Polygon.com / 28.01.25

D&D's 2025 calendar hints at new books and new experiments

Taras Susak/Wizards of the Coast" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.polygon.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/01/ForgottenRealms_SpellfirePowers-Lineup_Taras-Susak.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=22.8,10.221993416521,75,79.865770543215" /> On a cold, sunny January day, the creative team behind Dungeons & Dragons passed out early copies of the updated Monster Manual (2025) to gathered members of the press. But the attending crowd didnt fly to the Seattle area for just one book. Over the next few hours, representatives from Wizards of the Coast unveiled a partial roadmap for the rest of 2025. Were still playing a little bit of catch-up after putting all of our resources into the core rulebooks update, franchise and product vice president Jess Lanzillo said. The overall message Polygon left with is that Wizards is beginning the year on the back foot. The Hasbro-owned company is still in the process of ramping up a steady cadence of new releases. Plans as described c...
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