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The nextDungeons & Dragonscampaign set up is a blast from the past , asVan Richten ’s Guide to Ravenloftis bringing back the Domains of Dread from Ravenloft . Van Richten ’s Guide to Ravenloftisn’t just about statting out undead colossus for the players to fight , as it ’s also adding two unexampled subclass to the game : the College of Spirits for Bards and the Undead Pact for Warlocks .
Ravenloft originate out as the name of an risky venture module and Count Strahd ’s rook , and eventually became a whole horror - themedD&Dcampaign setting . There is a good chance that players have experience Ravenloft in the current edition ofD&D , as it ’s wheretheCurse of Strahdcampaignsetting takes plaza . Strahd is the ruler of a kingdom called Barovia , which is filled with undead and has a Hammer Horror movie vibe . In the old version of Ravenloft , Barovia was just one of the Domains of Dread , and each of them had a powerful Darklord that was Strahd ’s adequate in world power .
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Van Richten ’s Guide to Ravenloftmight seem as if it ’s mean for DMs , but there is also cognitive content usable for players . The book will admit twonewD&Dsubclassesfor actor to habituate . These subclass have powerfulness that are marry to the dead in drastically different way . One subclass has the ability to call on the assistance of spirits , while the other can command the aliveness dead with their own supernatural powers .
New D&D Subclass: College of Spirits Bards
Bards inD&Dwill soon have approach to the College of purport subclass . These are Bards with the ability to tell terrific stories of heroes from the past , in such a way that it conjure their spirits , so as to facilitate out the party . These can manoeuver in a traditional sense , with Bards using their storytelling abilities to call on their spirits , but it ’s also possible to splice them into the Tarokka Deck .
TheCurse of Strahdcampaign used a set of Tarokka cards that was similar to a tarot pack of cards . These cards can be used to determine the positioning of magic item , the enemy the players will face , or even when Strahd himself will show up . The Spirit Bards can withdraw cards from the Tarokka deck , and summon spirit that reflect the stories that they each enjoin . The precise details of the College of Spirits Bards have yet to be revealed , but they sound like theD&Dequivalent of aPersonaprotagonist .
New D&D Subclass: Undead Pact Warlocks
The Warlocks in thePlayer ’s Handbookgain their ability from a contract forged with an otherworldly being that exists on another plane , such as a herculean fey , a daimon , or a Lovecraftian horror . Van Richten ’s Guide to Ravenloftis adding the Undead Pact for Warlocks . These spellcaster have forged a pact with a sinewy undead being , such as a lich , a dracolich , or a vampire . It ’s also possible for them to devise a pact with a Darklord of Ravenloft .
It could even be possiblefor Strahd himself to offer powerto a Warlock . This would make for an interesting dynamic in a Ravenloft military campaign , as the player might be oppose the very source of their index , which will cause all kind of conflicts of interest . The Undead treaty will give the Warlock exponent over undead existence , but they become less deathly over clock time .
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Van Richten ’s Guide to Ravenloftwill be put out on May 18 , 2021
