Apparently not all Gauntlgrym, familiar to readers of the Drizzt novels, seems to play a major role in the story.A background option that abstracts the problem of supply and survival in the underdark.Stop the madness before it consumes you!” What steps through surprises even him, and from that moment on, the insanity that pervades the Underdark escalates and threatens to shake the Forgotten Realms to its foundations. It is here that the dark elf Gromph Baenre, Archmage of Menzoberranzan, casts a foul spell meant to ignite a magical energy that suffuses the Underdark and tears open portals to the demonic Abyss.

It is the home of horrific monsters that have never seen the light of day. “The Underdark is a subterranean wonderland, a vast and twisted labyrinth where fear reigns. If you’re not familiar with how Out of the Abyss goes down, here’s the official description: Since we know the adventure has a sandbox structure, these bonds are likely all seeds leading towards individual locations to be found in the adventure. They have a decided focus on what we can only assume is the beginning of the adventure, but they seem to go in rather varied directions. First up are the big new character narrative elements introduced with 5th Edition – Backgrounds and Bonds. We’ll run through them individually and then you can click below for hi-res versions. We’ve got the backgrounds,bonds, and the stats for the Demon Prince of Undeath, Orcus.

Wizards of the Coast has shared a few pages from that book with The Escapist, and here they are. The next month will see the release of Out of the Abyss, the Rage of Demons super adventure book for the 5th edition of the tabletop roleplaying game.

Take an exclusive look at the background features and bonds for the upcoming Dungeons & Dragons adventure, as well as the stats for Orcus, Demon Prince of Undeath.ĭungeons & Dragons is very close to releasing its upcoming storyline, Rage of Demons, across its many and varied incarnations.

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