Critical Role Tal'Dorei Reborn from Critical Role Is Out!

Darrington Press' reboot of Critical Role's Tal-Dorei D&D setting has been spotted in the wild, and on social media folks who worked on it are showing off pictures of their books.

The book is available from Critical Role's various online stores. The print version comes with a free PDF; however you cannot buy the PDF alone.

(Forgive the huge mess that this post is! That's what Twitter does to articles!)

 

[teitan]

I’ve yet to find a DM that can use music properly and juggle it around as needed because that’s just way too much work.

 

[Scott Christian]

That... was the point. I know those moods exist, but find the idea of serous D&D to be weird. Like having a racecar bed that's a 1 for 1 replica of a Bugaratti with billion thread silk sheets.

Sorry, I am a little confused. I was responding to this point by you:

I am honestly so confused when people talk about their serious games where they get made at people for joking at the table out of character and how a scarred, ancient mercenary with the blood of dragons in his veins is too silly for their magic elf who throws out sparkly lights and slaps people with big glowy hands.

I was simply expressing that moods exist at a table, and that players/DMs sometimes show consternation when there is one person at the table that can't seem to grasp that mood, or worse, flagrantly tries to change it against the will of the players and DM.

Are you saying that serious moods for you cannot exist? I mean, you say that you can see them, but the idea of a serious mood is weird. Does that mean you are that guy that disrupts the mood of the table because you don't like it? (I am not inciting, I am honestly just asking because the phrasing of your comment is, for some reason, hard for me to grasp.)

 

[Vaalingrade]

Sorry, I am a little confused. I was responding to this point by you:

I was simply expressing that moods exist at a table, and that players/DMs sometimes show consternation when there is one person at the table that can't seem to grasp that mood, or worse, flagrantly tries to change it against the will of the players and DM.

Are you saying that serious moods for you cannot exist? I mean, you say that you can see them, but the idea of a serious mood is weird. Does that mean you are that guy that disrupts the mood of the table because you don't like it? (I am not inciting, I am honestly just asking because the phrasing of your comment is, for some reason, hard for me to grasp.)

More like I have never been at a table that tried to enforce a dour mood and it would feel weird if I joined a game that tried to be serious while still exploding enemies via very short, apparently sad and angry men hand-jiving.

 

[darjr]

Alphastream does a read through.

 

[Ghost2020]

I ordered the PDF and book when this article came out. Received the book yesterday. Looks great! I love a good campaign setting.

 

[Weiley31]

Well, I ordered my bro, the one I owe a Wedding/Christmas Gift to, a copy of the book since he's a super huge Crit Roll fan. (He doesn't really care about the PDF so I downloaded it instead.)

I do like a number of things in it. Especially in Chapter 6: Allies and Adversaries. And one image, in particular in that section, is legit an excuse to play as a Yuan-Ti Pureblood Echo Knight. A number of the Monsters are pretty neat, and there's one Fiend in there that looks pretty interesting to deal with. Especially if you go with one of the Vestments of Divergence that is in the book.

There's also, a Tiefling Vampire assassin of Vecna/The Wispered One. Doesn't have a stat block, but following 5E guidelines just means that you'd use the Vampire stat block and make the according adjustments.

There are some slight errors in it though: (again in Chapter 6.) An attack called Withering Touch is mistakenly referred to as Withering Hand in the traits section of the Remnant Chosen. And then in the Vox Machina section, if I'm reading correctly, Keyleth is legit helpless after casting all of her spells, with no ability to do a regular attack that uses her iconic weapon for just swinging.

Aside from those small errors, I like it a lot. Already I have ideas for using stuff from here for a horror based Icewind Dale type one-shot using the Rime of the Frostmaiden's Character Secrets and Survivors from Van Richten's guide to Ravensloft.

 

[BRayne]

And then in the Vox Machina section, if I'm reading correctly, Keyleth is legit helpless after casting all of her spells, with no ability to do a regular attack that uses her iconic weapon for just swinging.

Wildshape probably covers that. There's benefits to being a level 20 moon druid

 

[Scott Christian]

More like I have never been at a table that tried to enforce a dour mood and it would feel weird if I joined a game that tried to be serious while still exploding enemies via very short, apparently sad and angry men hand-jiving.

To each his own I guess. Still very hard for me to understanding, but everyone has their own way of playing. I guess you will never be able to play Ravenloft as a serious mood piece. But, if you are good with that (and your group), more power to you.

 

[darjr]

It's back in stock.

Tal’Dorei Campaign Setting Reborn

All purchases of Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting Reborn from Critical Role shops include a PDF version. Please note that the PDF file can only be downloaded three times. Tal’Dorei Campaign Setting Reborn is the definitive sourcebook for bringing the locations, people, creatures, and character options...

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