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Turbine Reveals Details of "Dungeons & Dragons" Update

August 14, 2008

Turbine has announced the launch of "The Way of the Monk," a major update to the massively multiplayer online (MMO) interactive role-playing game "Dungeons & Dragons Online" (DDO). The update includes a new playable class, revamped adventure areas, more monsters, spells, magic items, and traditional dungeons. "The Way of the Monk" provides new features and experiences for players including two new raids, three new monsters, new raid crafting recipes and eldritch rituals, chat and UI enhancements, and several new challenging adventure areas.

Turbine Updates Dungeons & Dragons" with "The Way of the Monk"


"This latest module offers players fun and excitement and we are proud to introduce the long-awaited new class " the Monk," said Jim Crowley, president and CEO of Turbine, Inc. "We are really very excited with how far DDO has come and we have a tremendous amount planned for the game which we look forward to sharing as the year progresses."

New Features for Turbine's DDO "The Way of the Monk" Players

"The Way of the Monk" offers many new features including:

• The Monk: DDO's favorite class, the Monk, features a martial discipline of hand-to-hand combat and kicks and now includes special abilities that make the character even deadlier. Stun foes, unleash a flurry of blows, and work up to the deadly quivering palm attack which can kill enemies with a single strike.

• New Landscape: Players can now explore the all-new, much larger Three-Barrel Cove wilderness and the underground Black Loch outpost. Three new challenging hand-crafted adventures have been added.

• New Raids: In the wake of the destruction of the Marketplace tent, the scholars of the Twelve have found that dangerous enemies lie below the city of Stormreach. Guilds must return to battle former raid bosses like Velah, the Red Dragon, and the Black Abbot Lich to collect the keys needed to unlock the underground raid wilderness. Once unlocked, players will be able to battle Suulomades, the devil general responsible for the attack on the Marketplace.

• More Solo Adventures: Daily quests in the Harbor provide new opportunities for solo characters. Collect trophies from vanquished monsters, make deliveries, and collect bounties for enemies.

• Gygax Memorial: Set in a wooded alcove near Delera's Tomb, the adventure series Gary Gygax narrated, a symbolic memorial site has been erected for visitors to pay homage to Dungeon Master Gary Gygax.