The release of Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden is less than a month away and Dungeons and Dragons players and DMs around the world are preparing to dive into a new adventure set in the icy northern region of The Forgotten Realms. To help celebrate the release of the adventure book, Wizards of the Coast and D&D are putting together a massive three-day long remote event that is all about celebrating the TTRPG’s fans and community.
DnD Live put the spotlight on a lot of celebrities who play DnD (including some Game of Thrones cast members), but D&D Celebration 2020 is all about shifting the spotlight back to the fans. Tickets to secure a spot at a table for a portion of the big event are available now and players who are interested can decide whether they want to sign up for a shorter standard Adventurer’s League session ($5) or pay a little extra (just $10 total) to be a part of the Epic that is taking place during the event. Fans who are new to Adventurer’s League and to Dungeons and Dragons launch events may find themselves wondering what exactly an Epic is in this context…
A typical DnD session only impacts the table of players and the DM that are working through the given encounters. This is the way that most gamers experience Dungeons and Dragons when they get together with their friends and play. An Epic a little different… For an Epic, a large group of tables all play in a connected setting and the events at each table impact a greater story and ultimately impacted a larger interconnected narrative. With an Epic as big as what is planned for D&D Celebration 2020, that means that thousands of players are going to be completing encounters in a connected world and one overarching story that players had a chance to impact with help conclude the events of the weekend.
During a recent press event and D&D Celebration and Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything, Game Rant had a chance to learn more about Epics and find out how players can sign up for the upcoming event before D&D Celebration kicks off…
“D&D Epics are exciting multi-table events where participants cooperate in a “mass raid” of truly EPIC proportions; as every table works toward the same goal, individual tables act as squads that might take on different tasks, possibly affecting other tables or unlocking side quests needed to progress the event.”
Tickets for the D&D Celebration 2020 Epic are on sale now through the Yawning Portal (the website, not the DnD book). A seat at the table will cost each player $10 and the session should last about three hours. That’s a pretty good deal for the chance to be a part of this massive event and seats are limited, so interested parties should sign up sooner than later.
There are going to be a lot of other details about Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything and other upcoming D&D products dropping throughout the rest of the summer and early fall, so be sure to stay tuned and check back for additional news. Be sure to check back in the near future for more Dungeons and Dragons news, updates, and strategy guides. Until then, roll well, adventurers!
Dungeons and Dragons: Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything releases on November 17, 2020. Existing Dungeons and Dragons products are available now at game stores or digitally through DnD Beyond.
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