Good lord, they really are going for this lifestyle brand thing aren't
they? Penguin house licensing... stuff... with DnD branding. It's not
the worst I have seen (I mean, TSR did license out some strange stuff),
but you really have to wonder... sigh. I don't know. I guess it gets DnD
into the mainstream again, but it doesn't look like the actual game
anymore. So what's the use for the hobby if they do that?

Ok, that last thing has an inbuilt DM screen so there's that.

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/56013/get-tipsy-inn-new-dungeons-dragons-cocktail-book

GET TIPSY AT THE INN WITH NEW 'DUNGEONS & DRAGONS' COCKTAIL BOOK
'Puncheons & Flagons' by Tom Wheeler
Posted by Jeffrey Dohm-Sanchez on January 16, 2024 @ 8:04 am CT

Penguin Random House will release Puncheons & Flagons, a new
D&D-licensed cocktail book, which will hit retail on August 27, 2024.

This officially D&D-licensed cocktail book, written by Tom Wheeler,
features recipes for 75 themed cocktails, mocktails, and bar bites that
are sure to lighten up any encounter. Some of the more flavorful
cocktail names include drinks named "Necromancer" and "Hand of Vecna" as
well as batch cocktail like "Candlekeep Tea" and "Faerie Fire." The
nonalcoholic offerings showcase drinks like "Mourning Cup" and
"Baldurian Tonic." The drinks and small bites included in this book are
easy to prepare and help add flair to a D&D night.

Puncheons & Flagons comes as a 192-page hardcover and will retail for
$29.99.

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/56004/new-dungeons-dragons-little-golden-book-heads-retail

NEW 'DUNGEONS & DRAGONS' 'LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK' HEADS TO RETAIL
'A Long Rest for Little Monsters'
Posted by Jeffrey Dohm-Sanchez on January 12, 2024 @ 12:04 pm CT

Penguin Random House will release Dungeons & Dragons: A Long Rest for
Little Monsters, a new Little Golden Book, into retail on January 23, 2024.

This rhyming Little Golden Book is aimed at putting budding baby dungeon
masters to sleep. The book takes them on a bedtime adventure where they
will meet dragons, owlbears, and beholders. A Long Rest for Little
Monsters was penned by Brittany Ramirez and illustrated by Shane
Clester, and appeals to D&D fans of all ages.

This book is 24 pages and will retail for $5.99.

'DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: THE BOOK OF CONCEALMENT' HEADS TO RETAIL
New Journal with a GM Screen
Posted by Jeffrey Dohm-Sanchez on January 11, 2024 @ 12:28 pm CT

https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/55993/dungeons-dragons-the-book-concealment-heads-retail
Penguin Random House will release Dungeons & Dragons: The Book of
Concealment, a new D&D-licensed journal and game screen, into retail on
August 13, 2024.

The Book of Concealment was designed as multi-use DM tool. It is a
paperback journal that unfolds into a four-panel game screen. The game
screen features artwork by Hydro74, and can be used to shield stats and
strategies from prying eyes. The screen features foil stamping and
removable stickers on the front and back, and has D&D reference stat
blocks on the interior side.

It will retail for $24.00.

apparently there's a D&D Trivial Pursuit, too ...

https://playingattheworld.blogspot.com/2022/12/trivial-pursuit-dungeons-dragons.html

--
~lkh procrastinating at work

On Tue, 16 Jan 2024 18:01:44 +0100, Laurens Kils-Hütten
<lkh@sdf-eu.org> wrote:

>apparently there's a D&D Trivial Pursuit, too ...
>
>https://playingattheworld.blogspot.com/2022/12/trivial-pursuit-dungeons-dragons.html

D&D has been slapped on everything. As you mentioned, TSR was a
particularly bad culprit. Some of their goods included:

Colouring books, Children's story books, Belt Buckles,
Sticker Books, 'Puffy' stickers, Pogs, transfer stickers,
Caps, Bookmarks, Pins, Patches, Modelling Clay, Flashlights,
Action Figures, Pinball Games, Halloween Costumes, Invitation
Cards, Paint-By-Number Kits, Sewing Kits, Paper Plates,
Cookbooks, and Wallets

(And I'm sure that's just the small sampling of D&D-branded goods I am
aware of. There's doubtlessly dozens more, and that's even before you
get into the comic books, magazines, novels, and video-games. Why, I
even heard rumor the name was associated with table-top role-playing
games at some point ;-).

