D&D 5E A Peek At Witchlight's WARDUKE!

We've known for a while that next month's Wild Beyond the Witchlight features a number of 80s D&D characters, including Warduke the evil fighter. We now have a clear view of what he looks like in his 5E incarnation!

D&D 5E - Two New D&D Books Revealed: Feywild & Strixhaven Mage School

Amazon has revealed the next two D&D hardcovers! The Wild Beyond the Witchlight is a feywild adventure due in September, and Curriculum of Chaos is a Magic: the Gathering setting of Strixhaven, which looks like a Harry Potter-esque mage school, set for November...

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D&D 5E - Wild Beyond the Witchlight Features Warduke & More!

While we've had the back cover text for some time, Amazon has revealed more information about the Wild Beyond the Witchlight! The adventure includes Warduke, a figure dating back to the 1980s, and indicates that all encounters can be resolved without combat. The book also includes two new races...

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[EthanSental]

I’m curious what level the book will have him, 7-12 range? I doubt he’ll be the 3.0/3.5 version of level 18/20ish if I remember somewhat correctly.

 

[Bolares]

Alas, I fear I've failed you then, my friend. We started playing the old HeroQuest boardgame when the kid was 4 or 5, No Thank You, Evil! at 5 or 6, and D&D (well, technically Basic Fantasy Roleplaying, which we morphed into Rules Cyclopedia D&D after a few months) at 6.

Now we play Dungeon Crawl Classics, which for my money is the best of them all.

I stress the heroics of the situations, but since I started the whole thing with Conan stories and the '84 Schwartzenegger movie (plus Beastmaster, Krull, et al), the hoboing was gonna happen no matter what I did.

Oh no! The kid is to young to be Old School!

 

[darjr]

Just saw this on Twitter. Thought I’d post it, limited few left.

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[Umbran]

More significantly, how come he is suddenly left handed?!

He isn't. But until he meets the Dread Pirate Roberts, fighting with his dominant hand isn't much of a challenge.

 

[Ralif Redhammer]

Looking at the old LJN AD&D toyline, what strikes me is just how colorful they are. The primary colors are vividly on display in most of the toys, whether it's Warduke's blue, red, and yellow, the Titan's eyewatering yellow and red, and so on.

Kinda sad his helmet's not bright blue.

Looks back at my original Warduke toy behind me...he's always been a lefty.

More significantly, how come he is suddenly left handed?!

 

[aco175]

Looks like all the figures had bad coloring. Likely the factory colors that could be produced on plastic at the time.

 

[Benjamin Olson]

Looks like all the figures had bad coloring. Likely the factory colors that could be produced on plastic at the time.

I would say it probably is a combination of what coloring could be done the cheapest and wanting bright, "less realistic" colors to emphasize to parents that these were harmless children's toys and not the path to satanism.

 

[Ath-kethin]

Oh no! The kid is to young to be Old School!

Nobody's ever too young to do things right!

 

[Urriak Uruk]

Ha! Warduke is but a mewling welp compared to the majesty of GRIMSWORD!

 

[Stormonu]

Bah, Warduke will eat that wannabe for lunch!