D&D 5E Previews of Rime of the Frostmaiden

IGN has posted a preview of Rime of the Frostmaiden, including some preview pages (I've put one below). They will also be posting more previews tomorrow!

Exclusive: Get An Early Look Inside D&D's Rime of the Frostmaiden - IGN

We've got an exclusive early look at pages from D&D's newest adventure, Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden.

www.ign.com

 

[Parmandur]

I've a hunch it relates to the obelisks.

Good point, I forgot they would be addressing those here.

 

[Urriak Uruk]

I've a hunch it relates to the obelisks.

I actually saw a reddit post about the obelisks... apparently they can cause time travel, and are tied to both Vecna and Netheril.

 

[Parmandur]

I actually saw a reddit post about the obelisks... apparently they can cause time travel, and are tied to both Vecna and Netheril.

I mean, it gives them an in-story mechanism to allow there to be some logic to millions of tables having different experiences of Forgotten Realms history.

 

[Eltab]

Re: obelisks
For those of you who want Planescape / Spelljammer, here is your "I think I know how it works!" portal.
(Whether you really do know how it works is an open question...)

 

[Paul Farquhar]

I actually saw a reddit post about the obelisks... apparently they can cause time travel, and are tied to both Vecna and Netheril.

TBH I had read this text in the pagethrough video, using the magic pause button.

I was just trying to pretend to be cleverer than I am...

 

[Coroc]

So they got a dozen starting adventures?
Are there hints about how to scale them if e.g. the party has hit level 2 already when entering a new town?

 

[MarkB]

So they got a dozen starting adventures?
Are there hints about how to scale them if e.g. the party has hit level 2 already when entering a new town?

It seems that they're using a progression-based XP system for the campaign. So you would run the recommended number of these (2-3 I believe), then progress to the main storyline quests and level up when appropriate.

 

[Wishbone]

I actually saw a reddit post about the obelisks... apparently they can cause time travel, and are tied to both Vecna and Netheril.

These are cool, and introduce fun campaign concepts like having a campaign where the villains are using these obelisks to savescum and only the PC's and those they interact with are resistant to the change.

 

[Levistus's_Leviathan]

Well, those obelisks are cool. I guess I'm going to have to use those in my campaigns and world now.

D&D: Do Frostmaiden's Spoilers Reveal An Upcoming Metaplot?

In Rime of the Frostmaidens, WotC finally sheds light on what's up with those black obelisks, but raise more questions like: is something big coming to D&D?

www.belloflostsouls.net

 

[MarkB]

These are cool, and introduce fun campaign concepts like having a campaign where the villains are using these obelisks to savescum and only the PC's and those they interact with are resistant to the change.

That sounds like it could go in a few directions - anywhere between Groundhog Day and the Time War from Doctor Who.