Dungeons & Dragons to Release Lorwyn: First Light, a New Digital Expansion Based on Magic: The Gathering World

Wizards of the Coast has announced a new digital only Dungeons & Dragons supplement based on the Magic: The Gathering plane of Lorwyn-Shadowmoor. Wizards officially announced Lorwyn: First Light, which will include a bestiary of monsters found in Lorwyn along with rules for the new Rimekin player species. This will be the third digital expansion released as part of the Forgotten Realms book and will include two backgrounds, two feats, two magic items, eight monsters, and two new species. This will be released in November, although no individual price has been announced for the book.

Interestingly, Lorwyn is being turned into a Domain of Delight in the Feywild and is accessible with the Moonshae Isles, which is how this ties into the Forgotten Realms.

A couple of points of interest about this new D&D supplement. The first is that it continues a trend of releasing player species content behind digital only releases. The dhampir species will be released through a "digital expansion" of the upcoming Forgotten Realms books. Additionally, it appears that while Magic/D&D crossovers are back on the table, they appear to be limited to more modest releases rather than a full physical rulebook. Of course, this also means that the Magic crossover won't be one of the physical D&D products released in 2026.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

It's been a hot minute since I've read Theros. Which ones are bad? I recall the one that pretty much makes you a warforged and the oracle one.

I was talking about the Ravenloft dark gifts, not Theros.

Not that it would really matter if they were left as they are in VGR.

 

[Parmandur]

The power level is higher than an origin feat, but at the cost of a drawback. They are more like 1.75x a feat plus a .5 drawback. You edge out just slightly ahead, depending on the gift.

More importantly is you can have a dark gift and an origin feat. And origin feats are usually tied to backgrounds and I would hate Dark Gifts to be tied to.a specific background.

I predict if we get a Ravenloft booster supplement (quite plausible)...we will see exactly thst, spooky Gothic Horror Backgrounds with Feats replacing them.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

I predict if we get a Ravenloft booster supplement (quite plausible)...we will see exactly thst, spooky Gothic Horror Backgrounds with Feats replacing them.

That would be retrograde step - Dark Gifts in VGR are there as a plot reward (ie loot), not a starter superpower. I really see no reason not to leave them as they are. Which is best done by not putting out a Ravenloft sourcebook.

If we see anything Ravenloft next year it will be an adventure.

 

[Parmandur]

That would be retrograde step - Dark Gifts in VGR are there as a plot reward (ie loot), not a starter superpower. I really see no reason not to leave them as they are. Which is best done by not putting out a Ravenloft sourcebook.

If we see anything Ravenloft next year it will be an adventure.

I could see the only Ravenloft thing being an allusion in an Everything book...if they lean hard into a "Heroes of the Multiverse" theme to include the Gothic, Dark Sun, Psionic, and whatever other stuff they have cooking.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

I could see the only Ravenloft thing being an allusion in an Everything book...if they lean hard into a "Heroes of the Multiverse" theme to include the Gothic, Dark Sun, Psionic, and whatever other stuff they have cooking.

It doesn’t need to be alluded at all. The Undead Warlock was a replacement for the Undying in SCAG. There is no reason for it to be tied to the Ravenloft setting any more than necromancer wizards are. People mess with the undead everywhere in the D&D.

 

[Charlaquin]

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The art is nifty, at least!

It’s lovely, but I must say, it’s weird to see a Lorwyn elf being so friendly with what looks to be a boggart (Lorwyn goblin), a Changeling, and either a Duergar (Shadowmoor dwarf) or a Kithkin (Lorwyn halfling). In Magic lore, Lorwyn’s elves are fascistically obsessed with aesthetics and consider executing other species rather than letting them live as “eyeblights” a mercy.

 

[Parmandur]

It’s lovely, but I must say, it’s weird to see a Lorwyn elf being so friendly with what looks to be a boggart (Lorwyn goblin), a Changeling, and either a Duergar (Shadowmoor dwarf) or a Kithkin (Lorwyn halfling). In Magic lore, Lorwyn’s elves are fascistically obsessed with aesthetics and consider executing other species rather than letting them live as “eyeblights” a mercy.

They said the groundwork for a major searchable there during the Lorwyn cameo during the Phyrexian Invasions.

 

[Charlaquin]

They said the groundwork for a major searchable there during the Lorwyn cameo during the Phyrexian Invasions.

I’m guessing there must be an autocorrect error in here somewhere because as-written I can’t make sense of it. Maybe “searchable” was meant to be “sea change”?

 

[Remathilis]

I predict if we get a Ravenloft booster supplement (quite plausible)...we will see exactly thst, spooky Gothic Horror Backgrounds with Feats replacing them.

That ruins the whole point of dark gifts. They can happen to anyone and at anytime. They aren't tied to a profession or lifestyle. They can happen from tragedy, circumstance, or favors from the Dark Powers or their minions of darkness. They aren't tied to level, you aquire one when the story permits it.

Which, knowing WotC, means you're absolutely right and they are going to ruin them by making each one an origin feat tied to a specific background...

 

[Parmandur]

I’m guessing there must be an autocorrect error in here somewhere because as-written I can’t make sense of it. Maybe “searchable” was meant to be “sea change”?

Yup, sea change.