D&D’s Dragonlance is back with new adventure, mysterious “battle game”

A new adventure set in the world of Krynn arrives for Dungeons & Dragons in late 2022. The title Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon QueenThis marks the return of the old setting, which was introduced by TSR back in 1980. Wizards of the Coast made the announcement Thursday during the D&D Direct streaming presentation — and that’s not all. Wizards also introduced a new “battle game” titled Dragonlance: Warriors at Krynn. The teaser trailer is voiced by Shohreh Aghdashloo.The Expanse(Embedded above).

Originally created by Laura and Tracy Hickman during a cross-country road trip, the Dragonlance setting became a key product line for D&D’s original publisher TSR in the 1980s. Most fans know it best from a series of novels, written by Tracy Hickman and Margaret Weiss — Dragons of Autumn Twilight, Dragons of Winter NightAnd Dragons of Spring Dawning. But the companion adventure modules also sold well, with many of them still available for purchase from the Dungeon Master’s Guild.

The adventure’s title refers to Takhisis, the villainous antagonist that lurks in the background. Her canonical role is to have corrupted the race of chromatic druids of the planet of Krynn. She often assumes the appearance of a five-headed dragon.

What makes Dragonlance different from The Forgotten Realms, Wizard’s main setting for 5th edition D&D? There’s the kender, of course, a diminutive and magical fantasy race unique to the world of Krynn. The magic system is a little different, as schools are strictly divided into the Arcane or the Divine. Then there’s the dragons, which are both sentient monsters and steeds that warriors can ride into battle. Draconians can be brutish and wicked, but unlike their dragonborn counterparts. Overall the narratives found inside are much more epic in nature — more like It Lord of the Rings, less like The Green Knight.