
Yeenoghu: Demon Prince of Gnolls
Though the gnollish Yeenoghu has been a familiar figure to players of Dungeons & Dragons for decades, he has had surprisingly little presence in D&D adventures—until now.
Wizards of the Coast announces participating members of its Extra Life team, along with some donation incentives.
We’re joining Magic: The Gathering and Hasbro in the inaugural Extra Life Tabletop Appreciation Weekend, with support from partners Fantasy Grounds, WizKids Games, Gale Force 9, and OneBookShelf.
Last year, the team played D&D for twenty-five hours straight and raised over $85,000 for the kids at Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. This year, our goal is $100,000, and we’re almost doubling the length of the game. That’s right—forty-eight hours of D&D! In the interest of keeping our intrepid Dungeon Master and players sane, though, we’ll be sharing the load with a rotation of twelve DMs and dozens of players throughout the event. Each DM will tailor his or her own adventure to fit into a larger, connected campaign, and we’ll be streaming the whole thing, assuming rust monsters don’t devour the routers.
(Also, we kind of want to beat the Magic team.)
The 48-hour-marathon starts at 12pm PST on Friday, October 2, and will feature twelve in-house teams and two off-site teams throughout the weekend. Each four-hour game will be livestreamed on the D&D Twitch Channel, and will focus on one of the new demon lords featured in the newest storyline, Rage of Demons, using the fifth edition D&D rules set. The game will conclude at 8pm PST on Sunday, October 4.
Donors can contribute to Dungeon Masters and players alike to grant them benefits before and during the game. Not only can donors change gameplay, but they can also win D&D swag and exclusive content! Prizes may include rare miniatures, signed TRPG books and comics, and even D&D-themed clothing. Below is a play calendar, a full list of participating members, and some of their Extra Life pages. Our goal is to beat last year’s final donation, and raise over $100,000!
Visit the Dungeons & Dragons Extra Life page for more information on the event, how to contribute, and what you can do to participate!
Friday, Oct. 2 |
Dungeon Master |
Player |
Player |
Player |
Player |
Player |
12 PM – 4 PM |
Doug Hawkins |
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4 PM – 8 PM |
Greg Tito |
Chuck Arnett |
Liz Leo |
Gavin Verhey |
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8 PM – 12 AM |
Saturday, Oct. 3 |
Dungeon Master |
Player |
Player |
Player |
Player |
Player |
12 AM – 4 AM |
Boyan Radakovich |
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4 AM – 8 AM |
Derek Guder |
Nelly Guderstein |
Krupal Desai |
Ben Petrisor |
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8 AM – 12 PM |
Keith Baker |
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12 PM – 4 PM |
Tally Heilke |
Chris Tulach |
Nika Harper |
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4 PM – 8 PM |
Kristen Jensen |
Greg Tito |
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8 PM – 12 AM |
Chloe Monroe |
Mike Fehlauer |
Meris Mullaley |
Sunday, Oct. 4 |
Dungeon Master |
Player |
Player |
Player |
Player |
Player |
12 AM – 4 AM |
Jaden Wolvezzz |
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4 AM – 8 PM |
Nika Harper |
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8 AM – 12 PM |
Christopher Perkins |
Tally Heilke |
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12 PM – 4 PM |
Erika Ishii / Tyler Rhoades |
David Crennen |
It’s never too early to support the cause. You can visit the D&D team page to donate to any of our members. A few folks have already started raising money!
You can also show your support by adding the D&D Twibbon to your Twitter or Facebook profile. Also, check out our Extra Life Media Kit.
Come join our Extra Life team! Join a D&D group, or try out a digital game—either newer titles such as Sword Coast Legends or Neverwinter, or classics like Baldur’s Gate II and Icewind Dale. Alternatively, join some friends and play D&D board games like Dungeon!, Lords of Waterdeep, or Temple of Elemental Evil.
To participate, follow these steps:
Want to organize your own group? After you’ve joined the D&D team, take the following additional steps:
Members of the D&D Extra Life team who raise $50 and respond to a survey after the event will receive the following:
In addition, we’ll be previewing parts of the Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide, releasing November 3, as part of our fundraising efforts. Below, you’ll find a chart of what we’ll preview based on total money our team raises:
$25,000 |
Preface |
$50,000 |
Table of Contents |
$60,000 |
New Cantrip: Greenflame Blade |
$70,000 |
New Background: Urban Bounty Hunter |
$80,000 |
New Roguish Archetype: Mastermind |
$90,000 |
Duergar race entry, including subrace traits. |
$100,000 |
Full, updated, high res, labeled map of the northwest portion of Faerün, from Amn to Icewind Dale and the Moonshae Isles to the Dalelands. |
Check out the Extra Life FAQ or contact @gregbilsland on Twitter.