The lead designer of the next D&D Player’s Handbook had denied that it will be released in May, despite the company accidentally revealing the release date in the past.
Dungeons & Dragons 5Eis set to receivethree new rulebooksas part of the game’s 50th anniversary, which means a new Player’s Handbook, Dungeon Master’s Guide, and Monster Manual are all being developed.
To create these books, Wizards of the Coast has been releasing free playtesting documents featuringsnippets of the new rules, allowing fans to share their opinions about what will be added to the game and what needs to be cut.
D&D 5E’s next Player’s Handbook isn’t coming out in May
On the plus side, Crawford revealed that the most recentUnearthed Arcana playtesting document(which will be the last for the Player’s Handbook) received some of the most positive fan feedback so far, with players loving the new versions of the Barbarian, Druid, and Monk.
Crawford also confirmed that the artwork shown during PAX of the Dwarven Fighter won’t be the cover art for the new Player’s Handbook. Instead, this artwork will be used in the Fighter section.
It’s a shame that the new Player’s Handbook likely won’t launch until the end of the year, but the rules should be as refined as possible going in, as fans don’t want to suffer through another decade of bad Rangers or underpowered summoning spells.
Scott Baird is a Games Writer on Dexerto’s UK team, specializing in Pokemon, Baldur’s Gate, Dungeons & Dragons, Final Fantasy, and Magic The Gathering, and Nintendo games. He also has bylines at Cracked, Dorkly, Topless Robot, Screen Rant, The Gamer, and TopTenz.
