![]() ![]() Originally a Vlad the Impaler-type setting, Falkovnia is now a zombie apocalypse. Schneider cited Falkovnia as an example of a Domain they had updated in an effort to broaden D&D’s take on horror. This is flesh golems, this is horrible science gone wrong against a horrible snowy background,” Schneider said.ĭementlieu is a creepy fairytale masquerade that has “a Red Death-Cinderella vibe to it,” Kalakeri is based on Indian myth and folklore, pitting players between two rival factions, and Valachan is D&D meets The Most Dangerous Game, with the players as prey in a deadly rainforest. Viktra Mordenheim as she looks for an escaped creation named Alice. Lamordia is a Frankenstein-esque horror setting, as players will encounter the vile Dr. In addition to Barovia - which will not feel like a repeat of Curse of Strahd’s content, nor will that adventure be a mandatory prequel to Van Richten’s - the new book will bring back some other old Domains of Dread and give them a new polish. Cosmic horror, body horror, folk horror, disaster horror, psychological horror, ghost stories, and some Egyptian-themed mummy spooks were just a few of the subgenres Schneider teased. “We’re starting with the core of Curse of Strahd and then expanding out from there into other domains of dread and beyond just gothic horror,” lead designer Wes Schneider told SYFY WIRE during a press pre-brief. Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft, however, features 29 other Domains of Dread - and different flavors of horror. Traditionally, Ravenloft has been all about gothic horror, best exemplified by Barovia, the setting of the popular Fifth Edition adventure Curse of Strahd, which has players attempt to take down the titular vampire lord. Ravenloft, which has been part of D&D lore since the mid-’80s, is an otherworldly realm of various pocket dimensions, and each is rife with terrors and a grim Darklord presiding over their domain. Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft, a 256-page book that fully introduces the classic D&D setting of Ravenloft to Fifth Edition and features new subclasses, races, and monsters, comes out on May 18. Dungeons & Dragonsis basically synonymous with the fantasy genre, but the iconic tabletop game’s next sourcebook lets adventuring parties experience a whole new genre: horror. ![]()
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