Blizzard Leisure, Glass Cannon Unplugged, and Real Leisure have introduced a tabletop role-playing recreation adaptation of Diablo.
Described as a “long-term tabletop gaming programme”, the TTRPG was introduced at BlizzCon 2023 with a core e-book launching fall 2024. The Diablo TTRPG will launch by way of a pre-order marketing campaign on Kickstarter.
“We’ve spent the previous yr residing the dream with Blizzard,” Glass Cannon Unplugged CEO Jakub Wiśniewski mentioned. “Collaborating with recreation administrators, producers, and loremasters, testing our demon-fighting expertise, studying infinite tomes. We couldn’t have requested for extra entry, enthusiasm, and help.”
Glass Cannon Unplugged, in partnership with Blizzard Leisure, proudly presents Diablo®: The RPG & Board Sport. Immerse your self within the Diablo® universe like by no means earlier than in 2024. #Diablo #DiabloRPG #DiabloBoardGame
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Hit 2023 online game Diablo 4 impressed the core engine design of the Diablo TTRPG. The sport “will additional discover the overworld and underworld of Sanctuary, embarking on adventures above and under with fan-favourite mechanics torn straight from the display screen.”
“The Core Rulebook is thematically set alongside Diablo 4, with future tabletop dietary supplements deliberate all through Diablo’s timeline. Furthermore, the TTRPG is a direct companion to the upcoming Diablo: The Board Sport, a co-op journey board recreation slated for fall 2025.
“The TTRPG and board recreation will gasoline each other with interchangeable recreation parts, shared equipment, and complementary expansions with overarching occasions in a completely built-in product line.”
Diablo 4 launched in June and have become Blizzard’s fastest-selling recreation of all time, making it an unsurprising option to base the TTRPG on. It proved widespread with gamers and critics, with IGN’s 9/10 overview saying: “Diablo 4 is a shocking sequel with close to good endgame and development design that makes it completely excruciating to place down.”
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He’ll discuss The Witcher all day.