WotC Ruins of Symbaroum: Setting Handbook is Now Available on D&D Beyond

darjr

I crit!

• Tuesday at 5:22 PM

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Ruins of Symbaroum: Setting Handbook is Now Available on D&D Beyond

Ruins of Symbaroum: Setting Handbook - Shop D&D Beyond

<p>Open the doors to the beloved and critically acclaimed game world of Symbaroum—a deeper, darker, and deadlier setting where unforgettable adventures are waiting behind every crest and bend.</p> <br> <p>This handbook has been exclusively composed for D&D Beyond, and offers a glimpse of the...

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darjr

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• Tuesday at 5:26 PM

• #2

Looks to be entirely setting focused?

Not the game.

 

darjr

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• Tuesday at 5:27 PM

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darjr

I crit!

• Tuesday at 5:30 PM

• #4

A prediction, we’ll see maps and tokens for maps from other game systems settings.

 

Nikosandros

Golden Procrastinator

• Tuesday at 5:33 PM

• #5

darjr said:

Looks to be entirely setting focused?

Not the game.

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Yes, I've read that it is just setting information. On the plus side, it might be attractive because it is a cheap way to get into the setting and AFAIK, this specific product does not exist elsewhere. On the negative side, without DB integration and character options this would look, IMO, much better as a PDF.

 

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AdmundfortGeographer

Getting lost in fantasy maps

• Tuesday at 5:36 PM

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D&D General Thread 'Ruins of Symbaroum setting handbook added to D&D Beyond'

Tuesday at 5:20 PM

D&D Beyond added a setting handbook for the Ruins of Symbaroum world. Player facing info.

Ruins of Symbaroum: Setting Handbook - Shop D&D Beyond

<p>Open the doors to the beloved and critically acclaimed game world of Symbaroum—a deeper, darker, and deadlier setting where unforgettable adventures are waiting behind every crest and bend.</p> <br> <p>This handbook has been exclusively composed for D&D Beyond, and offers a glimpse of the...

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Interestingly it is advertised as no rules, just player-facing setting material.

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darjr

I crit!

• Tuesday at 5:36 PM

• #7

Oh, Symbaroum is already in 5e. I knew it at a subconscious level.

 

AdmundfortGeographer

Getting lost in fantasy maps

• Tuesday at 5:42 PM

• #8

Correct.

Ruins of Symbaroum is the 5e adaptation of the Symbaroum setting.

 

LuisCarlos17f

Legend

• Yesterday at 11:22 AM

• #9

OK, it is only fluff(lore/background) and nothing of crunch (magic items, spells, feats, subclasses).

My opinion is this type of sourcebook seems like a test to encourauge 3PPs to sell in D&DBeyond because this would work like no-so-expensive advertising. Even if they sell one title this is enough to promote the complete IP.

Maybe in a future we could see in D&D 0% crunch titles of franchises that don't use the 5e system, for example Warhammer Fantasy, or a new fantasy saga that needs promotion.

 

Dire Bare

Legend

• Yesterday at 4:06 PM

• #10

Nikosandros said:

Yes, I've read that it is just setting information. On the plus side, it might be attractive because it is a cheap way to get into the setting and AFAIK, this specific product does not exist elsewhere. On the negative side, without DB integration and character options this would look, IMO, much better as a PDF.

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Personally, I prefer the web format on D&D Beyond to PDF format. Both formats have their pros and cons, of course, but the web books are a lot easier to search during a game.

However, it seems odd to release a book on D&D Beyond without including character options. Symbaroum is a 5E-adapted setting with character options that would benefit from a tool like D&D Beyond . . . I'm not sure of the logic behind this release. I won't be picking it up, even though the price point is fairly low.