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.

Art by Paul Scott Canavan​

• 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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[Remathilis]

So if anyone wants to watch and take notes...

D&D: The Black Dice Society Arrive In Ravenloft On April 1

A new D&D streaming show is going to Ravenloft.

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[Remathilis]

I only watched a few minutes of it, but it looks like Ezra is still a faith in Ravenloft.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

You can get a couple of things just from the art: it's not a human dominated (or Tolkien dominated) party, and at least one character is in 18th century costume.

 

[Remathilis]

You can get a couple of things just from the art: it's not a human dominated (or Tolkien dominated) party, and at least one character is in 18th century costume.

I'm guessing they are mixing in a little of the Innistrad art aesthetic.

 

[Faolyn]

That's quite a long video...

 

[Parmandur]

That's quite a long video...

Actually on the short side for an RPG streaming game.

 

[Bedrockgames]

You can get a couple of things just from the art: it's not a human dominated (or Tolkien dominated) party, and at least one character is in 18th century costume.

This bolded bit at least is actually pretty in keeping with classic Ravenloft. A lot of the Fabian art had people in 18th and even 19th century clothing.

 

[Faolyn]

Actually on the short side for an RPG streaming game.

Ugh. That's why I don't watch those. The closest I get is the Rusty Quill play podcast, where each ep is less than an hour long. I do not have a long enough attention span for anything longer than that.

 

[Remathilis]

30 min in (end of the intros)

• Il Aluk and Riveris mentioned, confirming Darkon. The cleric mentioned going to Il Aluk, so the Requiem/Necropolis seems retconned.
• Carnival is mentored
• The cleric of Ezra has the grave domain
• There is two reborn and one dhampir; one a former aasimar and one a former drow. Additionally, there is an air genasi and an elf.
• One of the PCs is a lycanthrope.

Not sure how much of this is per the book and how much is unique to the stream, but it's worth noting.

 

[Faolyn]

Ooh, the Carnival. I wonder if they're going to keep it as being a good place.