Neverwinter News

Here's your first good look at DnD game Neverwinter's Dragonbone Vale

Neverwinter's next module is nearly here. Dragonborn Vale comes to the DnD MMORPG's PC version tomorrow, signalling Valindra Shadowmantle and the Cult of the Dragon's move to bring "undeath" to dragons across Faerûn and beyond using an ancient artefact that's come into their possession. The module ushers in the new Adventure Zone, as well as Heroic Encounters, and even a grappling-hook mechanic that lets you traverse around the game's world in a whole new way - and we've now got our first good look at Dragonborn Vale up close.

To fend off the Cult and protect the Sword Coast from its plans, players will need to gather with the allied factions of Protector's Enclave under the leadership of esteemed wizard Elminster Aumar. A voiceover introduces us to the story's setting - a mysterious, mountainous region "nestled in plain sight yet high enough to discourage prying eyes". There are bridges that divide the zone into the Sword Mountains' four distinctive areas, starting with Wyrmbone Marrows in the south, reaching up through Quellwater Tarn, Scaleblight Summit, and Whetstone Thicket.

Leader Etrion has taken the Emerald Enclave - which players might remember from days of Neverwinter past - to Whetstone Thicket, which lies roughly to the northeast of the region revealed in the clip below. As its name suggests, this is a wooded region home to looming pine trees, stone cliffs, and mist. Think of Skyrim's yawning, rocky vales and you'll be close.

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We're giving away 100 special edition cloaks for Neverwinter!

Now that Neverwinter has its The Heart of Fire expansion we thought we'd help you out as you hunt for treasure across the Sword Coast as part of the storyline. Not by any useful means. Nah, we're not here to play the game for you - you're going to have to grant the wishes of that giant yourself, and no way are we getting involved in the Manycoins Bank heist. Nuh-uh. Sorry.

So look, this is what we can do for you, listen up. You're trying to be the best hero you can be, right? Living your best heroic life? And what do all good heroes need? Not a sidekick, no - we're not helping you out, stop it. You know what heroes need, don't you? That's right - a cloak. We have 100 of them to give away right here.

Oh, and ignore all that nonsense you sometimes hear people saying about cloaks. Sure, they can get caught in propellers and lead to a very quick (and messy) death, but how many planes are you planning on being near in Neverwinter? Exactly - there are no aeroplanes. So, yes, cloaks are good. You'll look great. And these are special edition ones, too, so not many people will have them. Fancy.

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Neverwinter giveaway! Win one of 1,000 Trove of Elemental Evil packs!

Taking the grand universe of Dungeons & Dragons and transforming it into a sprawling MMO is no easy task, but Neverwinter offers a humongous free-to-play experience full of iconic characters, events and locations. With nearly endless content between the game's campaign and player-made adventures, starting out may seem like an intimidating task, but luckily we've got a bunch of Trove of Elemental Evil packs to give away, along with the exclusive in-game title of Subterranean Saboteur, that will get you suited and booted for your journey. Each Trove has a chance of containing the following:

A wheel of elements relic

A companion in the form of a fire, air, water or earth archon

Elemental weapons

An emblem of the cults

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We're giving away 25 Yeth Hound mounts in hell-bound MMORPG Neverwinter!

Readers, be honest with us. Do you like free stuff? Yes? Okay, next question: do you like fantasy, in perhaps a Dungeons and Dragons context, or maybe an MMORPG? Because, for our next giveaway, we have 25 codes to give away for a rare mount in the D&D fantasy MMORPG, Neverwinter.

If you're unfamiliar with Neverwinter, it's a free-to-play MMORPG based on the lore of Dungeons and Dragons and set in perhaps its most famous city. Released in 2013, developer Arc Games continues to extend the experience. Its latest expansion, Infernal Descent, went live this past week, and follows the desperate Vallenhas family as a deal with a devil plunges their estate and the surrounding village into Avernus, the first level of Hell.

That premise may sound familiar to fans of the classic pen-and-paper RPG, as it's shared with the recent 2019 Descent Into Avernus campaign. There are differences, of course - Neverwinter is in Neverwinter, whereas Descent Into Avernus was set in that other famous D&D city, Baldur's Gate, and forms the backdrop to the forthcoming Baldur's Gate III. But Neverwinter is free and Infernal Descent is out now, so if you're eager to tussle with demons, now's your chance.

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We've got a bunch of codes for Neverwinter: Uprising to give away!

Not all of us have the time to play through a full Dungeons and Dragons campaign, and even when you do they can be exhausting. Death saving roll my foot. If you're like us, though, you'll always want a little fantasy going on, so what better place to do it than Neverwinter?

If you're unfamiliar with Neverwinter, it's a free-to-play MMORPG based around the lore of Dungeons of Dragons. D&D, naturally, has books upon books of campaigns and lore for players to consume and Neverwinter is no different. In the brand new Neverwinter: Uprising update, players join in a campaign set in the domain of the Mad Mage, Halaster Blackcloak.

In this new adventure the Gith have been made a playable race as they continue their eternal struggle with the mind-flayers, or as they might prefer to go as, the Illithid. Basically the world of Neverwinter is being expanded once again and the opportunity to get stuck back into the world is pretty thrilling.

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