Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
| Rules required | Dungeons & Dragons, 5th edition |
|---|---|
| Character levels | 1-14[1] |
| Campaign setting | Setting neutral |
| Authors | Justice Ramin Arman, Dominique Dickey, Ajit A. George, Basheer Ghouse, Alastor Guzman, D. Fox Harrell, T.K. Johnson, Felice Tzehuei Kuan, Surena Marie, Mimi Mondal, Mario Ortegón, Miyuki Jane Pinckard, Pam Punzalan, Erin Roberts, Terry H. Romero, Stephanie Yoon |
| First published | July 9, 2022 |
| Pages | 224 |
| ISBN | 978-0-7869-6799-5 |
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Journeys through the Radiant Citadel is an adventure anthology for the 5th edition of the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. Each adventure was created by an author of color. Additionally, this book introduces a new location within the Ethereal Plane which acts as a hub city for the various adventures.[2]
Summary
Journeys through the Radiant Citadel is an anthology of one-shot adventure modules where the Radiant Citadal acts as a central hub and starting point for each adventure. "Radiant Citadel is a city that was established in the ethereal plane by 27 great civilizations ages ago before it was forgotten, and then, 250 years ago, descendants from 15 of those civilizations reestablished it".[3] The city itself "is carved from a massive fossil of a seemingly extinct creature that nobody in the multiverse has ever seen".[3] The concord jewels surrounding the city act as gateways to the founding civilizations in the Material Plane which are new lands in Dungeons & Dragons; the jewels also act as portals for the various adventures. Each of the original founders came from a different location, however, twelve of their concord jewels have been lost.[2][3][4]
Gizmodo highlighted that the missing jewels allow the Dungeon Master to develop their own connections. Additionally, "there are suggestions written at the beginning of every adventure to not only allow you to port between the Citadel and the various settings described in each chapter, but also between any individual adventure and the material world of your own game".[2]
Adventures
The adventure themes vary widely from comedic to political intrigue to horror and mystery. Each adventure's region includes a gazetteer.[5] The adventures, in the order of presentation and including author, are:[6][7]
- Salted Legacy (level 1) by Surena Marie
- Written In Blood (level 3) by Erin Roberts
- The Fiend of Hollow Mine (level 4)[8]
- Wages of Vice (level 5)[8]
- Sins of Our Elders
- Gold for Fools and Princes
- Trail of Destruction
- In the Mists of Manivarsha
- Between Tangled Roots
- Shadow of the Sun (level 11) by Justice Ramin Arman
- The Nightsea's Succor
- Buried Dynasty
- Orchids of the Invisible Mountain (level 14)[8]
Publication history
The new adventure module was announced on March 22, 2022. It was scheduled to be released on June 21, 2022;[2] however, due to "domestic production issues" the release was delayed to July 9, 2022.[9] The book will also be available as a digital product through Wizards of the Coast licensees such as D&D Beyond, Fantasy Grounds, and Roll20.
