D&D General More Details Revealed for Forgotten Realms Digital Expansions

Pre-orders are live for the upcoming Forgotten Realms books, with one D&D Beyond listing providing some new details about digital DLC released alongside the books. Posted today on D&D Beyond, the "Forgotten Realms Ultimate Bundle" will include three digital expansions - Astarion's Book of Hungers, Netheril's Fall, and a third "secret" expansion to be named later. The digital expansions will be gradually released over a three week period. Astarion's Book of Hungers will include new player options, while Netheril's Fall will be an adventure book of some kind. Page count is not available, but currently the only way to get these three digital expansions will be through buying the "Ultimate Bundle," which has a whopping price point of $159.99 and includes both physical and digital versions of the other Forgotten Realms books.

What (little) information we know was provided by D&D Beyond and can be seen below:

• Astarion’s Book of Hungers: a digital expansion where players can indulge in their vampire desires with new player options, monsters, and adventure content – all shared by Astarion himself! | Release Date: November 11, 2025
• Netheril’s Fall: a digital expansion where players can explore the lost Netherese Empire in a time traveling adventure | Release Date: November 18, 2025
• A secret third digital expansion – to be revealed soon! | Release Date: November 25, 2025

 

[Amphytrion]

If there's one BG3 character who annoys me the most, it's Astarion. Why WotC thinks he's a selling point, I've no idea.

Somebody ping me when the "Big F***ing Book of Karlach" is coming out. Thanks

I don’t care at all for Astarion (or Karlach, or Lae’zel), but I’d have to be blind and deaf to online chatter to think BG3 characters aren’t widely popular. Within that subcategory in which almost everyone is popular (except maybe Wyll?), Astarion is certainly in the top 3 in terms of popularity.

These characters are very good selling points even if individually we may not like them, and WotC should use them everywhere they can. I have an otherwise cautious and frugal friend who is buying HoF mostly because Karlach is on the cover.

 

[Bill Zebub]

The BG3 subReddit will reveal how crazy people are over Astarion.

Me, I'm a Lae'zel kind of guy, but sure, whatever.

I suppose she's my second favorite least-hated NPC. But honestly I dislike them all so much that I still haven't played through the whole game. Sometimes I just buy NPCs from Withers and use them so I don't have to deal with the ones who talk.

 

[Bill Zebub]

Astarion is certainly in the top 3 in terms of popularity.

I do not understand humans.

 

[Amphytrion]

I suppose she's my second favorite least-hated NPC. But honestly I dislike them all so much that I still haven't played through the whole game. Sometimes I just buy NPCs from Withers and use them so I don't have to deal with the ones who talk.

I also haven’t finished the game mostly due to the companions. I don’t hate them, I just find them all very bland. They’re just sort of there. So I very much sympathize with your feelings.

Nonetheless, I fully recognize that I am in the minority and that these characters are very popular. Millions of people played this game, and I think they’re especially popular in the US, which also happens to be the biggest WotC market.

 

[Xamnam]

My FLGS (Spain) just put the alternate covers for pre-order. Have only seen the photo of a banner in GenCon but not the covers themselves.

Couldn't get them in higher quality though.

Thanks for posting these! I still don't love the font choice, but aside from that, I think these are just stunning.

 

[Mercador]

My FLGS (Spain) just put the alternate covers for pre-order. Have only seen the photo of a banner in GenCon but not the covers themselves.

Couldn't get them in higher quality though.

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