Everything Announced During the Dungeons and Dragons Direct Showcase

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Over the last several years, tabletop gaming has seen a lot of growth, and Dungeons & Dragons has profited from it in particular. The tabletop RPG has maintained a loyal fanbase for decades, but the game's fifth edition has proven particularly approachable and enjoyable. Dungeons & Dragons has grown dramatically with the help of a greatly expanded fanbase, dedicated D&D content creators, and more. It's no surprise, then, that Wizards of the Coast has decided to hold a Dungeons & Dragons Direct in the style of the Nintendo Direct and other recorded gaming showcases. That Direct has come and gone, but not without offering D&D fans plenty to look forward to.

The Dungeons & Dragons Direct touched on a wide variety of products. Wizards of the Coast plans to release several new books with playable races, adventures, and monsters over the course of 2022, including some books that'll bring fans back to a classic official Dungeons & Dragons setting. The showcase revealed a few compelling new physical products that'll help Dungeon Masters arrange their games, and it also touched on some D&D side projects such as Baldur's Gate 3. All in all, D&D fans seem to have a lot to look forward to in the coming years.

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Wizards opened the show by revealing Spelljammer: Adventures in Space. Longtime D&D fans likely remember the Spelljammer name; it was a space fantasy setting introduced for Advanced Dungeons & Dragons. 5th edition will now have its own rules and mechanincs for the Spelljammer world. Spelljammer: Adventures in Space is a box set containing three sourcebooks: the Astral Adventurer's Guide which provides setting info and player races, the monster-filled Boo's Astral Menagerie, and a new printed