“It’s a D&D-branded experience,” said WizKids executive producer Patrick O’Hagan. It will include LED lighting, the legendary Grimvault Sword, a Statue of Tymora, a Durnan miniature, and more. WizKids’ fully-painted version of the Yawning Portal aims to make that legendary locale look authentic, while also integrating the setting itself into the larger hobby tabletop category.

It’s like Rick’s Cafe in Jamaica, but with more demons. Patrons show up at the inn, have a few beverages, and then dare each other to ride a bucket down into the bowels of the earth. The inn has been built around a massive hole in the ground that leads to the ancient ruins below the city of Waterdeep. What makes the Yawning Portal so unique is, well, that whole portal bit. Publisher Wizards of the Coast also used the inn as the online home of its new virtual organized play initiative.

The location - and its curmudgeonly proprietor, Durnan - have been featured in multiple campaign books published for D&D’s 5th edition, including Tales from the Yawning Portal, Waterdeep: Dragon Heist, and Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage.

The Yawning Portal is the most popular inn and tavern within the confines of the city of Waterdeep. Here are the first, exclusive images of the lavish new set piece. Dungeons & Dragons Icons of the Realms: The Yawning Portal Inn is currently in production at WizKids, and will retail for $349.99 when it goes on sale in April 2021. The most famous tavern in all of the Forgotten Realms is coming to life as a piece of terrain that you can use at home for your own role-playing adventures.

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