The free gift that came with my Lego D&D purchase has just arrived in the mail. I can only assume the delay was because postal workers sensibly didn't want to handle a box that could be a mimic.
I've been exercising some restraint when building my D&D Lego set, but this evening I kicked things off by building the mimic bonus set. It's about as adorable as a slavering monster disguised as a wooden chest could really be.
It's also remarkably roomy inside. I fit two full sets of standard gaming dice inside and could still close the lid.
I also opened the big box, and this set is not kidding around, folks. 32 different bags, which don't have a ton of pieces in each; I think some could have been combined, but what do I know?
There's a huge variety of colors, some plates and rock pieces, and four gorgeous instruction manuals, in addition to the sticker sheet and a special envelope for the dragon's wings. I'm looking forward to a satisfying build.
You all meet in a tavern... that's how many D&D campaigns start, so it makes sense that the build starts there too.
I didn't think that this looked like a ton of parts, but they turned into a good chunk of real estate. There's even a dock, for those who arrive by boat.
There aren't too many stickers in this set, but this is the first of them. Is that a quest board? Maybe it's just local announcements and somebody lost their cat. Tragic.
Bag #1 also comes with the first PC minifig and...y'all. Check this out. According to the book, this character is "Dwarf Cleric," with no official name.
First, it comes with both male- and female-presenting heads, so you can choose. Each head also has two possible expressions, one determined, and one amused.
They're holding a hammer and a holy symbol, and I'm glad the instructions said what it was, or I wouldn't have known. And the decoration on the body pieces is next-level.
The second bag of the D&D set doesn't add much bulk to the tavern, but it sure adds a lot of detail.
The inn has a sign now, proclaiming it to be the "Inn Plain Sight," with a dragon-head piece for the sign that seems kind of elaborate to be made just for this set.
Inside there's a rack of weapons with a spear, a rapier, an axe, and a lute, presumably belonging to another adventuring party, because this one doesn't have a bard or a barbarian.
@bmac WotC and Lego put out a live play video of the adventure that goes with this set, and it was a DELIGHT. It’s three hours, but well worth it. Also I’m stunned to learn it was the DM’s first time running D&D — she CRUSHED IT.
With this second bag, we get our second PC, this time an Elf wizard. As before, there are two heads with different gender presentations, although there's only one hairpiece, because elves have gender-neutral hairstyles, I guess.
The wizard has a wand and a spellbook that actually opens. Even better, there are three spell scrolls, one of which fits inside the book. The instructions say the spells are Invisibility, Mage Armor, and Magic Missile, and you can tell them apart on the pieces!
Inn needs an upstairs, right? That's what bag 3 provides. Well, part of an upstairs, anyway. In the last few steps, I saw some things that could be regarded as spoilers. Now, I've found something that would definitely be a spoiler if I ever play the adventure. I've been trying to find out if you're supposed to build this in advance, or only reveal each section as the players come to it, or if the players are supposed to build it while adventuring, or what.
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