This is some of the opening material I wrote for the book and it comes with some gorgeous illustrations. You get a look at some pixies, a couple witches, a satyr, a gnome.. it's jam packed with awesome.
As I mentioned earlier, I'm immensely proud of this book. I strove to encapsulate the wild and beautiful feel of Faerie, while offering a glimpse at the dark and dangerous side as well. It's not so much a completely made-up D&D Feywild as it is a direct homage to the traditional Faerie of lore. The "it's beautiful-yet-perilous" tone runs throughout the book, I feel--in the races, magic, and character classes as well.
I owe a huge debt of gratitude to Rodney Thompson, the book's lead designer, and Jeremy Crawford, the lead editor, for letting my work come through here. I'm especially excited to see more of this book in the coming weeks--the witch in particular, I think; I look forward to bending the "laws" of magic in knots, setting them on fire, and blowing away the ashes.
2 comments:
I did really enjoy that preview as it happened. I'm not at all surprised to find out that you wrote it. I did also notice that Feywild written here did seem a little different to the one in other products I've read. I think I prefer yours. Looking forward to the final product.
Hey Jools!
I used the Manual of the Planes as a starting point, but even in that book it's referred to as Faerie. I did a considerable amount of research for this book, reading up on the way Faerie was depicted in literature and myth. I tried to make it as close to that experience as possible. I suppose I'd say most what I wrote is translation, not invention. This is all very much based on Celtic myth and on literature.
Same thing with the witch. It's the way it is because that's the closest representation of the witches of fantasy and fairy tales. In other words, I didn't build it to fill a mechanics gap, but rather to embody all that witches typically are, and do. Thanks for your comment!
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