Josh Herman Reveals Surprising Influences For The New Black Dragon Design In The 2024 Dungeons & Dragons Core Rulebooks

is thrilled to present some of the original concept art of the Black Dragon that is featured in the new Core Rulebooks and a bonus Digital Art Book. The 2024 Core Rulebooks include the Player's Manual, the Dungeon's Master's Guide, and Monster Manual, which are all available for pre-order now. There are also three bonus options that fans can bundle with their pre-order. This includes The Dragons of D&D Digital Art Book which will be emailed when the Player’s Handbook is released, D&D Beyond Golden Dice Set, which will be added to one's D&D Beyond library once the Player's Handbook is released, and Sigil Gold Dragon Mini, which will be available when Sigil enters Closed Beta later this year.

The new Dungeons & Dragons Core Rulebooks are designed to celebrate the fifty years of lore while making it easier than ever for people to play. With the rules set out in a more straightforward way new players will more easily be able to jump into playing immediately while also making it easier for longtime players to explore the fifty years of lore. This will also include adjustments to character classes and new art to show the world like never before.

The upcoming Dungeons & Dragons rulebooks are introducing a lot of quality-of-life changes, with some especially simple fixes to long-term annoyances.

The 2024 Dungeons & Dragons Core Rulebooks are not a new edition of Dungeons & Dragons, but instead a revision from the ground up, expanding upon some elements while simplifying others and reworking the structure of the books themselves. The art has also been revamped to portray each of the different elements in a new way. When interviewed Josh Herman, the Head of Art at Wizards of the Coast, he explained how the Black Dragon has evolved since the art in the 2014 edition of the Core Rulebooks.

Finding the balance between honoring the art that came before while bringing something new was something that Herman kept in mind while working on the new design for the Black Dragon. He