Now that the dust has settled, do we think it did a good job at encapsulating the essence of D&D into a single model?
Lego Dungeons & Dragons
Now that the dust has settled, do we think it did a good job at encapsulating the essence of D&D into a single model?
>dragon
>inn
>forest
>dungeon
>tower
>beholder, owlbear, mimic, skeletons and gelatinous cube
>many characters of different classes and races
haters gonna hate but yes, yes it did
shame about the outrageous price
All Lego shit is overpriced and it's been that way for a long time.
even lego fanboys agree this particular set is especially overpriced
Hasbro needs money.
All branded lego sets are overpriced. I think the Disney ones are especially stupid in their markup, something ridiculous like 50% per piece.
Isn't it wild to think that back in the mid 90s to early 00s, Lego was considered a cheap, efficient way to build dungeon layouts for your minis? Back then, you could buy some of the lego medieval sets and maybe one of the lega ninja sets, then a box of the assorted lega bricks and be set for dungeon layouts for about 40 bucks. For another ten dollars you could buy a bag of assorted animal figures, some goofy monsters from goodwill, and maybe a hard-plastic oversized dragon figure and literally never need to spend another dollar on minis.
>be set for dungeon layouts for about 40 bucks
Yeah, no...
6078 The Royal Drawbridge retailed for $30.
You just THOUGHT it was cheap because your parents were buying it for you.
i couldn't have imagined $359.99 as the price when you said it was outrageous, i was thinking more in the $120 mark
Needs a goblin.
I'm sorry, marketing-anon, but the dust has still not settled. Please delete your thread.
Childrens Toys for Adults.
>Childrens Toys for Adults.
Where do you think you are?!
/tg/ - Childrens Games for Adults
It feels like a $99 set with a huge markup and the pdf is too hard to find to read. Hard pass, and it makes me sad because I'm somewhat of a Lego fanatic.
Cute and quaint if a kid has it. Weird if an adult has it. People who treat DnD like a lifestyle are bizarre.
>Cute and quaint if a kid has it. Weird if an adult has it.
it literally says 18+ on the box. 99% of kids would not have the patience to put together something that complex with 3745 pieces. something like this takes days to build
>he says, posting on the manchild board
There's a lot of elements there that make me go
>Okay, yeah, this is intentionally D&D themed
But the more I look at it, the more I dislike what it's representing. It's so twee and silly. It doesn't look like they're going on an adventure. It looks like they're going to the coffee shop to get into wacky hijinks.
>It looks like they're going to the coffee shop to get into wacky hijinks.
Like you wouldn't play that!
I want out of this reality. Take me back
>Black Knights
still the best. I’ll only consider buying new Legos if they release and updated BK castle
Not for D&D, but otherwise yes.
the set is modular it splits into different zones inn, forest, dungeon, etc
the whole concept is that it can work has a complete world for a campaign. there's an official book for the campaign(that you have to buy separately, lol)
I got through more locations than that in 2 hours of an average weekly session. That is not campaign material by any stretch.
Yeah I'm pretty sure by """campaign""" they mean a short tie-in one shot. For the price they're asking it should've been a free pamphlet included in the box.
There is no way you'll ever convince me this isn't a shill post
>there's an official book for the campaign(that you have to buy separately, lol)
No you don't.
The PDF is free (if you sign up), you only gotta pay in VIP points if you want a softcover booklet sent to you.
>It's so twee and silly.
>wacky hijinks
I mean, that's what d&d is for most people
No, that's what D&D comedy is to most people. That's what podcasts like Critical Roll or YogQuest do, because they're comedies. That's how zoomers who were shitting in their diapers when 3.5 came out were introduced to the game. Therefore, that's how braindead morons who think the object of the game is to do the funny/wacky thing and think D20's are some magic make-the-DM-do-what-you-say rolls play it.
To be clear, this isn't CR or Yog's fault, they were doing comedy and dumbasses took it too seriously. D&D comedy has a place, just not as the primary way people interact with it. This shit's classic, for example, and probably more real than anything CR or YogQuest ever accomplished.
$360!? Holy fricking shit that's overpriced
Is it out yet? Site says "backorder" but also 12 hours until the release video? I don't get it.
Haven't heard of it before this thread and hate nuD&D, plus haven't built a lego in 10 years, but it looks fun so I guess it's a good job.
its out but already out of stock due to all the preordering
the release video is just soibois playing the campaign using the set as promo
whoever the lady in the middle is, she got done so dirty, the play button is over her face. And all three of the dudes are copy pastes of eachother, essentially
its a no from me. modern lego is too smooth and overdetailed
I hate it
>$0.104 a piece, so that's actually standard.
Price-per-piece sounds good in theory but if you're paying more than a dime each for hundreds of light bley cheese slopes that are going to crack the moment you put them on a stud, it's not a very good ratio.
18+ sets generally have more weird pieces, printed pieces, big pieces that dribe the price up which is why they end up at $0.10 per piece on avarage. Haven't actually looked what kinda parts this set has, but at a glance it looks like a lot of small pieces are being spent on small details which should theoretically push the price down but haven't due to the other reason 18+ sets have higher avarage prices, the licence markup.
>at a glance it looks like a lot of small pieces are being spent on small details
Well another factor is that a lot of those small pieces are also printed, the Beholder alone has at least ten printed round tiles for the eyes.
Though honestly, unlike the 4+ subline, there doesn't appear to be that many POOP or BURP elements, so that means a LOT of structures built out of a bunch of little bits.
>many POOP or BURP elements
Tell me this isn't actual Lego manchild lingo.
AFOLS are a strange breed to be sure
It is.
POOP= Parts outta other parts. As in "I coulda built that part out of a bunch a smaller ones, why come lego's gotta jack the price up with a custom mold?"
BURP=Big Ugly Rock Piece. A common type of POOP, a single molded piece that looks like a cliff face. It's awful, it jacks up the price, and everyone hates it, but they keep showing up.
Thank you for the answer I guess. This sure does nothing to improve my opinion about legogays.
And we didn't even talk about SNOT yet.
>that's the price you pay
Nah, that's what PaB cups are for. (I'm too rural to have a LUG within range.)
Heroica is literally a railroad, it's barely even a game. Just go to the local casino and play craps and you'll have about as much fun gameplay wise.
Here's a dragon for your DnD game.
I actually like the dragon and the tower, but this feels like they crammed as much "exclusive" minifigs into one set as they could to slap that insane price tag on it. Lego is all about the building of the things, I would much rather this set have been something insane, like a complete replica of the Tomb of Horrors, or Castle Ravenloft.
I might yoink the pdf and build a bunch of those dragons, that's all I really got.
The beholder and cube are cute
I would get the beholder if it was sold individually
no they took this from us
Damn that's tight, what is it? A 3rd party set?
no it was another lego idea that didn't win https://ideas.lego.com/s/ca:10c3f719667043ea832ccda162353890
Thanks Anon, that set is amazing. Can't believe they didn't pick it. Especially with all the static items they're producing as kits nowadays.
Horrid dust collector. At least the new one is something that can be played with
its a dice tower child
But you're definitely a sexual predator though
This is D&D inspired? It just looks like a wacky hodgepodge of random fantasy themed shit. Genuinely thought it was a harry potter set at first.
>D&D inspired?
it's official D&D. see