In case you aren’t aware, later this year Lego will be releasing a special Dungeons and Dragons set, designed as part of an Ideas competition, to celebrate the tabletop roleplaying game’s 50th birthday. It’s a huge crossover of two hobby/addiction behemoths and will, obviously, be incredibly successful. However, at the moment, it is slated as a one-time-only arrangement but it shouldn’t be. It should be the start of a new main theme.
There are some strongly believed rumours that Lego will be releasing a series of Dungeons and Dragons-themed minifigures later this year too and, if true, it just shows they understand the huge success they potentially have on their hands. They recognise there is more here than just one set. In fact, there is the potential to give both brands a huge boost in popularity and spread their appeal even further. Yes, I know they are both hugely popular already but combined? It’d be like a fantasy!
More and more Dungeons and Dragons players are showing a preference for having a physical representation of a location, and their character, on the tabletop during gameplay. It adds to the excitement, the tension, and the joy of seeing this shared world created in front of you. It can also be very difficult to do exceptionally well.
Unless you own a 3D printer, or have a pile of free cash hanging around, good quality terrain and setting are not easy to create. There are lower-cost options but Lego could now create a new alternative; Lego Battle Map sets. Regular releases, like their other key themes, which can be built and used for Dungeons and Dragons games. They could even come with a pre-written encounter!
What would be even more incredible about this already sensational idea is that the sets could, of course, be used for multiple sessions and in multiple ways. The joy of Lego is the ease of rebuilding. A previously lavish tavern can easily become a burned-down and destroyed one. A castle keep can become a ruin. A market square can become an abandoned ghost town. In fact, Lego could even design the sets to have multiple uses like their existing 3-In-1 sets.
The modular buildings Lego already sells demonstrate clearly that you can produce sets with multiple floors without impacting players’ ability to see each section or move their minifigures around. In truth, there are already Gamemasters who do this with existing sets but the potential of Dungeons and Dragons-themed sets is just too tantalising to ignore though, surely.
For those in the know, imagine a Yawning Portal Lego set. Imagine a set from Baldur’s Gate or Waterdeep. There is frankly an embarrassment of locales and settings ready to be turned into officially licensed Lego sets.
The simple truth is that not exploring this avenue of Dungeons and Dragons-themed Battle Map sets is just both companies leaving money on the table.
The simple truth is that not exploring this avenue of Dungeons and Dragons-themed Battle Map sets is just both companies leaving money on the table. I have no doubt they would sell without any issue. I bet that just thinking about the possibilities has got you excited because it certainly has me. I just hope that Lego and Wizards of the Coast can see the dream too.
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