Sean Merwin

Likely, some licensed TV show, movie, entertainment thing will do great again. And all the video games they put out will underperform. And then they'll say, oh, wait, look, we could be making... And then they'll switch. And that's just the cycle that this whole industry... you know, it perpetuates.

Likely, some licensed TV show, movie, entertainment thing will do great again. And all the video games they put out will underperform. And then they'll say, oh, wait, look, we could be making... And then they'll switch. And that's just the cycle that this whole industry... you know, it perpetuates.

Right. And I'm completely cool with what Jess says here. You never can predict the future, so you just try to find the best plan with the best partners that you can and hope for the best. Any other thoughts on that bit of news there?

Right. And I'm completely cool with what Jess says here. You never can predict the future, so you just try to find the best plan with the best partners that you can and hope for the best. Any other thoughts on that bit of news there?

There you go. We'll talk more about licensed games next week, but now we want to talk about Wizards of the Coast announcing two new 2025 books while we blinked and missed it. They announced first Eberron Forge of the Artificer in August of 2025,

There you go. We'll talk more about licensed games next week, but now we want to talk about Wizards of the Coast announcing two new 2025 books while we blinked and missed it. They announced first Eberron Forge of the Artificer in August of 2025,

which will include the revised Artificer class, new backgrounds and feats, a new revised Eberron species, including the Changeling, Kalashtar, Warforged, and Shifter, along with the new Korovar species, which are considered new species and distinct from half-elves, which I assume referred to what they sort of were in previous iterations of the game.

which will include the revised Artificer class, new backgrounds and feats, a new revised Eberron species, including the Changeling, Kalashtar, Warforged, and Shifter, along with the new Korovar species, which are considered new species and distinct from half-elves, which I assume referred to what they sort of were in previous iterations of the game.

That's right. New bastion options for Eberron expanded rules for airships. Wait, wait, wait.

That's right. New bastion options for Eberron expanded rules for airships. Wait, wait, wait.

I want to know. Well, hopefully. Dragonmark houses will now be feats and no longer locked into species, opening up memberships that characters can join during their adventuring career. There is no campaign planned as far as we know, but we do get three chapters on Sharn Inquisitives, Dragonmark Intrigue, and Wargrave Expeditions, presented as campaign options with sample adventures.

I want to know. Well, hopefully. Dragonmark houses will now be feats and no longer locked into species, opening up memberships that characters can join during their adventuring career. There is no campaign planned as far as we know, but we do get three chapters on Sharn Inquisitives, Dragonmark Intrigue, and Wargrave Expeditions, presented as campaign options with sample adventures.

What else do we know about this, Taz?

What else do we know about this, Taz?

The team will include James Wyatt, who worked on the original Eberron line, and the original Eberron designer, Keith Baker, will be consulting on the new book, whatever that means. So there's book one. Book two, we have a little less information on. It is coming in October, and it is simply called The Unnamed Mystery Book. I assume that means it has mysteries in it.

The team will include James Wyatt, who worked on the original Eberron line, and the original Eberron designer, Keith Baker, will be consulting on the new book, whatever that means. So there's book one. Book two, we have a little less information on. It is coming in October, and it is simply called The Unnamed Mystery Book. I assume that means it has mysteries in it.

Not that it is a mystery in and of itself, although it is a mystery in and of itself. Yeah. So we will keep an eye and our ear to the ground for any information on that. Now just a quick reminder of what else is coming out in 2025. In July we have Dragon Delves, 10 short adventure anthologies, each tied to a different chromatic or metallic dragon.

Not that it is a mystery in and of itself, although it is a mystery in and of itself. Yeah. So we will keep an eye and our ear to the ground for any information on that. Now just a quick reminder of what else is coming out in 2025. In July we have Dragon Delves, 10 short adventure anthologies, each tied to a different chromatic or metallic dragon.

We have September bringing us Heroes of the Borderlands Starter Set, set in the Keep on the Borderlands world, but after time has passed.

We have September bringing us Heroes of the Borderlands Starter Set, set in the Keep on the Borderlands world, but after time has passed.