Hoping we can turn the '?' into a "!" (and not "starting on page 3").
I've been caught completely off guard by this game but see it's getting passing reviews on Steam and is based on a (well known) board game.
Is anyone playing the Steam version and do they have comments to share?
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[Impressions?] Tales from Candlekeep: Tomb of Annihilation
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Jolor
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[Impressions?] Tales from Candlekeep: Tomb of Annihilation
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Holman
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Re: [Impressions?] Tales from Candlekeep: Tomb of Annihilation
I had no idea this existed. I'm surprised it hasn't been more hyped, especially since it involves Wizards of the Coast's top property.
(On paper, Tomb of Annihilation is the latest official book-length campaign release for 5th edition D&D, a reboot/expansion of the legendary 1st edition Tomb of Horrors.)
(On paper, Tomb of Annihilation is the latest official book-length campaign release for 5th edition D&D, a reboot/expansion of the legendary 1st edition Tomb of Horrors.)
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IceBear
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Re: [Impressions?] Tales from Candlekeep: Tomb of Annihilation
But this is a port of the Tomb of Annihilation board game...not the RPG module
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Re: [Impressions?] Tales from Candlekeep: Tomb of Annihilation
I haven't played the board game, but it looks like the next iteration in the D&D Adventures board game series. I have the first four of them (this would be the fifth), and have enjoyed them quite a bit.
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Re: [Impressions?] Tales from Candlekeep: Tomb of Annihilation
I just downloaded it and will try to play. The movement is very finicky and I don't see an undo move.
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“Bad men need nothing more to compass their ends, than that good men should look on and do nothing.” - John Stuart Mill, Inaugural Address Delivered to the University of St Andrews, 2/1/1867
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Re: [Impressions?] Tales from Candlekeep: Tomb of Annihilation
I have it. It's OK, but a little too combat-centric for my taste. I also don't care for the way crafting is handled - crafting costs a bunch of materials and a LOT of gold, and even at that there's a chance (30-40% unless you want to invest more gold) that the crafting will fail, in which case you lose everything.
Also there's no way to save mid-map. Early on that's not a problem, but as maps grow it will be.
Also there's no way to save mid-map. Early on that's not a problem, but as maps grow it will be.
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Re: [Impressions?] Tales from Candlekeep: Tomb of Annihilation
Sure, but I would have assumed more promotion. I suspect WotC's paper D&D products are the flagship compared to the D&D boardgames.
Much prefer my Nazis Nuremberged.
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IceBear
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Re: [Impressions?] Tales from Candlekeep: Tomb of Annihilation
They had an article about it in their online Dragon Magazine last month and articles on their DnD website.
If it was a CRPG I'm sure there would have been more promotion. I just wanted to make sure no one thought this was a CRPG based on the fabulous Tomb of Annihilation.
If it was a CRPG I'm sure there would have been more promotion. I just wanted to make sure no one thought this was a CRPG based on the fabulous Tomb of Annihilation.