Ravenloft is one of
Dungeons & Dragons’ most iconic settings its go-to source for all things spooky and horrifying. But, as iconic as figures like Strahd Von Zarovich and the gothic lands of Barovia are, they’re only one flavor of horror the plane has to offer. A new
D&D campaign sourcebook wants to open up new avenues for the genre on our tabletops.
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Dungeons & Dragons’ Fifth Edition, due out in May, is called
Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft. It’s meant to be a resource for players to run horror-themed adventures across the dread domains of one of the most beloved planes of existence in the game’s fiction: the titular Ravenloft. The locale was first introduced in the
Dungeons & Dragons Announces Van Richten s Guide to Ravenloft
Dungeons & Dragons is returning to Ravenloft with
Van Richten s Guide to Ravenloft. Wizards of the Coast announced that a new 256-page campaign setting book focused on the horror-inspired world of Ravenloft will be released on May 18, 2021.
Van Richten s Guide to Ravenloft will not only update the various Domains of Dread that make up Ravenloft, but also provide players with three new lineages and two new subclasses to use in any campaign.
Van Richten s Guide to Ravenloft will also include a new Dark Gifts mechanic, which provides players with various benefits but at a potentially deadly cost.
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