RPG Crate Uboxing — July 2018

Hello gamer, it is time to dive into another RPG Crate unboxing and see what treasures or loot we get to walk away with. If you are interested in signing up for this subscription box service and getting awesome fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons related material you can sign up at RPGcrate.com. Just make sure you use the promo code NERDARCHYRPGCRATE for 10 percent off your first month’s RPG Crate. Without further ado, lets dive into the crate unboxing and see what’s there.

June 2018 RPG Crate unboxing

Big surprise, the first thing as always is the index card letting us know the theme and whats inside: July 2018 is Legendary.

From the RPG Crate June 2018 insert:

“We continue the dangerous journey through time and hopefully a gorgon’s demise, to the final chapter of the stories in Season Two of RPG Crate. We’ve added several extra items this month in celebration of the end of a Season. Next month begins Season Three, but for now, enjoy the treasure we’ve procured for you.”

T-shirt

First up is always, a knock-it-out-of-the-park exclusive T-shirt. I have said it before and I will say it again, some of the shirts I’ve gotten in an RPG Crate are my favorite shirts. I am not sure how he gets great deals, but glad he is able to do it each month.

“These creatures were made to rule the darkness; ever vigilant they watch.”

This is an awesome gargoyle shirt. It is a gray design on a black shirt with green accents which really make the shirt pop.

Miniatures

Next up from Effin Cool minis is a premier metal miniature.

“Her beauty is only matched by her lust for power – evil is that one I say!” 

Medusa the brood mother for use in your Dungeons & Dragons game or really any tabletop roleplaying game where you might encounter a medusa. Sadly this is one on two legs as opposed to the mythical naga-like design but it is a cool sculpt with a sweet staff. You could take this mini in several directions.

Atmar’s Cardography

I reach into the box and pull out the next item and it feels like a deck of cards. This is the first time I had a little foreknowledge this was going to be in the box.  Atmar’s Cardography by Creature Curation & Norse Foundry is a 52 card set, and this is set No. 1: Enter the Fiery Pits.

“What adventure will the dungeon deal?” 

Heads up, set No. 2: Break Through the Icy Divide, is going to be in next month’s crate. These cards allow you to randomly lay out cards and design a dungeon.  Optionally you can also look through as a Game Master during your prep time and design the dungeon you want and that fits your need. You can then just pull those cards aside and be ready to use the dungeon your self.

But it does not stop there. There is a full-fledged adventure hidden in the instruction manual that you can go to the website and download. It is an 88-page PDF if you go with the fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons but there is also an option for the Fate system as well. The PDF has NPCs, monsters and magic Items as well as a full adventure. Major score if you ask me. And as previously stated we should see the sequel to it next month with a similar set up. I spoke with the creator of these decks and a Kickstarter should be coming in September for three more decks. And if that was not enough, Brian Colin of Creature Curation gave me a pair of decks to give away on the channel. [NERDITOR’S NOTE: I was honored to be part of the Atmar’s Cardography team with these two adventures and hopefully the three additional upcoming ones too!]

Recipe for Adventure

All that adventuring and awesome product has got me hungry. Maybe I need a Recipe for Adventure. This month, “Your face will freeze like that.”

We get Gorgon Bread Bites. These cool cards give you a real recipe modified with a flair for fantasy but written with a way to make the recipe for real. Why not whip up some for your gaming group and have it prepared for when you run the encounter on the other side?

Frog God Games adventure

Now that you are full of some literally cheesy food you’re ready to go up “Against Tsathogga” with a fully prepared adventure by Frog God Games.

“Deep in the heart of of a lost marshland gather followers of the Tsathogga.” 

This is a fifth edition adventure for four-six 16th-level or higher adventurers.

Let me quote a paragraph from inside the introduction: “This adventure is ‘suitable’ for 4-6 characters of level 16+. Don’t kid yourself; the characters have NO chance against Tsathogga if he is summoned.” It goes on to say  you can adjust things here or there, but if you have a gargantuan frog mini and want to stomp your characters with it, feel free. The book does have stats for this behemoth and it is actually the highest challenge monster I have seen for fifth edition D&D — a massive 35! Now I am thinking to myself how would my party, who just made it to 19th level, fair against such a creature.

Well, that is one way to stick it to you characters — just kill ’em. If you want to be a bit nicer you can stick them with a couple of awesome pins. Two d20s done up in the RPG Crate colors and made Creature Curation for you to “Show off your love of the game.”

Adventures on the Open Road

Last and certainly not least is the ever-popular (with me at least) RPG Crate Adventures on the Open Road material prepared for D&D. This is an adventure for 13th-level characters and my guess based on the material of the rest of the crate has a medusa and gargoyles in it. We have Stone Garden, Cliff Ruins, and Brood Mother. We get three maps and looks like 10 monsters. RPG Crate sponsors a gameplay video of this material on our channel and it is usually the fourth Friday of every month hosted by yours truly. I try to reduce the content to make it streamlined to fit in a watching time frame. But if you run it all it is really cool and is about 6-8 hours of material prepared for you and ready to go.

There you have it. Another unboxing where we learned what was in the box. Speaking of boxes, I am a nut, but I save the boxes from past crates. I find them great for storing pawns whether they are from Pathfinder or Kobold Press or even Arcknight. You can use them to store magazines or campaign notes. A simple label as to what is inside and you are ready to stack them up and keep your nerd pride showing while everything is nicely organized.

Again if you want to get in on past crates or subscribe and get the crates each month head over to the RPG Crate website and use promo code NERDARCHYRPGCRATE for 10 percent off your first month.

Thanks for reading and remember, until next time, stay nerdy!

 

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