D&D 5E (2014) DnDBeyond non WotC content video game tie in?

[darjr]

I think this is the first book of content in DNDBEYOND that isn’t WotC content and it’s a video game tie in, Legends of Runeterra.


At first blush this looks good.

Table of contents attached

Dark Tides of Bilgewater | D&D Beyond

Welcome to Bilgewater, the most remarkable port in the world of Runeterra! This is a world of champions and monsters, of nations rising and falling in wars of conquest and magic. The many lands of Runeterra are bursting with adventures of all kinds, from gritty street-level brawls to epic...

www.dndbeyond.com

 

[Tales and Chronicles]

The small city guide is super cool, and can be lifted to add a ''pirate city'' in any setting (Orlumbor or Mintarn in FR).

The faction, cult and bestiary is really fun: smokepowder monkey, small shark-rat hunting on the docks, pirate lords etc.

The subclasses are really too wordy and overpowered. The underwater barbarian can teleport at will and make an attack AS A BONUS ACTION every round! It can become immune to charm and fear not just when raging! The themes are cool though.

After a few updates, it can be a real useful supplement.

As for licensing, somewhere from Stormknight said on Reddit that they ask for permission to WotC before approaching DDB.

EDIT: Got confused with another company name. WotC was approached by the DDB's content team and gave its blessing, but I dont know what part Riot (the company making League of Legends) played.

 

[Enevhar Aldarion]

Runeterra sounds very familiar, but I would have do some googling to find out why.

Edit: Okay, it is League of Legends connected. A game I have never had an interest in playing. Here is an article about this:

Dungeons & Dragons Gets a Surprise League of Legends Crossover

Dungeons & Dragons just got an (unofficial) crossover into the world of League of Legends. Earlier today, D&D Beyond unveiled Legends of Runeterra: Dark Tides of Bilgewater, a miniature campaign setting book detailing the Runeterra region of of Bilgewater. The digital publication, which was...

comicbook.com

 

[Tales and Chronicles]

No really a big fan of LoL, but this site has a fantastic map, and the land art is absolutely amazing.

Map of Runeterra - Universe - League of Legends

Explore the world of League of Legends through an interactive map of Runeterra.

map.leagueoflegends.com

 

[jgsugden]

Th subclasses do not seem to be built into the character builder. If they decide to do that, I hope they allow us to exclude them specifically.

 

[Matchstick]

The Legends of Runeterra digital card game is excellent IMO and free. Never played LOL, but I really like the card game.

 

[Xenonnonex]

Now. Where is the official Wizards-LoL tie in? Unless they do have plans to announce it? Sometime.
Rolling around in money would be what will happen.

 

[ChaosOS]

I doubt WotC & Riot will ever directly collaborate - LoR is now seeking to eat MTGA's chunk of the online card market. Still, I'd love to see Runeterra stuff published through the OGL!

 

[darjr]

Wait it’s a card game? This makes this even more extraordinary. Or does it?

 

[Demetrios1453]

Th subclasses do not seem to be built into the character builder. If they decide to do that, I hope they allow us to exclude them specifically.

You can do so. Just pulled up the character builder to create a character and "Runeterra Content" can be toggled on or off, just like M:tG, Eberron, and other sources.