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The Wild Beyond The Witchlightis an upcomingDungeons & Dragonsadventure that postulate player on a journey to the mysterious Feywild , which is the woodworking plane that faery and other supernatural beings call home . The adventure starts withplayers attending the Witchlight Carnival , where they can experience the amusement , take part in game , and revel all of the fun of the fair .
The players will end up in the Feywild , or more specifically , the land of Prismeer . Much like how Ravenloft is broken up into domain of Dread , which are find over by Darklords , theFeywild contains the Domains of Delight , which are harness by Archfey . InThe Wild Beyond the Witchlight , the party will be dropped into one of these domains , where they must learn to make it under the unusual rules of fae society , and foil the disgustful plot of the Hourglass Coven .
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Dungeons & DragonsPrincipal Story Designer & Project Lead onThe Wild Beyond the WitchlightChris Perkins lately spoke to Screen Rant about the upcoming adventure , and how musician will have to contend with the formula of the Feywild - as well as how they might approach situations involving the jabberwock .
The Wild Beyond the Witchlightis the first D&D campaign in fifth version to take blank space in the Feywild . Has the Feywild modify from its previous iteration in earlier version of D&D ?
Chris Perkins : The Feywild is described in the fifth editionDungeon Master ’s Guide , which builds on fabric from earlier editions . The Wild Beyond the Witchlightused the DMG ’s verbal description as a starting period and expanded from there . The concept of archfey - powerful Fey brute who cut up out domain of a function for themselves - dates back to early editions , but this is the first time we ’ve cave in these domains a name : Domains of Delight .
How much information willThe Wild Beyond the Witchlightcontain about the Feywild as a whole ? Will it just pore on Prismeer ( the chief location of the campaign ) , or will it go into detail about other Domains of Delight ? If it ’s just about one Domain , could we see aVan Richten ’s Guidetype of script in the future that fleshes out the rest of the Feywild ?
Chris Perkins : The Wild Beyond the Witchlightpresents an archetypal Domain of Delight . It shows by example what a knowledge base in the Feywild can depend like . blank precluded us from mouth about the Feywild too in the main ; however , we are release a for - charity appurtenance on DMs Guild at the same time the dangerous undertaking exit . This supplement , titledDomains of Delight , lucubrate on what ’s in theDungeon Master ’s Guideand provides information DMs can practice to create their own archfey and Domains of Delight . It also contain rules for fey pacts and fey curses . There ’s a lot of interest in the Feywild right now , so I could see us doing another product in the hereafter that explores more of it .
The Feywild has arena of Delight , which have alike name to the Domains of Dread from Ravenloft . Are the Domains of Delight as squeamish as they sound , or is there more going on beneath the open ? Is it easier to enter / leave one of the Domains of Delight than somewhere like Barovia ?
Chris Perkins : Domains of Delight are for certain delightful … at least to the archfey who rule them . They can be good , idyllic realms . They can also be scary place , specially to foreigner who do n’t know the “ rules . ” It really depends on who ’s in bursting charge . Some archfey are benevolent , while others quite the opposite word . An archfey can make it easy or operose for other wight to enter and leave their domain ; it really depends on the archfey ’s mood . Some Domains of Delight are cut off by mists standardized to those that surround Domains of Delight ; others have different form of barriers ( hedge mazes , thickets , and so on ) . Many Domains of Delight need no barrier of any kind .
The Wild Beyond the Witchlightstarts out in the Witchlight Carnival . What form of carnival game are on offering for players and how will they work within the mechanics of D&D ? Can they essay to cheat ? What are the repercussion of being caught cheating ?
Chris Perkins : Since the fair is a good place and tickets are n’t expensive , only a patsy would chisel . However , fifth edition has car-mechanic to administer with that . For example , if a character strain to nobble a prize , the organisation allow for a Dexterity ( Sleight of Hand ) balk contested by a Wisdom ( Perception ) stay , so we do n’t need to re - explain that in the adventure . Most of the carnival games have round-eyed mechanics by design , making them easygoing for DM to emulate should they wish to bring secret plan of their own . Other challenges , such as the pie - feeding competition and the giant snail slipstream , have particular rules .
