What have the Sentry Box Staff been up to Mar 18 – Apr 21

Hi guys! Sue here again with an update on what the staff have been up to for the past month, and it’s been an active month! We have a wide variety this month including a couple of miniatures, a bunch of board games and even an update from a D&D campaign!

D&D Birthday Parties are back at The Sentry Box!

It’s been a while since our trusty DM Tom left to undertake his own adventures, but he has returned triumphant and ready to host your D&D Birthday Parties!

Embark on Epic Adventures: Discover the World of “D&D Onslaught”

Step into the immersive realm of Dungeons & Dragons with WizKids’ latest tactical miniatures game, “D&D Onslaught.” This thrilling game invites players to assemble their own adventuring parties, each aligned with iconic factions in the rich and expansive Forgotten Realms setting.

Honor Among Thieves: A Dungeon Masters Thoughts

Hey folks! This is Nick B!

Over the weekend I was lucky enough to get tickets for an advanced screening of Dungeon’s & Dragons “Honor Among Thieves”. I thought since it is coming out this week and a lot of people had questions about it, I’d write my thoughts down. Please remember – most of this is just my personal opinion. So experiences may vary (and that’s okay!)

To start off, a little bit about me. I’ve been playing D&D 5e for about 6 years now, and I’ve been a DM for 5 years now. I love Fighters (I know) and I run multiple homebrew campaigns as well as play in multiple different kinds of D&D or TTRPG campaigns. D&D is also something that has influenced my life professionally as well. When I’m not poking around on The Sentry Box social media I work in Theatre around Calgary. Specifically, a few years ago I wrote a play about Dungeons & Dragons and learned just how difficult translating Dungeons and Dragons into a visible experience can be.

So I feel weirdly qualified to talk about the new Dungeons and Dragons movie.

Going into it I didn’t have high hopes for this movie. Video game adaptations are rarely amazing, and there is such a fine line between good D&D representation and cringey representation. Also, writing a narrative about D&D is HARD. How do you capture what makes D&D great? How do you explain the inside jokes, the failures, the stories (especially when D&D is DESIGNED to be personalized for the campaign).  So when I sat down all the way in the back of the theater with 100 or so other D&D nerds, I was ready to be groaning into my popcorn.

You guys. It was good.

Like. Really good.

D&D Onslaught – First Impressions

WizKids have recently released an exciting new miniatures skirmish game set in the Dungeons & Dragons Universe, and Sue and Kris sat down to give it a try and share their early thoughts!

GAME-FAM: 1 – Looking into Dungeons & Dragons as a Family Building Exercise

ENCOUNTER

As you enter the clearing you notice that a large furrowed path extends around the whole area in a rough circle. As you stand, considering the purpose of this ancient and much worn track, a distant form approaches your party, jogging down the path. As the figure comes into focus you see that it is an old, mostly naked and quite filthy man. Pausing to cram a handful of berries into his whiskered and semi-toothless mouth he locks eyes with you and an unusual look comes into his eyes. “Time is a flat circle!”, he says, in a surprisingly measured tone and carries on jogging. 

So? Madman or sage? Do you grip your weapons tighter and carry on with your quest more cautiously than before after this unusual event…or do you see the wisdom in his words and minimalist presentation and get behind your new life coach in the endless loop? Only you can decide!

Monster Fight Club Terrain Review

Two weeks ago, the Sentry Box received its first delivery of the new Monster Fight Club Scenery and whenever we bring in a new product line like this we like to open it up and add it to our terrain collection as we feel that it’s only fair, if we want you to pay money for it, we show you that we believe in it and spend our money on it too.

Unfortunately, due to COVID-19, we can’t currently let you enjoy playing on the scenery, so we sent Kris home with some to try out and give us a review!