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<blockquote data-quote="brimmels" data-source="post: 8440282" data-attributes="member: 6919689"><p>Haven't gotten enough yet of <strong><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/the-wild-beyond-the-witchlight-an-in-depth-review.682786/" target="_blank">The Wild Beyond the Witchlight</a>? </strong>WotC has you covered. <strong>The Witchlight Carnival Dice and Miscellany</strong> set is an optional add-on to D&D's first official Feywild adventure.</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]145840[/ATTACH]</p><h3>The Dice</h3><p>Prominently displayed in the plastic window of the display packaging are the dice. Slightly over sized, they're orange with a subtle iridescence and black numbers that are easy to read. The set includes 11 dice—the standard seven-piece RPG dice set plus three addition d6s for those who like to roll stats and an extra d20 for advantage/disadvantage rolls.</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]145835[/ATTACH]</p><h3>The Map</h3><p>The set focuses on the Witchlight Carnival portion of <strong>The Wild Beyond the Witchlight</strong> adventure instead of the portion in Hither, Thither, and Yon. The small, folded map that's included features the map of the carnival on one side and lovely art from a carnival patron's perspective on the other.</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]145838[/ATTACH]</p><h3>The Packaging</h3><p>Once removed from the display packaging, the set includes a decorative box to hold everything. Both parts of the box are brown velvet lined to double as dice rolling trays. One box has a pretty brown “&” design. The other half has a brown and orange design that reminds me of looking through tree branches. An hourglass design in an iridescent metallic ink is in its center represents the Hourglass Coven, which is a significant part of the foul events of <strong>TWBtW</strong>.</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]145841[/ATTACH]</p><h3>The Cards</h3><p>Also included is a set of 19 (technically 20, but the last one is a “Tell us what you think” card) full-color cards. One card has a table for carnival prizes and a table for carnival trinkets on the other.</p><p></p><p>The rest of the cards feature a piece of art on one side with a smaller piece of the same art on the other along with a description. One of those cards is for the Witchlight Carnival overall. Another is for Witchlight Hands, meaning the people who work at the carnival (the book includes that a player background).</p><p></p><p>Six cards are for games at the carnival. Those include Guess the Feathers on the Cockatrice, Out-stare the Cyclops, Almiraj Ring Toss, Catch a Faerie Dragon by a Tail, Gnome Poetry Contest, and Goblin Wrestling. The rest are characters like Mister Witch, Mister Light, and Candlefoot. I'm a big advocate for cards as an RPG supplement, especially NPC cards. These are nice. The ones produced by <a href="https://www.beadleandgrimms.com/" target="_blank">Beadle & Grimm's</a> for their sets (<strong>TWBtW</strong> is getting both <a href="https://www.beadleandgrimms.com/silver/witchlight" target="_blank">silver</a> and <a href="https://www.beadleandgrimms.com/platinum/witchlight" target="_blank">platinum editions</a>) are better in my opinion because they're larger and more useful. Some feature just art and others have stat blocks on back for easy access.</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]145836[/ATTACH]</p><h3>Should You Get It?</h3><p>For the price point ($29.99 MSRP but frequently discounted) and quality <strong>The <strong>Witchlight </strong>Carnival Dice and Miscellany</strong> is a nice set. It's a great holiday gift for your favorite D&D player or your DM running <strong>TWBtW</strong>. The cards don't really have significant spoilers so players and DMs can use it, but if you're a player who wants to go into <strong>TWBtW</strong> cold I'd wait to read the cards and just use the dice, trays, and folding map until your character has fully entered the Feywild.</p><p></p><p>Not essential but a respectable addition to those running <strong>The Wild Beyond the Witchlight.