2017 has been D&D’s most successful year in the 20 years I’ve been with Wizards. Our team is great, and our fans are the best! Thank you all for the incredible support. Everyone gains a level. ✨
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#worldsgreatestRPG
@ChuckWendig
Keanu Reeves and I sat across from each other in an otherwise empty train station for about an hour before our train finally arrived. We said nothing the whole time. As we both got on the train, he said, “Nice chatting with you.”
A D&D campaign for levels 1-20. Waterdeep, Skullport, and twenty-three levels of Undermountain, each level more wild than the last. Halaster is waiting for you.
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A little bit of content from Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden—when you absolutely, positively got to kill every mo**erfu**ker in the room.
#dnd
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One year ago, Spurt the Kobold Inventor had the fortune (misfortune?) of crossing paths with
#themightynein
before making his way into our hearts forever. Remember Spurt!
#RIPSpurt
#critters
Got a speeding ticket yesterday. The officer who pulled me over asked why I was going 16 mph over the limit. I replied, “I FEEL THE NEED. THE NEED FOR SPEED!” Then I went for the high-five, and he scowled and left me hanging. Long story short, I’m old.
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus—a cautionary tale about the hazards of global warming. Covers illustrated by Tyler Jacobson and Hydro74.
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#dnd
In 2020, I’m going to learn how to shapechange into a crow.
Failing that, I plan to play more D&D, take more vacations, and do whatever I can to make the world a better place.
If you shout “Happy Halloween!” on July 3rd in a normal workplace, coworkers look at you like you’re having a mild stroke. In the D&D area at Wizards, half a dozen people shout “Happy Halloween!” back at you. That’s joy you can’t buy.
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I gave up my Canadian citizenship to become an American citizen because I believed, with all my heart, that this country, at its best, can make the world safer and better for everyone, despite its many flaws. That idealism got refreshed today.
I hate that Ezmeralda is the only explicitly disabled NPC in Curse of Strahd and they made her cover up her disability like it's some shameful fucking thing, rendering the art of her meaningless. Hire disabled sensitivity readers and writers Wizards of the Coast. No excuses.
#dnd
What happens when a wizard attaches her brain to a helmless horror? Weird things abound in Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden. Illustration by
@dsladek1
(AD: Kate Irwin).
#dnd
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This is a great example of hidden storytelling: Miles Morales was animated at a different frame rate than Peter Parker to get across the idea that Miles is still learning how to be Spider-Man. Genius!
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Hey fam! I’m refreshing my list of freelance writers. If you know 5E well and would like to work with me on a D&D product in the not-too-distant future, plz reply to this tweet with the name of the last publicly known TRPG project you contributed to.
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There’s an 11-year-old boy on my street who loves to ride his bicycle. I’ve known him since he was in preschool. He’s growing like a weed. He’ll be a young man in a few years, and I don’t want anything bad to happen to him. He matters to me.
#BlackLivesMatter
I don’t know who needs to hear this, but BLACK MEN DON’T HANG THEMSELVES FROM TREES. This is domestic terrorism, and we know damn well who’s behind it.
I owned my first car at age 24. I landed my dream job at age 29. I think it’s okay to be 25 and still sorting things out. I think it’s okay to be 50 and still sorting things out.
Today is
#WorldMentalHealthDay
. Take a friend to lunch or give yourself a present, be it a hot cup of tea or coffee, a bike ride, or an hour with a good book. Be kind to yourself.
I appreciate the support, and judging by the conversation, a number of people suddenly hate me. That’s fine. I’ll weather the slings and arrows. Ours is a story of heroism and hope in a dark world. A story many of us need. One that turns in unexpected ways, and one I believe in.
This Xmas, I will once again be flying to your home on the back of a big ol’ red dragon, creeping down your chimney in gaseous form, filling your Xmas stocking with dice, and stealing your old edition D&D books. It’s exhausting work, but one of us has to do it.
Yesterday, I had to walk through a large 🕸 to exit my house. When Milo & I returned 15 minutes later, the web was gone. The 🕷 had taken the whole thing down. This morning the 🕸 was back, but repositioned so that I could avoid it.
Stimulus $$$ and back pay. Student debt relief. Voting Rights Act. Marijuana legalization. New statehoods. Paris Agreement. Supreme Court. Abolish ICE. Dreamers. Families reunited. AG Sally Yates. Democrats have no time to waste.
Oh, and give Stacey Abrams whatever she wants.
I try to surround myself with people who are intelligent, creative, funny, brave, and kind. If I follow you on Twitter, it’s because I think you’re all of these things. I find new folks to follow every day, and I’m always on the lookout for more.
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Here’s one of the many fantastic illustrations in Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden: the Ring of Warmth by
@claudiopozas
(AD: Kate Irwin).
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Whenever I tweet about Trump, there are always two self-styled MAGA Sith Lords (a different two every time) who try to argue with me in bad faith. They have no idea it’s a trap. I’m not here for a debate. I’m just waiting in the tall grass to block them. It gives me such joy.
Nearly everyone I meet on Twitter is wonderful. However, let it be known: if you’re rude to me or someone I care about, I will block you. No warning. No second chances. You’ll be cut off. Forever.
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#dnd
You peer through a mouse hole and knock on a tiny door. A gray mouse wearing a wizard’s cap opens the door, waves a tiny wand, shrinks you down to size, and ushers you into a realm of wonder, friendship, and make-believe.
#DnDgate
Having trouble naming your next D&D villain? No prob. Villain’s first name = the street you grew up on. Villain’s last name = your worst teacher’s last name.
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Tonight’s
#CriticalRole
begins in about an hour!
The Mighty Nein prepare for their journey to the icy, mysterious north known as Eiselcross, but must now deal with the sudden reveal of a more personal mystery... join us!
If you get hired as Wizards’ newest D&D game designer and your name is “Chris” or “Kate,” a new name will be assigned to you. We can’t have more than two people with the same name in a department so small without making the non-Chrises and non-Kates nervous.
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Not sure anyone cares, but it takes me about 24 hours to write art descriptions for a 224-page D&D book. It’s a fun assignment, but the best part is seeing what the illustrators do with them.
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“OMG. Chris Perkins followed me!”
“Really?! I loved him as Captain Kirk.”
“No, Chris Perkins.”
“Starlord?!”
“The Dungeons & Dragons guy.”
“Thor?”
“No.”
“Oh, him. Yeah, he’s no Captain America.”
‘Tis the season for
#CurseofStrahd
, a D&D adventure which reminds us that evil government doesn’t die on its own. You have to kick down the door and drive a stake through its heart.
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With October looming, now is a good time to remind everyone that you can run a pretty sweet one-night D&D adventure in which 1st-level characters wake up naked in Castle Ravenloft.
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There now exists a complete first draft of the next big D&D 5E adventure. Things will change in the coming months, but it’s all there and it’s great.
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