any of those in Sigil, will we have to make the 3D maps ourselves?

[@germannv]

They better not nerf my heavily min-maxed, meta gamer/twink/gamebreaker triple class character!

[@WizavPRO]

They can't nerf anything if you are playing as you wish, by your own books.

[@20storiesunder]

@@WizavPRO 2 wooooosh

[@lefkiostheocharous5824]

I wish for the dms sake that they did

[@BowtieFlumph]

I'd say they should finally add twink as a class, but bard already exists

[@arg9469]

Don't have to worry about that, WotC just love nerfing DMs :)

[@Baelnorn]

Overall this seems pretty mid. Is that really all that's coming out in 2025? I am mildly interested in the VTT, but not the microtransaction hell that will probably come with it.

[@Cubedex679]

This sparked a lot of hope in the VTT for me, especially if that Optimus Prime is supposed to signify model importing.

[@TompsonX]

Nah it just means that Hasbro will sell their IP toys there, it will never have model importing

[@jsimaoneto]

We Brazilians are very sad with your decision to not make a Book in portuguese.... just for you know! we are one of the most people who spend money with RPG...

[@zacklarez]

Dungeon Dudes taught me how to play D&D and how to Dungeon Master and I went on to found a huge thriving local chapter of Adventurers League at my LGS as well as run many of my own campaigns for friends. I'm very excited to see them involved and I think that's a very good look for WotC.

[@macdd7257]

@dungeon dudes being so solemn 👌👌

[@pedroamaral4326]

Monty and Kelly cameo 😮😮🎉🎉

[@narutocj1212]

I would really like to see Ed Greenwood be involved in the creation of the Forgotten Realms books. As many others have stated, his content has continued to expand on his world and he is actively producing more lore on his own KZbin channel. Missing out on the opportunity to work with the creator of your most successful setting to curate a guide to the realms would be a complete letdown.

[@Star_striker_demon22]

I love dnd too most dice set because I started playing it in school so right now I am overflowing with feelings about dnd❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@progressiveDND]

2D maps, and 2d tokens in sigil is exactly what needed to happen. Let us in already!

[@Jamesemcnairofficial]

With Project Sigil, will there be a Display Mode? Like if I want to cast it to my TV and not reveal the DM's side of things?

[@BadBlackLion]

6:32 @DNDWizards When you say that you are working on a translation of the PHB , DMG and MM, will there also be a translation for DND Beyond? Both for the books and for the site/app?

[@shawndusseault2662]

Nowadays web browsers, such as Chrome and Edge, can both translate entire webpages. If you view the content of a sourcebook on a browser, you should be able to have it instantly translated in real time. I'm certain it wouldn't be perfect, but it should be more than enough to utilize the material.

[@BrotherAlan]

I would love to see an official conversion of the old classic modules. These are dear to me and bring back so many fond memories of a weekend long gaming sessions at my friend's house when I was a kid. Start with B1 - In Search of the Unknown and work your way from there.

[@duhg599]

Take a look at the Original Adventures Reincarnated line from Baldman Games. They’ve converted B1, Keep on the Borderlands, Isle of Dread, Castle Amber, Expedition to the Barrier Peaks, The Lost City, and others. They’re really quite good.

[@harrytasker4754]

Be careful of what you ask for; look what happened to Saltmarsh - urinating on one's own IP is perfectly acceptable in 2024

[@matanbar-on7566]

Hoping for more dragonlance and atificer stuff. maybe even a mystic class :) Edit: well... maybe the next books will have the stuff i'm interested about :( with all the psyonic options in the new PHB i really thought we might get a psyonic class... at least all the new art looks amazing :)

[@DowntownHugo]

hoping for the dragonlance setting for 5e, even if it's as basic as spelljammer.

[@SelwynRogers]

I want to preorder the digital/physical core rulebooks bundle on D&D Beyond, but it's only available in the US. They should consider offering a discount on the digital books for those who purchase the physical versions, even outside the US.

[@nobonobnob5174]

Finally they split player options and DM content in different books. Hopefully means proper amount of DM content and leaves room for more than 3 lines of details per locations.

[@gyorgyor7765]

There going to be alot of dual player & dm content in the FRPG because that us where the general Setting overview and update is.

[@CavemanToaster]

Ranger hot-fix patch incoming? /s

[@chachy3369]

If they just made hunters mark concentration free on Rangers would of helped.

[@robf88]

Or just create more spells especially at 4th lvl that don't require concentration

[@dogsteeves1]

How would they if the book already made also the ranger is fine we haven't played it yet just seen it in text

[@antiscam2468]

Why play a ranger when you can play an ancients paladin? Divine favor is concentration free, stacks with hunters mark and you get a permanent large summon that doesn’t use your bonus action to command. Unless you want to use a bow.

[@brendanJ466]

​@@chachy3369 honestly always ignored that rule in games I've ran.

[@taylorvansickle8756]

Wizards of the Coast: "The cat has darkvision!" Me (the DM): EVERYONE has darkvision! 🤦‍♂

[@Len0Grady]

[@andrewdowns3673]

1. This is epic! 2. Lobe that they're working with 3rd party creators like Dungeon Dudes, Kobold Press, Ghostfire Gaming, and Griffin's Saddlebag. If they were to be smart and utilize those creators then it would elevate DnD even further; ex. Making Seeker's Guide to Twisted Taverns and Enchanted Emporiums offical DnD 2024 5e books. 3. While I'm excited for that Forgotten Realms book, it better have 4 subclasses per each class like the new PHB. Do that and it will fly off the shelves. 4. One thing they should definitely do latter on is allow you to 3D print your minis from the online 3D game. Like, team up with Heroforge.

