D&D 5E 1491 DR: Year of the Scarlet Witch

[doctorhook]

1. Princes of the Apocalypse is released in March 2015.
2. Princes of the Apocalypse is set in the Forgotten Realms, in the year 1491 DR.
3. 1491 DR is also known as "The Year of the Scarlet Witch".
4. Marvel's Avengers: Age of Ultron is released in May 2015.
5. Marvel's Avengers: Age of Ultron features the big-screen debut of a famous superheroine, Scarlet Witch.

 

[pukunui]

You've also got 1490 DR: The Year of the Star Walker's Return + Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens coming out this year.

 

[CapnZapp]

OMGWTFBBQ!!!

 

[PnPgamer]

 

[GMforPowergamers]

Has anyone ever figured out the meaning of the year names?

 

[Beleriphon]

Has anyone ever figured out the meaning of the year names?

Some are obvious, others are not at all or have never been detailed. There's a fairly complete list of the Roll of Years but for the most part they're just flavour meant to spur DMs to create events to fit the names.

 

[PnPgamer]

I thought that current year would be called Year of the Cultist slaying.

 

[TarionzCousin]

Ed Greenwood must have been prophetic: Next year is "The Year of Only Inspired by Alice in Wonderland, Not a Wonderland Adventure."

 

[Parmandur]

Didn't Wd Greenwood come up with a list waaaaay out into the "future" in the 80's? Wouldn't surprise me if the Scarlet Witch epitaph started as a Marvel tribute, though.

 

[Scott DeWar]

[conspiracy theory] or did marvel see it and pledgerize it?[/theory]