A new DLC opens the gates to the Forgotten Realms once more! This time, you’ll have to search here for one of the most powerful items of all.
Back to Candlekeep! Anyone who has played the first Baldur’s Gate or occasionally unpacks Dungeons & Dragons is of course familiar with this legendary place. Soon you will be able to take a closer look at the castle in Minecraft again, because the open-world sandbox is getting a second D&D DLC. A D&DLC!
This time, you and your self-created hero must embark on a grand quest for an item of terrible power : the power to make any pen & paper campaign implode.
The DLC is called Dungeons & Dragons: New Order
and continues the story of the first DLC in the Forgotten Realms. You can get the expansion in the Marketplace now, provided you invest the estimated 1,510 Minecoins – about 10 euros.
This is what you can expect in the DLC
You may have encountered Katra and Vaer in the first D&D expansion, but this time the two are searching for Vaer’s stolen body, which has been separated from his soul. You are supposed to help them and, above all, locate the infamous Deck of Many Things.
What is it?The Deck of Many Things is considered an extremely powerful item, but unfortunately it causes pure chaos. If you draw a card from the deck, you immediately trigger a magical effect in the pen & paper template. You just never know which one, and some of them can be catastrophic.
For example, you might draw the Keycard and suddenly find yourself holding a magical weapon. Or you might draw the Void and your soul will be ripped from your body The story of the DLC is about this powerful deck.
To find the deck, you can explore many familiar places, starting in Candlekeep and soon finding yourself in Sword Coast and even Icewind Dale.
A true role-playing game
As with the last D&DLC, there is a lot more to the new expansion than just a few new block worlds and a small story. The expansion makes Minecraft a true role-playing game.
You start by creating your own character and choosing from a range of D&D classes. There are even character statistics that determine how well you can cast spells, fight, or sneak. Again, don’t expect a character system as deep as in a Baldur’s Gate. It remains shallow, but it does provide a bit of D&D atmosphere.
