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New D&D RPG Warlock is an open world spell-collecting game with a touch of Far Cry, and that's just fine by me, actually

This week we got our first proper look at Warlock: Dungeons & Dragons, Wizard of the Coast's new RPG-tinted action game. In theory, it's the story of a grizzled weapon master, searching a lawless pocket dimension for somebody precious to her, but I disapprove massively of this objective, because it sounds like it's going to get in the way of searching for weird new spells and making a…

New D&D RPG Warlock is an open world spell-collecting game with a touch of Far Cry, and that's just fine by me, actually

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