Development
The project was conceived by Ajit George, a writer on Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft (2021), who pitched it to Jeremey Crawford, D&D’s Lead Rules Designer, and Wes Schneider, a Senior Game Designer. George and Schneider became the book's co-lead designers and by September 2020, they had assembled a team; the entire creative team included over fifty people of color.[2][6][10] The Radiant Citadal was designed to be a vibrant, melting pot city that serves as a place of respite for the players instead of a more crime or combat focused city.[2][4] George stated he was "inspired by his knowledge of Indian rock-cut architecture" for the visual design of the Citadal itself.[4]
Each adventure's realm is new, however, they are also designed to be portable to pre-existing or homebrew campaign settings.[6] Erin Roberts, writer of the Written In Blood adventure, highlighted that when creating the realm of Godsbreath she was inspired by "the Black experience in the southern United States" and her "family's own past and legacy in Mississippi and Florida and Georgia".[5][11] Roberts stated that her "Black Southern Gothic horror" adventure is darker in tone than other adventures in the anthology – "it has a lot of the essence of the community and the joy, but without some of the oppression that you see in some of those works ... It's still got that southern vibe of good homes and good food and good community, and some creepiness in the corner".[5]
Marketing
On June 21, 2022, Wizards of the Coast released the first chapter of Journeys through the Radiant Citadel on D&D Beyond as an early preview. It was a limited time promotion available only to registered D&D Beyond users between June 21 and June 28, 2022.[12][13][14]
Reception
Pre-release
Linda Codega, for Gizmodo, commented that "this project had over fifty people of color working on it, and both the traditional and alternate color were drawn by women of color. This groundbreaking achievement surpasses the inclusion efforts of any previous Dungeons & Dragons book, and is a clear indicator of the commitment that [Ajit George] and [Wes Schneider] had to making sure that Radiant Citadel was unique not just for the breadth of adventures it would present, but for the diversity of ideas that would be apparent in the book. When you provide space for people of many cultures to create a multi-cultural book, you will get something that is so much more than the sum of its parts. Much like the Radiant Citadel itself".[2]
James Grebey, for SyFy Wire, wrote that the book "is an anthology of adventures set in diverse new lands — and for the first time in the roleplaying game’s history, the book’s creators are diverse as well. All 16 of the book’s writers are people of color who drew upon their heritage and culture when crafting their adventures. [...] Viewed as part of the nearly 50-year-old game’s recent push towards inclusivity and representation, Journeys through the Radiant Citadel is a natural and frankly overdue development (even if it will no doubt anger those who go off on tirades about 'wokeness'). But Journeys through the Radiant Citadel’s diverse cast of creators is far more than just a welcome statistic, as the adventures contained in the book's pages promise to be new and exciting in part because they’re drawing from experiences that are outside that of the historical D&D writer’s".[3]
Critical reception
References
- ↑ "Journeys through the Radiant Citadel | Dungeons & Dragons". dnd.wizards.com. Wizards of the Coast. March 22, 2022. Archived from the original on March 22, 2022. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 "The Next D&D Adventure Book is a Vibrant, Personal Multicultural Anthology". Gizmodo. March 22, 2022. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Dungeons & Dragons' next book boasts all-POC writers and 13 new adventures". SYFY Official Site. 2022-03-22. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Hall, Charlie (2022-03-22). "Dungeons & Dragons' next anthology is written entirely by Black and brown authors". Polygon. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Ryan, Jon (March 22, 2022). "New D&D Sourcebook Introduces All-New Settings". IGN. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Dungeons & Dragons Explores New Worlds With Journeys Through the Radiant Citadel Anthology". ComicBook.com. March 22, 2022. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
- ↑ "Dungeons & Dragons Reveals Journeys Through The Radiant Citadel, The First Official Adventure Collection With An All-POC Writing Team". TheGamer. 2022-03-22. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 McWhertor, Michael (2022-04-21). "Wizards of the Coast shows off D&D's new Caribbean and Dia de Muertos-inspired adventures". Polygon. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
- ↑ Hall, Charlie (2022-05-25). "D&D's Journeys Through the Radiant Citadel is delayed". Polygon. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
- ↑ "Dungeons & Dragons Announces Journeys Through the Radiant Citadel Anthology". CBR. 2022-03-22. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
- ↑ Hall, Charlie (March 25, 2022). "D&D's next book includes an adventure inspired by the Black experience in the American South". Polygon. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
- ↑ "D&D: Journeys Through The Radiant Citadel's 1st Chapter Available For Free". ScreenRant. 2022-06-21. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
- ↑ "D&D 5e Journeys Through The Radiant Citadel First Chapter Available For Free". TechRaptor. June 21, 2022. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
- ↑ "What You'll Discover at the Radiant Citadel, a City on the Ethereal Plane". D&D Beyond. June 21, 2022. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
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