D&D (2024) Players Handbook 2024 Art and Design video from WotC

[Parmandur]

That’s Jalarzi, Celestial Warlock and member of the Circle of Eight. Not Tasha.

Ahhhhh, that makes sense.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

The art looks great, but it's disappointing that the layout -- while obviously improved -- still feels like it's trailing other RPGs by quite a bit.

It's great that we're getting a Mothership-style illustrated weapons chart, for instance, but it looks like the endpapers are just marbled paper, when Mothership and so many other RPGs are now using that prime real estate to put in the most useful charts for each book, so they can be consulted at a glance.

Maybe in the 2034 books.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Not mentioned so far is this piece of bard art (Gnome Bard with kobold dancing irresistably? If so they're fighting kobolds at level 11+)

Fight kobolds forever! RAWR!

 

[Chaosmancer]

Not mentioned so far is this piece of bard art (Gnome Bard with kobold dancing irresistably? If so they're fighting kobolds at level 11+)

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I feel like she is playing a prank, giving him a lightning breath like a dragon. Could be a minor illusion or something?

 

[Chaosmancer]

Well, these images come with a script, to provide a full example of play: could be multiple examples?

That's what I've been thinking too

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

I feel like she is playing a prank, giving him a lightning breath like a dragon. Could be a minor illusion or something?

Kobolds: Famously good with gnomish pranks

 

[MonsterEnvy]

I recognize Laeral Silverhand along side Drizzt, but I don't recognize the 2rd wizard, does anyone who she is?

Interesting to note that the imagine shows at least 2 heavily multiclassed characters. Drizzt is Fighter/Ranger/Barbarian/Monk and Laeral Silverhand is a Wizard/Sorcerer/Ranger.

They are not really considered multiclass nowadays. Laeral is more pure wizard and Drizzt is a Hunter Ranger.

 

[Chaosmancer]

Oh, there is more where that came from, much of it with distinctly trad fantasy Medieval clothing.

Melf casting Acid Arrow at a Troll:

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Bigby, Mordenkainen and Tasha...asembling?:

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Bigby capturing a Minotaur with his Hand:

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Armor examples from the Eqjipment chapter:

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The Gnome Warlock Iconic:

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Driz'zt and Friends:

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Raistlin and Cameron:

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That wyvern is looking intensely terrifying. I kept thinking it was a dragon.

 

[Demetrios1453]

Oh, there is more where that came from, much of it with distinctly trad fantasy Medieval clothing.

Melf casting Acid Arrow at a Troll:

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Bigby, Mordenkainen and Tasha...asembling?:

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Bigby capturing a Minotaur with his Hand:

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Armor examples from the Eqjipment chapter:

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The Gnome Warlock Iconic:

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Driz'zt and Friends:

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Raistlin and Cameron:

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It very much looks like in the last one that it's Raistlin, Caramon, and Kitiara, but at no time would they have adventured together after Raist got his golden skin. So it has to be some sort of allegorical piece in-universe. They really should have used Tika or Crysania if they wanted a female third...

I do like how these group portraits represent classic characters from several different settings!

 

[Henadic Theologian]

The third one is Vajra, the current Blackstaff and High Mage of Waterdeep.

I considered that, but the outfit is wrong and she's missing the Blackstaff.