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D&D (2024) New D&D Edition's Player’s Handbook Cover Reveal

Game Informer has revealed the cover to the 2024 Player’s Handbook.

Game Informer has revealed the cover to the 2024 Player’s Handbook.

The cover features a gold dragon behind the old-school D&D characters Strongheart the paladin, Mercion the cleric, Elkhorn the dwarf fighter, and Molliver the thief. Ringlerun the wizard is absent (then again he got his showcase on one of the 1E AD&D Player's Handbooks), but a drow mage appears to have joined the party!

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Reynard

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Parmandur said:
"How dare WotC be influenced by a major pop culture touchstone that is widely beloved?!?!.!?!.!.?"
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I don't even mean influence, although i think you can see it here and there (Vecna=Thanos). I am more talking about how decades of D&Disms have been distilled for a new audience, the same way decades of comics have been distilled for a new audience with the MCU.
 

Warpiglet-7

Warpiglet-7

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I am not any kind of apologist for WOTC and associates.

Since I saw this picture I have wanted to play a Paladin again. I love the glowing runes on the long sword.

Actually I was thinking about a devotion paladin with a few levels of celestial warlock for flavor and maybe even ritual caster for holy protection magic.

But the point for me is this made me want to play.

From a design perspective I think this beats the 5e PHB cover due to a wide range of color. The blue here is good for me.

I like the party composition as well…

Anyway, it’s all taste, I get it.
 

Parmandur

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Reynard said:
I don't even mean influence, although i think you can see it here and there (Vecna=Thanos). I am more talking about how decades of D&Disms have been distilled for a new audience, the same way decades of comics have been distilled for a new audience with the MCU.
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Not aimed at you specifically, it just amuses me when people complain about something resembling the MCU like that is an insult or bad idea or something.
 



Reynard

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Gradine said:
I've often found that "Marvel" is a code standing in for terms that are generally forbidden here.
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Yup.

Plus, there is the fact that people feel attacked when things they loved as younger selves are revealed for being as bad (of various kinds of bad) as they really were.

I mean, I know I am going to start a flame war here, but Goonies is a bad movie. Terrible. Unwatchable as an adult.
 




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