Huzzah!! Strongheart, Warduke, Kelek, etc return to Dungeons and Dragons.

[Werewolf]

Anyone else pick up the new Dungeons and Dragons game book The Wild Beyond the Witchlight?

The big draw to me is it finally officially returns 80s D&D characters Strongheart, Elkhorn, Mercion, Ringlerun, Molliver, Warduke, Kelek, Skylla, Zarak and Zargash back to the realms of D&D. I've been skimming through it today. Mostly the new character factions which include the 80s characters.

I really like the updated artwork and bios except for a couple of things. Skylla now is known to use the alias Charmay, which is an entirely different character. Charmay is a good illusionist heavily featured in the D&D storybook The Treasure of Time and the D&D coloring book the Crown of Rulership. In the the 80s D&D module the Quest for the Heartstone they did incorrectly use a Charmay illustration with Skylla's bio. So I do get the Easter egg the author was going for. But I'm still not crazy this basically removes Charmay as a separate Character.

I'm also not too keen that Warduke is described as "He isn't terribly bright." It does fit his original intelligence score of 9 but it does make him a bit less threatening.

[Klosterheim]

That's really cool to have those characters back.

[sprytel]

I hadn't heard about this. That's exciting news!

I'm also not too keen that Warduke is described as "He isn't terribly bright." It does fit his original intelligence score of 9 but it does make him a bit less threatening.

You clearly haven't hung out with enough stupid people.

[Werewolf]

It is pretty exciting!

Except for Warduke who had been previously retconned into the Greyhawk setting, this is the first time since the 80s these characters have been seen in D&D. There's also two sets of pre-painted minis featuring the characters coming out in October. The League of Malevolence and Valor's Call.

Now bring on the action figures!

[MRP]

I haven't picked it up yet, but I will next time I am at my lcs. I've been looking forward to it for a while, but I've been tying to support the local brick and mortar stores rather than Amazon when buying game books and such recently, so it will have to wait until I get to a shop that has it in stock.

-M

[sprytel]

I read up more on the module. Even beyond the return of the classic characters, it sounds pretty darn nifty.

If anyone is planning on running it on Roll20 and you are looking for players, let me know.

[tmthor]

They have a Warduke POP that is coming out exclusive to Gamestop I believe

[ODBJBG]

Warduke!

[Klosterheim]

The Warduke figure is kind of cool.

When I had the original figure, I used to wonder about his choice of armor.

I would like a company to re-make Fortress of Fangs.

Classic version of the Umber Hulk to go with it.

Asking a lot, but when it comes to this toy line, it gets much love, and will always want more.

It was special, had to go to a further away mall for the goods.