Exandria is the name of the world on which most events of Critical Role take place. Tal’dorei and Wildemount
Thank you for the new version of Bloodhunter. Order of the lycan, do you have to be hybrid transformed to add the crimson rite to your unarmed strikes as a single weapon? or do you have to transform first and then apply the crimson rite? It’s a feature of the Hybrid Form, so you would need to be transformed to gain the benefit.
— Matthew Mercer (@matthewmercer) January 27, 2020
Order of the Lycan Blood Hunter.
They get Heightened Senses, which gives them advantage on perception involving hearing or sound.
Would that technically mean their passive perception is boost by +5 because of that advantage, as stated in the PHB? I’d think so!
— Matthew Mercer (@matthewmercer) October 19, 2020
Is gunslinger official or still on DMsguild only? Apologies if this has been answered before. Gunslinger, as are my other home brews outside of this upcoming book, aren’t official as they haven’t been published by WotC directly. However, I’m ever tweaking and learning, and who knows…maybe one day. <3
— Matthew Mercer (@matthewmercer) January 16, 2020
Hey about the Bloodhunter class…is it or is it not in this book?
— Puertorican-Dumbass (@harpothelevith1) January 16, 2020
Introducing an entire new CLASS into DnD “officially” is a painstaking, delicate process. The Blood Hunter is still in development for me, so not yet. However, I’ve taken my lessons over the years, and after much tinkering, I should have something cool for folks soon… ;)🩸 https://t.co/mcY0MhtPAK
— Matthew Mercer (@matthewmercer) January 16, 2020
@JeremyECrawford is the Explorer's Guide to Wildemount considered official D&D material? Certainly Mr. Mercer is an expert weaver of tales and is very familiar with the mechanics but are these subclasses, items, and spells tested? Has it gone through what other books go through?
— DrewFlashy Pokemon Shield (@DrewFlashy1) January 13, 2020
EXPLORER'S GUIDE TO WILDEMOUNT is a delightful introduction to the world of @CriticalRole. Like every D&D book, its rules have been tested by players, developed by the D&D team, and vetted by me. There are juicy subclasses, spells, magic items, and monsters awaiting you! #DnD https://t.co/by9s5P8tK9
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) January 14, 2020
Absolutely astounding art from Explorer's Guide to Wildemount, shared by @CriticalRole. Art by Irina Nordsol, Clint Cearley, Wesley Burt, and Jenn Ravenna. Also – maps in the book will be by the amazing @DevenRue. pic.twitter.com/38lEanh0bY
— Christian Hoffer (@CHofferCBus) January 13, 2020
With the Explorer’s Guide to Wildemount announcement… from r/DnD
As the info seemed to leak a liiiiiiittle early yesterday, I just wanted to write something to reach out to the greater, non-critter DnD crowd regarding this book, what it means to me, and what I hope it means to you:Hey there! Longtime lurker, situational commenter!
Well now, it certainly looks like the cat’s out of the bag (and seemed to sneak out a LITTLE early, hehe)! I can’t express just how excited and honored I am to have been given the opportunity to bring my world to you all via the Explorer’s Guide to Wildemount. D&D has been such an influential element of my life, of who I am, and to have contributed to it in this way is beyond words.
I’ve spent the better part of 1.5 years working on this project, along with some incredible contributors, to make this something we could all be extremely proud of. I set out to create this book not as a tome specifically for fans of Critical Role, but as a love letter to the D&D community as a whole. Those who follow our adventures will find many familiar and enjoyable elements that tie into what they’ve experienced within our campaign. However, I want this book to not only be a vibrant, unique setting for non-critter players and Dungeon Masters young and old, experienced or new, but also a resource of inspiration for DMs to pull from regardless of what setting they are running their game in. I’ve done my very best to make it a dynamic, breathing world full of deep lore, detailed factions and societies, a sprawling gazetteer, heaps of plot hooks, and numerous mechanical options/items/monsters to perhaps introduce into your own sessions, or draw inspiration from to cobble together your own variations. I wanted this to be a book for any D&D player, regardless of their knowledge of (or appreciation of, for that matter) Critical Role. I made this for ALL of you.
I am also well-aware of how much negativity can permeate these spaces regarding myself and the games we play, and that’s ok! One could never expect our form of storytelling and gaming to be everyone’s cup of tea, and it could very well be that this just isn’t the book for you. I don’t begrudge you that, and I only hope one day we get a chance to roll some dice at a convention and swap stories about our love of the game. I know for folks, this isn’t necessarily what they were hoping for the announcement to be, and for that I’m sorry.
As a person excited and clamoring for new settings to be brought into the D&D multiverse, I also understand the frustrations from some that this isn’t one of the “classics”. Believe you me, I’m one of the those who is ever-shouting “I want my Planescape/Dark Sun”, and said so loudly… multiple times while in the WotC offices. Know that my setting doesn’t eliminate, delay, or consume any such plans they may have for any future-such projects! I’m not stepping on such wonderful legacy properties, these same ones that inspired me growing up. This is just the new-kid stepping into that area and hoping one of the older kids will sit and have lunch with them. 😉 If Wizards has any plans to release any of their much-demanded settings, they’ll come whether or not Wildemount showed up.
I also wanted to comment on the occasionally-invoked negative opinions on my homebrew designs I’ve seen here… and they aren’t wrong! I don’t have the lengthy design history and experience that many of you within this community do have. Outside of small, home-game stuff I messed with through the 2000’s, my journey on the path of public homebrew began as a reaction to online community demand and throwing out my inexperienced ideas in a very public space. Much of my early homebrew was myself learning as I went (as all of us begin), only with a large portion of the internet screaming at me for my mistakes and lack of knowledge. Even my Tal’Dorei Guide homebrew was rushed due to demands being made of me, and I continue to learn so many lessons since. The occasional unwarranted intensity aside, there is much appreciated constructive criticism I’ve received over the years (from reddit included) that has helped me grow and improve. Anyway, what I mention all this for is to express my thanks for all the wonderful feedback, the chances to learn from all of you as time has gone on, and the many elements of this book reflect that improvement as I took those lessons and collaborated with the official WotC team to make this as good as it could be.
Anyway, that’s enough rambling from an insecure nerd. I’m extremely proud of what we’ve done with this book. I hope you give it a shot and enjoy it. I really do. If you choose to pass on it, that’s totally cool and am just happy we find joy in the same pastime. Either way, be kind to each other, and keep on forging amazing stories together. <3 -Mercer https://t.co/B2m1sybOXZ
— Matthew Mercer (@matthewmercer) January 13, 2020
