Rick and Morty-themed D&D is a distinct, rare creature. Not only does it give you a chance to play as Rick or Morty in an RPG setting, but to do so in the style of Rick and morty Dungeons & Dragons. If that doesn’t sound like the perfect mix for a nerdy fan’s dream come true, we don’t know what does.
Rick and Morty has a dedicated fan base that, when adding up all their members, is larger than the population of some countries. It’s pretty easy to tell who they are when you see them: they’re the ones that get every episode as soon as they hit the internet, or they aren’t going online or getting a new show at all. Being on that level of fandom is awesome in its own right, but just being a fan doesn’t make you get an RPG. It does help when D&D publishers start making products about something you love, though.
This past year, the smartest thing Bonnier Corporation has done is to release a line of D&D-themed material based on the cartoon. The initial offering is Rick and Morty: Dungeons & Dragons (available here), which includes a PDF GM kit, a set of monsters, and characters for the players to use in their games.
To be honest, it’s not as hardcore as I had hoped. It’s more lighthearted than I was expecting, but the most important part is still there: every character is based on a different version of Rick and Morty Hoodie.
The one problem I had with the initial release is that it did not include anything past level 1. That made it hard to get a really good feel for the characters. Luckily, they have now released a second book that contains levels 2–5. You can find that here.
There are new powers, new spells, and all the upgrades you would expect. You can also see a lot more of the character’s faces this time around. It’s nice to see that they haven’t just given them some stats and left it at that. The characters in this book look like they really could have a place in an actual campaign.
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The strongest part of the first book is the character creations. A lot of this comes from the character options and combinations, but it goes deeper than that. This release includes a new class, called the Trickster Rogue, which uses some of their favorite things from the show like hats and in-jokes to build them up as a very sneaky character. It’s pretty neat to see how they work in game.
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