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Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
you have no memories except for a single name.
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You were a necromancer’s undead servant for years. One day, your consciousness returned.
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You awoke in an abandoned laboratory
itchy straw stuffing inside you.
Reborn in the Domains of Dread
When creating a reborn, consult with your DM to see if it’s appropriate to tie your origins to one of the following Domains
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
concept of how long they’ve lived, how many times they’ve died, or why they returned to life. Should a Darklord fall, the temporary defeat lasts until they’re restored by the Dark Powers. In their
. Darklords Are Prisoners. Darklords cannot leave their domains. If a Darklord enters the Mists or uses another method to attempt an escape, the Dark Powers return them to their domain. Even death rarely
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
chapter 2. Not all domains need to be elaborately detailed settings. As the domains in this section demonstrate, creating a simple concept for a Darklord and the horrors surrounding them can be a
Other Domains of Dread The Land of the Mists comprise more than the domains presented in this chapter thus far. Countless domains drift through the Mists. The following lands hint at the multitudes
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
, pseudammas turn tragedy into horror by snatching mortal children and attempting to raise them. However, the Returned have forgotten the needs of the living and they have no concept of how to care for a child.
The Returned Walking the Path of Phenax doesn’t restore a soul to its life. Those who return from the Underworld are hollow shells inhabited by grim and purposeless spirits. These Returned are
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
dies and is not returned to life, that soul remains trapped within the Domains of Dread until it is reincarnated, a process that can take decades. Individuals who inherit the same soul over generations
Magic and Metaphysics Eerie vendors such as those at the Carnival’s
Litwick Market deal in unique Mist talismans The Dark Powers manipulate the domains and creatures within their grasp in the most
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Fate d4 Fate
1 Azalin was destroyed—slain by a failed magical experiment, a rival, or the Dark Powers.
2 Azalin escaped the Domains of Dread and returned to his home world of Oerth
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THE SHROUD
During the day, the Mists surrounding Darkon can be traversed as normal, allowing creatures to travel between domains or regions of Darkon itself. At night, though, the Mists
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
island domain has its own values, goals, and feuds with other domains. The Lhazaar are the finest sailors in Khorvaire. During the Last War, they served all nations as privateers and engaged in piracy on
the side. When the war ended, they returned to the merchant trade, but pirates still hunt on the open seas. The Lhazaar value their independence. Here, anyone can rise to captain a ship or even seize
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Sea of Sorrows Darklord: Pietra van Riese Hallmarks: Island domains, nautical horror The murderous pirate Pietra van Riese, captain of the Relentless, had an unsavory reputation for attaching her
captives to ropes and dragging them through the water until they drowned. She never removed the detritus of her victims, even though some returned to life as zombies. The Relentless was ultimately sunk
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
, but they’re not the only set of assumptions that can do so. You can build an interesting campaign concept by altering one or more of those core assumptions, just as well-established D&D worlds have done
a great empire, and magically aided travel between its cities is commonplace. Monsters Are Uncommon. What if monsters are rare and terrifying? In the Ravenloft setting, horrific domains are governed
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Domains of Dread are drawn from worlds hospitable to life. Bluetspur’s scale and impossible geometry induce instinctual anxiety. Gaseous tempests whirl upon the hooked peaks of gravity-defying mountains
Bluetspur for all manner of experiments. Many abductees are returned with only psychic scars, while others are never seen again. An unlucky few find themselves set upon strange routes leading back to the alien realm, arriving only to realize they’ve visited Bluetspur before.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Rudolph van Richten A scholar and monster hunter, Rudolph van Richten has traveled to dozens of domains, investigating reports of monstrous beings and documenting them in a series of published guides
Richten slew a supernatural villain who terrorized a community, but now that evil has returned. The party must seek out the doctor, since only he knows the secret of defeating the creature—hopefully for
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
a success, but none of the servants returned home. Their families entreat the characters to seek answers.
5 The rare ralvanji spice has miraculous medicinal properties, but by royal edict it is
their runaway teenager home, not knowing their child joined Ramya’s army, died, and returned as a wight.
7 Reeva employs the party to find the forbidden ruins of Bahru, said to lie somewhere in
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
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The following D&D books provided material and inspiration:
Connors, William W. and Steve Miller. Domains of Dread. 1997.
Golden, Christie. Vampire
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
on other domains. Taking inspiration from sci-fi horror and tales of alien abduction, adventures involving Bluetspur’s mind flayers might begin anywhere with bad dreams or a stranger’s impossible
, whom he believes—without evidence—are being abducted and returned every night.
8 The High Master mind flayer of Mount Grysl seeks to claim all the God-Brain knows. To do this, it creates a copy of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
their divine needs. Distance is a virtually meaningless concept on the Outer Planes. The perceptible regions of the planes can seem quite small, but they can also stretch on to what seems like infinity
Elysium, the Blessed Fields of NG The Beastlands, the Wilderness of NG, CG Arborea, the Olympian Glades of CG Ysgard, the Heroic Domains of CN, CG Limbo, the Ever-Changing Chaos of CN Pandemonium, the
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
a virtually meaningless concept on the Outer Planes. The perceptible regions of the planes often seem quite small, but they can also stretch on to what seems like infinity. It might be possible to
of CG Ysgard, the Heroic Domains of CN, CG Limbo, the Ever-Changing Chaos of CN Pandemonium, the Windswept Depths of CN, CE The Abyss, the Infinite Layers of CE Carceri, the Tarterian Depths of NE, CE
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
, paladins might not swear their oaths to ideals, but instead swear fealty to powerful sorcerers. To capture this story concept, you could build a new paladin spell list with spells meant to protect
who specialize in that school are gnomes. Different human cultures produce warlocks with different pacts, and so on. Similarly, different cleric domains might reflect entirely separate religions
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
returned again and again, eventually founding strongholds of their own to safeguard the hidden entrances to the sprawling dungeon. The knights had some success in clearing small domains in the wild Sumber
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Athreos’s Champions Alignment: Usually lawful, often evil Suggested Classes: Cleric, monk, rogue, wizard Suggested Cleric Domains: Death, Grave (described in Xanathar’s Guide to Everything) Suggested
think or feel as others do, finding emotions messy and confusing.
