D&D 5E Dragons of Stormwreck Isle: New D&D Starter Set Is Coming This Year

Hasbro has posted a short video which highlights its 2022 portfolio of brands, including toys and games, and in it can be seen images of a D&D Starter Set called Dragons of Stormwreck Isle. The cover feature a blue dragon breathing lightning.

Critical Role's Call of the Netherdeep also appears briefly.

In this press release, Hasbro lists the boxed set with a retail price of $49.99, which seems very high for a starter set.

 

[kapars]

Could be one of the updated Backgrounds that provide a feat, since Acrobat is a feat.

It was not published. Unearthed Arcana only.

 

[EzekielRaiden]

It was not published. Unearthed Arcana only.

Ah, so it was. Then I have no idea.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

Ah, so it was. Then I have no idea.

I think it unlikely. Diana's skillset is already covered by monk, and WotC are keen to encourage refluffing. The ability being demonstrated in the illustration is Evasion, which is available to all monks and rogues at level 7.

Hypothetically, an acrobat subclass could be added for rogue or monk, but "acrobat" wasn't a core class in 1st edition either (Unearthed Arcana Thief-Acrobat was the closest).

 

[kapars]

I think it unlikely. Diana's skillset is already covered by monk, and WotC are keen to encourage refluffing. The ability being demonstrated in the illustration is Evasion, which is available to all monks and rogues at level 7.

Hypothetically, an acrobat subclass could be added for rogue or monk, but "acrobat" wasn't a core class in 1st edition either (Unearthed Arcana Thief-Acrobat was the closest).

Level 7 in a starter set? It might likely just be artistic license. It will likely be Monk but after coming across the OSE Acrobat I’m rooting for Acrobat.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

Level 7 in a starter set? It might likely just be artistic license. It will likely be Monk but after coming across the OSE Acrobat I’m rooting for Acrobat.

Dragon of Icespire Peak is level 5-6, and the characters on the cover might be NPCs anyway.

 

[bedir than]

It's also just the narrative of a Dex save

 

[doctorhook]

1). The Essentials Kit was differently named, likely because of the smidgen of extra content it had, but this is still labelled as a starter set. I would wager they might try to replace Lost Mine with this one, which while the upfront cost is grisly, I do support since that adventure wasn't quite as amazing as it could've been.

Just to clarify, the adventure in the first 5E Starter Set was Lost Mine of Phandelver, and it was excellent.

The adventure in Essentials Kit was called “Dragon of Icespire Peak” and it was quite a bit worse.

Lost Mine is a damn classic now, but Dragon of Icespire Peak was kind of a stinker that should be replaced.

 

[Parmandur]

Just to clarify, the adventure in the first 5E Starter Set was Lost Mine of Phandelver, and it was excellent.

The adventure in Essentials Kit was called “Dragon of Icespire Peak” and it was quite a bit worse.

Lost Mine is a damn classic now, but Dragon of Icespire Peak was kind of a stinker that should be replaced.

It is a decent mine of sidequest material to plug into Lost Mines.

 

[doctorhook]

It is a decent mine of sidequest material to plug into Lost Mines.

Agreed. Probably the best use of Dragons of Icespire Peak tbh. My biggest disappointment with that adventure was how much detail about the town of Phandalin got removed compared to the amount of info in Lost Mine of Phandelver.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

Agreed. Probably the best use of Dragons of Icespire Peak tbh. My biggest disappointment with that adventure was how much detail about the town of Phandalin got removed compared to the amount of info in Lost Mine of Phandelver.

It wasn't included because it's supposed to be an expansion, not a rewrite. If you follow through with the online content the action moves to Leilon, which is well detailed.