D&D 5E 5-Part Forgotten Realms Adventure Coming Next Week

From Polygon comes a report that WotC is releasing for download an anthology of five adventures for character levels 8-10 on June 29th to celebrate the Magic the Gathering: Adventures in the Forgotten Realms card set.

Adventures in the Forgotten Realms, a Dungeons & Dragons-themed set of cards for Magic: The Gathering, is introducing something special — and free — for fans of D&D. A substantial role-playing adventure will be made available for download starting around June 29. Wizards made the announcement earlier this month during a private press event.

In the past, new sets of Magic cards have been heralded by some excellent digital fiction — lengthy and well-written short stories that set the mood for the coming cards. This time around, publisher Wizards of the Coast is taking a different tack. Instead of short stories, it’s releasing a module for characters level eight through 10. Meris Mullaley, world-building and narrative design manager at Wizards, said that there would be five adventures. Each will run between 15 and 20 pages in total.

That's a pretty interesting level range -- presumably to make traveling the planes at some point in the adventure easier. And at a total of between 75 and 100 pages, it's a pretty significant work.

 

[Urriak Uruk]

So not many details on MTG Weekly on the adventure, apart from it showing off the story of the set, and that the story of the set is essentially shown off in the adventure... they say they have pregenerated characters for the adventure, which I assume is the original characters.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

So not many details on MTG Weekly on the adventure, apart from it showing off the story of the set, and that the story of the set is essentially shown off in the adventure... they say they have pregenerated characters for the adventure, which I assume is the original characters.

This isn't a terrible idea. Level 8 isn't a great spot to start for introducing MTG gamers to D&D, but it's otherwise a pretty good mechanism to introduce chocolate to peanut butter and vice-versa.

 

[Urriak Uruk]

Anyway, looks like that's all the previews we are getting until a big drop of information on Tuesday!

 

[Arnie_Wan_Kenobi]

This isn't a terrible idea. Level 8 isn't a great spot to start for introducing MTG gamers to D&D, but it's otherwise a pretty good mechanism to introduce chocolate to peanut butter and vice-versa.

Coincidentally (or not?) isn't that right where Dragon of Icespire Peak from Essentials leaves off?

 

[Dr. Bull]

Coincidentally (or not?) isn't that right where Dragon of Icespire Peak from Essentials leaves off?

I just looked that up. Essentials covers up to level 6.

 

[Arnie_Wan_Kenobi]

I just looked that up. Essentials covers up to level 6.

Thanks. I should have checked before posting. Well, it's an interesting approach, and I have no problem downloading free advertures!

 

[Henadic Theologian]

She needs to get a new Deck of Many Things if she wished to be the greatest bard in the multiverse and got the strumming skills we saw during the Legend Lore week videos.

Turns out the wish twisted on her and made her the Greatest Bard in the Multiverse at the Triangle.

 

[Henadic Theologian]

Am I the only one who thinks they should have just gone with the regular fiction? D&D has tons of adventures it could give away for free already, but not every MtG fan is going to want to play D&D just to figure out the story for this set.

 

[Weiley31]

So I'm assuming the glowing "green card" on Morningmist is Ellywick's Deck of Many?

 

[Parmandur]

Am I the only one who thinks they should have just gone with the regular fiction? D&D has tons of adventures it could give away for free already, but not every MtG fan is going to want to play D&D just to figure out the story for this set.

No, I like free game material.