D&D 5E Everything We Know About The Ravenloft Book

Here is a list of everything we know so far about the upcoming Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft.

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• May 18th, 256 pages
• 30 domains (with 30 villainous darklords)
• Barovia (Strahd), Dementlieu (twisted fairly tales), Lamordia (flesh golem), Falkovnia (zombies), Kalakeri (Indian folklore, dark rainforests), Valachan (hunting PCs for sport), Lamordia (mad science)
• NPCs include Esmerelda de’Avenir, Weathermay-Foxgrove twins, traveling detective Alanik Ray.
• Large section on setting safe boundaries.
• Dark Gifts are character traits with a cost.
• College of Spirits (bard storytellers who manipulate spirits of folklore) and Undead Patron (warlock) subclasses.
• Dhampir, Reborn, and Hexblood lineages.
• Cultural consultants used.
• Fresh take on Vistani.
• 40 pages of monsters. Also nautical monsters in Sea of Sorrows.
• 20 page adventure called The House of Lament - haunted house, spirits, seances.

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D&D 5E - Full Wraparound Cover Art For Ravenloft

We've seen the cover already, but here's a look at the full wraparound art by Anna Podedworna. https://www.enworld.org/threads/updated-with-cover-the-d-d-book-is-van-richtens-guide-to-ravenloft.678411/ https://www.enworld.org/threads/heres-the-ravenloft-alternate-cover.678414/...

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D&D 5E - Here's the Ravenloft Alternate Cover!

As usual, there is an alternate hobby-store exclusive cover for the upcoming Ravenloft book. Here's a look at it! And here's the full wraparound art. https://www.enworld.org/threads/updated-with-cover-the-d-d-book-is-van-richtens-guide-to-ravenloft.678411/...

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D&D 5E - [Updated with cover!] The D&D Book Is.... Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft!

Yesterday's hints that a new D&D book would be announced today have born fruit -- we now have a product description and a title! It's a Ravenloft setting book, with tools and new rules for horror-themed games, and new horror-themed character options. I'll update this post with a product image as...

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[Gradine]

I didn't think I was going to get this hyped for a Ravenloft book and yet here I am, super hyped.

 

[HawaiiSteveO]

Has WOTC ever had 2 pending / upcoming books at the same time before? Usually it's one at a time, maybe memory off seems different to have 2 at once. Cool!

 

[Teraptus]

• Cultural consultants used.

I really hope they brought in REAL LIFE VAMPIRES to consult on this matter!

 

[Retreater]

I have good memories with the campaign setting back in the 2e era and have used it already in a 5e game.
As I've stated in previous threads, I don't like the idea of creating monstrous PCs like half-vampires and such (especially in Ravenloft), as I feel it dilutes the horror of the setting. So more than likely, I won't allow any of the PC options and would use this only as a campaign guide - and it will be interesting to see if it offers anything beyond what the 2e boxed set does.

 

[Lefi2017]

hope it is acually a dreaded place where nothing good exist but yeah f****** hype this is what I was waiting for the last books did not really gram me that much as a Dm but now we are talking dark gifts and cost I really want more dark and twisted stuff

 

[Retreater]

• Cultural consultants used.

I really hope they brought in REAL LIFE VAMPIRES to consult on this matter!

 

[hopeless]

Shakes head.
Oh well could have been worse.
Best wishes.

 

[reezel]

I am just reading everywhere and just want to hear someone say Sithicus is in there. I don't need Soth, I know his deal. I just need that domain.

 

[reezel]

Double post