3 In a brazen or desperate moment, you dared death to take you—and in a way, it has.
4 You sent a Returned back to the
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Faith in Diversification Despite their supposed wisdom, many common clerics fail to grasp the simple concept of using the best tool for the job. To the devoted priest of Tempus, every problem is just
be hiding in dark places to avoid danger. As a cleric in an Acquisitions Incorporated campaign, you’ll carefully choose your deity so that the domains of your divine patron synergize seamlessly with
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
proclaimed that Vlaakith was to rule in Gith’s place until she returned. After the gith overthrew the mind flayers and Zerthimon’s followers began to emerge as a threat to Gith’s preeminence, Vlaakith
innermost court — the wondrous realm that Gith discovered in her journeys, and where she awaits those who have proven themselves worthy. Imagine you lack any concept of family. You’re constantly told that
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
eternal fate is governed by the gods. Instead, when a mind flayer’s brain is returned to the elder brain to be consumed, the creature’s intelligence lives on. Only if an illithid’s brain isn’t retrieved
attitude — actions that have often been misinterpreted by observers as worship. Maanzecorian. The entity/concept called Maanzecorian embodies a complete comprehension of knowledge. It is a state
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
caring for the animals there. Some of these men never peregrinated, but others left and then returned to Setessa. The women of the polis form a tight-knit community where property is held in common. There
council, considered Karametra’s closest advisor and the de facto ruler of the city. Defenders and the Four Towers Karametra includes defense of the home in her domains, and the residents of Setessa
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
Erebos’s Champions Alignment: Usually neutral, often evil Suggested Classes: Cleric, fighter, rogue, wizard Suggested Cleric Domains: Death, Trickery Suggested Backgrounds: Acolyte, charlatan
Returned form Thwarting the schemes of Heliod Your piety score to Erebos decreases if you diminish Erebos’s influence in the world, weaken his dominion over death, or alleviate misfortune without good cause
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mythic Odysseys of Theros
on land. Land and Sea For centuries, dryfolk have fished the seas of Theros and have used the sea’s surface as a means of travel. Many tritons interpret this as an intrusion into their domains. As a
life to another, or after significant life events. Leaving a home community or transitioning to live among dryfolk might constitute such life changes. Tritons also have a fluid concept of gender and
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
areas of interest and responsibility), suggested domains for clerics who serve the god, and a common symbol of the god. Each of the gods in the table is described below. Halfling Deities Deity
Alignment Province Suggested Domains Common Symbol
Arvoreen LG Vigilance, war War Crossed short swords
Brandobaris N Adventure, thievery Trickery Halfling footprint
Charmalaine N
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
. Once it spreads its rapport spores, Phylo welcomes the characters with honest enthusiasm — doubly so if they have returned Stool and Rumpadump to their home. “You are safe, friendly softers. You arrive
questions they have. The sovereign describes this entity in favorable terms, using “she” and “her” as it does so. Because myconids have no concept of gender, this unusual speech is further indication of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
(the god’s main areas of interest and responsibility), suggested domains for clerics who serve the god, and a common symbol of the god. The gods in the table are described below. Drow Deities (The
Dark Seldarine) Deity Alignment Province Suggested Domains Common Symbol Eilistraee CG Freedom, moonlight, song Life, Light, Nature Sword-wielding, dancing female drow silhouetted against the full
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
reclaimed their ancestral mound at Stone Stand, just south of the Moon Pass and north of the forest. The Blue Bears have reoccupied much of their old territory in the time since they returned to prominence
season might come to trade during the next. They do understand the concept of belonging to a larger group, and that those groups might be in conflict. After all, each tribe of Uthgardt has its ancestral
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
inland sea, its waters tainted by volcanism and undrinkable. Around its perimeter is a conglomeration of city-states and minor baronies typified by the shifting domains known as the Border Kingdoms. Here
fortunes, as the rising of the waters of the Inner Sea has returned some of the trade that was lost in the cataclysm. Turmish is the birthplace of the Emerald Enclave, which has proudly taken credit for
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Seldarine. The Elf Deities table enumerates the members of the Seldarine. For each god, the table notes alignment, province (the god’s main areas of interest and responsibility), suggested domains
for clerics who serve the god, and a common symbol of the god. Several of the gods in the table are described in this section. Elf Deities (The Seldarine) Deity Alignment Province Suggested Domains
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Neri is returned to life, she replaces Iymrith as Serissa’s advisor, and Serissa rewards the characters by giving them the magic items in the sea chest in the royal treasury (area 16). Queen Neri, like
locations of shipwrecks, sahuagin strongholds, sea elf domains, and dragon turtle lairs. These rocks also record fables that are meant to be passed down from one generation to the next, including