D&D 5E Candlekeep Mysteries, The Tome Show has it!!!

[Nikosandros]

The gingwatzim! That's a deep cut.

Good catch! The Gingwatzim are actually even older, since they appeared in C3 The Lost Island of Castanamir (the first AD&D module that I played).

 

[darjr]

Newbiedm is going through the book and twittering images and comentary.

 

[JEB]

One of the main things I'm curious about is whether the creatures and NPCs have alignments. After Tasha's and the recent Dragon+ article, it was looking like it may be gone.

 

[darjr]

One of the main things I'm curious about is whether the creatures and NPCs have alignments. After Tasha's and the recent Dragon+ article, it was looking like it may be gone.

Can confirm, gone.

 

[JEB]

Wellp. They'd better make sure every monster/NPC now has a distinctive behavior/personality writeup, now that we've lost that easy shorthand. Otherwise, I expect folks in practice, rather than doing the work themselves, will just simplify portrayals to "bad guy" or "good guy" or "hungry" or whatever.

(Meanwhile, the actual problem that many folks had - creatures that are inherently good or bad or whatever - remains unaddressed.)

 

[SkidAce]

The gingwatzim! That's a deep cut.

Wow! Shades of Castanamir!

 

[SkidAce]

Good catch! The Gingwatzim are actually even older, since they appeared in C3 The Lost Island of Castanamir (the first AD&D module that I played).

Great, glad to know somebody passed on this info while I was a work...

 

[Parmandur]

Some background on the Gingwatzim being used here:

Dungeons & Dragons Preview: Candlekeep Mysteries Adds Old Monsters and New Intrigue

Candlekeep Mysteries, the newest publication by Dungeons & Dragons, releases later this month. The [...]

comicbook.com

 

[Urriak Uruk]

Newbiedm is going through the book and twittering images and comentary.

YES! NewbieDM has the absolute best preview/reviews (apart from @brimmels of course) so I will enjoy perusing his tweets.

Also, I'm pretty excited by some of these adventures, they go all over the Forgotten Realms and seem pretty creative.

 

[darjr]

Oh and in case you were wondering, the maps from this
Elminster's Candlekeep Companion - Dungeon Masters Guild | Dungeon Masters Guild (affiliate link)

Match the maps of the keep in Candlekeep Mysteries!!!!

What else matches I wonder.... I. Wonder.

Oh and it's in the DMSGuild Sale.