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An exciting feature in the upcomingDungeons & Dragonssourcebook , Tasha ’s Cauldron of Everything , is its chapter on supernatural regions . Among them is the Haunted Realm , a extrasensory plane fit for a perfect Gothic horror setting .
Since its first edition , D&Dhas included a variety show of shuddery and paranormal entities a party can encounter , crop from typical Ghosts and Wraiths to creature and enigmatic Will - o - wisps . Adventurers more often than not swan into an area haunted by these undead flavour to confront them . Tasha ’s Cauldron of Everythingwill expatiate upon these features , provide certain trigger , puzzle and DM tools for how to go about span through frequent regions , or zones where a rift from the Haunted Realm has breached into the Material Plane .
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Not much has been cite regarding the Haunted Realm in late editions ofDungeons & Dragons . In fact , many ostensibly - relate references allude to Homebrew mise en scene and other noncanonical renditions within theD&Dworld . There is a mentioning of the " The Haunted Lands " as part of Zakhara , which is located SE of Faerûn in theForgotten Realms D&Dcampaign setting . The Haunted Lands is described a bleak desert wasteland where nomads , genie , and fragments from more prosperous years shack . This is not potential the same as The Haunted region inTasha ’s Cauldron of Everything . The Holy Scripture ’s Lead Rules Designer , Jeremy Crawford , elaborates on the Haunted Realm in an interview withIGN .
Tasha’s Cauldron Of Everything D&D Region: The Haunted Realm
Crawford trace this newDungeons & Dragonsregion as " the Graeco-Roman nervous repulsion expanse " a party can wander into . With it comes a set of mechanical options for " spooky thing a group of heroes might face if they roam into this property that ’s haunted by the unquiet dead or some other disquieting comportment . “It ’s presented with other supernatural region available in the sourcebook , such as the maddeningLovecraftianD&Dsetting of the Far Realm , which already has a good amount of traditional knowledge associated with it . Another uncommitted scenario inTasha ’s Cauldron of Everythingincludes a region infested with Mimics - amorphic shapeshifters with the ability to Polymorph into any normal - look target , give up for another horrifying , yet impulsive , D&Dexperience .
These regions all have their own Seth of prompting that , when triggered , will also have a lot of dominion options the DM can use to cater a careful and measured fib experience for the dissimilar scenarios that can play out . musician can - but wo n’t necessarily have to - stray into a haunted area for these induction to occur . Some of theD&DDM toolsprovided will allow for entity from the Haunted Realm , for example , to " suddenly jump into activity , " which hints that these element can be implemented into any group ’s current effort without of necessity having to follow a strict theoretical account , as the triggers cater include both a mix of occurring story events and also separate mechanically skillful occurrences .
The integral theme ofTasha ’s Cauldron of Everythingseems to revolve around the paranormal , as shown with some of the new subclasses like Psi Warrior Fighters , who augment their strong-arm art with psionic might , or Phantom Rogues , whose mysterious connection with the dead elicit an immersion of negative energy , crap them ghost - like . It also includesnewD&Dspells , many of which are from the School of Conjuration , appropriate an array of entities to be summoned from another realm into the current one . A variety of new and colored magic item like Magic Tattoos that imbue their bearers with fascinating effects and abilities are also included . This should n’t be too surprising considering the title beldame is a herculean and renowned Demonologist who has often meddled with the occult throughout the story ofDungeons & Dragons . The upcoming sourcebook contains all kinds of unexampled lineament and tools to append an ideal Gothic horror experience .
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Source : IGN
