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

Polygon revealed the alternate art for the 2024 Player's Handbook.

"Illustrated by Wylie Beckert, the alt art cover of the Player’s Handbook (2024) features a party comprised of D&D’s four iconic classes — the fighter, the wizard, the cleric, and the rogue — all gathered around a friendly gold dragon, sharing tea. This gentle scene stands in stark contrast to the mainline Player’s Handbook (2024), which will have a bright, bold cover by Tyler Jacobsen with similar characters posed in the moments before striking a blow."

 

[Parmandur]

I mean for a post mentioning deja vu, a repeating post is certainly thematically appropriate!

You can say that again.

 

[Demetrios1453]

You can say that again.

I mean for a post mentioning deja vu, a repeating post is certainly thematically appropriate!

 

[Parmandur]

I mean for a post mentioning deja vu, a repeating post is certainly thematically appropriate!

I think I heard that somewhere before...

 

[Mercurius]

 

[DavyGreenwind]

This is probably my favorite cover they've ever done.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

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Is it more expensive? Or just when compared to Amazon selling the regular cover below MSRP?

 

[nyvinter]

Is it more expensive? Or just when compared to Amazon selling the regular cover below MSRP?

Only when compared to Amazon. They have the same listed retail price.

 

[Mercurius]

Is it more expensive? Or just when compared to Amazon selling the regular cover below MSRP?

The latter. I'm a teacher so while I do prefer supporting my LGS, saving $20+ via the evil corporate overlord is often hard to ignore. On the other hand, I don't buy many D&D books these days, so I'm probably going to buy the alternate at a local game store.

(We also have a regional chain store that offers 20% D&D books, but they're hit and miss on alternate covers)

 

[Mercurius]

This has probably been discussed in the thread or elsewhere, but the MSRP says $49.95 on the back cover. I thought they were increasing to $60 (Or $59.95)?

 

[Parmandur]

This has probably been discussed in the thread or elsewhere, but the MSRP says $49.95 on the back cover. I thought they were increasing to $60 (Or $59.95)?

$60 is the price for new D&D books in general, but the new Core three are $50. Economy of scale, keeping rhe barrier of entry low, etc.

The new Core books are effectively 25% cheaper than the 2014 Core books were ($50 today would have been $37.74 in 2014 adjusting for inflation, $50 a decade ago would be way over $60 now) and larger (all 3 new Core books are 384 pages long).