D&D 5E Phandelver starting to show up in the wild. NewbieDM looks to be the first!

[Reynard]

They've dropped hints at a Mindflayer Empire Revival as a plot for yeeeeaaaars, since the PHB & DMG, but also pretty heavily in Volo's and in bits and bobs as side bits to various Adventures when Mindflayers show up. Nice to see this finally get a real go.

Gawds dammit. I have sworn off WotC 5E but this adventure is starting to entice me...

 

[Parmandur]

Gawds dammit. I have sworn off WotC 5E but this adventure is starting to entice me...

 

[Nikosandros]

The Mind Flayer God! D&D NEW Big Bad REVEALED! #dnd

Today on The Character Sheet we are proud to reveal an exclusive look at the new Mind Flayer God who will be at the heart of the new Phandevler and Below: Th...

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Sounds cool. I'll have to be patient, because I didn't go for the pre-order bundle... I was too tempted by the alternate cover.

 

[Demetrios1453]

The Mind Flayer God! D&D NEW Big Bad REVEALED! #dnd

Today on The Character Sheet we are proud to reveal an exclusive look at the new Mind Flayer God who will be at the heart of the new Phandevler and Below: Th...

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Well, that kind of answers all the "Why are there no tie-in products" posts in the BG3 threads, even if this was inadvertent. But they're right, putting a mind flayer on the cover would have been a smart choice here to catch the eyes of BG3 players...

 

[Parmandur]

Sounds cool. I'll have to be patient, because I didn't go for the pre-order bundle... I was too tempted by the alternate cover.

Same here, though the only way I'd go for the bundle is if they sold it through my FLGS.

 

[Zaukrie]

So they're just spoiling the heck out of it....

 

[Parmandur]

Well, that kind of answers all the "Why are there no tie-in products" posts in the BG3 threads, even if this was inadvertent. But they're right, putting a mind flayer on the cover would have been a smart choice here to catch the eyes of BG3 players...

I'm sure that they knew what was coming, for sure.

 

[Parmandur]

So they're just spoiling the heck out of it....

No more or less than other books. Having looked at the full on flip through, there is a lot theybare not sharing. Going into detail on the identity of the BBEG is something they do routinely for the big Adventure books, however.

 

[Scribe]

Well, that kind of answers all the "Why are there no tie-in products" posts in the BG3 threads, even if this was inadvertent. But they're right, putting a mind flayer on the cover would have been a smart choice here to catch the eyes of BG3 players...

Wait, is it a Netherbrain?!

 

[Reynard]

Well, that kind of answers all the "Why are there no tie-in products" posts in the BG3 threads, even if this was inadvertent. But they're right, putting a mind flayer on the cover would have been a smart choice here to catch the eyes of BG3 players...

That's synergy, not a tie in.