DDO Players News Episode 290 – Bringing Our “A” Game!

Drac is joined by BonnieBew and EvilBeeker this week as we talk about the proposed adjustments to Shadar-Kai, Radiant Servant, we speculate a bit about Sinister Secrets of Saltmarsh mini expansion and review the new D&D 5E Book – Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft and much more! It’s a jammed pack show this week!

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Game News

First Look: Shadar-Kai Adjustments

First Look Radiant Servant Adjustments

The DDO Chronicle: Issue 428

When is the Sinister Secrets of Saltmarsh Mini-Expansion coming, anyway? Producer’s Letter said ‘Summer’, which is in two weeks. What level will it be? Original quests range from lvl 1-5, Ghosts of Saltmarsh was 1-7, but those levels are bursting with quest experience!

From The Dungeon

Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft Review

WOTC Announces Dungeon Master’s Screen: Dungeon Kit

WotC announced ‘The Wild Beyond The Witchlight’ today – the first 5e adventure set in the Feywild. It releases September 21, 2021!

For the first time, DDO is ahead of the D&D product curve!
Reading the announcement, found out Jeff Goldblum is doing some D&D! https://nerdist.com/article/jeff-goldblum-dungeons-dragons-podcast-dark-dice/
Also found out Derek Kolstad, creator/writer of John Wick and writer on The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, is working on development of a live action D&D series. https://collider.com/dnd-tv-show-details-derek-kolstad-interview/

Paizo Pathfinder 2E Humble Bundle

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Marvel Multiverse Role-Playing Game

https://ddoplayers.com/2021/06/05/marvel-multiverse-role-playing-game-coming-from-marvel/

Game Designer: Matt Forbeck

Marvel has announced that an official roleplaying game based on its universe of comic book characters will be arriving in 2023.

Called the Marvel Multiverse Role-Playing Game, the upcoming RPG will be initially released via a Playtest Rulebook that will provide an introduction to the game. The RPG will be based on the characters, worlds and stories found within the Marvel comics universe, with players able to become existing superheroes – such as Spider-Man, Captain America, Thor, Black Panther, Wolverine, Captain Marvel and “many more” – or otherwise create their very own characters.

LET THERE BE LIGHT! Version 4.1 of Fantasy Grounds Unity

Version 4.1 of Fantasy Grounds Unity is NOW AVAILABLE (2021-05-13)

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1196310/view/5208954353347818859

This version includes dynamic light and vision support for the core application and presets set within many different rulesets. It also includes a redesigned Image Toolbar for previous functions.

Add Point Lights (with custom color, dim & bright ranges, flicker/pulse effects)
Add Ambient Lights (Dawn, Dusk, Sunlight, Moonlight presets) and mask to only cover some areas, adjust shadow length, direction, color, etc.
Add token lights or use new effects for Candle, Lantern, Torch, etc.)

Talk about “Dwarves” Game

Next game June 25th

Talk About “Classic D&D Night”

Next game June 27th, finishing up B1 In Search of the Unknown. After that, if everything goes well, it is THE ISLE OF DREAD!

Week in Gaming

Drac Week

Cannith

Peril of the Planar Eyes Heroic 12

An Element of Chaos
Eye Know Whodunnit
Seizing the Dawn

Beeker Week

Pathfinder 1E and 2E games. Returning to playing games after a bit of a break. Running 1E MUMMY’S MASK (Egyptian-flavor AP from Paizo), and the Pathfinder 2E Adventure Path AGE OF ASHES, currently in Book Three.

Little bit of DDO on Khyber. Was on DDO Cast last week to talk about SINISTER SECRET OF SALTMARSH, an upcoming classic release for DDO sometime this year.

Bonnie Week

Mainly playing on Sarlona at the moment, but still doing daily dice on Hardcore and Cannith. After a month of being too busy or tired or Eurovisioned, I finally got to play on Bonniebew this past weekend. Bonniebew recently reincarnated for the first time. I’m doing 5K favor runs to get some +5 tomes.

I finished up the level 3 quests with Kobold Assault, The Swiped Signet and The Catacombs chain – which is still weird to me since the revamp. (Could discuss pros and cons of quest changes)
Took advantage of the bonus to Challenge ingredient rewards this weekend and did multiple runs of Behind the Door so I could make and upgrade some level 7 Bracers of Wind. (Could lodge a complaint about challenge level restrictions here).
Did lvl 4-5 Tangleroot, the 3 Sharn Syndicate quests that don’t need a trapper or flagging, finished Waterworks, did Irestone Inlet

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