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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[Morrus]

Or "new" means "new to 5e"

Goto line 10?

You gotta follow the conversation, man!

 

[Stormonu]

Or sloppy copy editing. I would be shocked if we were getting 30 new domains.

So long as there is no Shadow Rift down the middle of the map, I’ll be happy.

Though I’m curious if in this day and age the Egyptian realm will show up - or Sithicus!

 

[Alzrius]

Though I’m curious if in this day and age the Egyptian realm will show up

Do you mean Har'Akir or Sebua?

 

[Stormonu]

Do you mean Har'Akir or Sebua?

Whichever harbors “the mummy” Anktepot (sp?) - I think that’s Har-Akir (again, my books aren’t nearby).

 

[Urriak Uruk]

So long as there is no Shadow Rift down the middle of the map, I’ll be happy.

Though I’m curious if in this day and age the Egyptian realm will show up - or Sithicus!

I actually watched Todd Kenrick's video on the book, and he said that neither Sithicus or Soth will make an appearance, though they are hinted at.

 

[Stormonu]

I actually watched Todd Kenrick's video on the book, and he said that neither Sithicus or Soth will make an appearance, though they are hinted at.

Ah, good!

Wait, did I say that aloud?

 

[TwoSix]

Could be new ones for 5e which only had Barovia before. So possibly 32 total.

They almost certainly mean "new to 5e". I'm sure there will be some novel ones, some fairly straightforward lifts of the 2e/3e ones, and a lot of remixes/reboots of old names.

 

[Alzrius]

I actually watched Todd Kenrick's video on the book, and he said that neither Sithicus or Soth will make an appearance, though they are hinted at.

Not having Soth makes sense, but not having Sithicus at all? Is the hint that the domain is out there and just not covered in the book, or that something happened to its new darklord (Inza) and the entire domain was destroyed?

 

[IndigoTraveler]

Oh, crap. I think I might be a Darklord.

And it seriously took you this long to reach this point in the campaign?

 

[darjr]

Was this known? Did we know that Beadle & Grimm were doing a second run of the Curse of Strahd box?

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