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Those hoping to play the revised Artificer will no doubt be disappointed by the news of a longer wait. However, the delay is for a good reason. In their post about the delay, Wizards of the Coast shared images of the first round of print copies of Forge of the Artificer to showcase why the book isn’t releasing as planned. The print copies did not meet the D&D production standards due to an issue that took a little while to detect. The covers of the books have started to warp, causing the first print run of the new book to fall short of expectations. So, Wizards is ordering a full reprint for the physical run of Forge of the Artificer.
The entire line will be reprinted to ensure no D&D fans wind up with one of the defective copies. While this is a good call for quality assurance, it’s going to take time for the new books to arrive. Thus, the release date for Eberron: Forge of the Artificer is being pushed back to December 9th. This will impact the digital editions as well, since Wizards has decided to keep the release dates aligned.
Revised Early Access Schedule for Forge of the Artificer
D&D Beyond subscribers typically get a few weeks of early access for new books like Forge of the Artificer. Given the new release date for the book, the Early Access schedule has also shifted. Now, Early Access to the digital text will roll out as follows:
- WPN Stores & D&D Beyond Master Tier Subscribers – November 25th (two weeks early)
- D&D Beyond Hero Tier Access – December 2nd (one week early)
These dates are shifted back to align with the new release schedule.
New Pre-Order Bonus Adventure Added to Forge of the Artificer Release
