Company News Beamdog's next game is a Dungeons & Dragons RPG

[Infinitron]

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If you've been wondering what Beamdog would do next after the release of Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear, then wonder no more. Codex newshunter LESS T_T just spotted a link to this wanted ad on David Gaider's Twitter feed:

NARRATIVE DESIGNER

Ever considered taking your love of roleplaying games to the next level and actually becoming part of their creation? Do you dream about constructing epic quests for the players of your tabletop game? Would the idea of being part of the future of Dungeons & Dragons on computers appeal to you? Beamdog, the game developers behind Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition, Baldur’s Gate II: Enhanced Edition, and Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition—as well as the newly released Baldur’s Gate: Siege of Dragonspear—are looking for a Narrative Designer to join their creative team.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The Narrative Designer will be responsible for working with the rest of the Beamdog creative team to craft an upcoming (and currently unannounced) CRPG in the Dungeons & Dragons universe. This means coming up with unique and exciting quest designs, creating brand new characters the fans will love, and being responsible for their writing and dialogue through the entire iterative and editing process all the way to release.

It's hard work, as Beamdog’s games require a great deal of writing as well as flexibility on the part of the narrative designers, but it makes for a new challenge every day. There is no other career quite like it!
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I know what you're thinking - Baldur's Gate 3! Keep in mind however that in the run-up to Siege of Dragonspear's release, Beamdog's Phillip Daigle stated that the recently hired Gaider was not working on a Baldur's Gate game. So it may be an entirely new thing. And it'll definitely have to use 5th Edition rules.

 

[Klarion]

 

[Athelas]

They might go for a more exotic setting so that the Mizhena's of the Realms blend in better.

If it's a new engine, there's a good chance it will be turn-based.

 

[Orobis]

 

[Klarion]

This time we get to play autistic disabled person who's on a mission to improve life conditions for sexual minorites in Sword Coast?

 

[Jaesun]

This will be interesting...

 

[Infinitron]

They might go for a more exotic setting so that the Mizhena's of the Realms blend in better.

If it's a new engine, there's a good chance it will be turn-based.

I'm somewhat skeptical about it being turn-based because (again, from listening to pre-SoD interviews and streams) I've gotten the impression that they've been able to do what they're doing specifically on the basis of PoE's success. Plus, they're already experienced with real-time in theory. But we'll see.

 

[Dorateen]

Holding out for first person exploration. Then they can switch perspective for combat, in RTwP (if they must). That would be something new.

 

[Bubbles]

Neverwinter Nights 3?

 

[Gremius]

They might go for a more exotic setting so that the Mizhena's of the Realms blend in better.

If it's a new engine, there's a good chance it will be turn-based.

Yep, because Mizhena doesn't blend at all
https://forums.beamdog.com/discussion/8384/sexuality-in-the-realms-answer-from-ed-greenwood

 

[Malpercio]

I'd rather take a new Beamdog RPG using D&D over a lot of stuff, at least I'll be sure the ruleset won't be shit and SoD proved they can be encounter design and quest design.

 

[Gauldur's Bait]

 

[Thonius]

GODDAMIT!
I still don't get it why nobody pitched the idea to make solid D&D game with core rules etc with separate-sold modules AKA DLC. Literally everyone will be happy - devs, greedy shady and corrupted suits in Hasbro and perhaps, even players!
That`s a gold mine. You can even assign different devs to different modules.

 

[Infinitron]

GODDAMIT!
I still don't get it why nobody pitched the idea to make solid D&D game with core rules etc with separate-sold modules AKA DLC. Literally everyone will be happy - devs, greedy shady and corrupted suits in Hasbro and perhaps, even players!
That`s a gold mine. You can even assign different devs to different modules.

Who says they won't? They're not just going to do it with their creaky AD&D Infinity+ Engine.

 

[Jedi Master Radek]

Let's all send our CVs to them

 

[throwaway]

So the faint chances of enjoying PST on a tablet are becoming more and more unrealistic..

 

[Latro]

Let's all send our CVs to them

You interviewed MCA, that should be enough for beamdog honestly

 

[Latro]

You think I can sell Beamdog on the strength of my stories, "Tales of the Trap Gang" and "Tranny, the epic new fantasy where Trannies win"?

 

[Space Insect]

I'd say the most we can hope for from this is that they choose a more unique campaign setting which makes WotC release more D&D products for it rather than focusing on boring settings.

 

[Jedi Master Radek]

You interviewed MCA, that should be enough for beamdog honestly

 

[Bubbles]

Let's all send our CVs to them

It'll probably go to one of the former SCL writers.

 

[Jedi Master Radek]

What an epic team up it would be! More lolcontent for months to come!

 

[Kem0sabe]

Goddammit, these fuckers are like cockroaches, they simply refuse to die.

 

[Malpercio]

Goddammit, these fuckers are like cockroaches, they simply refuse to die.

Jesus Christ, I don't see this much vitriol for even Bethesda or Bioware.

 

[Lurker King]

I don’t know why everyone is complaining about. First, they caused irreparable damage do BGs name. Now, they plan to drag D&D through the mud. This makes me happy and warm inside.