Neverwinter’s Protectors Jubilee celebrates the D&D game’s 5th anniversary

Happy 5th birthday, Neverwinter. OK, I realize the City of Neverwinter, one of the jewels of the Sword Coast in the Dungeons & Dragons‘ Forgotten Realms setting, is older than 5. Much older. But I’m talking about the online game here — and its Protectors Jubilee celebration.

Now live, Protectors Jubilee brings more than just a festival to the city’s streets. Adventurers may reap a raft of awards, like special coins that deliver loot, and participate in a number of events. The free-to-play Neverwinter has more than 15 million registered players, and it’s the biggest D&D video game in a market in which the tabletop game is thriving, with a New York Times best-seller in Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes and Xanathar’s Guide to Everything, soaring ratings of live D&D streaming on Twitch, and stellar board games like the D&D Adventure System, a line of co-op adventures.