I was not a huge fan of the standard covers for the new Forgotten Realms books, and was excited to see what the Alternate Covers were going to look like.
From what I am seeing the images were viewable at GenCon 2025, and at first I was a bit skeptical of them, then the more I looked at them, the more I liked them. Not that I would break the bindings to do so, but I really like that if both books are opened and laid next to each other, they create one big image!
Breathe, dragons; sing of the First World, forged out of chaos and painted with beauty. Sing of Bahamut, the Platinum, molding the shape of the mountains and rivers; Sing too of Chromatic Tiamat, painting all over the infinite canvas. Partnered, they woke in the darkness; partnered, they labored in acts of creation.
The front and back covers of both books create a pretty neat panorama.
One thing I would like to know - who is the artist on these? They art looks a lot like that of Dominik Mayer, an artist frequently used by Wizards for Magic. I have a friend who is a big fan of theirs and would be curious to know if they did this cover as well.
Greetings D&D Beyond,
I was not a huge fan of the standard covers for the new Forgotten Realms books, and was excited to see what the Alternate Covers were going to look like.
From what I am seeing the images were viewable at GenCon 2025, and at first I was a bit skeptical of them, then the more I looked at them, the more I liked them.
Not that I would break the bindings to do so, but I really like that if both books are opened and laid next to each other, they create one big image!
Heroes of Faerun:
Adventures in Faerun:
Cheers!
Breathe, dragons; sing of the First World, forged out of chaos and painted with beauty.
Sing of Bahamut, the Platinum, molding the shape of the mountains and rivers;
Sing too of Chromatic Tiamat, painting all over the infinite canvas.
Partnered, they woke in the darkness; partnered, they labored in acts of creation.
The front and back covers of both books create a pretty neat panorama.
One thing I would like to know - who is the artist on these? They art looks a lot like that of Dominik Mayer, an artist frequently used by Wizards for Magic. I have a friend who is a big fan of theirs and would be curious to know if they did this cover as well.
You are correct, the art is by Dominik Mayer. The poster WotC gave out at Gen Con has "© 2025 Wizards. Illustrated by Dominik Mayer." in the bottom right corner that is cut out of the image above. I want to purchase a print of the art but have been unable to find it for sale or even the name of the piece.