Crime, political scandal and murder are running rampant in Baldur’s Gate, a city on the verge of war, in the newest D&D Encounters season beginning today! Murder in Baldur’s Gate takes place during The Sundering, a world-shattering event that, for the first time, invites fans to help define the future of the most popular setting in the Dungeons & Dragons universe – the Forgotten Realms.

In this first D&D Encounters season of The Sundering, danger lurks in the city of Baldur’s Gate and the plot of a murdered deity finally comes to fruition, resurrecting the god of assassins. Bhaal will live again. And in the city that once thwarted his rebirth, can the heroes keep Baldur’s Gate from tearing itself apart?  And how will these events affect the Forgotten Realms?

Throughout the Murder’s in Baldur’s Gate season, which begins today and extends through November 13, players will be encouraged to use the Sundering Adventurer’s Chronicle, an online tool that will collect and tally their play experiences to ultimately help affect the fate of the Forgotten Realms. In the end, the results from all of the D&D Encounters season of The Sundering will help to provide a landscape for future D&D offerings.

Adventurers can also now play the latest D&D Encounters adventure from anywhere in the world – at the same time as the in-store program! Murder in Baldur’s Gate includes a harrowing 32-page adventure in which the player characters defend Baldur’s Gate against an ancient evil long thought slain, along with 64-pages containing in-depth information on the city and its inhabitants.  It is currently available for a suggested retail price of $34.95.

Let me know if you would like a high-res image of the Murder in Baldur’s Gate cover for your news article. In the meantime, for more information on all of the products and in-store play programs related to The Sundering, visit www.DungeonsandDragons.com/Sundering.