Rime of the Frostmaiden

Rime of the Frostmaiden is a module by Wizards of the Coast set in Icewind Dale, the northernmost region of the Forgotten Realms made famous by R. A. Salvatore. Dork Tales began running this series one day after the module's release.

It is presently the highest watched stream on Dork Tales.

Its Dungeon Master is Kelly Clark and stars Hayden Daviau, Robin Holford, Katrina McGie, and Christine Rattray.

Premise
In the frozen north, four strangers are brought together by a chance encounter. Little do they know that this meeting will change the lives of all of Icewind Dale forever.

Cast and characters
Kelly Clark as Dungeon Master

Main Characters

 * Hayden Daviau as Lysithian Callisto, a sarcastic moon elf wizard
 * Robin Holford as Vistra Dankil, a mountain dwarf totem warrior barbarian suffering from PTSD
 * Katrina McGie as Katerina Firestring, a human bard of the college of eloquence with a shady past
 * Christine Rattray as Callie Thornhill, a promiscuous halfling druid of the circle of the moon

Development
Over 2019-2020, Kelly and Hayden had discussed joining up for a Dungeons and Dragons game and announced their collaboration during an interview panel at the Tsukino-con in February of 2020.. After their initial project, It's Always Magical in Fandelia, proved to be both a lot of fun and popular with viewers, the thought of doing a more serious game began to solidify.

On a whim, Kelly decided that two weeks before the launch of the Rime of the Frostmaiden module that this would be the channel's new weekly stream, airing on Monday nights. The rest of the Dork Tales team thought him mad. Mad like a fox, he says. Just mad in general, they reply.

Casting
The cast of Rime of the Frostmaiden was initially Hayden and Christine. In an effort to fill out the rest of the cast, Kelly had initially thought about recruiting other Dork Tales alums, but wanted to add someone new to the cast. He asked Hayden to approach some of their friends, and was introduced to Robin Holford, who was quickly cast after positive initial meetings. The final slot was shopped around the team and ultimately went to Katrina McGie, who was desperate to get some more D&D in her life.

Filming
Broadcasting began on September 15th, 2020, one day after the book's release, with a session 0. The main campaign began the following Monday, September 21st, and concluded on August 9, 2021. The game was filmed using tele-19 pandemic, but was able to pivot to filming via teleconferencing software.

Rime of the Frostmaiden's design and frames were created by graphics guru Michael Ilott, who plays in several other Dork Tales games.