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

 

[Remathilis]

You really would think so.

I got it to load in the app thankfully

 

[TravDoc42]

"That's a stretch!"

 

[Parmandur]

@GarrettKP pointed out the big differences: the VRG ones didn't have to breathe, didn't have necrotic resistance, and could be taken later as a lineage (which kept any racial skills and movem types) or gave you two skills if you didn't keep anything special.

Basically, they made them a regular species. I imagine that they will have to revisit hexblood and reborn down the road. I also imagine this is a taste of a future Ravenloft product, but as I said, my crystal ball is not working as good as I want.

I do feel the character options presented would be perfect for a "Forge of the Artificer" style Ravenloft book. The Gothic Dark Fantasy vibes are strong.

 

[WanderingMystic]

I do feel the character options presented would be perfect for a "Forge of the Artificer" style Ravenloft book. The Gothic Dark Fantasy vibes are strong.

But I can see them not wanting to wait until they made a new Ravenloft or horror book since they wanted to try to capitalize on BG3 still.

 

[Remathilis]

But I can see them not wanting to wait until they made a new Ravenloft or horror book since they wanted to try to capitalize on BG3 still.

Oh I absolutely get them wanting to get these in front of Astarion fans ASAP, but I also gotta believe some if not all of them are getting into some Ravenloft/horror book next year.

 

[thatOneLinuxDM]

Posted my comments on Netheril's Fall in completely the wrong thread I had open: D&D General - Fall of Netheril- The Return of the Arcane Age Subsetting

 

[Parmandur]

But I can see them not wanting to wait until they made a new Ravenloft or horror book since they wanted to try to capitalize on BG3 still.

Yeah, and I wouldn't necessarily expect to see the Advenfure and BG3 material reprinted, just the Vampire PC stuff.

 

[pukunui]

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Speaker Devil

Man, that speaker devil's upper left arm is seriously munted.

 

[TravDoc42]

Man, that speaker devil's upper left arm is seriously munted.

I didn't notice that! Good catch!

 

[pukunui]

I didn't notice that! Good catch!

It was the first thing I saw and now I can't unsee it.