Terror awaits you in the Mists of Ravenloft. But why wait? When you preorder Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft, you'll immediately unlock the Memento Mori digital dice set and six exclusive character sheet backdrops (shown below).
When Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft releases on May 18, you'll receive additional perks that take your character sheet into the Mists:
- 9 terrifying character sheet backdrops
- 6 sinister themes*
- 8 dread portrait frames
* An earlier version of this announcement incorrectly stated that eight themes would be included as a preorder perk.
(Click the images above for a closer look at the character sheet backdrops!)
What you'll find inside Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft
Players will enjoy new character options that bring the terrors of Ravenloft to life, including:
- Two new subclasses: the College of Spirits bard and the Undead warlock
- The dhampir, hexblood, and reborn lineages, which add new abilities and traits to your characters
- Dark Gifts that flesh out your characters as they journey through the Domains of Dread
Dungeon Masters will also enjoy hundreds of pages of new material for their table:
- A brand-new adventure that introduces your players to Ravenloft
- A menageries of horrifying monsters such as the vampiric mind flayer and carrionette
- More than 30 Domains of Dread, including Dementlieu, Falkovnia, Kalakeri, and Lamordia, which appear for the first time in fifth edition
- and more!
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Posted May 10, 2021Are the lineages backgrounds or race-type things? Sorry, I’m kinda new. 😅
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Posted May 10, 2021The lineages are race substitutes.
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Posted May 10, 2021Lineages are the new “race” options.
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Posted May 10, 2021The dice are so cool!
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Posted May 10, 2021idk if anyone else thought of Unus Annus seeing the "memento mori" dice lmao...seems pretty interesting tho
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Posted May 10, 2021I had already pre-ordered does this mean that I will get the perks too?
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Posted May 10, 2021I think it is menagerie.
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Posted May 10, 2021Well, this stuff looks sweet! Wish I weren't scared so easily... maybe I'd get the book... but I'm a coward... I can't take the mists of Barovia...
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Posted May 10, 2021yes
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Posted May 11, 2021Great backgrounds, but #2 needs to be refit, the guy holding the dagger falls behind the character sheet and the background seems a bit empty...
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Posted May 11, 2021Not seeing the portrait frames yet. Dice are decent but not as a neat at the last ones that came with tashas
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Posted May 11, 2021Yup.
I was too eager to see what the perks would be so I checked a few days ago to see if they had already implemented them before advertising them. Backdrops and dice are live, no Frames or Themes as of yet.
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Posted May 11, 2021Ditto to that.
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Posted May 11, 2021Ok... it’s been 4 days since the last article, and you give us an ad, with content only available for those who preorder a certain book. I mean, at least do an encounter of the week thing like Road to Baldur’s Gate, at least other people who don’t buy the books can use those one shots. Or you could give us a broader article like “How to Run Horror in D&D for All Ages” that’s useful to everyone. Frankly it’s like you’re leaning into Van Richten’s ads as a content filler since James left. Bruh
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Posted May 11, 2021Someone wasn’t here for the level of advertising that Frost Maiden had and how long it was before they even allowed preorders of Tasha’s. This is nothing compared to that and both Adam and James were here in full during that time. As you can see one person being here doesn’t have anything to do with what level of advertising they do.
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Posted May 11, 2021hi
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Posted May 11, 2021This is the most excited I've been for a release in some time!
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Posted May 11, 2021Who would get the perks if you bought a key and someone else redeemed it? One, the other or both?
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Posted May 12, 2021cool
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Posted May 12, 2021I'm just in it for the dice.