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Dungeons & Dragons Expands Beyond the Gothic Horror in Curse of Strahdwith Van Richten’s Guide to RavenloftD&D Brings Multiple Horror Genres to (Un)Life Including Slasher Horror, Macabre Fairy Tale, and Zombie Apocalypse.
One of the most popular adventures published by D&D in the last few yearswas Curse of Strahd which begins when characters are pulled by creeping mists in to a land called Barovia. But Strahd’s domain is just one of the many Domains of Dread that make up the horror-themed setting of Ravenloft. Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenlof trefreshes the setting by giving Dungeon Masters descriptions of more than 30 Domains of Dread beyond Barovia as well as the tools to create their own horrific stories, including details on each domain’s Darklord, a ready-to-play adventure, new monsters, lineages and sub-classes. Be afraid for Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft to pull D&D fans into the Mists on May 18. “I’m a huge fan of all things horror, so it was an absolute thrill to frame this book around bringing frightening elements like mummy lords, cosmic terrors, and urban legends to more D&D tables,” said Wes Schneider, senior game designer and lead designer of Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft. “Working with exciting new voices in horror and visual artists like D&D concept artist Shawn Wood was essential to make sure we’re updating the aesthetic for today’s fans while staying true to the roots of Ravenloft.”The correspondence of Rudolph Van Richten and other heroes of Ravenloft, like Ezmerelda d’Avenir and the Weathermay-Foxgrove Twins, introduce a new generation of monster hunters to the Lands of the Mists. Some of the Domains of Dread might feel eerily familiar to fans such as Lamordia, which explores the horror of experimentation on creating undead beings from deceased body parts by Dr. Viktra Mordenheim. Other horrors include the surreal, fairytale masquerades of Dementlieu; treachery in the war-torn rain forests of Kalakeri; and the endless zombie hordes of Falkovnia. Van Richten’s Guide includes rules and advice for DMs to create custom domains and Darklordsby portraying established horror tropes or whatever special new blend of terror they can imagine. Players can create more terrifying characters with Dark Gifts that provide roleplaying ties tothe Domains of Dread by bestowing benefits that may have a deadly cost. With Van Richten’s Guide, players can also roll upa dhampir who’s been created by a vampire, a hexblood descended from a hag, or a reborn who’s been brought back from the dead.Two new subclasses further flesh out the options with the College of Spirits for bards and the Undead pact for warlocks, as well as new backgrounds to explore and trinkets to collect. Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft features a cover by Anna Podedworna available everywhere and an alternate cover by Scott M. Fischer only available through game stores.The mists beckon on May 18, 2021!

[@TABarkeep]

I didn't realize todd had moved to his own channel since I didn't see him on DDB anymore, definitely love that he still makes d&d content tho

[@zachcarpenter3903]

I'm sure plenty of survivors will make it through just fine.
*Chuckles in Ravenloft*

[@63rdLegionGaming]

Survivors are a great way to do lvl 0. You can have a 1shot/session 0 that can be the origin story. A village is in trouble and a small group unites together and in the end they become lvl 1 and now they're adventures

[@mikegould6590]

"Survivors" sound like a way to incorporate the OSR "Funnel" for generating your long term character.

[@flipzmadmax5494]

My book just came today. I'm so excited to jump into it this weekend with my buddies.

[@Zai-kyu]

This actually gave me a great idea on how to use one of the survivor stat blocks in a domain of dread. Have a PC find something like an artifact linked to a lord, and when they touch it, they find themselves reliving a particular moment, something horrible and dramatic in the Dark Lord's past. Perhaps they are someone who witnesses something of importance, but then the Dark Lord kills them, and the PC has to suffer through essentially being brutally murdered by the Dark Lord before suddenly waking up violently back in their own body. Maybe they have to make a check or save after reliving something so nightmarish, but are able to recall something from the vision that could be of use to the group.

[@raicantgame6634]

"That's not coooool!"
Made me laugh, but also relatable, not in that I played CoS with a 10-year-old character, but rather as my FIRST GAME EVER, and no one told me what it was! I made this lovely goodie two-shoes cleric who just wanted to help everyone, expecting to go on a generic high fantasy adventure, and instead I got Curse of Strahd. Could have warned me! It didn't end well and I cried.
It's been years now and I really want to go back to Ravenloft now that I know what it is and what to expect from it.

[@VerityAmul]

Nice!

[@MrSeth360]

🔥🔥🔥

[@semperfi7372]

any D&D game made in 10minutes is gonna be crap