Dungeons & Dragons is undergoing an incredible resurgence in popularity, fueled in no small part by our desperate need for human interaction during these trying times. The giant machine that is Wizards of the Coast has been churning away for years now on the game’s 5th edition, publishing popular scripted campaigns that groups can pick up and play from start to finish. It’s next book, however, is quite different.
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft arrives on May 18, and it has the potential to supercharge this role-playing hobby like never before. Inside this 256-page volume are nearly 40 different settings for elaborate horror-themed campaigns. It feels like getting multiple new prestige Netflix series all at once. In fact, it’s difficult to overstate just how dense
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The next campaign book for 5th edition Dungeons & Dragons is titled
and it’s due out on May 18. The 256-page volume details 30 new and reimagined realms from the Ravenloft multiverse, packaged as micro-settings for your next campaign. Each realm comes complete with its own unique villain for players to fight against, plus heroes new and old to fight alongside.
Fans of the popular
Curse of Strahd campaign will know Ravenloft as the lair of the vampire Strahd von Zharovich, but it’s also the name of an expansive campaign setting published throughout the 1990s.