Magic: The Gathering has introduced that it’s going to launch a full set primarily based within the Forgotten Realms, the primary marketing campaign setting for Dungeons & Dragons. Earlier immediately, Magic: The Gathering introduced “Adventures within the Forgotten Realms,” an upcoming set that can act as an official crossover between the favored card game and tabletop RPG. Few particulars in regards to the set have been introduced, moreover a summer season 2021 launch date. Notably, “Adventures within the Forgotten Realms” might be launched within the conventional slot reserved for the yearly “Core” units, spurring hypothesis that the set will act because the 2021 Core Set.
This marks the third time in recent times that the Magic: The Gathering and Dungeons & Dragons groups have collaborated on a venture, following the discharge of D&D marketing campaign setting books for the Magic: The Gathering planes of Ravnica and Theros. ComicBook.com spoke to D&D Executive Producer Ray Winninger about how the method for growing the brand new card set differed from earlier crossovers. “The course of was very comparable, however in reverse!” Winninger stated by way of electronic mail. “The main distinction is that Magic: The Gathering worlds are primarily (however not solely) grounded of their visuals, whereas D&D worlds are primarily (however not solely) grounded in textual content. We labored with the Magic: The Gathering group to develop plenty of detailed background data on Theros and Ravnica; they labored with us to develop extra detailed visuals for the 2021 D&D set.”
Like earlier collaborations, “Adventures within the Forgotten Realms” was a real collaboration between the 2 groups. Winninger famous that the D&D group labored with the Magic group on each facet of the set, just like how the Magic group labored with the D&D group on Mythic Odysseys of Theros and Guildmaster’s Guide to Ravnica. “We offered intensive suggestions on each the visuals and lore of The Forgotten Realms,” Winninger stated. Winninger additionally famous that, like different Magic: The Gathering units, the visuals of “Adventures within the Forgotten Realms” would inform a narrative and that the set would function lots of their favourite characters within the textual content.
“Adventures within the Forgotten Realms” might be launched in Summer 2021.