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justice delivered by thunderbolts. In the pantheons of seafaring people, gods of this domain are ocean deities and the patrons of sailors. Tempest gods send their clerics to inspire fear in the common
Gods whose portfolios include the Tempest domain — including Talos, Umberlee, Kord, Zeboim, the Devourer, Zeus, and Thor — govern storms, sea, and sky. They include gods of lightning and
monsters
Movement", "rollDamageType":"Force"} Force damage if she ends her turn inside an object.
Lie Detector. Saidra knows whether she hears a lie.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day, or 4/Day in Domain). If Saidra
following spells, requiring no Material components and using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (spell save DC 15):
At Will: Charm Person (duchess form only), Fear (Red Death form only).Legendary
Monsters
Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory
version of himself that wanders his domain. In this form, he can talk to strangers and steer them one direction or another without fear of being harmed. If a visitor needs a safe haven, Yarnspinner is
Fey Rebirth. If Yarnspinner dies in his Domain of Delight, he revives with all his hit points 1d4;{"diceNotation":"1d4","rollType":"roll","rollAction":"Fey Rebirth (Days)"} days later in a safe
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Player’s Handbook (2014)
delivered by thunderbolts. In the pantheons of seafaring people, gods of this domain are ocean deities and the patrons of sailors. Tempest gods send their clerics to inspire fear in the common folk
Gods whose portfolios include the Tempest domain — including Talos, Umberlee, Kord, Zeboim, the Devourer, Zeus, and Thor — govtorms, sea, and sky. They include gods of lightning and
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openly denies the realm’s devastation, though, his fear of cascading ruin clashing with his inability to admit he’s wrong.
Hazlik’s Domain
Hazlan is altered by Hazlik’s
Resistance (3/Day, or 4/Day in Domain). If Hazlik fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead.
Magic Resistance. Hazlik has Advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical
monsters
even those she comes to respect eventually face her blade. She spares the people of Oselo alone, even as her peoples’ fear of her grows.
Chakuna’s Domain
Valachan is altered by Chakuna
cost Chakuna extra movement.
Legendary Resistance (3/Day, or 4/Day in Domain). If Chakuna fails a saving throw, she can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack. Chakuna makes three attacks, using
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
folly, but Zargash is twisted beyond any hope of redemption. His hobbies include slaying the living and animating the dead.
Alignment. Chaotic evil.
Personality Trait. “I do not fear death
accordingly.”
Combat Notes
War is Zargash’s domain. He wears a rusty chain shirt under his robe and likes to thwart enemy spellcasters by enveloping them in the area of a silence spell. If
Monsters
Vecna: Eve of Ruin
his speed without provoking opportunity attack;opportunity attacks.
Strike (Costs 2 Actions). Strahd makes one Death Strike attack.Strahd von Zarovich is the Darklord of Barovia, a Domain of Dread
. He had become a vampire, and Barovia became a Domain of Dread.
Now the Dark Powers keep Strahd trapped in his realm, tormenting him with his inability to escape for all eternity. He spends his days
Monsters
Princes of the Apocalypse
she is in her elemental domain or temporarily occupying a water node, Olhydra commands the waters around her and can shape them to her will.
Lair Actions
Olhydra can command the waters around herself
on saving throws against charm and fear effects.
Natural springs and pools within 1 mile of the lair form intermittent portals to the Elemental Plane of Water, allowing elemental creatures into the
Ezmerelda d'Avenir
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Curse of Strahd
he might need help and traveled for months to reach Strahd’s domain. She rode her wagon to Vallaki and learned about an old tower that seemed the sort of place van Richten would use as a base
destroyed.”
Bond. “My mentor and teacher, Dr. Rudolph van Richten, is like a father to me.”
Flaw. “I go where angels fear to tread.”
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
the Darklord? 5 What does the domain culture fear or consider taboo? 6 What does the domain culture celebrate? 7 What is scarce in the domain, and how do the inhabitants compensate for this? 8 What do
Dread Details The domain’s buildings, natural elements, landmarks, and creatures reflect the Darklord’s vile past. This section provides prompts for developing elements of your domain and connecting
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Magic in the Dying Domain Magic is a source of both prestige and terror in Hazlan. Commoners fear it but know it represents a path out of desperation, while the elite equate worth and magical skill
. Adventurers in Hazlan are treated as outsiders by the elite and potential threats by the common folk. Worse, visitors who don’t understand the dangerous nature of magic in the domain might accidentally unleash magical ruin.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
The Entity A mysterious malevolence lies beneath the House of Lament (see area 31). More a force of nature than an individual being, the Entity is a bodiless intellect that nudges those in the domain
toward wickedness. As characters explore, use the Entity as a lurking manifestation of the Dark Powers, a vague glimpse of a terror even the house’s spirits fear.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Shadows of Sithicus
Adventure Background One rule governs the Dread Domain of Valachan: hunt or be hunted. Its people live in fear, racing from one sanctuary to another, constantly pursued by predators that feast on the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
others, insular communities fear it as the province of monsters. Few domains deny magic entirely or outlaw its use, but magic might be rare beyond the spellcasting of local healers or the power of the
occasional family heirloom. It’s up to you to decide how pervasive magic is in a domain, choosing whether a dearth or an excess of magic is more terrifying. Rarity of Magic. In domains where
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
appear on structures, decorations, clothing, and individuals across the domain—and through these eyes, the Darklord watches. Hazlik surveils his domain endlessly, reveling in the fear of his people, encouraging rivalries between his apprentices, and searching for magical innovations he can claim as his own.
