Dungeons and Dragonsis one of the most popular and widely recognized tabletop RPGs in the world. Involving a group of players creating their characters with pens and paper and traveling a world based purely on the Dungeon Master’s imagination, it’s safe to say thatDungeons and Dragonsallows for a lot of customization. With tons of secrets about lore from official sources, and players being able to create an entire world of their own design, gameplay inDungeons and Dragonsis seen by many as limitless.
Now, one small business is putting that to the test by creating aDungeons and DragonsandDestinycrossover all in one. Velvet Fang, the company behind the crossover, officially created the version 1.0 of itsDestinycrossover in December 2020, which features 9 new classes for players to pick from, hundreds of exotic items working as replacements forDungeons and Dragons' magic items, and 150 monsters for players to fight in the setting. What started off as a simple homebrewDungeons and Dragonsconversion projecthas become a vast undertaking.
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There are three core rulebooks forDungeons and Destiny, which is the official title of Velvet Fang’s crossover setting. There’s a Player’s Guidebook, Architect’s Guide, and Bestiary of the Wilds. All of these three books, which include help on how to play, how to act as the game master, and the monsters players can fight are all available for free download from Velvet Fang’s official website. For any tabletop gamer, especially for one who wants to try out a new sci-fi setting,Dungeons and Destinyseems a great way to get started. ExistingDestinyplayers can even throw themselves into the lore of the setting in a new way through this crossover.
It’s clear that the creators ofDungeons and Destinyare hugeDestinyfans, and this is shown in more than just theDungeons and Dragonscrossover. The website also produces a fan-made magazine forDestiny, showing the commitment of theDestinycommunity to the games. The first volume covers fans' memories of the firstDestinygame, rather than covering new events like theupcoming Witch Queen expansion.
WhileDungeons and Destinymay be a good way forDestinyfans to explore the setting they’ve known from the games, forDungeons and Dragonsfans the crossover may be a departure from what the game focuses on primarily. As a fantasy title,Dungeons and Dragonsrarely takes anything that could be considered sci-fi on board, with onlythe Artificer classand Warforged race being remotely sci-fi. So, the jump to aDestinysetting may be a bit much for some players.
