Dungeons & Dragons’ next anthology is written entirely by Black and brown authors
The next book published for Dungeons & Dragons will be an anthology of 14 adventures penned exclusively by Black and brown authors. Titled Journeys Through the Radiant Citadel, it will add a mysterious new floating city to the original role-playing game. The book will be available on June 21.
During a presentation for press, design co-lead Ajit George said that the project grew out of his experience working as a freelance designer for D&D publisher Wizards of the Coast in 2020. George was part of a diverse collection of writers involved in creating Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft, a critically-acclaimed sourcebook published in 2021. In our review, Polygon called it “the best D&D book of this generation.” During that project, George became the first person of Indian descent to write Indian-inspired material for Wizards’ tabletop role-playing game. He says he left that experience wanting more.
“I couldn’t shake the idea of a whole book written by Black and brown writers inspired by their own cultures, myths, and stories,” George said. “I pitched the idea of a book [filled with] lands and cultures inspired by their own lives, background, and history.”
Like the adventure anthology Candlekeep Mysteries, which focused around a library on Faerûn’s Sword Coast, Journeys Through the Radiant Citadel revolves around the titular location in the Ethereal Plane. The city is carved from a massive fossil of mysterious origins — an ancient, likely extinct creature that no one has yet been able to identify. George said it was inspired by his knowledge of Indian rock-cut architecture. At its core is a colossal gemstone shard known as the Royal Diamond. Surrounding the city is a constellation of 15 smaller gemstones called Concord Jewels.
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