Wes Schneider Is the Product Lead for Ravenloft: The Horrors Within

Wes Schneider was confirmed to be the product lead for Ravenloft: The Horrors Within in a recent panel at Gary Con. Over the weekend, Wizards of the Coast hosted a panel discussion about the past and future of Dungeons & Dragons featuring much of the current game leadership and Luke Gygax. While discussing the upcoming Ravenloft: The Horrors Within rulebook, D&D game design director Justice Ramin Arman stated that Wes Schneider was the product lead for the book. Schneider notably was the product lead for the last Ravenloft book Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft.

Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft notably updated the lore of Ravenloft, with different Domains of Dread shifting to focus on different genres of horror. While it's unclear whether that change is being reversed or fleshed out further, the new Ravenloft book will notably include statblocks for the various Darklords, something that Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft curiously lacked.

Ravenloft: The Horrors Within will be released on June 16th.

 

[Sulicius]

The thing people have to understand is that players also want to have a slice of the horror pie. They love being Dr. Frankenstein, half-werewolf, quarter zombie.

Ravenloft gives them a chance to play a bit of the monster as well.

And yeah, for you that might be the opposite of what you want at the table. In that case, talk to your players (and DM) about what tone you enjoy. Maybe you get figure something out together. Just try to keep an open mind for what other players enjoy.

It is weird I have to explain this to people who are probably in the hobby twice or thrice as long as me; WotC doesn’t decide the lore or how you play at your table. Don’t grant them control over your fun. Focus on your game.