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Horror isn't necessarily the first thing you think of when it comes to D&D, but Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden is an exception to that rule. Set in the far north of the Forgotten Realms (the same world as Baldur's Gate 3), this campaign is the story of awful things that lurk beneath the ice - and trying not to be disemboweled by them.

But how do you make one of the best tabletop RPGs scary? We had a chance to chat with D&D Senior Story Designer Chris Perkins about Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden, and he's got a few tips that he and the team used to inject maximum creepiness into the campaign.

'First, you need the characters to care about something. Ten-Towns [a collection of villages in Icewind Dale], for example. These settlements aren’t perfect, but there are lots of decent, hard-working folk living there,' Perkins explained. 'Next, the horror needs to sneak up on you. It can’t be standing in the plain light of day, holding a sign that reads, “Kill me, I’m the bad guy.” That’s why we shrouded Icewind Dale in wintry darkness and featured monsters that could hide their presence'.

According to Perkins, this sense of uncertainty is crucial. Isolation and paranoia are sure-fire ways of making our skin crawl, and he cites John Carpenter’s The Thing, Ridley Scott’s Alien, and Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining as influences on Rime of the Frostmaiden. This is why the campaign leans on psychological scares from contemporary horror as opposed to the Gothic influences in Curse of Strahd Revamped. Indeed, 'when you see a creature coming toward you in the blowing snow, you’re not always sure who or what it is. The loss of identity plays on fears of the unknown. By giving characters their own secrets, we can also sow mistrust, creating a party dynamic that adds a bit of tension to the story'.

However, this introduces difficulties of its own. Namely, the likes of Alien feature a singular monster that's nearly unstoppable. It demonstrates that power by wiping out most of the cast, usually in colorful ways. But D&D is different. Unlike movies, you can't get away with murdering most of your players to hammer home that sense of threat.

In this case, the team's solution was to emphasize the peril early on in the adventure. This would help players realize that they should approach this campaign differently - and to fear what's around the next corner.

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'The characters learn quickly that Icewind Dale is an unforgiving place,' reveals Perkins. 'It is, in fact, out to get them. Even the starting quests in the first chapter try to drive home the point that the characters are as likely to be prey as predators'.

That doesn't mean it won't be any fun, though. As Perkins noted, 'since every quest in the adventure is optional, the characters always have the power to decide, “Nope, we’re not going there” or “We need to run away now”... Sometimes the smartest thing to do is flee in terror'.

It's a very different approach to Icewind Dale that we haven't seen before in its long history. Although an Infinity Engine-based video game from the 2000s and popular novels have been mining its lore for decades, Rime of the Frostmaiden offers a unique spin on familiar territory. This is partially because of the upcoming Dark Alliance video game, an action RPG set in the same region. Perkins states that it has an 'edge', so the team wanted to make sure their adventure did as well.

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Not that it's all doom and gloom. According to Perkins, another vital building block for horror in D&D is humour. Tension will only get you so far, and players will become exhausted if the scares don't let up.

'Some DMs might be surprised to find bits of humour scattered throughout the adventure,' he says. 'Humour and horror go together like chocolate and peanut butter. You can’t keep the players on the edges of the seats forever; they need a good laugh now and then to relax, so that the horror can build up again naturally'.

It's a similar story with the campaign's quest structure. It offers multiple quests players can choose between - or ignore - at their leisure, a feature from the D&D Essentials Kit that offered a narrative through-line to hold these otherwise-disparate missions together. In contrast to older products like the Dungeons and Dragons Starter Set, this means you can play Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden multiple times and still have a very different experience.

In a meta sense, making this campaign book was an equally refreshing experience. A lot of new talent was brought on behind the scenes, resulting in something that really stands out thanks to this fresh perspective. As Perkins observed, 'Rime also gave me the opportunity to work with a bunch of new writers. I love bringing fresh voices and ideas into an official D&D product. My next project does the same'.

There's no word on what that project is just yet, but if Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden is anything to go by, it'll certainly keep us on our toes.

To tide you over until then, you can pick up the revamped Curse of Strahd next month and grab Tasha's Cauldron of Everything pre-orders ahead of its November release. Want to try Dungeons and Dragons via the internet, meanwhile? Here's how to play D&D online.

Edit: You can now download the complete Instant Campaign Builder.(pdf file)

What is the Instant Campaign Builder Project?

As a DM I always have 2 objectives when I plan a campaign.

• Create the best campaign ever.

• Not spend any time doing it.

They seem to be contradictory goals. Well, they are. Compromises have to be made. The more time you spend planning and plotting, the better your campaign should be. But I believe that it is possible to prepare a quality campaign without spending too much time at the drawing board.

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Over the next 2 weeks I’ll share my thoughts on optimizing prep time, channeling inspiration and creating unforgettable scenes.

The objective

What is too much time? In my opinion anything over 1 hour of prep time for 4 hours of play is unnecessary but you can spend as much time as you want creating and writing – I wish I could.

Expy the dragon says:
Always wear a helmet when
building a campaign.

So let’s say you’re planning a campaign that will last 100 hours of play – roughly 25 4-hour games. You should be able to plan the whole campaign in 25 hours so you’ll probably need as much as a few weeks of preparation in your spare time – or 1 week-end if you’re really pumped up. (to get pumped up, you can browse this collection of gaming motivational posters)

The objective of the Instant Campaign Builder is to give you the necessary tools to keep that prep-time to play-time ratio under 1 to 4.

The prerequisites

As long as you’re not Dming your first game ever, I think this project will help you. If you’re just undertaking the Dungeon Master profession, I think you would be better served by using a published campaign setting, or at least a published adventure to get your feet wet, see what your players like and what your strengths and weaknesses are as a dungeon master.

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Download the complete Instant Campaign Builder! (pdf file)

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Or read the articles online:

• Instant Campaign Builder #2: Props