Dark Sun Returns And Greyhawk Gets New Focus As Dungeons & Dragons Revisits Classic Settings And Stories – The Fandomentals
Wizards of the Coast introduced the next era of Dungeons & Dragons Gen Con 2026. The night of announcements included new additions like Dungeons & Dragons: World of Warcraft as well as a return to classic settings fans have wanted for years: Dark Sun, Greyhawk, and more. It also came with the announcement that Joe Mangiello would be leading a new program for creators like Margaret Weis and RA Salvatore to revisit their classic creations in fresh ways.
Players looking for a more “mature” and “brutal” D&D setting got an answer at Gen Con as well: Coming in 2027 is a suite of new products for Dark Sun, the cult-classic, post-apocalyptic setting. Anchoring the Season of Survival, the Dark Sun books and accessories invite players to face off against tyrannical sorcerer-kings and survive the blood-soaked wastes of Athas. This new edition of Dark Sun will finally bring Psionics back to Dungeons & Dragons.
The Witch Queen Strikes!
Gary Gygax’s classic setting gets a new book with Greyhawk: Crown of the Witch Queen. In this brand-new adventure, players return to the setting where it all began to decide Greyhawk’s fate amid the return and ascent of Drelnza, the vampire daughter of Iggwilv the Witch Queen—perhaps better known as Tasha—as she seeks to claim her birthright.
D&D Legends Revisit Classics In New Creator Program
Writer, producer, and actor Joe Manganiello took the stage to announce his new role as Chief Creative Officer of D&D Icons, a new content program that brings legendary D&D creatives, including Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman, and Luke Gygax, back to the table to work hands-on with fan-favorite settings.
One of the Icons projects announced on stage returns to one of the most influential fantasy settings of all time: Dragonlance, bringing back its original creators to direct a Dragonlance TTRPG product for the first time in over 20 years. Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman are working hand-in-hand on a new Dragonlance TTRPG book, compiling 40 years of knowledge and lore into the most ambitious Dragonlance volume ever.
Also under the Icons banner, Luke Gygax took the Gen Con stage to announce a new project built from never-before-seen, unfinished content left behind by his father and original D&D creator Gary Gygax. Luke will complete an adventure through his father’s eyes, tying back to Gary Gygax’s own vision, available as early as 2027.
RA Salvatore, whose books appeared more than 20 times on the New York Times bestseller list, announced that he will be working under the Icons program to bring back the most legendary Drow in the Forgotten Realms, Drizzt Do Urden.
Stay tuned as more D&D new is revealed all Gen Con weekend.
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