Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

[Brophy]

September 19th is the release date for the new adventure book.

A quintessential dungeoneering adventure for parties level 1-12

Evil is lurking in the beloved town of Phandalin, and you and your party are the only ones who can stop it. Solve mysteries and stamp out growing corruption as you uncover more about the malevolent cult that are plaguing the town. Fear not: with your trusty sword and friends by your side, you’ve got everything you need to shine a light through the darkness. Whether you’re a new player or an aspiring Dungeon Master, this classic adventure is the perfect opportunity to let loose.

Brings a fresh take on adventures in the town of Phandalin. From mysterious obelisks to darkness lurking below the surface, this adventure is packed with new secrets to discover.
Battle over 20 creatures warped beyond recognition like Psionic Goblins, fleshy horrors, and more in the D&D Beyond Encounter Builder
Power up your party with mysterious magic items
Dive into the Phandalin region with new maps including multiple dungeons featured throughout the adventure

[Imbalance]

It feels like Wizards had no cohesive plan for these obelisks until people started coming up with conspiracy theories. Now it's a whole thing.

[coyotee]

It feels like Wizards had no cohesive plan for these obelisks until people started coming up with conspiracy theories. Now it's a whole thing.

I liked phandalin obelisk as an open plot hook to work your own homebrew either into, or out of, that adventure.

[Yack]

Ok so I was updating my Amazon want list as I always like to have a few items in there for family to choose from as they have zero idea what I have do not have or even what the heck is a battle mat or D&D.

This book on Amazon is pre-priced as $78 CAN ???????? I thought $50 was crazy at one time.

[ad_hoc]

Ok so I was updating my Amazon want list as I always like to have a few items in there for family to choose from as they have zero idea what I have do not have or even what the heck is a battle mat or D&D.

This book on Amazon is pre-priced as $78 CAN ???????? I thought $50 was crazy at one time.

Prices are often weird when an item has just been listed.

It is probably because the regular sellers haven't put up the listing so it is just showing some small company's price.

I just looked it up and the seller is amazon so yeah that price is high. I would still expect it to drop sometime before release.

[Imbalance]

Ok so I was updating my Amazon want list as I always like to have a few items in there for family to choose from as they have zero idea what I have do not have or even what the heck is a battle mat or D&D.

This book on Amazon is pre-priced as $78 CAN ???????? I thought $50 was crazy at one time.

Yep, they announced there would be big price increases on published books. Really, if they'd done sensible periodic increases over the years, this wouldn't be such a shock, but who could have foreseen the global wrenching that covid caused? Money is worth half what it was a few years ago.

[ad_hoc]

Ok so I was updating my Amazon want list as I always like to have a few items in there for family to choose from as they have zero idea what I have do not have or even what the heck is a battle mat or D&D.

This book on Amazon is pre-priced as $78 CAN ???????? I thought $50 was crazy at one time.

Yep, they announced there would be big price increases on published books. Really, if they'd done sensible periodic increases over the years, this wouldn't be such a shock, but who could have foreseen the global wrenching that covid caused? Money is worth half what it was a few years ago.

Wasn't it just a $10 increase and the first one in 10 years?

[Brophy]

This book on Amazon is pre-priced as $78 CAN ???????? I thought $50 was crazy at one time.

The digital version of Planescape on dndbeyond is listed at $49.99. The new pricing is part of their new cash grab strategy.
Phandelver is $29.99

There is a physical & digital version for $70. https://dndstore.wizards.com/us/product ... cal-bundle

[Imbalance]

Ok so I was updating my Amazon want list as I always like to have a few items in there for family to choose from as they have zero idea what I have do not have or even what the heck is a battle mat or D&D.

This book on Amazon is pre-priced as $78 CAN ???????? I thought $50 was crazy at one time.

Yep, they announced there would be big price increases on published books. Really, if they'd done sensible periodic increases over the years, this wouldn't be such a shock, but who could have foreseen the global wrenching that covid caused? Money is worth half what it was a few years ago.

Wasn't it just a $10 increase and the first one in 10 years?

I'm not sure about the dollar amount, but basically yeah, the first increase since 5e started.

[Yack]

Are you sure?

I think as I remember there was a increase within 5th Edition for books that shocked me first was the Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage that increased to $50 something CAN. on amazon at least. And I was like what the heck!

[Imbalance]

Source books were always like $50 US MSRP, and it was said to increase to $60 this year. Adventure book sale prices vary the most, and Amazon skews all values, though some do charge more than MSRP. Personally, I'm sure I've not paid more than $40 for any one book, having purchased many of them used, and I'll probably keep on buying used as often as possible.

[berk the black]

Used is the only option for 3.5 books, and now over time many of them have crept up over MSRP.

But for new, yeah you can usually get some sort of discount.

[ad_hoc]

It is up for preorder at 401 Games for $65.

That is the $60 USD MSRP plus they now add $5 to most things I guess because the exchange rate isn't great.

You could get the collector's edition for that or wait for a sale and get the regular for 10% off.

[Yack]

Its a Thanos crossover?
Contest of Champions with the Infinit.... ahhh... I mean Mind Gauntlet... ahhh I mean Mind Crystals

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[Imbalance]

Heh, HeroClix had me covered for minis for that a decade ago.