D&D 5E "Big Summer Adventure" Drow related? Announcement imminent?

Paul Farquhar said:

That's what fits the schedule. We have been told the next book is a "big summer adventure". And we have a "hot Drizzt summer" event. It would seem very odd marketing to have the Drow book at Christmas time!

I agree that it's unlikely that the will "do the Underdark" again in an adventure (although Icewind Dale is in both SKT and RotFM). I think it more likely the adventure will visit the new surface drow cities, briefly revisit Menzoberranzan, then finish up in the Demonweb pits. I also think this will be a level 11-20 adventure.

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Paul Farquhar said:

That's what fits the schedule. We have been told the next book is a "big summer adventure". And we have a "hot Drizzt summer" event. It would seem very odd marketing to have the Drow book at Christmas time!

I agree that it's unlikely that the will "do the Underdark" again in an adventure (although Icewind Dale is in both SKT and RotFM). I think it more likely the adventure will visit the new surface drow cities, briefly revisit Menzoberranzan, then finish up in the Demonweb pits. I also think this will be a level 11-20 adventure.

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Disgruntled Hobbit said:

Can't imagine they'll do drow for the RPG

First, they did them already with OUT OF THE ABYSS
Second, drow are problematic because entirely evil races are problematic, and dark skinned ones are racist

Even if they continue to show drow as light gray (like they have since the start of 5th Ed) and have equal numbers of good drow, every single article and preview regarding a drow focused adventure will focus on the previous racism, creating bad press
They'll have to spend as much time talking about how they've fixed drow and changed them as they would the adventure. Selling the changes and not the story

The recent drow articles and Drizzt videos are almost certainly related to DARK ALLIANCE. Which has Drizzt as a main character

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Enevhar Aldarion said:

This all also probably ties into the MtG Forgotten Realms card set. Official card previews start on June 29th, the set is available digitally on July 8th, pre-release week start July 16th, and worldwide release is July 23rd. You know there is no way they would make this set without a Drizz't card or a Lolth card, maybe a legendary land card for Menzobarranzan.

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Urriak Uruk said:

That said, no way it's an adventure compilation like you suggest.

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Paul Farquhar said:

I wasn't suggesting that. "big summer adventure" suggests a single story, not a compilation.

I agree with you about the new art, I don't think they would have commissioned it if there wasn't a book to put it in. There is art for the surface Drow cities too.

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Paul Farquhar said:

I wasn't suggesting that. "big summer adventure" suggests a single story, not a compilation.

I agree with you about the new art, I don't think they would have commissioned it if there wasn't a book to put it in. There is art for the surface Drow cities too.

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Urriak Uruk said:

Yeah I wasn't sure what you were suggesting, my bad...

Anyway, if it is a very Drow-focused adventure, and Lolth is the primary enemy, I imagine the ending of the book would not reach level 20. I believe the only book that actually takes you to level 20 is Dungeon of the Mad Mage. I could very much see an "Avatar of Lolth" statted up as an enemy, much like the Frostmaiden in Icewind Dale.

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Paul Farquhar said:

It's in the title. There seems to be an awful lot of Drow-related chatter all of a sudden. We have been told there is a "big summer adventure" but no hint as to what it is about. D&D Live is a bit late to announce a "summer" title (although it could be August).

Maybe it actually features Drizzt and co, and ties into the Dark Alliance video game?

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