Your Guide to D&D at MagicCon and the Full Star-Studded Cast of D&D Live
Your Guide to D&D at MagicCon and the Full Star-Studded Cast of D&D Live
MagicCon is coming back to Chicago from February 21-23. As you may have heard, Dungeons & Dragons is joining the party, and this is your one-stop-shop for everything you need to know about D&D at the show!
Haven’t been to a MagicCon before? Check out our Las Vegas 2024 look back for an overview of what our events are like. Attendees can expect exciting panels and events on the Mana Stage, the opportunity to meet fan-favorite artists in the Art of Magic, immersive experiences, play events (both ticketed and free areas for play), special guests, incredible merch, after hours experiences and more for fans of both Magic: The Gathering AND D&D!
WELCOME THE STAR-STUDDED CAST OF D&D LIVE!
Baldur’s Gate: Hags to Liches is the featured campaign of D&D Live at MagicCon: Chicago! With an absolutely stunning cast made up of the voice actors of Baldur’s Gate 3, attendees will have the opportunity to hear their favorite characters be brought to life by this incredible cast!
Aabria Iyengar
Meet our DM, Aabria Iyengar! In addition to being an amazing dungeon master, Aabria is a gamemaster, performer, writer and podcaster, and a trailblazing force in the world of tabletop role-playing games. She's been a guest on Critical Role and Dimension 20, and has also contributed her talents as a voice actor and performer, from off-Broadway’s Dungeons & Dragons: The Twenty-Sided Tavern to the hit game, Starfield.
Neil Newbon
Neil Newbon, the award-winning voice of Astarion in Baldur’s Gate 3, headlines this top-tier cast of adventurers, and will join us in Chicago for an unforgettable D&D Live. Neil has over 14 years of experience as an actor and director in Performance Capture and Voice Over and has contributed to more than 130 titles across games, television, and films.
Samantha Béart
We are also pleased to be joined by Samantha Béart, the voice of Karlach in Baldur’s Gate 3, for which they won a GANG Award for their performance! Their extensive career also includes Random in “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” for BBC Radio 4 and national theatre tours, Calliope in Neil Gaiman’s “The Sandman” for Audible, and voiced for other game roles including the “Demon’s Souls” remake and Bithell Games’ “The Solitaire Conspiracy”.
Devora Wilde
This group of adventurers is also joined by Devora Wilde, the voice of Lae’zel in Baldur’s Gate 3! In addition to voicing this iconic character, she has been a voice actor in games such as Arknights, Battlefield 2042 and Total Warhammer 3, among others.
Theo Solomon
Rounding out our cast as the voice of Wyll in Baldur’s Gate 3, is none other than Theo Solomon. He has done voiceover work for several companies including Amazon, FIFA, BBC, and Sky and is the voice of Lenny the Lizard in the Dreamworks/Netflix production Rhyme Time Town.
D&D Live will take place on Saturday, February 22 at 6:30 PM on the Mana Stage. Learn more.
TICKETED PLAY
There are nearly two dozen D&D Ticketed Play opportunities for badge holders at MagicCon: Chicago suitable for players of all experience levels. Badge holders can register for events today through the ticketed play portal. Check out the adventures below to learn more about each campaign!
LEGENDS OF GREYHAWK ADVENTURES
A Village Called Hommlet
Scheduled Times: 11:00 AM Friday, 7:00 PM Friday, 3:00 PM Saturday, 3:00 PM Sunday
Play Time: 2 Hours, 45 Minutes
Description: Caravans are long overdue and whispers of danger drift through every tavern. A call for aid in Hommlet arrives, as dark shadows creep in ancient and forgotten places once more. Will you brave the shadows?
Darkness in Nulb
Scheduled Times: 11:00 AM Friday, 7:00 PM Friday, 3:00 PM Saturday, 3:00 PM Sunday
Play Time: 2 Hours, 45 Minutes
Description: Nulb is a ramshackle of huts and tents nestled beside the only bridge over Imedrydr Run. Known for shady characters and even shadier deals, it's a perfect place to gather information on those who wish to remain hidden. However, the darkness is reluctant to give up its secret easily. Will you uncover the truths hidden within?
Battle of Emridy Meadows
Scheduled Times: 2:30 PM Friday, 11:00 AM Saturday, 11:00AM Saturday
Play Time: 3 hours, 45 minutes
Description: The reign of terror of the Temple of Elemental Evil ends tonight! Forces of good have united to stand against the rising elemental powers. Will you rise to the challenge and shape the fate of the Flanaess? Set years before the start of the campaign, the outcome of this adventure directly affects the beginning of the Legends of Greyhawk campaign.
Ruins of the Moathouse: Level 20 Exclusive
Scheduled Times: 11:00 AM Sunday, 3:00PM Sunday
Play Time: 2 hours, 45 minutes
Description: After the Battle of Emridy Meadows, the remaining forces of Prince Thrommel IV laid siege to the temple's outpost in the moathouse, leaving it in ruins. Recently, travelers have reported strange lights flickering among the debris. Rufus and Burne, the elders of Hommlet, have called upon you to investigate. What secrets will you uncover among the crumbling stones?
THUNDER OVER FORSAKEN ISLES
Scheduled Times: 11:00 AM Sunday
Play Time: 3 hours, 45 minutes
Description: In a thundering storm, an island appears off the Sword Coast. It shudders and flutters on the edge of existence, flickering like a candle in the wind. The storm it brought pulls in ships and souls to wreck upon its shore, and monsters roam its wooded hills. As some ships pull against the storm and flee, others approach the island, carrying daring adventurers intent on saving the shipwrecked and discovering the secrets of the island itself. Learn what dangers lurk there and what manner of magic has brought it here.