The Wild Beyond the Witchlightis adding two new backgrounds – the Feylost ( characters who grew up in the Feywild ) and Witchlight Hand ( people who run for the Witchlight Carnival ) . How would these wreak in relation to the adventure , as the sweetener for the adventure seem to be about the players as foreigner who are take care the Witchlight Carnival for the first time ? Could the entire party take them , so as to set the entire campaign in the Feywild ?
Chris Perkins : The adventure reserve you to play an employee of the carnival . However , the Witchlight hand background knowledge is work up on the musical theme that you ’ve become weary of funfair spirit and are ready for a new dangerous undertaking . If you ’re a feylost character , you might also be traveling with the circus at the start of the adventure , or you could have returned to your world after a lengthy stay in the Feywild , in which sheath you might be ready to go back to the Plane of Faerie .
The Wild Beyond the Witchlightwill tote up two raw races – faery and harengon ( a race of humanoid cony ) . Do they still operate as they did when they earlier appeared inUnearthed Arcana , or have they been altered forThe Wild Beyond the Witchlight ?
Chris Perkins : The official versions of the queer and the harengon , as they appear in the risky venture , are dissimilar from the former versions release inUnearthed Arcana . We ’ve made pinch to them based on playtest feedback .
The Wild Beyond the Witchlightis bringing back the grapheme from the ‘ eighty D&D action figure of speech descent ( like Strongheart and Warduke ) . Will these be underage cameos or will they in reality be a part of the risky venture ? What propel the squad to play them out of retirement ?
Chris Perkins : Strongheart , Warduke , and the others all have of import part to play in the adventure , and characters will have opportunities to interact with them as well as help or thwart them . One of the major themes ofThe Wild Beyond the Witchlightis time . To reward that theme , I dive into D&D ’s past and pulled forward lots of half - blank out relics from early editions .
Does the Witchlight Carnival have any references to the classicDungeons & Dragonscartoon ? It seems like the perfect opportunity to give a shoutout to the infamous Dungeons & Dragons tease .
Chris Perkins : Yes , there are multiple nods to the classic Dungeons & Dragons toon serial inThe Wild Beyond the Witchlight , include an Easter eggs in the bill poster function .
How long isThe Wild Beyond the Witchlightexpected to prevail for the average group?It ’s remark on D&D Beyond that it can well be slotted into subsist campaigns . Can it be enwrap up in one or two sessions ? Is there scope to expand it further ?
Chris Perkins : The fact that the Witchlight Carnival go from universe to earthly concern means that it can show up on any campaign universe . In fact , the adventure presumes that you ’re using a home - brewed setting as the starting point . The carnival alone makesThe Wild Beyond the Witchlightone of the easiest adventures to adapt for home secret plan manipulation , since it can show up just about anywhere . The adventure take on that the type begin at 1stlevel and achieve 8thlevel before the end of it . Depending on the itinerary the adventurer take and what their goals are , you could probably function the whole adventure in a few months . you’re able to also break off a slice of it and just move that piece . The funfair is a fun post to visit by itself , as our playtesters can bear witness , but there are other parts of the risky venture that can be broken off and used by themselves with very little work .
The Wild Beyond the Witchlightallows players to end the campaign without resorting to fight . How did the team go about designing a campaign with a disarmer route ? What sorting of solutions will be uncommitted to players , specially when so many stratum abilities in D&D are related to combat ?
Chris Perkins : Yes , if players are clever and understand the “ rules ” of the Feywild , they can sing and head their manner through the adventure without having to resort to force . We ’ll see how many radical can in reality draw it off ! In designing the adventure , we try out to make certain that every showdown had a playfulness workaround or some way for the characters to employ what they ’ve learned about the Feywild to get what they desire without birth to put creatures to the blade . That said , there ’s nothing stopping characters from hacking and slashing their means through the Feywild . It ’s courteous to always have a selection : do I assault the jabberwock with thevorpal steel , or do I scare it away using a closed book I ’ve hear from a dubious generator ? That variety of choice is always fun to build into an adventure .
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The Wild Beyond the Witchlightwill be released on September 21 , 2021 .
