Lacdaran

Facts: The D&D CMF is selling really well, I've heard from multiple retail sources it is the bestselling series in years with one retailer having sold 3 times as many figures through the first three weeks as the last series. In addition, they hit the top five in building toys on amazon, and they are still in the top 15 as of this posting. Hasbro CEO said on the last earnings call they've been really happy with Lego D&D and are excited about the potential future of the partnership. Speculation; I think you are going to get multiple additional Lego D&D CMF series with a focus on adventuring characters and adversaries versus named characters just based on the demand we've seen on different figures. Probably some recolors (examples; purple skinned tiefling, brown aarakocra) mixed in with new races/molds. I also would not be surprised at all to see a small test series come out with a few smaller or midsized sets, which if they do well could lead to a bigger launch on the regular development cycle. Everything I've heard to this point suggests this has legs.

S-Tier; Beastmaster (Great for army building both a human wolf pack and an animal wolfpack) A-Tier; None B-Tier; Pirate Quartermaster (Cockatoo looks nice, good torso print, hair seems out of character), Steampunk Inventor, Pterodactyl Costume (will get one just to have the full dino costume set), Jetpack Racer C-Tier; Plushie Fan (Good plushies, terribly boring minifigure), Hamster Costume, Boogieman (Too childish for my style, uninspired) D-Tier; Astronomy Kid (telescope looks nice enough, otherwise unexciting), Cupid (Super generic) F-Tier; Longboarder, Cat Lady (Super plain, one cat and a ball of yarn?)

Not sharing my sources as I'm not sure if sharing could get people in trouble, so you can take this with whatever level of skepticism you desire, but I've heard; D&D CMF is selling really well, certainly the best sales since the price increased and might even end up near the top end of the all-time list if this continues. Lego group predicted this to some extent as they've shipped 3 times the number of cases to many retailers. Dragonborn Paladin is by far the best-selling figure (duh!) Dwarf is the worst selling figure (also not surprising to me, why make a dwarf figure without a super cool beard piece?) You may see more retailers putting the series behind glass or finding other ways to limit scanning as there is a lot of it going on. Lots of stores have stacks of dwarves, bards, etc with the top figures all sold out. There is an expectation/hope that as we get past the more hardcore fans there will be more impulse buyers, but there is some worry here.

I think this is way more likely to continue than one might normally think if it sells well. Hasbro (owner of D&D) is in such dire financial straits they will do anything that makes them money.

Often what figures Lego chooses to include in a CMF doesn't resonate with me, but this is the first series in a long time that I think has fundamental issues with artistry and design. If someone told me they would have a harpy in the new CMF I'd assume I would want to buy 12 of them, but this thing looks awful. Black and white for the noir detective is a miss. I like the mushroom hat on the girl, but the outfit is awful, acorn boy was way better. The Barbarian hairpiece looks like a mullet. You put this up against series 24, 23, or 22 and the overall decline in artistry jumps out at me. Even the characters that don't resonate with me in those series are just done better. The goat herder and triceratops are ultimately meeting my expectations, but I think every other fig falls short of what it could have been based on the concept alone.

Yeah, I'm beginning to suspect series 24 is going to include a bunch of minifigs originally designed for Vidiyo. It seemed like there was some surprise getting two non-liscened series in a row, perhaps it happened because they wanted a return on investment for the molds they created for Vidiyo after it imploded.

I love this! D&D has long been one of my top dream themes. I hope it actually has minifigure scale characters and monsters and isn't just a statue or creature model. I have done so, so very many times. I've always wanted something akin to the city people packs but for D&D. Dungeon Adventurer Pack - Dwarf Fighter (M), Human Rogue (F), Orc Barbarian (M), Human Paladin (F), Human Monk (M), Gnome Bard (F), Human Wizard (M), Gnome Cleric (F), Elf Druid (M), Elf Ranger (F), Orc Warlock (M), Drow Sorcerer (F), kobolds x3. Builds; Beholder, Tree, Tent & Campfire

I'd love something like this. Napoleon era might be a bit too modern for me, but I'd definitely buy all the rest. Add an Inuit Village, Incan Mountain Village, Pueblo Adobe Village, Tibetan Temple, Mali Empire Fortress/City, and Persian Empire Town.

Series Z is amazing as always @Robert8. Sad to see it end, but loved the journey.

Well, having seen everything now, I can comfortably skip this wave and buy parts for a rebrickable 2018 style Bell Tower instead.

@Textorix Are your Bell Towers your own creation or did you snag instructions from somewhere? I've been considering doing custom bell towers, but a couple of the versions I've seen seem too big in relation to the rest of the 2018 sets. Yours seem well proportioned.

And if the sails are brick built like on the pirate ship they could work for snow.

I think this is generally great. Not sold on enlarging asia, but definitely utilizing some of your Europe and North America tweaks.

Is there any rumors about the alternate builds for the viking ship 3 in 1? I'm hoping for a longhouse and maybe a viking port or houses. If so I'm going to buy like 4 or 5 sets and do a whole village.

I still think the new style is a major downgrade, but I agree we are seeing some minor improvement. I entirely skipped last year, but I am getting the hospital wing for madam pomfrey, and I think I can modify it into shape to fit with my 2018 castle sets.