D&D 5E Icewind Dale Preview: The Panopticon

A tidbit from the upcoming book from Chris Perkins -- "The Panopticon of Revel’s End, where the Lords’ Alliance keeps its most dangerous criminals. More info on this maximum security prison can be found in Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden."

 

[Laurefindel]

Hope there's a great selection of weird and scary villains ready to be broken out

or a villain that would have a good reason to break-IN!

 

[lkj]

Hope there's a great selection of weird and scary villains ready to be broken out

 

[Ralif Redhammer]

Yeah, I can't imagine how distressing an actual prison panopticon would be. Think of it as having a camera in your room, pointed at you at all times, and never knowing whether it was really on or not.

But this, this looks like an awesome place for an adventure.

Real life prisons - awful and terrible.
Fantasy prisons that are "impregnable" and "unescapable" are awesome and terrific.

 

[MarkB]

This was educational. I always associated the term Panopticon with Doctor Who, where it is the name of the central council chamber / auditorium of the Time Lords on Gallifrey. Today is the first time I've actually looked up its proper definition.

 

[darjr]

#237!!!!

 

[ccs]

or a villain that would have a good reason to break-IN!

Well yeah. It's a treasure trove of evil lieutenants/generals etc.
Or just bust 'em free & let them run about being a distraction - while you get on with your evil master-plan.

 

[dave2008]

This was educational. I always associated the term Panopticon with Doctor Who, where it is the name of the central council chamber / auditorium of the Time Lords on Gallifrey. Today is the first time I've actually looked up its proper definition.

I've, unfortunately, been involved in some RL prison designs (I'm an architect) and some designs still follow the mindset of the panopticon, if not replicating it precisely.

 

[Richards]

This was educational. I always associated the term Panopticon with Doctor Who, where it is the name of the central council chamber / auditorium of the Time Lords on Gallifrey. Today is the first time I've actually looked up its proper definition.

Ditto. My first thought upon reading the announcement was, "Somebody on the writing team's a Doctor Who fan." And while that may well be the case (I'm sure there's a lot of overlap between Whovians and gamers) the term's being used as originally intended. I learned something new today.

Johnathan

 

[Weiley31]

Despite my personal only opinion that the name "Panopticon" sounds a bit "dull" by DND naming conventions, I still like the idea of a Maximum Sentence type dungeon/prison. Also this is 5E so so simple naming conventions are to be expected.

 

[Mercador]

Strikes me as having a 'Beyond the Wall' (or rather at the wall) Game of Thrones vibe...

Totally. Icewind Dale, the winter is coming.