Dragon Delves, WotC’s upcoming adventure anthology, is the first adventure module to use the new rules. Here’s what it looks like.
In a new video, Wizards of the Coast shows off a look at the new adventure anthology—and the first book to use the new 5.5E ruleset—giving you a peek at some new delves and the dragons within. The anthology, which is due out on July 8th, gives you 10 different dragon adventures (one for each color) for characters levels 1-12.
And today we got a better look at just how these dragons are. Including some wild new art that will either warm your heart, or the rest of your body. Because, y’know, dragons breathe fire. One of the selling points of this adventure, is the diversity in art styles under the WotC umbrella.
Each adventure boasts a different art style, and you’ll find examples of each below!
WotC Unveils Dragon Delves – Ten Dragons, Ten Adventures, Ten Hoards
It’s a short enough video, because WotC doesn’t have too much to say about the book just yet. Though I expect the closer we get to the July release date, the more we’ll get an idea of who each of the dragons featured in the delves is. Because dragons have distinct personalities, wants, etc. They’re larger than life, which is what you expect out of a mythical creature.
According to the D&D team, each of the adventures has a different art style, and even features artwork of dragons past:
“Dragons await you in this collection of 10 adventures for characters level 1-12! Meet each of the chromatic and metallic dragons as you delve into unique lairs suitable for any campaign setting.
Each adventure is beautifully rendered in a different art style, includes a quick start guide, and showcases dragon art from throughout D&D’s history.”
And we can see some wildly divergent new art styles—including this one I really love of Modrons fleeing a brass dragon who seems to be quite protective of whatever they were intruding on.
Or take a look at this amazing, heart-melting gold dragon wyrmling, surrounded by snacksand other treats. If you’re a DM, you know the party is already gonna adopt this weird snaky little guy.
On the more classic dragon homefront, we’ve got a black dragon, fittingly rendered in black and white. You can see the skeletal new design in action here, as well as the fetid, souls-like environment this dragon lives in. It wouldn’t seem out of place if this dragon were to secretly have its torso be another, body-horror type mouth, is what I’m saying.
One of my absolute favorites from the new book is the blue dragon. You can see the power coursing through its body in a way that makes this old, battlescarred dragon, look positively elemental. I love the detailsin this. Plus, it almost looks like the dragon is wearing armor.
The new book also comes in a digital format, and will allow you to use D&D Beyond’s new Maps vtt from the outset. You can see here an ancient green dragon and all its snake friends gearing up for a fight with a team of hapless adventurers.
Rare enough to see a bronze dragon, rarer still to see one in action. But just look at the coloring of the scales/wings—you don’t often see that in any depictions of the bronze dragons. It makes it feel much more vibrant.
And, as if to emphasize the different art styles, here’s the bronze dragon in action again, this time making an ally.
Dragons, dungeons, this book has it all!
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