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Dragonlance and Ravenloft campaign settings. If you want to give Soth a unique relationship to the Domains of Dread, consider these possibilities:
The nature of Soth’s curse creates aspects of
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Lord Soth’s Domain
Sithicus is altered by Lord Soth’s presence, creating the following effects:
Closing the Borders. While in his domain, Lord Soth can close or open the borders to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Creating Domains of Dread Ravenloft is a place where your nightmares can run wild, where anything you can imagine in moments of dread or despair can come to frightful life among the Mists. The
setting as a whole is made up of countless isolated domains, each one a perfect expression of a particular flavor of the macabre. Creating your own domain allows you to blend legendary evils, unexpected
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
provide suggestions for creating monsters; villains; torments for Darklords; settings; adventure sites; and plots evocative of horror stories, films, and games rooted in these genres, along with tables
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Chapter 2: Creating a Multiverse When adventurers reach higher levels, their path extends to other dimensions of reality: the planes of existence that form the multiverse. The characters might be
Limbo to contact a wizened githzerai sage. Planes of existence define the extremes of strange and often dangerous environments. The most bizarre locations present settings undreamed of in the natural
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
, takes many forms, and urban settings aren’t always the safe havens they seem to be. This chapter provides an overview of these three environments plus a few unusual environments, taking you through the process of creating an adventure location, with plenty of random tables to inspire you.
dangerous world, but they too offer opportunities for adventure. Encounters with monsters might seem unlikely within a city’s walls, but urban settings have their own villains and perils. Evil, after all
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
your needs, which has the added benefit of challenging your players’ expectations. The D&D Settings table describes several established campaign settings. D&D Settings Setting Description Dark Sun
setting inspired by the myths of ancient Greece. *This setting is based on a Magic: The Gathering world. Creating Your Own Setting One advantage of creating your own world is it can be whatever you
Compendium
- 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
of additional domains that make up the Domains of Dread. Detail and explore these domains in your adventures as you please, or use them as examples when creating your own domains using the guidance in
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ghosts of Saltmarsh
the Saltmarsh region or adapting it to a variety of D&D settings. Use that information to place it in your campaign or on the shores of your choice. These adventures make perfect side quests for ongoing
also perfectly complement those in Tales from the Yawning Portal — which collects another seven famous (albeit landlocked) adventures. By picking and choosing your favorite entries in each compilation, you’ll be on your way to creating a customized campaign all your own.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
be incubating what will devour us. Examples include Alien and The Fly. Body Horror Principles Consider the following principles when creating Darklords and domains with body horror themes: Depth of
. 5 A dying ruler obsessed with creating a new body so they can continue their reign. 6 A cancer possessed by the mind of a dead mage that seeks to regrow their body. 7 A monarch who feeds their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
creating Darklords and domains with gothic horror themes: Brave Heroes. Gothic heroes are often virtuous, deeply passionate, or courageous. Adventures should test characters’ beliefs and morality
scientist obsessed with creating the perfect poison, machine, or life-form. 4 A beloved magnate who abducts commoners to use in beauty rituals. 5 A celebrity who murders openly but uses their charm to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Faiths of Khorvaire Religion plays an important role in Eberron. While gods don’t physically manifest as they do in other settings, people of faith believe that divine forces play a role in everyday
, including holy symbols and domains. This section provides a more direct look at what your faith means to you and how to reflect that devotion through your actions. In creating a devout character, it
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
Chapter 4 Creating Domains of Dread Sean A. Murray A hexblood witch in the domain of Tepest conjures visions of adventurers’ fatal fates Any fear might find terrible life amid the Domains of Dread
monstrosities, and grim settings into your own horrifying creations. This chapter explores how to create a Domain of Dread, starting with defining its Darklord, the villain at the domain’s heart
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
and Pan’s Labyrinth. Dark Fantasy Principles Consider the following principles when creating Darklords and domains with dark fantasy themes: Evil Sometimes Triumphs. Good doesn’t always win. Evil
desperate or reluctant heroes resisting evil. Even in the grimmest settings, desperation and hope fan the flames of resistance. Adventure Hooks Plots in dark fantasy adventures range from street-level
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
the cosmos at large. Examples include Annihilation and Stalker. Cosmic Horror Principles Consider the following principles when creating Darklords and domains with cosmic horror themes: Fear the Unknown
murder. 2 A priest obsessed with creating a shelter safe from the coming apocalypse. 3 A mayor who will do anything to ensure citizens finish a sacred transformation. 4 An astronomer broken and enraptured
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
