Yeah, I'm stoked. Denis Villeneuve is directing, so I expect a lot of visual world-building, which I'm all about. I do expect it to be a bit... slow... but w/ so many characters and so much plot, it likely won't feel as slow as Blade Runner 2049.
My understanding about the Dune board game is that it's getting a reprint this summer, so I've been looking forward to that as well.
Good times to be a nerd.
I did see that. Kinda gave me a jolt, 'cause I was gaming back then, and the only hardbacks for D&D were the three core books. I noticed a lot of other anachronisms too, but then began to think of them as artifacts of the lead character's failing memory, so they began to bug me less.
They went to some effort to make that prop, and then show it to us directly, so i wonder if there's more to that.
@atrius - Two would be workable. We've managed to make as many as nine work in our space, if a bit crowded, and two more would only bring us to six. If you're still interested.
We have a long running campaign going on Tuesday evenings, from 6 to 10-ish (sometimes a bit longer). Cresent Hill neighborhood, near the reservoir. Conveniently, we're about to have an open seat, if you're interested.
@mike I have the core rulebook, found it on Amazon last year for like $2. It was clear the designers were familiar w/ the source fiction, and I liked the way... Oh. nevermind. :D
@dankerbug We're switching off between two 5E campaigns right now. Current campaign is a sandbox based around the city of Caford and it's regional environs. The city is on a major trade route, but suffers from ineffectual leadership and infighting between the nobles and landed gentry, and thus needs our PCs to save it from various external and internal threats. We are the heroes Caford needs...
Characters for that game are currently 9th level.
The other has a more linear narrative, w/ a nautical/pirate theme. Set in Sasserine, the last city at the edge of the world before the endless jungle, the PCs run around saving the people/the city/the world while scheming against other power groups. We should be getting back to that one soon, to begin a new arc (extra convenient for adding characters), and the PCs have just reached 5th level, w/ the intent of eventually reaching level 20.
The set up for both campaigns makes it easy to introduce new PCs by design, so joining is no hassle.
Standard AL rules: array or point buy, PHB +1.
Helpful?
We've got a long running group that meets on Tuesday nights, 6 - 10pm, currently playing 5E. Still have an extra seat...
@maeldervish - No Problem! Maybe we'll sling some dice in the future. :)