Astarion Voice Actor Returns to D&D as Vecna in Trailer for Upcoming Tabletop Adventure Module

Gamemaker Wizards of the Coast has announced a new adventure module for their tabletop RPG Dungeons & Dragons, and the trailer to promote it includes a voice fans of Baldur's Gate 3 may recognize: Neil Newbon.

Neil Newbon gained a lot of recognition for his role as Astarion in one of last year's biggest games, for which he was awarded Best Performance at Geoff Keighley's 2023 Game Awards. Now he returns to the Forgotten Realms, this time as one of its most iconic villains.

The upcoming adventure module is called Vecna: Eve of Ruin, and will see the legendary lich return once more in a bid to rewrite reality to his own benefit — y'know, classic bad guy stuff. The online product description reads, " The notorious lich Vecna is weaving a ritual to eliminate good, obliterate the gods, and subjugate all worlds. To stop Vecna before he remakes the universe, the heroes work with three of the multiverse’s most famous archmages, travel to far-flung locales, and rebuild the legendary Rod of Seven Parts."

The adventure will be geared towards 10-20 level characters, and will be available on May 21. Per usual, there will also be a collector's edition available with alternate art, which you can see for yourself here:

Vecna gained a lot of popularity after the most recent season of Stranger Things, in which a version of the character was prominently featured. When we visited Wizards of the Coast's headquarters last year to talk about D&D's future, the team cited the show's popularity as the inspiration for introducing the character, and now we know that comes in the form of this high-stakes adventure.

For more dragons and/or dungeons, check out our list of D&D books coming this year.

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