D&D 5E 3 Of The Adventures in Candlekeep Mysteries

Candlekeep is a 'hub' full of portals to different adventures, each portal being a book, in the upcoming Candlekeep Mysteries adventure anthology for D&D. Here's the names of three of the adventures according to iO9. The adventures are standalone. A ghost dragon lives under the library, and the PCs can interact with her.

The 'codename' for the book was 'Microwave'.

• The Canopic Being (Jennifer Kretchmer, disability advocate) -- jars of internal organs in Tashlua, a trade city in Tashalar, and a deep 3D dungeon crawl full of elevators and ramps.
• Zikran’s Zephyrean Tome (Taylor Rehman, game designer) -- a genie in a book in Candlekeep asks you to free it in exchange for a wish. The genie has an evil former master.
• Kandlekeep Dekonstruktion (Amy Vorpahl, comedian)-- a stolen book contains blueprints of Candlekeep. A comedic adventure. Includes mechanical creatures called Skitterwidgets, which have babies called Kittiewidgets.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

You might be thinking of her brother, Blad.

Blad the Inhaler?

 

[Lieslo]

It's unclear to me how a comedic adventure is supposed to actually play? Usually the laughs at the table are from antics the players or my NPCs get up to - not due to puns or funny names or whatever. Hopeful this one won't be cringe, but not holding my breath. That said, maybe it will be funny to read, even if I never play it.

I agree. Comedy is never great when forced. Also don't like the terms Skittlewidgets and Kittiewidgets - too cutesy for me

 

[Paul Farquhar]

I agree. Comedy is never great when forced. Also don't like the terms Skittlewidgets and Kittiewidgets - too cutesy for me

Comedy is very much a matter of taste, but it's certainly always been a part of some adventures. White Plume Mountain is comic. Dungeonland/Land Beyond the Magic Mirror (by Gygax himself) are comic.

But, as with any anthology by different authors, there is bound to be some you don't like. Nothing wrong with that.

 

[R_J_K75]

I agree. Comedy is never great when forced. Also don't like the terms Skittlewidgets and Kittiewidgets - too cutesy for me

This one doesnt sound promising. Amy Vorpahl, never heard of her. Quick google search and she comes up as actor, comedian and pro- gamer, anyone know if she has any other RPG writing credits?

 

[R_J_K75]

But, as with any anthology by different authors, there is bound to be some you don't like. Nothing wrong with that.

Even though I have my doubts it could prove the best out of the 17 in the book. You never know.

 

[Marc_C]

This one doesnt sound promising. Amy Vorpahl, never heard of her. Quick google search and she comes up as actor, comedian and pro- gamer, anyone know if she has any other RPG writing credits?

She's in a D&D tv show called The Dungeon Run

The Dungeon Run (TV Series 2019– ) ⭐ 8.9 | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

The Dungeon Run: Created by Alex Albrecht. With Morgan Peter Brown, Ronald Ogden, Jarred Kjack, Jessica Lynn Parsons. The Dungeon Run is a live actual play Dungeons and Dragons adventure of mystery, combat, and magic, with live music and viewer interactivity. Join Dungeon Master Jeff Cannata and...

www.imdb.com

 

[QuentinGeorge]

It's unclear to me how a comedic adventure is supposed to actually play? Usually the laughs at the table are from antics the players or my NPCs get up to - not due to puns or funny names or whatever. Hopeful this one won't be cringe, but not holding my breath. That said, maybe it will be funny to read, even if I never play it.

I'd certainly hate it if D&D started incorporating puns. You'd end up with names like "Yrag" or "Zagig".

 

[R_J_K75]

I'd certainly hate it if D&D started incorporating puns. You'd end up with names like "Yrag" or "Zagig".

Or dice that say POW, THWOK, BAM...

 

[Lieslo]

Even though I have my doubts it could prove the best out of the 17 in the book. You never know.

I will certainly be buying it but it would be unrealistic to expect to love every single one of them. Keeping an open mind is key

 

[Marc_C]

I will certainly be buying it but it would be unrealistic to expect to love every single one of them. Keeping an open mind is key

I second that.

Also, upon reading an adventure might not be to your liking but months or years later you find a use for it. This has happened to me several times with Dungeon magazine adventures.