Image: Wizards of the Coastĭungeons & Dragons is probably best known for the characters we all make for ourselves, along with the NPCs that our ever-patient DMs come up with to guide us through or hinder us in our adventures. The whole Adventures in the Forgotten Realms set is one big D&D reference, so instead of simply listing every single card in the set - which wouldn’t be very interesting - we’ve tried to distil the references into six main categories to help you get a feel for how this set manages to capture Dungeons & Dragons, and how it might well be your gateway into the world of tabletop RPGs or CCGs too.Ĭharacters Drizzt it obvious? Icewind Dale hero Drizzt Do’Urden makes a star appearance in Adventures in the Forgotten Realms. However, this is the first time we’ll actually get to see blatant references, characters and even more nods to Dungeons & Dragons’ world of the Forgotten Realms within Magic: The Gathering.ĭ&D references in MTG Adventures in the Forgotten Realms

There have always been hints of D&D in MTG just by the very nature of their settings - what with elves, dwarves and goblins being an integral part of both. It’s not just any crossover either, as this is a set built from the ground up with the help of the Dungeons & Dragons team to bring the tabletop RPG into the card game for the very first time. They can also learn them from other wizards, from ancient tomes or inscriptions, and from ancient creatures (such as the fey) that are steeped in magic.Adventures in the Forgotten Realms is the latest Magic: The Gathering set and, alongside being one of the more cumbersome set titles (people are shortening it to Forgotten Realms, which isn’t too bad), it’s also the first major crossover set. They learn new spells as they experiment and grow in experience. Though the casting of a typical spell requires merely the utterance of a few strange words, fleeting gestures, and sometimes a pinch or clump of exotic materials, these surface components barely hint at the expertise attained after years of apprenticeship and countless hours of study. Some aspire to become like the gods, shaping reality itself.

Wild and enigmatic, varied in form and function, the power of magic draws students who seek to master its mysteries. Their mightiest spells change one substance into another or alter a creature’s form, open pathways to other planes of existence, or even kill with a single word. Their magic conjures elementals from other planes of existence, glimpses the future, or turns slain foes into shambling zombies. Wizards are supreme magic-users, defined and united as a class by the spells they cast. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Wizard

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