 Numerous critics picked up on the idea that new subject matter had resulted in a new feel for the music, with reviewers claiming that the fantasy influence had given the album a different sound to Midnight Syndicate's gothic horror soundtracks.An unnamed writer for the now-defunct Living Dead Girls ezine said that "Dungeons & Dragons" "brings a wider range of songs than Midnight Syndicate produces for their Gothic horror soundtracks", meaning that the album "displays for the first time the diversity and musical craft [of which] Midnight Syndicate is capable".GamingReport.com claimed that the album "furthered the band's establishment as the leading producer/supplier of music to the hobby game industry".