Bard College of Spirits | Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft | D&D
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- Опубліковано 11 тра 2021
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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!
So it finally came out that this book is about Todd's home.
I really want to make a College of Spirits Bard with the Cook feat that uses fortune cookies for the spirits table.
I'm about to start playing a College of Whispers bard in a campaign where I am playing as a Warforged that is retrieving these lost stories from their memory banks, and projecting them as holograms using the crystal ball as a focus/lens.
Now fans of The Umbrella Academy can get their Klaus on.
For everyone who asks about a Witch class in D&D, this is it. This is what the D&D dev team will come up with if asked to make a Witch "base" class.
This bard college is stupid powerful!
I played as an old lady Spirit Bard when it was fresh to UA for a one-shot. My focus was a skull called Murray and I would constantly ask him for guidance. So much fun!
Grapple a skeleton, use it's skull as your focus.
I contend that the a character inspired by John Constantine could be represented well by the Bard class, this subclass hits the idea fairly well, but i'm really hoping for a College of Forbidden Lore that is focused on Celestials, Fiends, and Fey.
This is by far my favorite Bard. I'm in love with it since UA, and got so happy knowing it'll be released
As much as I like the “Tales From Beyond” effects...some of them are just fantastic...the thing I like most is Spirit Session.
Few tweaks from the Unearthed Arcana, and they sound fairly healthy! Love it. Thank you for the coverage, Todd!
I have a question about the spiritual focus level 6 effect. I believe the wording is something along the lines of "any spell you cast using your spiritual focus" - which means a spell that doesn't use your spiritual focus won't benefit from this effect.
I'd love to make two characters with this Bard college, the Occult Investigator (using the Investigator background... is it the background that was originally in Sword Coast book?) and former Spiritualist Charlatan (sort of the person that Harry Houdini had personal interest in debunking) who finds out that spirits are indeed real (Sort of like Oda Mae Brown/Whoopie from Ghost), and thus begins adventuring.
Love your room Todd! :D
Great video thank you
Could you cover about the College of Horror Bard?
Todd!! Your loft is on fire lol
Thanks for the look into your game room. I want to know where you get the cool potion bottles? Thanks
One of the best Bards ever! <3