D&D General Multiple Officially Licensed Dungeons & Dragons Accessories Announced

Several partners announced new licensed accessory products for Dungeons & Dragons for release this year and early next year.

Penguin Random House announced the release of Dungeons & Dragons Pocket Expert, a pocket-sized book of facts and lore about D&D. From the product description:

Become an instant expert on all things Dungeons & Dragons with this handy pocket-sized guide!

What’s the difference between a rogue and a ranger? What exactly are the Forgotten Realms? Can a wizard cast more spells than a sorcerer? How many tentacles does a Mind Flayer have?

From mighty dragons to powerful bards and magical elves to fearsome monsters, this pocket guide is just the beginning of your adventure. Packed with facts, stats, and interesting info about the incredible Dungeons & Dragons universe, the Pocket Expert gives young D&D fans a one-stop source of amazing facts to wow their friends with!

Key locations, magic, monsters, and characters in your pocket:

• GROW YOUR D&D KNOWLEDGE: Discover everything you ever needed to know about the world of D&D, whether you’re looking to boost your role-playing ability or simply learn about the lore.
• HELPFUL GUIDE: Factual and lore-based breakdowns of heroes, villains, monsters, and locations, accompanied by stunning official images.
• COMPARE CHARACTERS: Data files containing info such as classes and skills allow young readers to compare their favorite heroes and monsters.

A bitesize guide to the characters and locations of D&D, Dungeons & Dragons Pocket Expert is the perfect compact starting point for anyone looking to dive into the gorgeous, rich world of the Forgotten Realms. The perfect gift for Dungeons & Dragons fans, this is one that those interested in action and fantasy worlds will not want to miss.

With this book as your companion, you’ll be ready for an epic adventure!

The book, written by Stacy King, will be released on October 8, 2024 with a retail price of $7.99

WizKids announced the release of updated Book Tabs for the 2024 revised editions of the Player’s Handbook and Dungeon Master’s Guide. Each set comes with pre-printed acrylic tabs ready to affix to your copy of the relevant books so you can thumb directly to relevant sections like Character Classes, Feats, Spells, and more. The PHB version includes 12 large tabs (11 printed and 1 blank) plus 160 blank tabs for subchapters and sections of interest. The DMG version has 24 large tabs (21 printed and 3 blank) and 140 small tabs. Each tab collection will retail for $9.99 and is expected for February 2025.

Fanroll announced the D&D Beholder Inclusion Dice Set. This polyhedral dice set includes seven dice, each with a tiny beholder as a 3D inclusion in the center of the dice. The set comes with the standard d4, d6, d8, d10, d%, d12, and D20. The set will release for a retail price of $24.99 on November 15, 2024.

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[aco175]

I recall using tabs on my 3e books and seem to remember them being ok handy. Post-it notes work as well, but for $10.00 why not be 'official'.

 

[Meech17]

I think the target demographic for D&D skews a bit older, but I've heard the various Minecraft "facts" books that flood Walmarts and Targets are big money makers. Perhaps this will be a big seller as well..

And tabs are something I'm a big fan of. I have all sorts of tabs in my PHB. Mostly for each class, the equipment section, the spell list.. There might be a couple more. I did get mine from the dollar store for 1/10th the cost though.

The dice are cute.

 

[Parmandur]

I think the target demographic for D&D skews a bit older, but I've heard the various Minecraft "facts" books that flood Walmarts and Targets are big money makers. Perhaps this will be a big seller as well..

And tabs are something I'm a big fan of. I have all sorts of tabs in my PHB. Mostly for each class, the equipment section, the spell list.. There might be a couple more. I did get mine from the dollar store for 1/10th the cost though.

The dice are cute.

The target demographic for D&D is 12-24, though they are aggressively priming the pump with material aimed at younger kids.

 

[Meech17]

The target demographic for D&D is 12-24, though they are aggressively priming the pump with material aimed at younger kids.

I always assumed it was high-school to college aged kids, so that tracks.

 

[Queer Venger]

I transfered my 2014 PHB book tabs to the 2024 PHB but I'll probably pick up the updated ones.

 

[Theory of Games]

I'm holding out for the official Dungeons & Dragons Bathrobe™. Something gold fleece with the Dungeonmaster on the back. And a soap pocket.

 

[Xeviat]

I transfered my 2014 PHB book tabs to the 2024 PHB but I'll probably pick up the updated ones.

They don't just wreck the paper? That's a good endorsement of them!

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

I think the target demographic for D&D skews a bit older, but I've heard the various Minecraft "facts" books that flood Walmarts and Targets are big money makers. Perhaps this will be a big seller as well..

My youngest joined a D&D club at their middle school, but I wonder if this is too clearly aimed at kids. ("I'm practically an adult, how dare you?") I'll ask and see if the club wants a copy.

And tabs are something I'm a big fan of. I have all sorts of tabs in my PHB. Mostly for each class, the equipment section, the spell list.. There might be a couple more. I did get mine from the dollar store for 1/10th the cost though.

I've started adding these to my cocktail books and recipe books. Not as good as publisher-level treatments, like notches that dictionaries sometimes have and one printing of Dungeon Crawl Classics had, or even having the ink go to the edge of the pages, letting someone see where each section is without opening the book, like Shadowdark does. But yeah, for $10, assuming these look decent, why not?

The dice are cute.

Inclusions in dice peaked during the pandemic*, when it seemed like everyone was making dice at home and selling them on Etsy, but these do look good.

* I actually just saw some new ones last night, with what appear to be 3D printed miniatures of Baldurs Gate 3 characters inside dice. Incredibly elaborate and I mostly just want to know how they got the figures that they then sank in the dice.

 

[Dire Bare]

My youngest joined a D&D club at their middle school, but I wonder if this is too clearly aimed at kids. ("I'm practically an adult, how dare you?") I'll ask and see if the club wants a copy.

I've started adding these to my cocktail books and recipe books. Not as good as publisher-level treatments, like notches that dictionaries sometimes have and one printing of Dungeon Crawl Classics had, or even having the ink go to the edge of the pages, letting someone see where each section is without opening the book, like Shadowdark does. But yeah, for $10, assuming these look decent, why not?

Inclusions in dice peaked during the pandemic*, when it seemed like everyone was making dice at home and selling them on Etsy, but these do look good.

* I actually just saw some new ones last night, with what appear to be 3D printed miniatures of Baldurs Gate 3 characters inside dice. Incredibly elaborate and I mostly just want to know how they got the figures that they then sank in the dice.

As a teacher running a middle-school D&D Club . . . . .

Yes, the club would love a copy!

The maturity level of middle-schoolers is all over the place. Some of the kids are already practically in college, others seem like they got lost on the way to elementary school.

Familiarity with D&D is also all over the place. Some kids grew up playing with their uncles and have more lore in their brains than I do. Others don't know what an "elf" is . . . .