STORMBREAK: A TARKIR ADVENTURE
Scheduled Times: MTG x D&D Play
Play Time: 1 hours, 45 minutes
Description: In the aftermath of a destructive dragonstorm, you and your party find yourselves cut off from the rest of your Mardu clanmates. The only way back is through dangerous territory! Can you survive to rejoin your clan? An adventure for 3rd level characters.
D&D PLAY FAQ
Dungeons & Dragons at MagicCon: Chicago features all-new adventure content from our partners Baldman Games and Level Eater Adventures! This is your chance to get a sneak peek at the new Legends of Greyhawk campaign and shape the future, play in the first Level Eater Adventures production set in the Forgotten Realms, and ride out the aftermath of a dragonstorm in a special D&D x MTG adventure set on Tarkir! Best of all, everything uses the new 2024 rules, and all adventures are great for players of all skill levels!
In addition, all paid games of D&D earn prize points you can redeem for cool stuff (see “Earn Prizes by Playing D&D!” below). Legends of Greyhawk games also award awesome treasure and opportunities for your character to advance levels that you can take with you to your next Legends of Greyhawk games later this year!
The special adventure “Battle of Emeridy Meadows” is set 7 years before the start of the Legends of Greyhawk campaign and serves as a flashback to a pivotal event in Greyhawk’s history. However the campaign’s future is mutable, and the characters that participate at MagicCon: Chicago will influence the shape the campaign takes going forward, altering the future and making decisions that will reverberate in the first big story arcs beginning later this year!
You can create your character before the event (either prior to the show, or on-site at least a half an hour before your session) by heading to D&D Beyond and choosing the Character Builder to begin. You’ll then select “Standard” as the method, uncheck all boxes under “Sources” and “Partnered Content” and follow the steps to create a 2024 rules character! You can also create a character using a 2024 Player’s Handbook, following all the rules presented there.
Note that Legends of Greyhawk starts at 1st level, does not allow evil characters, and you must choose either the “Standard Array” or “Point Cost” methods to generate your ability scores.
We love new players at MagicCon: Chicago and have a great path for you to experience D&D without the stress of being thrown in at the deep end. Start your journey with a free Learn to Play session, where you’ll learn the basics and all about D&D Beyond, the best tool to help you get playing right away. Then, you can take a dive into our on-demand play sessions of “Stormbreak: A Tarkir Adventure” that run less than 2 hours and feature premade characters set in the Magic: The Gathering plane of Tarkir. If you want to go further, make a 1st-level character using only the 2024 Player’s Handbook or 2024 Free Rules and jump into a session of Legends of Greyhawk – everyone else will be starting fresh too!
The following materials are recommended to bring to the show (or you can obtain them on-site): pencil or pen, a notepad or something to take notes on, a set of polyhedral dice, and for Legends of Greyahawk - a 2024 Player’s Handbook. You can pick the book up at the marketplace on D&D Beyond if you don’t have one already or get one on-site from the D&D store outside of the D&D play area on the 2nd floor.
We have a place for you to pick up a quick D&D adventure, grab some characters, and have fun all on your own in the D&D Free Play area! Located near the Command Zone on Level 2, the D&D Free Play area is the place to just have fun with some short play adventure content from the on-site library. Check it out!
D&D play is happening all over the show, including the following areas:
- Legends of Greyhawk ticketed play – Room E253, Level 2
- Level 20 VIP play and Level Eater Adventures special event – Room E451, Level 4
- D&D Free Play – near Command Zone, Level 2
- D&D Learn to Play – near Official Store, Level 3
- D&D x MTG play – Room E252, Level 2
EARN PRIZES BY PLAYING D&D!
That’s right! You can earn free loot just by playing a campaign! For every 3-hour Legends of Greyhawk adventure you play, you earn 25 prize points. For the 4-hour premium adventures (Battle of Emeridy Meadows and the Level Eater Presents event), you earn 50 prize points.
The prize area at D&D HQ at MagicCon: Chicago will contain a selection of D&D books from the past few years and some other items. 50 prize points can be redeemed for most books in the prize area.
MEET YOUR FAVORITE D&D ARTISTS!
Fifty artists from Magic and D&D will line the halls at MagicCon: Chicago, and you’ll be able to get your treasured loot signed by them and purchase gorgeous prints at their booth. Our featured artists Evyn Fong, Justine Jones, and Tyler Jacobson headline an incredible lineup of the people who bring the magic to D&D. Check out our Artist Directory to see who’s coming!
SELFIES WITH TWO HUNDRED CREATORS?! YES PLEASE!
Some of the biggest D&D content creators will host panels, meet and greets, and play events all weekend long at MagicCon: Chicago! We have Dicecream Sandwich and Kathleen De Vere from Loading Ready Run hosting their own one-shots with an exciting and hilarious group of adventurers, VolrathXP leading D&D one shots, and a learn to play with Tanya DePass. There’s something for everyone at MagicCon!
Want to meet and get a picture with some of these creators? Check out the Meet and Greet Schedule and our Creator Central hub to find out more information on who’s coming, and all the activities they’ve got going on!
JOIN THE ADVENTURE!
The D&D Level 20 Dice Set shown above is exclusive to the D&D Level 20 VIP Badge package
Pack those dice and get ready to play some D&D! Single day badges for MagicCon: Chicago start from just $40, and weekend badges start from $110. Looking for a VIP experience? The D&D Level 20 VIP badge comes with exclusive merch and scheduled games during the weekend! Learn more about the different badge packages here – we can’t wait to see you at the show!