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).I guess I don't understand if it's a "real adventure" or a marketing tie-in? Like is it more "Rime of the Frostmaiden" or "Rick & Morty?" Can I use it if I don't know anything about Critical Role?
I wouldn't want to get something that is just "here are the stats from your favorite characters from the show and watch them do cool stuff."
That book has four introductory adventures, one of which is set in the region of Xhorhas, near where Call of the Netherdeep apparently begins.how is the introductory adventure in wildemount? would it compliment this potentially?
I guess I don't understand if it's a "real adventure" or a marketing tie-in? Like is it more "Rime of the Frostmaiden" or "Rick & Morty?" Can I use it if I don't know anything about Critical Role?
I wouldn't want to get something that is just "here are the stats from your favorite characters from the show and watch them do cool stuff."
how is the introductory adventure in wildemount? would it compliment this potentially?
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.I guess I don't understand if it's a "real adventure" or a marketing tie-in? Like is it more "Rime of the Frostmaiden" or "Rick & Morty?" Can I use it if I don't know anything about Critical Role?
I wouldn't want to get something that is just "here are the stats from your favorite characters from the show and watch them do cool stuff."
It really, really does. I want to go to there.
Honestly this place sounds good enough to set an entire campaign around.
I remember it on the show: Mercer had definitely set it up as a longterm Megadungeon if the players wanted to stick around.It really, really does. I want to go to there.
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.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?
Yeah, the Adventurer NPCs will have multiple stat blocks, depending on where you meet them in the campaign.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?
Tier 1 covers levels 1-4.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?
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.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
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.Matt's making it out like he designed this adventure to be particularly roleplay heavy.