Wizards of the Coast has announced the Book of Many Things for Dungeons & Dragons, which is an upcoming sourcebook that has character options and content related to the Deck of Many Things. The list of D&D‘s most powerful magic items includes the Deck of Many Things, as it can do wonderful and terrible things to the players and their campaign world, all with the turn of a single card.
The Deck of Many Things is a deck of cards, yet it’s ranked among D&D‘s artifact class of magic items. If a party is unfortunate enough to stumble upon a Deck of Many Things and stupid enough to use it, then they will unleash chaos. Depending on the edition, each play can draw several cards at random, with each one having an incredibly powerful magical effect. There are some cards that can grant levels, stat points, magic item, and castles, while others steal all the player’s possessions, summon the grim reaper to fight them, or banish their mind and soul to the underworld.
The chaotic nature of the Deck of Many Things has made it popular among players, even though it appears in very few D&D official campaign magic item lists. Players will soon have a chance to experience the might of the Deck of Many Things in different forms. Wizards of the Coast has announced that the Book of Many Things will launch in Summer 2023 and will feature new content for D&D 5e.
D&D’s Book Of Many Things Has Content Related To The Deck Of Many Things
Screen Rant attended a private press event for upcoming D&D products, where D&D Senior Story Designer Chris Perkins revealed that the Book of Many Things will contain a collection of creatures, locations, and player-facing content that is related to the Deck of Many Things. This might seem vague, but fans have an idea of what content will be in the book, thanks to the recent Unearthed Arcana article that introduced D&D‘s Deck of Many Things spells, which emulate the effects of the deck.
The Deck of Many Things might be D&D‘s most potent embodiment of chaos, which is a big claim, considering the kinds of monsters that exist in the D&D multiverse. It will be interesting to see what kinds of content will be included in the Book of Many Things, as part of the mystique of the Deck of Many Things is the fact that it is so elusive, yet can appear anywhere. If there are story elements tied to the Deck of Many Things, then there might be more to the history of D&D‘s most infamous magic item than fans ever realized. If the book keeps D&D‘s Cartomancer feat for the Gambit fans, then Dungeons & Dragons players should be satisfied.