It seems Wizards of the Coast is returning to the classic Greyhawk setting as it resets / updates / revisits the 5e rules later this year. ComicBook.com quotes Game Informer, the gist being the 2024 Dungeon Master’s Guide will: …use Greyhawk as an example as to how Dungeon Masters can build their own campaign world. There are some specifics: A two-sided poster map of Greyhawk, … Continue reading Return to Greyhawk
Wizards of the Coast has given us a detailed look at what’s coming up later this year with Quests from the Infinite Staircase. With D&D hitting50 this year, the company is ‘revisiting’ old classics and bringing them up to date for 5e / (presumably) this year’s update. I am looking to get this (digitally) as I missed all these adventures in my ‘gap years’ when … Continue reading Quests from the Infinite Staircase explained
Bad news at Hasbro as 20% of staff are laid off just before Christmas. This also impacts Wizards of the Coast (which they own). It seems cuts extend in to Dungeons and Dragons staff — that despite this being by far the most profitable part of the company this year. There’s detailed analysis in the Geek Wire article New round of layoffs at Hasbro impacts … Continue reading Hasbro lays off 20% of staff — Wizards of the Coast impacted
The dust is still settling on the recent release of Planescape, meanwhile Wizards of the Coast (WoTC) has charged on with publicity for the next big things — The Deck of Many Things. As someone who played AD&D (2e) back in the ’80s, I have fond memories of the havoc this item can wreak, yet how hard it is to resist. We know it might … Continue reading The Deck of Many Things — thoughts on the next release from WoTC
Wizards of the Coast released Planescape yesterday. I was in several minds about this relatively expensive purchase, but thought it had potential, and took the slight discount on the physical + digital bundle. TLDR — the quality is there, but it’s a bit thin and therefore seems expensive. For now. Planescape Roughly speaking, you get a boxset of three highly illustrated but thin books (under … Continue reading Planescape and The Mortuary — thoughts on the latest D&D releases from WoTC
Now available to order (digital + physical, or just digital (DNDBeyond link below)), Wizards of the Coast will be releasing Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse coming this October 17. As someone newly returned to D&D, I knew nothing about this setting, so did some digging. What is Planescape? A few references helped me get some sense of the new release (as well as the info … Continue reading Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse coming this October
Symmetry Junction 