On 1/17/2024 5:18 PM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
> On Tue, 16 Jan 2024 18:01:44 +0100, Laurens Kils-Hütten
> <lkh@sdf-eu.org> wrote:
>
>> apparently there's a D&D Trivial Pursuit, too ...
>>
>> https://playingattheworld.blogspot.com/2022/12/trivial-pursuit-dungeons-dragons.html
>
>
> D&D has been slapped on everything. As you mentioned, TSR was a
> particularly bad culprit. Some of their goods included:
>
>
> Colouring books, Children's story books, Belt Buckles,
> Sticker Books, 'Puffy' stickers, Pogs, transfer stickers,
> Caps, Bookmarks, Pins, Patches, Modelling Clay, Flashlights,
> Action Figures, Pinball Games, Halloween Costumes, Invitation
> Cards, Paint-By-Number Kits, Sewing Kits, Paper Plates,
> Cookbooks, and Wallets
>
>
> (And I'm sure that's just the small sampling of D&D-branded goods I am
> aware of. There's doubtlessly dozens more, and that's even before you
> get into the comic books, magazines, novels, and video-games. Why, I
> even heard rumor the name was associated with table-top role-playing
> games at some point ;-).
>
>

I definitely remember the DnD Cluedo and the Diablo 2 board game from
back in 3rd edition days. Or was the Diablo 2 thing at the end of 2nd? I
think it was WotC though.

This takes the cake.

https://www.vampyrecosmetics.com/collections/dungeons-dragons/products/dungeons-dragons-spell-potion-lipglosses

It's beginning to look like Star Trek toy marketing in the 70s.

--
Zag

No one ever said on their deathbed, 'Gee, I wish I had
spent more time alone with my computer.' ~Dan(i) Bunten

On 1/18/2024 5:04 AM, Zaghadka wrote:
> This takes the cake.
>
> https://www.vampyrecosmetics.com/collections/dungeons-dragons/products/dungeons-dragons-spell-potion-lipglosses
>
> It's beginning to look like Star Trek toy marketing in the 70s.
>

there also were these which even ended up in normal supermarkets around
here: D&D Nerds
https://people.com/food/nerds-candy-and-dungeons-dragons-come-together/

On Thu, 18 Jan 2024 09:15:12 +0100, kyonshi <gmkeros@gmail.com> wrote:

>On 1/18/2024 5:04 AM, Zaghadka wrote:
>> This takes the cake.
>>
>> https://www.vampyrecosmetics.com/collections/dungeons-dragons/products/dungeons-dragons-spell-potion-lipglosses
>>
>> It's beginning to look like Star Trek toy marketing in the 70s.
>>
>
>there also were these which even ended up in normal supermarkets around
>here: D&D Nerds
>https://people.com/food/nerds-candy-and-dungeons-dragons-come-together/

If ever there was an opportunity to tie in Prismatic Spray, that was it.
Don't know how they missed it.

Skittles are more appropriate though. We literally say, "Taste the
rainbow," when we cast that spell in our group.

Gobstopper branded Pris Sphere's would be nice too. Each lick is a spell!
"I cast Cone of Cold!" Lick. "I cast Gust of Wind!" Lick. and so on.

I should be in marketing. Oh wait. I am.

--
Zag

No one ever said on their deathbed, 'Gee, I wish I had
spent more time alone with my computer.' ~Dan(i) Bunten