D&D Arcana Unleashed Deadfall - Hobby Store Exclusive - preorder

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Preorder, expected release 16 September 2026

Description: More details to come

Release information: Arcana Unleashed will be the ultimate guide for D&D magic enthusiasts offering more high-magic character creation options and a new magic item system that will allow items to grow in power alongside character leveling.

Season of Magic emphasizes the D&D realms where magic is prevalent. Most interesting here is the new magic item system that allows them to grow in power over time. D&D has experimented with versions of this idea before. Starting with the Tal’Dorei Campaign Setting released in 2017, the official Critical Role D&D materials have featured Vestiges of Divergence from Exandria, powerful artifacts that evolve over time from a dormant state to awakened and exalted. 2021’s Fizban's Treasury of Dragons had a similar power scaling structure for some items that you steep in a dragon’s hoard.

By the sound of it, this new system will be far more straightforward, with magic items scaling directly to a character’s level.