D&D 5E Vecna: Eve of Ruin Coming 2024

Just revealed by WotC, a multiverse spanning adventure which goes up to level 20 and features cameos from famous D&D characters. More info when we have it!

Update--WotC has taken down the promo image and replaced it with one without a release date. See more here.

 

[Uni-the-Unicorn!]

Why that equation? I never claimed them to be equal. But thanks to Marvel, multiverses are quite big in popculture right now, so D&D has to bring in their own. I personally don't have any interest in multiverses of any kind so it’s another negative point for me.

Because D&D has always had a multiverse (since 1e), but the D&D multiverse is about multiple planes of reality (Prime, Inner, Outer, etc.) not alternate realities (earth 56, etc.). So a D&D multiverse adventure is essentially a planescape adventure, not a marvel or dc alternate reality hopping affair

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Because D&D has always had a multiverse (since 1e), but the D&D multiverse is about multiple planes of reality (Prime, Inner, Outer, etc.) not alternate realities (earth 56, etc.). So a D&D multiverse adventure is essentially a planescape adventure, not a marvel or dc alternate reality hopping affair

Which isn't to say they haven't flirted with alternate primes. Tasha's included a spell specifically for crossing over to alternate primes, for instance.

 

[FitzTheRuke]

For whatever reason, I can't get the name of this book to stay in my head. It's still "The Vecna Book" to me, in spite of finally knowing what it's called.

Eve of Ruin. Eve of Ruin. Eve of Ruin. Eve of Ruin. Eve of Ruin.

Maybe that'll help.

 

[Parmandur]

Because D&D has always had a multiverse (since 1e), but the D&D multiverse is about multiple planes of reality (Prime, Inner, Outer, etc.) not alternate realities (earth 56, etc.). So a D&D multiverse adventure is essentially a planescape adventure, not a marvel or dc alternate reality hopping affair

Akshully, D& flash had an Everything, Everywhere, All at Once style multiverse, using the word miltiverse even, since at least 1978 when the PHB laid out thst concept.

Granted, they were still cripping it from groovy edgy Marvel cpmics in 1978, but what are ya gonna do? The more things change.

 

[Retros_x]

Maybe a bit of a glass half full thing: modern WotC Adventures have been great, and I like Marvel movies, sooo.

If anybody agree to those opinions, I agree they could have a blast with rea... uhm, playing this adventure!

 

[Retros_x]

Because D&D has always had a multiverse (since 1e), but the D&D multiverse is about multiple planes of reality (Prime, Inner, Outer, etc.) not alternate realities (earth 56, etc.). So a D&D multiverse adventure is essentially a planescape adventure, not a marvel or dc alternate reality hopping affair

Thanks for explaining what I already know, again, I never claimed them to be functional same or even similar. But it is not a coincidence that wotc publish multiverse related content right now, its thanks to Marvels grip on pop culture. Marketing doesnt care that D&D multiverse means something different, slap it on the ads and it will sell better, because its the current craze.

 

[Bitbrain]

Make 3 "Hard" encounters. One with a single monster. One with a pair of monsters. One with 6 monsters. Run them for your group.

Then come back and tell me the system works "fine."

raises hand

This almost exactly how I run combat encounters in my games. The system works perfectly for me.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

Because D&D has always had a multiverse (since 1e), but the D&D multiverse is about multiple planes of reality (Prime, Inner, Outer, etc.) not alternate realities (earth 56, etc.). So a D&D multiverse adventure is essentially a planescape adventure, not a marvel or dc alternate reality hopping affair

The D&D multiverse has had parallel prime material planes since the 1st edition DMG. Hence the pages on crossing over with Gamma World and Boot Hill. There is all this talk about Tolkien and Howard, but Moorcock was a huge influence, these days largely forgotten.

 

[Parmandur]

If anybody agree to those opinions, I agree they could have a blast with rea... uhm, playing this adventure!

I mean, they are great play aids, in my experience.

 

[Uni-the-Unicorn!]

The D&D multiverse has had parallel prime material planes since the 1st edition DMG. Hence the pages on crossing over with Gamma World and Boot Hill. There is all this talk about Tolkien and Howard, but Moorcock was a huge influence, these days largely forgotten.

Yes it has, but the “multiverse” of D&D has always been the multiple planes of reality of the standard cosmos. The alternate realities of the Prime has waxed and waned over the years IME