Since Count Strahd first lured adventurers into the Mists in 1983, Ravenloft has become one of D&D’s most iconic settings, filled with infinite possibilities for dark adventures.
Releasing June 16, Ravenloft: The Horrors Within takes us back to the mist-shrouded Domains of Dread that have haunted D&D for decades—introducing a toolkit full of infamous Darklords, ready-to-run adventures, dark character options, and a bestiary of monsters that make it easier than ever to plunge your party into a nightmare.
Discover the Complete Book of Nightmares
Inside Ravenloft: The Horrors Within, you'll find more than just forbidden knowledge—every aspect of this dark tome is crafted to fill your campaign with dread, suspense, and horror.
 Seventeen Challenging Darklords Stat BlocksRavenloft: The Horrors Within includes 17 fully realized Darklords equipped with legendary actions and domain-spanning powers that make them epic confrontations for your party. Strahd, Azalin Rex, Hazlik, Viktra Mordenheim, Chakuna, Cthulhu, Lord Soth, Ebonbane, and the rest are all designed as challenging encounter centerpieces with mechanics directly tied back to their cursed existence. |
 Ready-to-Run Adventures and Campaign SupportEach of the 16 Domains of Dread comes ready-to-run with a one-shot adventure—including a quickplay map in D&D Beyond's Maps VTT—and provides DMs with outlines for campaign arcs for characters of various levels. Whether you're visiting Ravenloft for the night or are trapped for eternity, DMs will find everything they need for deliciously dastardly adventure. Maps for Horror Campaigns. Ravenloft: The Horrors Within also contains 20 new maps, revealing settlements and adventure sites across the Domains of Dread, from the city of Martira Bay and the village of Mordentshire, to the settings of tales of terror like the Old Kartakan Inn and Taverna, Shadowborn Manor, Van Richten's Herbalist Shop, and the lightning rail carts of Cyre 1313. Glimpses of Horror. This book reveals the Domains of Dread more completely and lavishly than ever before, with full-page portraits of each Darklord and multiple two-page vistas of the most varied and terrifying realms in the Domains of Dread. |
 New and Revised Horror-Themed SubclassesThe book adds seven subclasses built specifically around Ravenloft’s horror themes to 5.5e, including the new corpse-stitching Reanimator Artificer and the eldritch Hollow Warden Ranger. The College of Spirits Bard, Grave Domain Cleric, Hollow Warden Ranger, Phantom Rogue, Shadow Sorcery Sorcerer, and Undead Patron Warlock have been reimagined and rebalanced from 5e, giving you more macabre choices to create tortured protagonists struggling against Ravenloft's dark grasp. |
 Expanded Bestiary of Horror Monsters and NPCsOn top of the 17 challenging Darklords, the bestiary inside Ravenloft: The Horrors Within helps you stock your abysmal adventures with 41 monstrosities and 10 domain denizens. Alongside updated creatures from 5e—like the Dullahan and Loup Garou—are entirely new creatures like the monstrous perfection of Mordenheim's Monster, the identity-stealing Waxwork, and a sanity-warping collection of cosmic horrors, including Elder Things, Mi-Go, Nightgaunts, Shoggoths, and more! Your party may also discover more creatures to aid or hinder their Ravenloft adventures with new stat blocks for the monster-hunting Weathermay-Foxgrove Twins and revised stat blocks for infamous NPCs Rudolph Van Richten, Ez d’Avenir, and Madam Eva. |
 Origins, Dark Gifts, and Bastions That Draw Players into the HorrorRavenloft: The Horrors Within expands your players' horror toolkit with new origin options like the enigmatic Mist Wanderer and uncanny Spirit Medium backgrounds, the feral Lupin species, two new Origin feats, and the body-horror-themed Aberrant Anatomy Dark Gift. Returning Ravenloft Dark Gifts have also been revised for the 5.5e rules framework, reframing Dark Gifts like Living Shadow, Mist Walker, and Symbiotic Being into a feat-based system that gives players the choice to create corrupted characters. Similarly, the returning Haunted One and Investigator backgrounds have been revamped to include Origin feats or Dark Gifts as part of their loadouts. In addition to the horror-filled character options, this book presents a whole new system for Bastions, exploring where and how they might appear in the Domains of Dread and how-to content surrounding gaining and reclaiming haunted Bastions. |
