Dungeons & Dragons Announces Arcana Unleashed: Deadfall, New Adventure Book Featuring Red Wizards of Thay

Mistborn · Tuesday at 9:22 PM

A starter adventure, or rather something for higher levels?

Henadic Theologian · Tuesday at 9:38 PM

Mistborn said:
A starter adventure, or rather something for higher levels?

A wizards war really feels like it's for higher levels.

Eyes of Nine · Wednesday at 2:08 AM

I love both covers, but I'll stick with the alt-cover - mostly from a collector's standpoint - I own all the other alt-covers (except the alt covers gift set for the core books of 2014 books). And I won't be disappointed, that's for sure.

Reynard · Wednesday at 2:12 AM

Henadic Theologian said:
A wizards war really feels like it's for higher levels.

I bet it is a tier 2 adventure: start at 5, go to 10.

Eyes of Nine · Wednesday at 2:15 AM

Reynard said:
I bet it is a tier 2 adventure: start at 5, go to 10.

I was thinking a sequel to Tomb of Annihilation, 10-15.

JohnnyZemo · Wednesday at 2:20 AM

This is fine, and I'll definitely check it out. I just wish Wizards would take a few more chances. We're still rehashing ideas that are 30+ years old in all of these products. You know, another new Journey album is okay, but give us some Radiohead or Angine de Poitrine or Olivia Dean or something.

Jeremy E Grenemyer · Wednesday at 2:33 AM

Color me happy with the lower price point. That alternate cover is pretty cool, too.

Does anyone know the level range or this book? Or is it more of the one- and two-page adventures ala Adventures in Faerûn?

Whizbang Dustyboots · Wednesday at 2:36 AM

JohnnyZemo said:
This is fine, and I'll definitely check it out. I just wish Wizards would take a few more chances. We're still rehashing ideas that are 30+ years old in all of these products. You know, another new Journey album is okay, but give us some Radiohead or Angine de Poitrine or Olivia Dean or something.

I'm with you, but I wouldn't count on it happening very often outside of things like formats.

Since WotC is trying to turn parts of D&D IP into stuff that works in other media, I think we're likely to see more, not less, leaning on established worlds and NPCs. They need the general public to know who Strahd is, who Soth is, what Waterdeep is, etc.

Marandahir · Wednesday at 6:22 AM

Ah, so here's the full book expansion of Hold Back the Dead. They really had made it out to sound like the Red Wizards were getting their own full guild-season adventure module, and indeed they are! Just 2.5 years later than expected.

Paul Farquhar · Wednesday at 6:42 AM

Marandahir said:
Ah, so here's the full book expansion of Hold Back the Dead. They really had made it out to sound like the Red Wizards were getting their own full guild-season adventure module, and indeed they are! Just 2.5 years later than expected.

And considerably shorter than originally planned.

As I said previously, I think Perkins was lead on this project when he was pulled off everything else to help finish the 5.5 rules in time for the anniversary. So it was probably sitting around for a while waiting for someone to take it over.

Also, to what extent was this originally intended to tie in to a cancelled HAT sequel?