D&D 5E Call of the Netherdeep: marketing has begun, screenshots thread
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Hexmage-EN
Legend
It seems to me to just be a normal D&D adventure book (so more like Rime of the Frost Maiden). I've seen no indication that the characters from the show will be featured in it (I think that would be listed as a selling point if they were).
Hexmage-EN
Legend
That book has four introductory adventures, one of which is set in the region of Xhorhas, near where Call of the Netherdeep apparently begins.
Urriak Uruk
Gaming is fun, and fun is for everyone
No one has seen it yet obviously, but it seems to tilt more towards Rime of the Frostmaiden rather than Rick & Morty. Meaning, yes some background knowledge on Critical Role would be helpful (which is not so different than knowing Forgotten Realms lore for RotFM), but it's probably not necessary to run this adventure.
I am fairly certain that few characters from the show are statted up. For one, this is set after campaign 2 of CR. And I feel like that would be advertised if their PCs were statted, as they are for the Tal'Dorei Reborn book.
Urriak Uruk
Gaming is fun, and fun is for everyone
Mercer was interviewed somewhere, and said his intention is very much for any of the introductory adventures in Wildemount (there are 4) to be used as an intro to this one. The 4 are all pretty different so unlikely have any direct ties, but they seem to be level appropriate introductions and are are on Wildemount, where the Netherdeep campaign book begins.
Urriak Uruk
Gaming is fun, and fun is for everyone
Hexmage-EN
Legend
Honestly this place sounds good enough to set an entire campaign around.
Parmandur
Book-Friend
It's a straight Campaign book. And since Exandria is pretty standard D&D, aside from the detail work, it should be easy enough to file off the serial numbers and put it in any world. Probably will have a sidebar for that purpose.
overgeeked
B/X Known World
It really, really does. I want to go to there.
Parmandur
Book-Friend
I remember it on the show: Mercer had definitely set it up as a longterm Megadungeon if the players wanted to stick around.
wicked cool
Adventurer
theres a screen shot of a goblin cleric. Why are they calling it tier 1? its not a renaming of level 1 as the goblin has over 40 hp
any idea?
any idea?
Veltharis ap Rylix
Hero
Haven't been following it too closely, but I believe the idea is that Call of the Netherdeep has a "rival" adventuring group running around that the PCs can interact and/or come into conflict with. And because they're intended to be relevant the whole way through, these rival characters have multiple statblocks each spanning a range of levels/CRs, so you encounter different "tier" versions of them depending on where you are in the adventure.
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Parmandur
Book-Friend
Yeah, the Adventurer NPCs will have multiple stat blocks, depending on where you meet them in the campaign.
pukunui
Legend
Tier 1 covers levels 1-4.
My wife is a fairly big Critical Role fan. It's what sort of brought her into the game. In fact, we have a framed print from the 1st campaign, signed by all the cast, in our living room. However, I've never been able to get into it. I don't watch streaming games (and actually watch very little episodic tv in general).
Especially since the show has come out on Amazon Prime, she's really getting into it again. I suggested maybe she'd like to get this and try running a game herself. Apparently that suggestion backfired, because now she wants me to run it.
I am very bad at pre-published campaign worlds. I can't remember details from Forgotten Realms, Eberron, Golarion, or any other big settings. Especially for fans of that setting, I won't be able to present the world in a way that's reflective of all the hours of media that came before it.
So I'll be on the lookout for any of you who decide to run this online so I can suggest she join your game. Haha
Especially since the show has come out on Amazon Prime, she's really getting into it again. I suggested maybe she'd like to get this and try running a game herself. Apparently that suggestion backfired, because now she wants me to run it.
I am very bad at pre-published campaign worlds. I can't remember details from Forgotten Realms, Eberron, Golarion, or any other big settings. Especially for fans of that setting, I won't be able to present the world in a way that's reflective of all the hours of media that came before it.
So I'll be on the lookout for any of you who decide to run this online so I can suggest she join your game. Haha
DarkCrisis
Reeks of Jedi
Call of the Netherdeep.
….that’s what she said
….that’s what she said
teitan
Legend
For me... everything Wildemount is amazing and sounds like a blast to play in or DM. It's honestly my favorite 5e book along with Theros and Ravenloft. It's just a really good book. Bazzoxan is amazing and Xorhas is a different type of Drow city and empire and has hints of conflicts with Lolthites. The new Taldorei book is great too.
Paul Farquhar
Legend
I'm in a similar position - most of my players are CR fans, but I'm just bad at listening. They will probably want me to run this, but they probably know more setting lore than I do, which is a worry. I usually use FR not because I like the setting (I think it's a boring hodge podge) but because I know the lore well.
Hexmage-EN
Legend
Matt's making it out like he designed this adventure to be particularly roleplay heavy.
Bleh. Roleplaying is what happens during the game - as a natural extension of the drama of the combat, mystery, exploration, and what the players bring to it. It's not what is published in the adventure - that's just like publishing a short story.
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