Tabletop GamingDungeons & DragonsNew D&D rulebooks have 96% new artwork, and everything else we found out at Gary ConWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
Tabletop GamingDungeons & DragonsNew D&D rulebooks have 96% new artwork, and everything else we found out at Gary ConWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
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New D&D core rulebooks are fast approaching, and publisher Wizards of the Coast just dropped a ton of new info on these highly-anticipated updates. We were on-hand at Gary Con to fill our spellbooks with those juicy details, so we’ve listed everything we found out here.
There’s certainly enough to go over. Whether it’s new tools to help you create your own campaigns or some surprising cameos in the revised D&D rulebooks, it feels like these updates are really going to shake things up despite us not getting a new edition in the traditional sense.
For example, 96% of the art across these new rulebooks will be new. In addition, they’ll be longer on the whole… but will still cost the same price. Thought these would be repackaged version of old books from one of thebest tabletop RPGs? Think again.
Player’s Handbook
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The Player’s Handbook is the one of thebest D&D booksfor new players to dive into, as it provides many of the essential foundations for hopping into your first campaign. As a result, this was the first core rulebook that the team started revising and is what’ll serve as the backbone of the 2024 revisions.
Here’s what you need to know about the new Player’s Handbook:
Monster Manual
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The Monster Manual will be the final of the three new core rulebooks to be released, only hitting shelves at the start of 2025. While it might not be as foundational as the Player’s Handbook or the Dungeon Master’s Guide, it’s still a valuable resource for developing your campaign encounters.Here’s what you can expect:
Dungeon Master’s Guide
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Vecna: Eve of Ruin
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We’ve already got something of a sneak peek of what we can expect from Vecna: Eve of Ruin. What was outlined at GaryCon confirms a lot of what we know already, including howVecna poses a threat to everything single D&D world.Some other aspects of the campaign that were confirmed were:
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
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