</strong> If you're a dice collector, this is worth the look. For DMs, the cards are handy but not essential. My rating: B+.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="brimmels, post: 8440282, member: 6919689"] Haven't gotten enough yet of [B][URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/the-wild-beyond-the-witchlight-an-in-depth-review.682786/']The Wild Beyond the Witchlight[/URL]? [/B]WotC has you covered. [B]The Witchlight Carnival Dice and Miscellany[/B] set is an optional add-on to D&D's first official Feywild adventure. [CENTER][ATTACH type="full" alt="Box.jpg"]145840[/ATTACH][/CENTER] [HEADING=2]The Dice[/HEADING] Prominently displayed in the plastic window of the display packaging are the dice. Slightly over sized, they're orange with a subtle iridescence and black numbers that are easy to read. The set includes 11 dice—the standard seven-piece RPG dice set plus three addition d6s for those who like to roll stats and an extra d20 for advantage/disadvantage rolls. [CENTER][ATTACH type="full" alt="Set map.jpg"]145835[/ATTACH][/CENTER] [HEADING=2]The Map[/HEADING] The set focuses on the Witchlight Carnival portion of [B]The Wild Beyond the Witchlight[/B] adventure instead of the portion in Hither, Thither, and Yon. The small, folded map that's included features the map of the carnival on one side and lovely art from a carnival patron's perspective on the other. [CENTER][ATTACH type="full" alt="Box Logo.jpg"]145838[/ATTACH][/CENTER] [HEADING=2]The Packaging[/HEADING] Once removed from the display packaging, the set includes a decorative box to hold everything. Both parts of the box are brown velvet lined to double as dice rolling trays. One box has a pretty brown “&” design. The other half has a brown and orange design that reminds me of looking through tree branches. An hourglass design in an iridescent metallic ink is in its center represents the Hourglass Coven, which is a significant part of the foul events of [B]TWBtW[/B]. [CENTER][ATTACH type="full" alt="card2.jpg"]145841[/ATTACH][/CENTER] [HEADING=2]The Cards[/HEADING] Also included is a set of 19 (technically 20, but the last one is a “Tell us what you think” card) full-color cards. One card has a table for carnival prizes and a table for carnival trinkets on the other. The rest of the cards feature a piece of art on one side with a smaller piece of the same art on the other along with a description. One of those cards is for the Witchlight Carnival overall. Another is for Witchlight Hands, meaning the people who work at the carnival (the book includes that a player background). Six cards are for games at the carnival. Those include Guess the Feathers on the Cockatrice, Out-stare the Cyclops, Almiraj Ring Toss, Catch a Faerie Dragon by a Tail, Gnome Poetry Contest, and Goblin Wrestling. The rest are characters like Mister Witch, Mister Light, and Candlefoot. I'm a big advocate for cards as an RPG supplement, especially NPC cards. These are nice. The ones produced by [URL='https://www.beadleandgrimms.com/']Beadle & Grimm's[/URL] for their sets ([B]TWBtW[/B] is getting both [URL='https://www.beadleandgrimms.com/silver/witchlight']silver[/URL] and [URL='https://www.beadleandgrimms.com/platinum/witchlight']platinum editions[/URL]) are better in my opinion because they're larger and more useful. Some feature just art and others have stat blocks on back for easy access. [CENTER][ATTACH type="full" alt="Dice on Tray.jpg"]145836[/ATTACH][/CENTER] [HEADING=2]Should You Get It?[/HEADING] For the price point ($29.99 MSRP but frequently discounted) and quality [B]The [B]Witchlight [/B]Carnival Dice and Miscellany[/B] is a nice set. It's a great holiday gift for your favorite D&D player or your DM running [B]TWBtW[/B]. The cards don't really have significant spoilers so players and DMs can use it, but if you're a player who wants to go into [B]TWBtW[/B] cold I'd wait to read the cards and just use the dice, trays, and folding map until your character has fully entered the Feywild. Not essential but a respectable addition to those running [B]The Wild Beyond the Witchlight.[/B] If you're a dice collector, this is worth the look. For DMs, the cards are handy but not essential. My rating: B+. [/QUOTE]
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