Travel through the radiant citadelthe highly anticipated anthology of adventures for Dungeons & Dragons, has been postponed by a month, according to a tweet from the publisher. In a statement provided to Polygon, Wizards of the Coast cited “domestic production issues” that arose late in the process as the reason for the delay. The book will be available in stores and online from July 19th.
Travel through the radiant citadel is the first anthology of D&D adventures written entirely by black and brown authors. It contains 13 new standalone adventures for characters from level 1 to 14. Several of these adventures have been detailed for the press, including one-shots inspired by Asian, Black, Caribbean and Mexican cultures.
A delay in Wizards’ release schedule for D&D print materials is rare, but this is actually the second such delay in less than six months. Wizards previously told the press that’s what it originally wanted Dungeons & Dragons Rules Expansion Gift Set to be ready for the 2021 holiday season. However, publication had to be postponed – which included the first printing of Mordenkainen presents Monsters of the Multiverse
Unlike most previous Season 5 books, Rules Expansion Gift Set was printed in China, which Wizards said at the time contributed to its delay. Polygon asked if international logistics also played a role in delaying Travel through the radiant citadel.
“Manufacturing and logistics in the US and abroad continue to face complications and difficulties,” a Wizards representative told us. “We produce D&D products in multiple locations to mitigate these reliability risks and get the game to our players faster, and we will continue to do so in the future.
“Travel through the radiant citadel encountered domestic production issues that arose very late in the process,” they added, “so the release date had to be revised.”
The delay comes at a bad time for Wizards’ parent company Hasbro currently engaged in a proxy fight over who should sit on the board. The result could affect the future of D&D as well as that Magic the Gathering Brand. A final vote is scheduled for June 8th.
The anthology wasn’t the only delayed product. The release of Campaign Case: Terrain was also pushed back a month to August 16.
