The fan-designed 3,745-piece set featuring a tavern with a removable roof, a dungeon, a tower and six Lego minifigures will be available this April.
The Lego Group has unveiled the Lego Ideas Dungeons: Red Dragon’s Tale set, a fan-designed brick representation of the iconic tabletop game. Released in the year Dungeons & Dragons turns 50, this is the first time the Lego Group has developed a Dungeons & Dragons set.
Based on a brief co-developed by the Wizards of the Coast team, over 600 Lego fans submitted Dungeons & Dragons-inspired designs, and the winner was 32-year-old Lucas Bolt from Amsterdam who created his version of the game in Lego bricks. Lucas then worked closely with the Lego Design team to develop the unique setting represented in the final set. In addition, the Wizards of the Coast team developed a bespoke adventure for the set.
The 3,745-piece set is incredibly detailed featuring a tavern with a removable roof, a dungeon and a tower. Also included are six Lego minifigures – Orc Rogue, Gnome Fighter, Elf Wizard and Dwarf Cleric, plus brick-built monsters, such as a beholder, an owlbear and a displacer beast. Also featured is the giant Cinderhowl red dragon that builders can wrap around the tower.
In celebration of the new set, the Lego Group invited well-known Dungeons & Dragons players to Lego House for an epic game night. Anjali Bhimani took the chair as the Dungeon Master and was joined by Luis Carazo and Ginny Di, as well as fan designer Lucas and Lego Designer Jordan Scott.
Fans can also get a specially created Dungeons & Dragons adventure book, created in partnership by Wizards of the Coast and the Lego Group, to offer a completely new and unique play experience. Available for Lego Insiders as a free digital download, or as a paperback book for 2,700 Insider points. The book is also available at D&D Beyond along with character sheets, a digital dice and more.
Commenting on his inspiration for the design, Lucas said: “The Dungeons & Dragons theme combined with my love of history, fantasy and making games, inspired me to create a playable layout with different challenges and routes to explore. I had so much fun designing this piece, and it is a real privilege seeing my design developed into a detailed Lego set to celebrate 50 years of the iconic game.”
Lego’s design manager, Jordan Scott, said: “Lucas’ design perfectly captured the storytelling excitement of any Dungeons & Dragons game. Working with the Wizards of the Coast team, we were able to build on his design to co create a truly authentic Dungeons & Dragons experience full of details that will excite fans through the building process and beyond.”
The Lego Ideas Dungeons & Dragons: Red Dragon’s Tale set is available for Lego Insiders from 1st April 2024 via Lego Stores and the Lego official website, and for all from 4th April 2024. In addition, between 1st-7th April all purchases of the Lego Ideas Dungeons & Dragons: Red Dragon’s Tale set will receive a Lego Dungeons & Dragons Mimic Dice Box as a free gift.
The Dungeons & Dragons adventure book will also be available from 1st April on the Lego website and D&D Beyond. The Lego Dungeons & Dragons Minifigure series will launch in September 2024.
