Teaming up with his son Marty, Matt Forbeck, the celebrated New York Times bestselling author and mastermind behind the Marvel Multiverse RPG, has crafted a fresh tabletop journey grounded in the beloved realm of Minecraft. Now up for pre-order, “Minecraft: Roll for Adventure: The Temple of the Charged Creeper” creatively merges the universal allure of the online crafting sensation with an approachable set of role-playing guidelines.
While Penguin Random House, the publisher, keeps the game’s mechanics under wraps—a typical trend for major IP-based tabletop pre-orders—certain details are enticingly teased. The book cover features two six-sided dice, and the publisher’s listing confirms that “four dice” accompany the package. Notably, the book contains “a removable character sheet” and a “rules reference” to track your epic journey, perfect for solo adventurers or those handing the reins to a game master, or in this case, the “narrator.”
The narrative unfolds in a secluded village besieged by Minecraft’s notorious illagers. These hostile creatures, first introduced as arch-villains in Forbeck’s 2020 novel “Minecraft Dungeons: The Rise of the Arch-Illager,” set the stage for an exciting quest. Much like in the classic Dungeons & Dragons format, players are charged with rescuing the village by locating and obliterating the problem’s source—the Temple of the Charged Creeper.
Despite past Minecraft and Dungeons & Dragons collaborations such as the youth-centric adventure Lightning Keep, this standalone endeavor is a pure creation of the Forbeck duo. Matt Forbeck brings to the table a wealth of experience from designing tabletop games and penning novels for brands like D&D, Minecraft, Halo, and Life is Strange. His notable career casts a favorable shadow over the product’s sparse pre-release details, leaving fans of Minecraft and tabletop gaming alike eagerly waiting. We’ll see how they respond when the book officially launches in July 2025.
In the meantime, those eager to dive into this imaginative world can secure their hardcover copy of “Minecraft: Roll for Adventure: The Temple of the Charged Creeper” through a pre-order on the Penguin Random House website for a price of $20.
