Matt Forbeck, New York Occasions bestselling writer and lead designer of the Marvel Multiverse RPG, partnered together with his son Marty to launch a brand new tabletop journey set on the earth of Minecraft. Now obtainable for pre-order, Minecraft: Roll for Journey: The Temple of the Charged Creeper is supposed to imbue the mass enchantment of the net open world crafting sport with an easy-to-learn set of role-playing guidelines.
The writer, Penguin Random Home, doesn’t provide any description of the mechanics — a standard theme in pre-orders for large IP-based tabletop releases. The ebook’s cowl depicts two six-sided cube, and the writer’s itemizing states that “4 cube” are included with the gamebook. The temporary description additionally says the ebook consists of “a detachable character sheet” and a “guidelines reference that will help you observe your heroic progress,” appropriate for solo play or at hand off to a sport grasp. (On this context, known as “your narrator.”)
The journey is ready in an remoted village which has not too long ago been invaded by “illagers,” a kind of hostile mob within the Minecraft universe. (They’re additionally the principle antagonists in Forbeck’s 2020 novel Minecraft Dungeons: The Rise of the Arch-Illager.) A lot as in a conventional Dungeons & Dragons quest, the participant known as on to help a village that’s underneath assault by discovering the supply of the difficulty (the Temple of the Charged Creeper) and destroying it.
Whereas there have been collaborations between Minecraft and Dungeons & Dragons previously — just like the Lightning Hold journey geared towards younger gamers — this standalone journey is completely the Forbecks’ creation. Matt Forbeck’s earlier work, each as a designer of tabletop video games and as an writer of novels for properties like D&D, Minecraft, Halo, and Life is Unusual, alongside his personal authentic titles, provides the dearth of description on the sport’s web page some weight to throw round. Whether or not it lands with Minecraft followers and tabletop avid gamers will probably be seen when the ebook hits cabinets in July 2025.
The hardcover version of Minecraft: Roll for Journey: The Temple of the Charged Creeper is obtainable for pre-order on the Penguin Random Home website for $20.