include Midsommar and The Wicker Man. Folk Horror Principles Consider the following principles when creating Darklords and domains with folk horror themes: Isolation Begets Weirdness. Strange and
loses their shadow to the looming woods. Adventure Settings Folk horror stories often take place in isolated or rural areas, but they could be set anywhere insular communities thrive or traditions
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
-level characters. Chapter 7 details NPCs, new monsters, and new magic items. Appendix A and appendix B contain new material for players to use in creating their characters for the campaign. Appendix C provides advice for adapting this adventure to other D&D campaign settings.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
share their suffering with the living. Examples include The Woman in Black and The Haunting of Hill House. Ghost Story Principles Consider the following principles when creating Darklords and domains
rise to seek vengeance for a mass crime. Adventure Settings Ghost stories are intensely personal, and adventures within this genre take place in a setting dripping with tragic history. Choose from or
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tapping a stone to show how bored he is. He plays with his dagger and studies the Lords’ Alliance agent sitting at the bar.” Creating a vocabulary of noises for the other players to decode
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Kenku thieves, con artists, and burglars adopt animal noises, typically those common in urban settings. In this manner, kenku can call out to each other while those who overhear them mistake them for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Creating Religions A list of gods is a good starting point, and it can be sufficient to get a campaign started. But you can add more depth to your campaign world by fleshing out more details of
the focus of pilgrims who travel long distances to partake in the holy power assumed to linger there. Build Your Own Pantheon
Most of the published D&D settings described in chapter 5 have their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Druid My plan for creating an intern tier consisting of nothing but giant ants should allow us to increase productivity by 37 percent. Who’s with me? At first glance, druids might not seem the best
fit for an Acquisitions Incorporated campaign, with its frequent forays into urban settings and its focus on treasure procurement and business considerations. But the primal power wielded by druids
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
Creating a Horror Campaign When planning campaigns in Ravenloft, consider the guidance in chapter 5 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide, along with the following topics. Record the answers to the questions
in this section to inspire your campaign. Campaign Characters Characters exploring the Mists are the protagonists of horror stories. Chapter 1 provides advice for players creating such characters
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
Dissension; 2012–13’s Return to Ravnica, Gatecrash, and Dragon’s Maze; and 2018–19’s Guilds of Ravnica and Ravnica Allegiance. Among fans of Magic, Ravnica is one of the most popular settings, in part
your point of entry into Ravnica as a setting for your D&D campaign. It guides you through the process of creating characters and adventures set here. Chapter 1 is all about building characters. It
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
murals that tell of the clan’s greatest deeds. A clan’s feasting hall might be stocked with utensils and place settings made of silver and gold. Defense Comes First Every dwarf knows instinctively that
other races that guard their territory by creating features that actively deter invaders, dwarves rarely use arrow traps, pit traps, and other such measures that could cause harm to clan members. They
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
traditionally nullifies heroes’ strengths, doing so can remove the players’ agency and undercut their enjoyment. Beyond the Dungeon Master’s Guide advice for creating dangerous encounters, consider the
quash stereotypes. Don’t use cliché accents, especially to represent marginalized people. Matter-of-factly provide opportunities for everyone to be exceptional. Magical settings bear no resemblance to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Arcana Unleashed
great power to those she favors. Bahamut. Bahamut is a god of good in numerous settings and is like a king to metallic dragons. He appears to mortals in various guises, often accompanied by seven
could make a great ongoing patron for amoral adventurers. Creating Your Own Magical Entity Instead of using one of the magical entities described above, you can create an entity to serve as a group
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Magical Phenomena Magic has the ability to make even the most serene natural settings unpredictable. Whether the result of magical calamities, otherworldly influences, or nexuses of inexplicable
flame storm usually lasts 2d4 minutes, though the originating storm clouds can persist for days, creating multiple flame storms. Necrotic Tempest. Storms infused with the essence of death roil with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
, it automatically maintains a programmed cycle of carefully calibrated lighting, temperatures, and precipitation. As an action, a character can adjust the machine’s settings to change the weather over
flooded this region, creating a swamp whose waters fluctuate from 1 to 3 feet in depth. The region is difficult terrain. Eight giant leeches (use the giant constrictor snake stat block) dwell in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
face ornate place settings: fine goblets, plates, silverware, and a half-empty bottle of wine.
The goblets still have trace amounts of wine in them, and a few breadcrumbs and greasy streaks dirty
ground below it. The characters need magic or climbing gear to reach it. The northeast wall of the armory is gone, creating an opening through which the characters may enter. The armor and weapons