Critical Role Tal’Dorei Reborn from Critical Role's Darrington Press

Critical Role's publishing arm, Darrington Press, has announced that it is relaunching the Tal'Dorei campaign setting (which was originally published inn 2017 by Green Ronin). The new setting is called Tal’Dorei Campaign Setting Reborn and will launch in late 2021/early 2022.

Since we launched Darrington Press, one product has been asked for again and again: the popular and out-of-print Tal’Dorei Campaign Setting.

Today, we are delighted to announce that the sourcebook is coming back, in a shiny new form: Tal’Dorei Campaign Setting Reborn—lovingly hashtagged #TalDoreiReborn for short. This definitive sourcebook brings the locations, people, creatures, and character options of Critical Role’s Tal’Dorei to your gaming table, complete with 5th edition stats for new magic items, subclasses, and even the members of Vox Machina. Whether you’re a fan of the original sourcebook or are totally new to Tal’Dorei, this book is for you.

The book is double the size of the original, at 280 pages, and advances the setting by two decades.

Inside, you'll find info on each major region of the setting, 9 new subclasses and 5 new backgrounds, new magic items, creatures, and updated stat blocks for the members of Vox Machina.

There will also be a deluxe boxed set from Beadle & Grimm's.

The FAQ indicates that it will not be possible to buy the PDF-only version at launch, but if you buy from the Critical Role shop you get the PDF bundled in (not if you buy it elsewhere though).

 

[lkj]

DDB folks have repeatedly suggested- when asked whether they will include 3rd party content-- that their licensing agreement with WotC does not allow it. They absolutely do not clarify the terms of the agreement. And no, they don't quite explicitly say it (presumably because license details can't be shared). But when you hear the statement, "We would love to have 3rd party content on our site" and then vague reference to the fact that they have a license with WotC, the meaning is pretty clear.

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[Weiley31]

I mean, IIRC, one can always use the Homebrew tab on DND Beyond and put the stuff in it via that. Annoying yes, but at least it would be something.

 

[OblivionDrive]

I mean, IIRC, one can always use the Homebrew tab on DND Beyond and put the stuff in it via that. Annoying yes, but at least it would be something.

There are still some limits to how their homebrew setup there works I think (haven’t yet tried to add subclasses there) so any subclasses that add too much outside of standard frameworks we see might be very kludgey and piecemeal

 

[darjr]

 

[Burnside]

This is both true... and not true. I think theoretically they can add whatever they want, but I remember when they added material that was tied to League of Legends, intended to promote their card game... and that got pulled down pretty quickly.

I'm unaware of whether it was Riot or WotC that was responsible, but the LoL card game competes with MTG Online, so it was probably WotC who said, "Yo, cut that out!" And they did.

There is non-WotC Critical Role material on DNDBeyond right now. The Oath of the Waves paladin subclass, for example. And the Way of the Cobalt Soul monk.

 

[Burnside]

What I would love for them to do is work out a licensing deal with OneBookShelf and open it up for community generated content on DriveThruRPG. I think they would do really well.

 

[Urriak Uruk]

There is non-WotC Critical Role material on DNDBeyond right now. The Oath of the Waves paladin subclass, for example. And the Way of the Cobalt Soul monk.

My point was largely that if the 3rd-party content isn't blessed by WotC, it can't pass muster. CR content is fine (WotC clearly loves what CR has done for them), but any brand remotely a competitor, not so much.

For example, don't expect to see DNDBeyond putting up World of Warcraft subclasses, because Hearthstone competes with MTG Online.

 

[BRayne]

Preorders and previews for the Beadle & Grimm's box sets are up:

Tal'Dorei

 

[darjr]

Tal'Dorei

From the magical mind of Matt Mercer and Critical Role, Beadle & Grimm's brings you all artifacts you need to show your faction loyalties and make your games epic.

www.beadleandgrimms.com

 

[Urriak Uruk]

Tal'Dorei

From the magical mind of Matt Mercer and Critical Role, Beadle & Grimm's brings you all artifacts you need to show your faction loyalties and make your games epic.

www.beadleandgrimms.com