AlthoughDungeons & Dragons : Honor Among Thievescomes out in less than two month , Wizards of the Coastis still trying tobuff the partyafter theOpen Gaming Licensefiascoin January . The newest adventure book — samara from the Golden Vault — features 13 rip-off - theme risky venture for degree 1 - 11 , and is a “ serendipitous”tie - in to the film .
It features a secret organization known as the Golden Vault ; players are given rip-off - y labor at casinos , museums , and prisons , and are encourage to dissemble as bandits and outlaws at every good turn . All for the sake of commodity , of course . While wanton thievery has its place , the Golden Vault is finally a benevolent force , play as a vigilante organization that steps in when the jurisprudence neglect . According to the press sacking , the organization ’s motto is : “ Do good , no matter the cost . ”
These dangerous undertaking will feature a set of what makes armed robbery compelling — sneaky sand trap and swipe around , the kick of danger , the yield at the closing . All adventurers will be “ private eye ” as they get information from the Golden Vault via music - box seat missionary post legal transfer . “ It ’s up to the adventurer to do the reconnaissance necessary to outwit any defenses and pull off a legendary armed robbery , ” Amanda Hamon , senior biz designer on the D&D Team and co - lead designer of Keys From the Golden Vault , explain in the press release received by io9 . “ Teamwork is paramount , because as so often hap in these capers , something will go faulty , and originative intellection could save the Clarence Day ! ”
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The listed adventures are “ The Murkmire Malevolence ” ( Level 1 ) ; “ The Stygian Gambit ” ( Level 2 ) ; “ get through for the Stars ” ( Level 3 ) ; “ Prisoner 13″ ( Level 4 ) ; “ Tockworth ’s Clockworks ” ( Level 5 ) ; “ Masterpiece Imbroglio ” ( Level 5 ) ; “ Axe From the Grave ” ( point 6 ) ; “ Vidorant ’s Vault ” ( Level 7 ) ; “ Shard of the Accursed ” ( stage 8) ; “ Heart of Ashes ” ( horizontal surface 8) ; “ Affair on the Concordant Express ” ( Level 9 ) , “ Party at Paliset Hall ” ( Level 10 ) ; and “ Fire and Darkness ” ( Level 11 ) . Along with Hamon , the authors are list in the credit are Christopher Perkins , Jeremy Crawford , Justice Ramin Arman , Kate Baker , Makenzie De Armas , Dan Dillon , Brooks Donohue , Tim Hitchcock , Sadie Lowry , Jeffrey Ludwig , Sarah Madsen , Mario Ortegón , Ben Petrisor , and T. Alexander Stangroom .
The escapade can be act as a series or as a heist spark inside of a magnanimous campaign . Each adventure contain two mapping — one for the players and the other for the DM . “ The players ’ mapping , however , is often undependable or uncompleted , ” said Perkins , story architect of the D&D Team and co - hint of Keys From the Golden Vault .
Although preorders have been up forKeys From the Golden Vaultsince late 2022 , there has been no marketing push for this Christian Bible at all . This is the first liberation of any additional information about the risky venture module and there is very little extra happening around this book . This is highly unusual , and the conclusion to keep this release quiet might have been influenced by the fan outrage over the propose change to the OGL .
Inspirations for these module make out from motion-picture show like deputation : Impossible , Ocean ’s 11 , or even The Great Muppet Caper . Like all D&D games , Perkins planned for “ goofy adventures , ” much like those that will be seen in the upcoming Honor Among Thieves film . The level four dangerous undertaking , “ Prisoner 13 , ” even takes place at Revel ’s End , one of the locations in the forthcoming film ( it was also featured in a previous book , Icewind Dale : Rime of the Frostmaiden ) . Perkins worked with the writer / directors of Honor Among Thieves to come up with an appropriate Forgotten Realms location .
Keys From the Golden Vault will be unfreeze in North America on February 21 , and March 24 in the UK / EMEA . You canpre - order here . dungeon & Dragons : Honor Among Thieves reach theatre of operations March 31 .
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