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A classicDungeons & Dragonscampaign setting will be returning this summer , asVan Richten ’s Guide to Ravenloftis convey the Demiplane of Dread into the 5th edition of the game . There is a good chance that existingD&Dplayers have already visit Ravenloft , asBarovia fromCurse of Strahdis look at to be part of the setting .
The majorD&Dcampaign globe are planets that connect to other planes through magic . Ravenloft is its own demiplane containing several realm , all of which are separated by a magical mist . These Domains of Dread are each ruled over by a Darklord . There have been time when the mists of Ravenloft ensnare adventurers from places like the Forgotten Realms or Greyhawk , and the only way out involves get the better of the Darklord . Needless to say , many adventurers have perished while taking on a Darklord , withStrahd vanquishing many heroesin the halls of Castle Ravenloft .
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The Domains of Dread will be returning this summer , as Wizards of the Coast has announce thatVan Richten ’s guidebook to Ravenloftwill be bring the Ravenloft campaign setting back on May 18.Van Richten ’s Guide to Ravenloftwill boast details about more than thirty of the Domains , as well as their comparable Darklords . These will include conversant face and places , like Strahd in Barovia , the twisted fairy tarradiddle region of Dementlieu , and the storm - slash land of Lamordia . There are some Graeco-Roman domain that have been reworked , with Falkovnia now being home to a zombie Revelation and its distorted Darklord being the only thing preventing the realm from being overrun .
Van Richten ’s Guide to Ravenloftwill also feature young content that can be used in otherD&Dcampaigns . The horror - themedD&Draces fromUnearthed Arcana(the dhampir , the hexblood , and the reborn ) will all come out as playable line . The Dark Gifts of Ravenloft are similar to Backgrounds , in that they ’ll aid link up masses to the Domains of Dread , along with giving them powers that have specific drawbacks .
There are also twonewD&Dsubclassesin the Scripture : the College of Spirits for Bards and the Undead pact for Warlocks . College of Spirit bard can evoke the powers of tale , while Undead Warlocks gain ground admission to sullen powers that break off by at their human race . Van Richten ’s Guide to Ravenloftwill also let in newfangled monsters and guides for altering be monsters for a repugnance stage setting .
Curse of Strahdhas been one of the mostpopularD&Dcampaign settingsin the previous version of the game . fan have intercourse the admixture of medieval horror and high - fantasy , as their character introduce a realm where the betting odds are pile against them . Ravenloft was fleshed out during the days ofAdvanced Dungeons & Dragons , and it will be exciting to see which of the infamous Domains have return , which unity have been reshaped over the centuries , and what novel kingdom await the player who are unfortunate enough to find themselves trapped within the mists .
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Van Richten ’s Guide to Ravenloftwill be put out on May 18 , 2021 .
Source : Wizards of the Coast
