Releasing on Oct. 7, the sport is introduced as the ultimate marketing campaign of Eddie Munson, the chief of Hawkins Excessive’s gaming group, the Hellfire Membership. Whereas Eddie was working a recreation of Superior Dungeons & Dragons concerning the highly effective undead wizard Vecna, this set makes use of the far simpler to study fifth Version ruleset for a beginner-friendly journey.
Wizards of the Coast launched a Stranger Issues Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying Recreation Starter Set in 2019, which included character sheets and a short journey primarily based on the sport the youngsters performed in season 1. However Welcome to the Hellfire Membership is structured extra just like the upcoming Heroes of the Borderlands starter set, filling the field with tokens and playing cards to make the expertise extra like a board recreation. The aim is seemingly to make enjoying as simple and immersive as potential so teams can soar in whereas ready for season 5 to premiere. However it additionally comes at the next value level, with Welcome to the Hellfire Membership costing twice as a lot as the unique Stranger Issues set.
The ‘80s was a tough time for players like Eddie because of the Satanic Panic, however Welcome to the Hellfire Membership leans into nostalgia with its artwork, which features a double-sided Hellfire Membership poster, in-world handouts, and pictures of the characters performed on the present. It options a mixture of basic D&D monsters and ones particular to Stranger Issues, like demodogs and a brand new demodragon.
Stranger Issues: Welcome to the Hellfire Membership is obtainable to preorder for $49.99 by D&D Past. A digital model is $19.99 and each will be mixed for $59.99. The set might be launched on Oct. 7.
