D&D: Every Book We Know Coming Out This Year
It’s not even May yet, but we have a good idea of what the rest of the year is looking like for D&D. Here’s what we know so far.
Time is meaningless these days, I know. But let that fluid, sort of wibbly wobbly state work for you for once. Because we have a good idea at what the rest of the year looks like for the D&D release schedule. We know the next two months’ worth of book releases so far, plus a starter set–but we also have a good guess as to what we’ll see in September and November. So let’s settle in, get out our orrery and entrails, and see if we can divine what the future has in store.
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse – May 17th
One of the more contentious releases out there gets a solo release. When the book was first announced as part of a holiday Rules Expansion Bundle, many players wondered what it meant for D&D. Monsters of the Multiverse changed the way spellcasters work. Now, casters are streamlined for better or worse. And many have spell attack actions instead of attack spells.
A number of other monsters got some upgrades in terms of abilities. Everyone with a multiattack should be having a good time now. The book trimmed away some of the lore, yes, but it’s not retconned out of existence, and nobody’s going to take it away. It’s just not included in this one book of updated statblocks. If you want to know about the book in more detail, you can check out our first impressions of Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse.
Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
Journeys through the Radiant Citadel will take players through the planes. They’ll adventure to the Radiant Citadel, a floating city located in the heart of the Deep Ethereal plane, a setting D&D has scarcely touched. This new book is an anthology of 13 different adventures that are suited for from 1st-14th levels. This new book, which features some amazing new Kobold art, is designed to be dropped into any campaign setting.
Including, and especially yours. These adventures promise a little something different for D&D. From subject matter inspired by the authors’ own cultures and background, to a new planar setting that expands the lore of D&D’s multiverse, the book offers a lot.
Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
Now we start to get into the wilderness a little bit. Dragons of Stormwreck Isle is a new D&D Starter Set that will come out at some point this year. Someone spotted it in a Hasbro investor video that listed the company’s various projects for their IP. And since then people have been wondering what it means, up to and including, if it means that the D&D Cartoon is somehow coming back in it.
WotC hasn’t released many details about this one. However, once they announce the official release date, we’ll know more.
Unannounced September Adventure
WotC always announces a “summer adventure” that launches in September. Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus. Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden. Wild Beyond the Witchlight: A Feywild Adventure. All of these were September books.
And all of them explore a unique setting. Could this be a chance for WotC to deliver a new setting? It’s possible. Because WotC has promised two more new settings this year. And with two major releases unaccounted for, this could be an opportunity. Perhaps we’ll see another big planar adventure (with Boo on the cover) or perhaps we’ll see something like Krynn out of the recent heroes of Krynn.
Even if not, these adventures usually promise a good time and deliver.
Unannounced November Book – Probably A Setting
November is the big sourcebook release. It’s given us rulebooks like Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything and Xanathar’s Guide to Everything. And November has also given us Guildmaster’s Guide to Ravnica and Eberron: Rising from the Last War. It’s where the big fancy new expansions to the game come out. Whether that’s a rules compendium or a new setting book. So this year’s looking pretty good, setting-wise. If Spelljammer is indeed confirmed, this is probably where we’ll see it.
Other Options
We might also see an October or December release. WotC has been “raising the tempo” of their releases lately, and it’s possible we’ll see more releases outside of that.
Either way, 2022 is looking to be a good year for D&D, especially with big playtest options like Heroes of Krynn and Travellers of the Multiverse out there promising adventures undreamed of.
Happy Adventuring