[@A.E.Konietzky]

Great video but be HONEST... It's a GIANT COMMERCIAL and not a Direct. Stop blowing smoke up our asses.

[@aitormartinlopez3418]

I mean thats what directs are, commercials for the new things to come, the same happens with other directs like the PlayStation or Nintendo ones.

[@kedraroth]

If I got a Ring of Three Wishes, I would wish three times that WOTC works alongside with Ed Greenwood on those new Forgotten Realms books

[@alexandercravero8941]

If Ed Greenwood isn't somewhere in the credits for the Forgotten Realms books I'm gonna be upset, otherwise great exciting stuff!

[@sambro6657]

So when are we getting a road map for d and d beyond third party 5e releases like what time what drops.

[@ryanholley406]

This is something I am interested in too. They revealed a Loot Tavern collab and would love to see if Heliana’s Guide to Monster Hunting is coming and when

[@sambro6657]

@@ryanholley406ryokos also would rock.

[@sambro6657]

@@ryanholley406 ryokos also would be awesome.

[@TimeLair]

The Lady of Pain disapproves of this pronunciation of Project Sigil.

[@edheldude]

Wotc is run by Baatezu now.

[@MollymaukT]

So does Matt Mercer

[@williamatkins3465]

I'm cynically optimistic. It all looks and sounds great but I will never again underestimate Hasbro/WotC's ability to totally screw over their player base.

[@HeatherVerhagen]

I really love the focus on the Moonshae Islands, but Id actually like it to be a combat optional area with war, pirates, etc to interact with. The lore of the islands really lends to the combat playstyle. Sooo overall, Im actully nervous with what you are going to do with it.

[@Aki_Angry]

Find it odd that they're making 2 new books just on the forgotten realms when they said that greyhawk was gonna be the main setting for 2024.

[@bigH101]

I was kind of curious about this too.

[@wirtslegacy]

Greyhawk was the official setting for 3rd Edition, but they still released a Forgotten Realms book for that edition, too.

[@bigH101]

@@wirtslegacy Are you implying they may release more Greyhawk content or just stating a fact. I am asking out of curiosity, not to be confrontational.

[@gyorgyor7765]

They said the Multiverse is the main setting for 2024 D&D, Greyhawk is the example setting for the DMG, because Chris Perkins slipped into it, because it would never get published otherwise. Not being the default setting anymore is the best news for FR, it means it's no longer under the default setting curse, hence why it's getting proper books now.

[@bigH101]

@@gyorgyor7765 Okay that makes sense.

[@basementdwellergaming6836]

Excited they said they will have some stuff focused on the whole of the forgotten realms… like the dales…. But come on already! Can we get some DARK SUN!!!

[@ccgod]

Lol the letter people are far too deep into that company for that to ever happen.

[@bowtiebazaar263]

Digital code for physical books, buying particular subclasses or backgrounds- not the entire $30 book, every step towards pushing us to spend more money is the last shove we need to find a new character building website all together. (and there are a few already in kickstarter)

[@jaydeeg3240]

Why isn’t there digital codes attached to each book ??????????

[@ccgod]

Because book and digital are 2 separate purchases?

[@Comilion404]

Please add the 2024 core bundle in the europe store, so far only the individual items are available.

[@xdrkcldx]

4:40 yeah that’s not a good thing….

[@JoeStoryteller]

super thrilled that the FR is getting a lot more love; awesome!!

[@ClockwerkMan]

Adding console support for the VTT sounds.... not great. Maybe they make it work a little bit, but first and foremost, I don't see that as making any money. Absolute best case scenario, it's a way for people without a smart phone or PC to be able to move tokens and roll, but as a DM, I'd have a lot of qualms about allowing it at my table, as I see no way that it doesn't slow things down. And with that best case scenario comes hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars of dev time and licensing costs that will never be recouped on the platform its being sold on. Mobile support makes a little more sense due to the lower licensing and ubiquity, but still seems dicey investment wise. Like I said in the chat, I don't mind Wizards wanting to make money, but they're walking a tightrope between offering value to consumers and ripping them off with the VTT. Like, what I want to know for the whole sigil thing is what the goal is in terms of future monetization. Are you talking $5 per virtual model? Because that'd feel like highway robbery. What about $15 for a pack of like 5-10, with the option for chroma variants? That'd be on the more reasonable side, to me at least. I'd also want to know what the license stuff looks like. If I drop $2k on different models and content for sigil over the course of 5 years, is it account based where a ban loses access to what I paid for? what's the life expectancy of the VTT? Can content from Sigil be used elsewhere? Are the servers local or remote? There's a lot of questions that remain to be answered, and the C suite at Hasbro have done nothing but show incompetence when it comes to TTRPG's.

[@Kurokame723]

if you rewrote the player hand book from beginning to end why isn't this a new addition?

[@patchworkdragon2588]

Did you just pitch Drizzt Do'Urden against Optimus Prime in a fight?

[@TheChickenKing2]

Wait what happened to the Red Wizards book lol. That still happening or has it been scrapped or pushed back?

[@JasonHauser125]

I would expect them to sell 3D models of monsters and terrain based on Rarity, not unlike their random unboxing of minis. I could be completely wrong, but that is a way to artificially increase the price.

[@STRONTIumMuffin]

This was pretty good but I just felt so salty knowing dlc for baldurs gate is canceled by hasbro

[@gyorgyor7765]

No it was canceled by Larian, but possibly partly BECAUSE of Hasbro.

[@philipliao4006]

Cmon WoTC, show us we can trust you again, fingers crossed for the 2024 Players Handbook!