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Dungeon Crate Unboxing – July 2018

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RPG Crate Uboxing -- July 2018

I have been getting Dungeon Crate subscription boxes since box No. 1 and I am, as always, generally pleased with every unboxing to discover what’s inside. The rumors according to the Dungeon Crate newsletter are there’s some changes on the horizon.

Dungeon Crate subscription unboxing

July 2018 Dungeon Crate unboxing

From the Dungeon Crate July 2018 insert:

“Summer is here and it’s hot. Like, Shifara hot. In this months crate we feature a new adventure that starts to explore the eastern portion of the Halcyon world, the deserts of Shifara ad the Wailing Plains.  Our new adventure from Floyd Cocklin is deadly and our own treasure for July will enhance each bloody encounter.”

I always like getting these Dungeon Crate subscription boxes each month because inside is a mystery of goodies I will like. And since I did not manually select what was inside it is like a little present. A few months ago they started putting dungeon tiles on the back of the resource card so they are getting more use out of it and I find that so smart. It looks like that is here to stay. This time it is a room with a cool spike pit. Very Nice!

The insert is so cool, it finally made it onto the list of one of the things you are getting: “Sturdy cardstock, glossy finish, and all the info on this crate. Don’t throw it out! Turn it over and collect our line of DC Dungeon Tiles. Each month the insert will feature a new section of the dungeon.”

Inverted Invocations is an adventure for 8th level characters written by Floyd Cocklin. The adventure comes with art, new monsters and magic items. It is 12 pages as opposed to the 4 pages that used to be in Dungeon Crates past. The boss at the end looks like a real challenge for an 8th-level party. If you play this good luck.

Next up is tracker card and warlock pin, representing one of the most popular classes in fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons. This wet or dry erase allows you to track everything about your warlock. It really is a little mini character sheet ready to use and flavored towards warlocks. It is cool if you are currently playing a warlock. Sadly I am not. 🙁

We now enter the miniature portion of this Dungeon Crate. This one comes with two minis, and it looks like they are themed again for use in the enclosed adventure. I always love when they do that. We get Damien, hellborn wizard; and Deladrin, female assassin. (Reaper minis 77149 and 77035 respectively.)  Reaper bones are great assets to anyone who is interested in painting minis. I just so happen to be one of those types of people. I look forward to painting these figures.

The subscription box is not empty yet. The next thing I pulled out is unlike anything I have received from a gaming crate. Stamped with this month’s adventure and Dungeon Crate we get a laser pointer and ruler in one. It measures out 4 inches on one side and 10 centimeters on the other. But on top are two buttons. I am sure you can guess one has a laser pointer as I already said, and you would be right. We see laser pointers used frequently on Critical Role and maybe that is where Dungeon Crate got the idea to add one to their crate. The second button turns on torch light so you can see what a torch might offer you. It is a nice flashlight. I think this is a fun and creative item to get in the crate. I’m happy to have it, but it will most likely get more play with my kids and the cats than at my gaming table.

The last item up on the block is a set of dice — Chessex set 25418 standard black with red numbers. My first favorite d20 was black with red numbers and I never collected a full set, so it’s cool to see that my die of old has some new friends.

That’s it for the physical stuff in the crate but that does not mean the unboxing party ends there. Inside there is always the digital crate!

  • A full PDF of the adventure Inverted Invocations
  • Maps of all three levels
  • Printable Warlock Tracker cards
  • Insert map
  • Paper craft sarcophagus
  • Dungeon Crate Kids Mysterious Message Sheet
  • NEW FEATURE! Maps from Justin Andrew Mason

So there you are. Lots of great stuff and rumors of new and better stuff to come. Thanks for reading and until next time, stay nerdy!

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Ted Adams

The nerd is strong in this one. I received my bachelors degree in communication with a specialization in Radio/TV/Film. I have been a table op role player for about 20 years 17 of which with the current group. I have played several itterations of D&D, Mutants and Masterminds 2nd and 3rd editions, Star wars RPG, Shadowrun and World of Darkness. I am an avid fan of books and follow a few authors reading all they write. Favorite author is Jim Butcher I have been an on/off larper for around 15 years even doing a stretch of running my own for a while. I have played a number of Miniature games including Warhammer 40K, Warhammer Fantasy, Heroscape, Mage Knight, Dreamblade and D&D Miniatures. I have practiced with the art of the German long sword with an ARMA group for over 7 years studying the German long sword, sword and buckler, dagger, axe and polearm. By no strecth of the imagination am I an expert but good enough to last longer than the average person if the Zombie apocalypse ever happens. I am an avid fan of board games and dice games with my current favorite being Quarrios.

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