D&D 5E D&D Beyond Offers A Free Baldur's Gate Gazetteer

In Baldur’s Gate, thievery, blackmail, and illegal trade runs rampant. Now you can journey to this dangerous city of the Sword Coast with the Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer. Learn about each of the city’s districts and key locations and people, and unlock backgrounds for your next Baldurian character!

The Gazetter includes:

• History of Baldur's Gate
• Baldur's Gate Today
• Government
• Citizenry
• Economy and Trade
• Religion
• Dangers in Baldur's Gate
• City Landmarks
• Upper City
• Lower City
• Outer City
• Beyond Baldur's Gate
• Baldur's Gate Character Backgrounds
• Dark Secrets

The Gazetteer is quite sizable, and mainly lore-based, with two new NPC stat blocks (Nine-Fingers Keene, and Rilasa Real), some random encounter tables, and information on how the regular D&D character backgrounds fit in. There's also a new background, the Faceless. Finally there are some rules about 'Dark Secrets' which are a background element which the party shares.

Claim Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer now! - D&D Beyond

www.dndbeyond.com

 

[Veltharis ap Rylix]

Seems like they've released the Baldur's Gate Gazetteer chapter from Descent into Avernus as a free booklet on Beyond.

Claim Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer now! - D&D Beyond

www.dndbeyond.com

 

[pukunui]

Nice! I was hoping they would do that like they did with the Waterdeep gazetteer from Dragon Heist.

 

[Veltharis ap Rylix]

Nice! I was hoping they would do that like they did with the Waterdeep gazetteer from Dragon Heist.

If I recall, they released the Waterdeep gazetteer chapter as an Extra Life charity tie-in at one point, so that may be part of why they haven't done so, at least presently - can't exactly sell it to raise money for charity if you're giving it away for free.

But assuming this isn't just a one off due to BG3 raising interest in the locale, I wouldn't be surprised if they start doing more of this going forward. It isn't the first time, either. They released the city gazetteer for Radiant Citadel as a free preview chapter as well.

 

[beta-ray]

Seems like they've released the Baldur's Gate Gazetteer chapter from Descent into Avernus as a free booklet on Beyond.

Claim Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer now! - D&D Beyond

www.dndbeyond.com

Interesting, thanks!

 

[MockingBird]

I think it's a great idea. They should release gazetteers for all major cities.

 

[Parmandur]

Seems like they've released the Baldur's Gate Gazetteer chapter from Descent into Avernus as a free booklet on Beyond.

Claim Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer now! - D&D Beyond

www.dndbeyond.com

Neat!

 

[bedir than]

Tagging @Whizbang Dustyboots to say

I wish they had released a Neverwinter Gazeteer in April

 

[pukunui]

I wish they had released a Neverwinter Gazeteer in April

There have been so many missed opportunities for tie-in products, eh?

 

[MonsterEnvy]

Tagging @Whizbang Dustyboots to say

I wish they had released a Neverwinter Gazeteer in April

That would require making one. This Gazeteer was already part of an older book.

 

[pukunui]

That would require making one. This Gazeteer was already part of an older book.

Which itself was just an update of the gazetteer from Murder in Baldur’s Gate.

They easily could have updated Neverwinter fluff from prior editions and released it as a movie tie-in.

 

[aco175]

You need a subscription to DDBeyond to get this for free.

 

[Morrus]

You need a subscription to DDBeyond to get this for free.

A free account is enough. I don’t have a subscription and I was able to read it.

 

[Veltharis ap Rylix]

You need a subscription to DDBeyond to get this for free.

I don't have a subscription, just a free account, and it let me pick it up just fine.

 

[aco175]

I guess it is time I need a free account. Just have to crawl out from under my rock.

 

[mamba]

You need a subscription to DDBeyond to get this for free.

no, you need an account

 

[LuisCarlos17f]

Could we see any time in the furure in D&DBeyond titles based in no TRPGs? For example about Runeterra(League of Legends), and Yordles as PC specie.

 

[Mercador]

That's funny that I asked for a FRCG last week. Thanks D&D Beyond!

 

[Reynard]

This may be the most low effort marketing tie-in I have ever seen. It's the BG chapter of Avernus, with, like, 2 extra NPCs. It is wierd that people are cheering about this.

A D&D game is going to likely be the biggest game of the year, and probably man sites' Game of the Year, and the best they can do is to give away an already produced gazeteer from a module published 4 years ago. This strongly suggests to me that they did not have ANY tie-in marketing planned and only after BG3 was a break out did they think to try.

Between this and the severely lackluster HAT tie-in marketing, what is happening over there? Who is in charge?

 

[MinisGallery]

Thank you for posting about this EN World. How would I normally have learned about this? I always miss these "freebies" that they offer for a limited time, and I don't know where to look to see what offers are available to claim. Can someone please let me know where I can normally find such offers on D&D Beyond.