After the first phase sold out, Web3 company GRIPNR has announced that Phase 2 of the Genesis collection of The Glimmering, described as the “world’s first 5E on-chain TTRPG” on the Polygon network, is set to launch near the end of this month on Thursday, March 30th.

Not only will that day mark the release of the second phase of the NFT collection, but it will also be the day that their play platform is officially live. This means that players will be able to mint a Hero from the Genesis Collection, but in order to be eligible for that minting, you’ll need to be on the allowlist, for which you might be able to get a spot to by joining the game’s official Discord server and becoming an active community member next to playing the Polygon-based title.

The NFT collection consists of randomly-generated playable characters, with more than 43k hand-drawn pieces of art included. The NFT Heroes that are part of the Genesis collection are made for on-chain gameplay, with players leveling up their heroes and gaining treasure and gold next to XP. The heroes are split into 12 classes and 8 ancestries, and with the collection containing over a hundred different art attributes, each character is unique due to the many different combining variables, such as the ones previously mentioned.

Aside from being a hub to connect and play in, the play platform, according to a recent tweet, also serves to provide GMs with user-friendly tools they can use to not only host tables but to also “be paid for their work!” 

According to the FAQ on the game’s official website, the team states that owning an NFT is not needed to play, as the developers are “releasing one-shots and modules that you can play off-chain anytime, no NFTs required. Our game is 5e compatible so everyone can play it where and how they like. Use one of your favorite existing heroes or spin up a new hero, jump in the world, and have fun.”