Matt Mercer on Dunamancy - Explorer’s Guide to Wildemount for D&D

Matt Mercer explains Dunamancy, a new type of magic featured in the Explorer’s Guide to Wildemount and Critical Role season 2 that grants D&D characters control over time, gravity and probability.

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[DnDBeyond]

Are you inspired to create a character who uses Dunamancy? Are they from the Dynasty or someone who uncovers the power from the Empires side? 

[totalcoward]

“For layman’s terms, *esoteric space-time magic*”

[dhammer]

Matt: Who doesn't want to cast a black hole dark star in the middle of the battlefield?


Me: You have my attention.

[obookwyrmknighto]

“REALITY BREAK!”

*target gets transported to a world where they realize they are just a small plastic figure and their entire existence is at the whim and imagination of Eldritch giants*

[imjustwatching]

Me who´s favorite Class is Wizard:


*Cries in absolute joy.*


Thank you, Matt.

[quil]

Seeing Matt talk in this interview while behind the DM screen in the CR room is disorienting LOL. Feels like a CR episode but it's just them in an interview.

[brianseguel]

Finally, not only a new Universe/Plane added, but new magic, races and so much stuff and so promising. I'm sure Matt and Wizards will live up to expectations; Matt delivered a lot with the Tal'Dorei book from Green Ronin, and I'm sure here we will see some of the finest work on DnD. The contents of the book I'm sure are gonna be great, so I just hope the book is well organized and the art is beautiful.

[ep]

Matt Mercer may be the worlds first Dunamancer based on how his life has changed so many around him for the better. As Robert Jordan would say, he has a strong thread in the tapestry of time.

[fanoftheinternet]

Dunamancy in a nutshell- “Wibbly-Wobbly Timey-Wimey Magic”

[claranyman]

"Every decision they make, every major choice that changes the world around them has ripples, a butterfly effect on every other creature around them and the world as they progress through it, choosing their destiny in the next timeline that comes to fruition. The vibrating potential of the universe towards that choice itself is an energy."


Listening to Mercer explain Dunamancy is goddamn poetry y'all.

[racekitty]

So using dunamancy is like saying "I reject your reality and substitute my own"

[The_OPN]

"time goes quicker these days"
Looks like Matt's been dabbling in some dunamancy himself

[ts]

In Australia, a duvet is called a "Doona" so the image I had in my mind is the modern mage wrapped up in a duvet hopping along and complaining about the cold and "why did you wake me?"

[jarbuthn]

I want to see Sam's version of this promotion... yes, I very much want to see that!

[scrungly]

i was like “why would i want this book, i don’t wanna make a cr fan campaign” but now i really want it just for the dunamancy

[aprazel]

Matt Mercer is so mesmerizing when he’s talking, it doesn’t even matter what he’s talking about.

[fergie]

"The beacons they began to uncover, which were these artifacts of potentiality"
A NEW HAND TOUCHES THE BEACON

[steffish]

It's actually really interesting that Matt should compare dunamancy to being a chess player. I bet he's aware of the drow's favorite pastime Sava, which is a chess-ish game. But once, ONCE per game, you can roll a die (i forget how many sides). If that die lands on the symbol of a spider, the player gets to move one of the opponents pieces.

[EditorOrion]

Time space magic at last. Looking forward to this book.

[chikanbus]

Finally I can become fantasy booster gold. Matthew Mercer has unlocked my full potential