 Fate is in Hand with New Tarokka MechanicsThe tarokka deck has been a part of Ravenloft since the beginning. Ravenloft: The Horrors Within presents new guidance on running tarokka readings in any adventure in the Domains of Dread, providing DMs advice on how to run ominous fortunetelling encounters in any adventure and how to manipulate fate for storytelling purposes. In this book, the tarokka can also lead you into new Domains of Dread of your own creation! Revised details on creating your own Domains of Dread allow you to use the tarokka deck to randomly generate entirely new domains. |
Dive Into the Mists With the Ultimate Horror Toolkit
 Ravenloft: The Horrors Within Tarokka DeckWeave twists, mystery, and dread into your nightmarish campaign with the mystical Ravenloft: The Horrors Within Tarokka Deck, designed with striking gothic imagery that evokes the haunting beauty of Ravenloft.
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 Ravenloft: The Horrors Within Map PackPlot out terrifying encounters and horrifying pitfalls for your party with the physical and digital Ravenloft: The Horrors Within Map Pack, which charts Ravenloft’s elusive Domains of Dread across 10 battle maps.
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 Ravenloft: The Horrors Within Dungeon Master's ScreenConceal your sinister plots behind the Ravenloft: The Horrors Within Dungeon Master’s Screen while keeping critical rules close at hand.
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FAQs
What comes in the Ravenloft: The Horrors Within Ultimate Bundle?
The Ravenloft: The Horrors Within Ultimate Bundle includes physical and digital versions of Ravenloft: The Horrors Within, the physical Tarokka Deck, the physical Dungeon Master’s Screen, physical and digital versions of the Map Pack, and the digital pre-order bonuses.
The Ravenloft: The Horrors Within Ultimate Bundle is $149.99, and you save $34.95 with the bundle.
What are the digital pre-order bonuses?
The digital pre-order bonuses are the Mists of Ravenloft Digital Dice Set, Dungeon Masters: Ravenloft Play-Along Pack, and D&D Encounters: Shadows of Sithicus mini-adventure.
How many Domains of Dread are included?
Ravenloft: The Horrors Within fleshes out horrifying adventures in 16 Domains of Dread, including the new cosmic horror domain Innsmouth.
Each domain includes a one-shot adventure with a quickplay map in D&D Beyond's Maps VTT, along with campaign guidance for running a longer arc.
How many Darklords are included?
The book includes 17 Darklords for your party to face or flee from, equipped with challenging new stat blocks, including Count Strahd, Azalin Rex, Lord Soth, Hazlik, Viktra Mordenheim, Chakuna, and Cthulhu.
What character options are included?
The book includes the following character options:
- 7 Subclasses: Reanimator (Artificer), College of Spirits (Bard), Grave Domain (Cleric), Hollow Warden (Ranger), Phantom (Rogue), Shadow Sorcery (Sorcerer), Undead Patron (Warlock)
- 4 Species (Dhampir, Hexblood, Lupin, Reborn)
- 4 Backgrounds (Haunted One, Mist Wanderer, Investigator, Spirit Medium)
- 2 Origin feats (Sharp Eye, Survivor)
- 9 Dark Gifts (Aberrant Anatomy, Echoing Soul, Gathered Whispers, Living Shadow, Mist Walker, Second Skin, Symbiotic Being, Touch of Death, Watchers)
What Nightmare Will You Tell?
Whether you're returning to Ravenloft after years away or stepping into the Domains of Dread for the very first time, Ravenloft: The Horrors Within gives you everything you need to craft tales with fear as your weapon. Will you defy the dark or become another casualty cursed to forever wander the Mists?
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