D&D 5E Is Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden the New D&D Adventure?

It looks likely that the upcoming D&D adventure is indeed an Icewind Dale based storyline called Rime of the Frostmaiden! I can't vouch for the veracity of this, but I was cc'd into a Tweet by Navy DM on Twitter who says they found it on Reddit.

Feel the cold touch of death in this adventure for the world's greatest role playing game.

UPDATE -- the awesome Geek Native ran the small cover screenshot through an image enhancing application, to create the larger image below.

There's a post here on Reddit which says "The DnD Beyond YouTube channel posted a trailer for a new book, Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden, then immediately deleted it." The post has been removed since. I found the above image posted by somebody called smightmight, who looks like they screen grabbed it from the video before it was removed.

The Frostmaiden is one of the names of Auril, an evil goddess in the Forgotten Realms. You can read more about her on the Forgotten Realms wiki.

Rime is ice which forms from water droplets on surfaces.

An Icewind Dale setting was the current favourite guess for the location of the new D&D adventure based on various hints from WotC, including this snowy owlbear t-shirt!

(thanks to Pixellance for pointing me at this!)

 

[Zardnaar]

Thirded.

Love that cover, don't think they could top it with the alt cover.

Yeah I only buy alt covers if I think the normal one is bad.

 

[Demetrios1453]

Thirded.

Love that cover, don't think they could top it with the alt cover.

As I said in the other thread, that cover is definitely one of the most evocative we've had for this edition. I like the special edition covers, but it will need to be extraordinary to top this...

 

[Birmy]

Since the big adventure each year has a major theme, and a fey-themed adventure is probably inevitable, there is absolutely nowhere better to set it in the Realms than the Moonshaes. Which would be nice not only is it an area that really hasn't been deeply covered information-wise since the setting was literally brand-new, but it also will be, technically, not set in the Sword Coast region...

That would be cool, but it would step on the toes of Baldman Games, who were awarded rights to develop the region for organized play and even have a sixty-page sourcebook for it already.

 

[Demetrios1453]

That would be cool, but it would step on the toes of Baldman Games, who were awarded rights to develop the region for organized play and even have a sixty-page sourcebook for it already.

I actually have that sourcebook.

There's nothing stopping WotC from working with them on it if WotC decides to put an adventure there...

 

[Birmy]

I actually have that sourcebook.

There's nothing stopping WotC from working with them on it if WotC decides to put an adventure there...

Hmm, that's true. Still, I'd be pleased and surprised to see it.

 

[doctorbadwolf]

Since the big adventure each year has a major theme, and a fey-themed adventure is probably inevitable, there is absolutely nowhere better to set it in the Realms than the Moonshaes. Which would be nice not only is it an area that really hasn't been deeply covered information-wise since the setting was literally brand-new, but it also will be, technically, not set in the Sword Coast region...

I want to argue for Rashemen, because I love them and because I think that whole setup is Fey as hell, but yeah, you right.

 

[Dire Bare]

It is also a sign that they have money to spend on these product.s......not everyone does, especially when they start out. I think judging this type of content by the cover does a disservice to those starting out w/o artistic talent available to them........

Quality art is related to budget, but it isn't all about how much money a company or creative team is willing/able to invest . . . "good" art is, of course, subjective, but I find that a team that puts together a well-rounded package including good art and layout usually mirrors the quality and competence in the game design and writing. I've seen this done with WotC products (big budget, relatively) and I've seen this done with community content on the DM's Guild.

Bad art isn't a guarantee of bad design/writing, but it certainly doesn't get me excited to give the product a try. Also, for me at least, the art helps me visualize the story/setting and primes my brain for the RPG experience . . . . bad art does the opposite, it takes me out of the experience.

 

[pukunui]

I would love an official Moonshaes adventure / sourcebook.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

I would love an official Moonshaes adventure / sourcebook.

I'm pretty sure if WotC had any plans for the Moonshaes they wouldn't have farmed it out to a 3rd party.

The trick to doing a Feywild adventure is have it show up somewhere you wouldn't expect it. Such as Theros. Athens worked for Shakespeare.

 

[pukunui]

I'm pretty sure if WotC had any plans for the Moonshaes they wouldn't have farmed it out to a 3rd party.

Well, you never know ...

The trick to doing a Feywild adventure is have it show up somewhere you wouldn't expect it. Such as Theros. Athens worked for Shakespeare.

Perhaps. Maybe they could set it on Evermeet. That's a rarely used location that was literally in the Feywild until recently.