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A rooter - favorite persona from theBaldur ’s Gateseries will soon have a star character in aDungeons & Dragonsbook , asBoo ’s Astral Menageriewill take the hamster and his human companion throughout the Spelljammer campaign scope . Wizards of the Coast revealed some uncompleted cover art for aD&Dbook star Booback at D&D Live 2021 , but the content of the book was unknown at that time .
Boo debuted in the originalBaldur ’s Gategame , as the animal companion for Minsc , a human ranger who kept Boo with him at all times . Minsc believe that Boo was a miniature giant distance hamster , as those things technically exist in theD&Dmultiverse , though most people suspected that Boo was just a steady hamster . The current edition ofD&Dis set centuries after the event ofBaldur ’s Gate 2 , but Minsc and Boo are still adventuring in the modern era , as they were both petrified and unfrozen , allow them to subsist into theD&D5e reading of the Forgotten Realms .
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Wizards of the Coast discover during the first - everD&D Direct online showcasethat the Spelljammer movement stage setting is returning , in the form of theSpelljammer : Adventures in Spacebox lot . Spelljammer : Adventures in Spaceactually contains three books , one of which isBoo ’s Astral Menagerie , which act as the bestiary for the Spelljammer hunting expedition setting . The covering artistic creation depicts Boo sitting on Minsc ’s shoulder joint , as they ride through a sea of asterisk on the back of a devil .
Boo ’s Astral Menageriecontains young ogre for the Spelljammer campaign scene , including space clown , vampirates , murder comets , giant infinite hamster , solar flying lizard , and lunar dragons . The book will also contain stats for enemy versions of theD&Draces from the Spelljammer scope , which were hint at in a recentUnearthed Arcanaarticle . role player will be able-bodied to create fictitious character from these races by using the rule in another record from theSpelljammer : dangerous undertaking in Spaceset , calledAstral Adventurer ’s Guide .
There have been severalD&D5e books that have featured character viewpoints , such asFizban ’s Treasury of DragonsandTasha ’s Cauldron of Everything . Boo ’s Astral Menagerieis the first one to star a character who was introduced in theD&Dvideo games , but there are few worthier selection than Boo , as he ’s one of the most dear type in theBaldur ’s Gatefranchise . The duet that was first preface in theBaldur ’s Gateseries has since gone on to be part of theD&Dcomic book series , and it ’s great to seeMinsc and Boo be part ofD&Din the long - awaited Spelljammer campaign context .
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Boo ’s Astral Menageriewill be part of theSpelljammer : adventure in Spacecampaign gear up forDungeons & Dragons , and it will launch on August 16 , 2022 .
