Today the LEGO Group unveiled the #21348 LEGO Ideas Dungeons & Dragons: Red Dragon’s Tale set, a fan-designed brick representation of the iconic table-top game. Released in the year Dungeons & Dragons turns 50, this is the first time the LEGO Group has developed a Dungeons & Dragons set and to do so they turned to their fans to create the design, via a challenge on the LEGO Ideas platform.
Dungeons & Dragons has enchanted fans for 50 years with innovative gameplay, allowing friends and family to adventure in fantasy worlds together. The World’s Greatest Roleplaying Game boasts more than 50 million fans to date who have enjoyed the franchise through video games, novels, comics, roleplaying games, and accessories. In 2023, the major feature film produced by Paramount Pictures and eOne, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, captivated audiences and critics alike. Fans can experience D&D through wide-ranging formats right now, including online, through easy-to-use tools on D&D Beyond, and much more.
Based on a brief co-developed by the Wizards of the Coast team, over 600 LEGO fans submitted Dungeons & Dragons-inspired designs, but the winner was 33-year-old Lucas Bolt (known as BoltBuilds) from Amsterdam who created his version of the game in LEGO bricks. Lucas then worked closely with the LEGO design team, to develop the unique setting represented in the final set. In addition, the Wizards of the Coast team developed a bespoke adventure for the set.
The 3,745-piece set is incredibly detailed featuring a tavern with a removable roof, so you can see inside to the upper level. The set also features a dungeon and a tower. Also included are six LEGO minifigures – Orc Rogue, Gnome Fighter, Elf Wizard, and Dwarf Cleric, plus brick-built monsters, such as a beholder, an owlbear, and a displacer beast. Also featured is the giant Cinderhowl red dragon that builders can wrap around the tower.
The LEGO Group also turned to their fan community on the LEGO Ideas platform, giving them a chance to design the cover of the set’s building instructions. The winning design by Chris Yu features an epic battle using techniques to create depth in the image while showcasing good against evil centered around the iconic 20-sided die that’s set to determine the outcome. Chris’ design was a celebration of the game’s core values of collaboration, creativity, and adventure.
In celebration of the new set, the LEGO Group invited well-known Dungeons & Dragons players to the LEGO House for an epic game night. Anjali Bhimani took the chair as the Dungeon Master and was joined by Luis Carazo and Ginny Di, as well as fan designer Lucas and LEGO Designer Jordan Scott, who all participated in an epic adventure on a very special custom-made LEGO Dungeons & Dragons table. Recorded live, fans can now watch all the action when the game premieres on LEGO.com/DnD and the Dungeons & Dragons YouTube and Twitch channels on the 6th of April at 09:00 PDT / 12:00 EDT / 17:00 BST / 18:00 CEST / 00:00 CST.
Fans can also get a specially created Dungeons & Dragons adventure book, created in partnership by Wizards of the Coast and the LEGO Group, to offer a completely new and unique play experience. Available for LEGO Insiders as a free digital download, or as a paperback book for 2,700 Insider points (while stock last). The book is also available at D&D Beyond along with character sheets, a digital dice, and more.
Commenting on his inspiration for the design, Lucas, said, “The Dungeons & Dragons theme combined with my love of history, fantasy and making games, inspired me to create a playable layout with different challenges and routes to explore. I had so much fun designing this piece, and it is a real privilege seeing my design developed into a detailed LEGO set to celebrate 50 years of the iconic game.”
In relation to bringing Lucas’ design to life, LEGO Design Manager, Jordan Scott, said, “Lucas’ design perfectly captured the storytelling excitement of any Dungeons & Dragons game. Working with the Wizards of the Coast team, we were able to build on his design to co create a truly authentic Dungeons & Dragons experience full of details that will excite fans through the building process and beyond.”
“LEGO bricks and Dungeons & Dragons have been used by fans to generate stories and build adventures for so long that bringing these two creative brands together during our 50th Anniversary felt like a no-brainer,” said Dan Rawson, Global Play Lead on Dungeons & Dragons and RPGs. “With the amazing LEGO Ideas set designed by Lucas Bolt, the adventure package available on D&D Beyond, and the LEGO Minifigure Series coming this fall, fans will have so many new sparks of imagination available to enjoy creating fantasy stories together with friends and family.”
Join us at the Amsterdam flagship LEGO Store as we welcome Lucas Bolt, the mastermind behind the new #21348 LEGO Ideas Dungeons & Dragons: Red Dragon’s Tale on Saturday, the 6th of April. Immerse yourself in a world of creativity and meet Lucas between 9am – 12pm to have your new LEGO Ideas set signed making it totally unique and collectible.
The #21348 LEGO Ideas Dungeons & Dragons: Red Dragon’s Tale set is going to be available for LEGO Insiders from the 1st of April via official LEGO stores and the Online LEGO Shop and for all from the 4th of April. Prices are as follows: 359.99 EUR, 314.99 GBP, 359.99 USD, 499.99 AUD, 2,999 CNY, 14,6990 HUF, 469.99 CAD, 8,999 MXN. For more information, visit the LEGO Ideas section of the Online LEGO Shop.
In addition, between the 1st and 7th of April, all purchases of the #21348 LEGO Ideas Dungeons & Dragons: Red Dragon’s Tale set will receive a LEGO Dungeons & Dragons Mimic Dice Box as a free gift.
The Dungeons & Dragons adventure book will also be available from the 1st of April at LEGO.com/DND and D&D Beyond (along with character sheets, a digital dice, and more). The LEGO Dungeons & Dragons Minifigure Series will launch in September, 2024.
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