Dungeons and Dragons is officially teasing the return to one of the game's most beloved locations in its newest expansion, with fans returning to Baldur's Gate. The newest revision to the long-running tabletop game pushed plenty of changes to the game to help differentiate the newest revision from the popular "fifth edition" that had been running since 2014. Dungeons and Dragons' 2024 rulebooks brought the game back to its core classes, featuring four different subclasses among the 12 classes. Now, a brand-new expansion is bringing loads of content to the new game from a fan-favorite setting.
Dungeons and Dragons will release its biggest expansion to the 2024 version of the game next month, with Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerun launching in November. The book will whisk players to one of D&D's most iconic settings, centered around the Forgotten Realms and bringing new spells, factions, backgrounds, and more. Dungeons and Dragons is also introducing a plethora of new options for its newly re-designed classes, with eight new subclasses coming to Dungeons and Dragons within the book. A new reveal is now hinting at more details about a cherished D&D locale.
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Dungeons and Dragons shared some brand-new teasers for the Baldur's Gate setting within Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerun on its official social media accounts. The teasers reveal some of the plot hooks and storylines within the book, including organized crime within Baldur's Gate, "dark invitations to high society," and more. The teasers include a brief glimpse at maps included within the book for Baldur's Gate and even hints at some popular characters appearing within the book, teasing Baldur's Gate 3's Karlach. Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerun is scheduled to release on November 11.
Dungeons and Dragons Teases New Baldur's Gate Content
Dungeons and Dragons' newest Forgotten Realms-focused expansion comes as Wizards of the Coast has continued to push out new content for its newest revision. The developer is launching a smaller digital-only supplement for Dungeons and Dragons focused on Magic: the Gathering's Lorwyn next month, including some new backgrounds and species. Wizards of the Coast has also continued to update its "Unearthed Arcana" library of playtest content, recently making changes to the in-development Psion class.
Dungeons and Dragons seems to have a busy holiday ahead as the game has plenty of new books set to release throughout the next couple months. Alongside the release of Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerun, Wizards of the Coast is releasing several accessories for Dungeons and Dragons, including "Campaign Journals," a guide for building characters, and even D&D crochet and coloring books. Fans of Dungeons of Dragons should have lots of exciting content in store from the beloved tabletop game throughout the rest of the year.
- Franchise
- Dungeons & Dragons
- Original Release Date
- 1974
- Publisher
- Wizards of the Coast
- Designer
- E. Gary Gygax, Dave Arneson