Dungeons & Dragons Partners With Minecraft, Joe Manganiello Doc Announced

Ahead of this week’s movie release, the D&D Direct online event was held, and among the reveals is the popular roleplaying game Dungeons & Dragons will be playable in Minecraft and that fan-favorite actor Joe Manganiello will be releasing a documentary.

The details for include Wizards of the Coast is excited to announce new partnerships that expand the breadth of the D&D brand from digital games to physical collectibles from top toy manufacturers Hasbro and WizKids.  

A new spot for Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves has also been released as the film gets released on Friday, March 31, and has preview screenings on Wednesday and Thursday.

Secret Lair drop for Magic: The Gathering

For Magic fans, Wizards also announced a special Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves Secret Lair drop for Magic: The Gathering.

This pack features six cards based on the characters of the film including Edgin, Larcenous Lutenist; Forge, Neverwinter Charlatan; and Holga, Relentless Rager all bearing the likeness of the actor playing the role.

Pre-orders for Secret Lair x Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves are open today.

Your opponents will be seeing stars.

Preorder the #DnDMovie Secret Lair now: https://t.co/boBgFxvjzT pic.twitter.com/HgnSLiBEeg

— Dungeons & Dragons (@Wizards_DnD) March 28, 2023

R.A. Salvatore expansion for Neverwinter

The writing of R.A. Salvatore in the Legend of Drizzt has become synonymous with many D&D fans’ vision of the Forgotten Realms.

With the release of Dao of Drizzt this fall and the upcoming conclusion to the latest trilogy featuring the drow ranger, Lolth’s Warrior, Salvatore looked back on the character that has meant so much to fans. Wizards’ partners at Gearbox Publishing and Cryptic Studios have teamed up with Salvatore to create Menzoberranzan, the 25th expansion for the popular MMO Neverwinter. 

The new expansion is available now on PC, Xbox, and Playstation, and lets players explore the dangerous city for the first time in the game.

“It’s very different to write for a video game than writing for a novel,” Salvatore said in an interview featured during D&D Direct. “You’re going to walk down the road looking at the world through Drizzt’s eyes. When I’m writing a video game, however, the most important character in a video game to the player is the one they are playing. In Neverwinter, the work they are doing always astounds me and the fact that they are piggy-backing on stuff I did makes me feel very good.”

The Way of the Drow comes to an end…

Prepare for the epic conclusion from R.A. Salvatore, preorder Lolth’s Warrior now: https://t.co/r7xK2bB1gx pic.twitter.com/EF8qpZc844

— Dungeons & Dragons (@Wizards_DnD) March 28, 2023

Neverwinter: Menzoberranzan is now live across all platforms! Welcome, adventurer, to the cause of the Blaspheme! https://t.co/JHkPowKDJa pic.twitter.com/03akxMY2uv

— Neverwinter (@NeverwinterGame) March 28, 2023

Defeat Lolth’s loyalists in the latest module for @NeverwinterGame, Menzoberranzan!

Explore and defend the great Drow City with Drizzt Do’Urden and more! Play now: https://t.co/5gGcBIg9Au pic.twitter.com/5WTlVlz2qG

— Dungeons & Dragons (@Wizards_DnD) March 28, 2023

WizKid unleashes baby owlbear figure

WizKids has brought to life hundreds of D&D creatures over the years but none as gruesome – or adorable – as the D&D Replicas of the Realms they introduced during D&D Direct.

The mimic may look like a treasure chest on the outside, but its purple tongue and vicious teeth will make any adventurer lose their lunch, and their hands, pretty quickly. The 20-inch-tall mimic is no match for the cuteness of the 11” baby owlbear figure with its “puppy dog” eyes.

🦉 + 🐻 = ❤️

Preorder now: https://t.co/Cfkxlw2n1U pic.twitter.com/04uMRVUqoq

— Dungeons & Dragons (@Wizards_DnD) March 28, 2023

Joe Manganiello releasing D&D documentary in 2024

D&D Direct rounded out with details on the upcoming documentary from Joe Manganiello celebrating the 50^th Anniversary of the game in 2024.

🐉 Dozens of interviews and using 400 hours of never-before-seen archival footage, Joe Manganiello’s Dungeons & Dragons documentary releases in 2024. 🐲 pic.twitter.com/dMqGRzuD6X

— Dungeons & Dragons (@Wizards_DnD) March 28, 2023

I’m back…#DungeonMaster pic.twitter.com/FNgYEekSCk

— JOE MANGANIELLO (@JoeManganiello) February 7, 2023

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More D&D to come

Chris Perkins and Jeremy Crawford from the D&D studio also dropped hints at what’s to come with previews of upcoming books, story hooks involving fan-favorite characters and villains, and a deeper look at pre-alpha gameplay footage from the D&D virtual tabletop (VTT) that’s currently in development at Wizards of the Coast.