![]() ![]() They mostly just want to get out of this whole conflict without losing too much but as decades of conspiracies start to come unwound they find they can’t keep their hands as clean as they wish. Many of them are family and those who aren’t are trusted advisors and friends. Unlike in other campaigns, our heroes all know each other from the very start and have a history. With a giant shift in power on the horizon in the land of Calorum, everyone is vying for their own gain. ![]() As such, fans have lovingly called this campaign Dimension 20’s own Game of Thrones (with food). A Crown of Candy remains a particularly brutal chapter of Dimension 20’s history with the player characters being on death’s doorstep nearly every episode and a desperate struggle to find trust in a crumbling candy world. The CandyLand aesthetics are quickly juxtaposed with political intrigue, betrayals, and detailed world-building. Each kingdom is a different food group and our heroes, as the title suggests, are people from a land of candy. ![]() With one caveat, all the characters are made of food. Following the exploits of the Rocks family of Candia as their entire continent falls into an all-out war between the different nations, A Crown of Candy is a true fantasy epic. Of course, no Dungeons & Dragons experience would be complete without a foray into high fantasy. It simply takes a mature, realist spin on the softer urban fantasy elements present in Fantasy High and transforms them into a setting that feels nearly as real as the actual place. While the tone is less quirky than Fantasy High it is no less sincere. Through Kingston and the rest of the party, we are drawn into a world that is both fantastical and grounded, where it is up to us to help each other. His struggle to keep people together or simply keep them alive is reflected twofold through his work as a nurse as well as his position as the group’s cleric. Stand-out character Kingston Brown ( Lou Wilson) acts as a magically appointed Voice of the People, chosen by the very spirit of New York City itself to speak on behalf of the community. The heart of this campaign lies in its themes of human connection. The Unsleeping City offers a modern fantasy setting atypical to big D&D campaigns with commentary on the real world. And Dimension 20 has plenty of its flavors to offer. But for the D&D aficionados who love Critical Role, there’s only one place to start: fantasy. Whether it be Of Mice and Murder’s classic Agatha Christie murder mystery, Starstruck Odyssey’s campy space opera, or the playful miniseries Tiny Heist, there’s sure to be something for everyone. And even for those who don’t find fantasy particularly to their fancy, there are plenty of other genres to choose from. Where Critical Role is the vast fantasy epic that would fill a hefty series of novels, Dimension 20 focuses on telling intricate shorter stories. Dimension 20 sets out to do something a little different with Dungeons & Dragons but does it just as spectacularly. While Critical Role is incomparable in its scope and scale, creating sprawling multi-year long campaigns in an intensely detailed fantasy world. The comedy is a highlight of the Dimension 20 experience, but it is far from all it has to offer. They add so much depth and dimension to characters and while the comedy is certainly a big part, it doesn’t stop these campaigns from going to some dark places. Dropout as a production company makes largely comedy-focused shows and while Dimension 20 is much more obviously comedic than Critical Role, to view any Dimension 20 campaign as solely comedic would do a great disservice to the DM and players. ![]()
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