Hazlan Domain Doomed by Magic
Darklord: Hazlik
Genres: Dark fantasy and disaster horror
Hallmarks: Amoral spellcasters, magical experiments, magic-ravaged environment, wild magic
Mist
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
Barovia Campaign Arc Campaigns set in Barovia involve communities oppressed by fear of Strahd and his cycles of obsession. A campaign here might follow this outline: Levels 1–5. The characters emerge
from the Mists and seek shelter from danger in the village of Barovia, Krezk, or Vallaki. There they learn the people fear Count von Zarovich, and the characters might meet a reincarnation of Tatyana
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
elsewhere in the domain, Il Aluk’s nobles cling to lies of prosperity while their fortunes dwindle. They have passed their suffering on to their servants, forcing the populace into poverty and inciting a
swell of a violence ranging from riots to assassinations. The nobles’ rising fear then swept Madame Eris into power; her elitist cruelties and faux reminiscences have precipitated a rash of brutal murders and fabulous balls.
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
. Each domain highlights its own distinctive terror or flavor of the macabre. Chapter 2 presents numerous Domains of Dread and their respective Darklords, but you can blend legendary evils, unexpected
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
as it has always been, and forces within a domain contort to maintain this status quo. For inspiration into your domain’s culture, consider the following questions: What does the culture fear? What
Cultural Specifics As you develop your domain, consider the culture and how it emerges from this tragic setting. What might be most unsettling for the Darklord: if the culture is one with familiar
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
justice delivered by thunderbolts. In the pantheons of seafaring people, gods of this domain are ocean deities and the patrons of sailors. Tempest gods send their clerics to inspire fear in the common
Tempest Domain Gods whose portfolios include the Tempest domain — including Talos, Umberlee, Kord, Zeboim, the Devourer, Zeus, and Thor — govern storms, sea, and sky. They include gods of lightning
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Body Horror Body horror as a genre examines a universal fear: our own failing anatomies. We rarely think about what goes on beneath our skin. We understand that the organs operate in harmony: the
now. In addition, consider the following genre tropes when creating your body horror domain: Physical transformations are common and might affect more than bodies. Objects, architecture, and the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
Domain Features Tepest is known for the following features: Children of the Fey. Few children are born in Viktal. Would-be parents must bargain with Mother or the fey to bring them a child. Fey
Threats. Caves dot the land, connecting to depths where dangerous fey dwell. The people of Viktal fear them and blame them for every ill. The Last Village. Viktal is the only community in Tepest. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Mists surround each of these island-realms. The bravest souls might creep from one domain to another, but doing so involves considerable danger, and many who enter the Mists are never seen again. 2. The
serve as the prisons of Darklords, villainous beings trapped and tormented by the Dark Powers. The specifics of each domain exist to ironically twist its Darklord’s desires, capturing them and their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
share a world or a certain reality. Few truths connect them, and even inviolate facts—such as time or death—might change. The only constant is fear. 2: The Dark Powers Reign. Sinister forces known as
fogs known as the Mists encircle each domain and might rise anywhere within. The Mists trap individuals within domains and make travel between domains uncertain. They sometimes drag inhabitants of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
The Secret of Darkon’s Doom When Azalin Rex disappeared during the Hour of Ascension, Darkon lost its Darklord and the phenomenon called the Shroud began consuming the domain. When preparing your
surrounding the domain turn deadly and encroach on the land—sometimes by infinitesimal degrees, other times in unstoppable floods. The fates of those claimed by these surges is a mystery. If a character
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
fey dwell. The people of Viktal fear the fey and blame them for every accident and ill. Few children are born in Tepest. Determined would-be parents must bargain with Mother or the fey to bring them a
with ties to the fey might also hail from the domain. When players create characters from Tepest, consider asking them the following questions.
What do you love about Tepest? Is it the peaceful life
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
extends to the present day. Thus, Vistani can travel freely through the fog that surrounds Barovia, without fear of harm or entrapment. Strahd honors his debt to the Vistani in part because he envies
serve Strahd are less lively and friendly than normal Vistani, and their hearts are poisoned with dark intentions. Strahd uses them to lure adventurers into his domain and keep him informed about the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Cosmic Horror Cosmic horror revolves around the fear of personal insignificance. The genre is predicated on the idea of entities so vast and so genuinely beyond our comprehension that we cannot
insignificance within an indifferent universe. In addition, consider the following genre tropes when creating your cosmic horror domain: There is no good or evil, no law or chaos. Be vague. Cosmic horror
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Godefroy’s Powers and Dominion Lord Wilfred Godefroy rules his own personal afterlife. His statistics are similar to those of a ghost, and he is one of the most powerful spectral Undead in the domain
eldest spirits fear. Any spirits capable of possessing the living are permitted to do so only when Lord Godefroy commands it. The Darklord rarely allows the dead to experience life like this, and when he
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
feels obliged to heed the druid’s wishes, for fear of losing this magical gift of sentience. Consequently, it attacks anyone from Bremen who fishes in its domain.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Barovia Domain of the First Vampire Darklord: Strahd von Zarovich Genre: Gothic horror Hallmarks: Undead despot, notorious haunted stronghold, tragic resurrection Mist Talismans: Barovian wine bottle
smothered by dread of their aloof overlord, his baleful servants, and ancient evils that fester unopposed. All the domain’s residents know to fear the Mists and the long Barovian nights, as through
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
control of her domain, the hags use their plane shift spells to flee to Gehenna, where they maintain a cramped tower guarded by yugoloth mercenaries. They don’t think that Zybilna is aware of the
their fear of Zybilna’s wrath, and they live in torment, dreading the day when Zybilna seeks them out and inflicts punishment on them for their wickedness.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
major genres of horror explored later in this chapter and their common motifs. If you’re uncertain where to start, use the table to identify which motifs interest, excite, or inspire fear in you. The
sections later in the chapter also detail each genre’s core principles, which drive how you develop the Darklord, the domain, and the adventures within. These genres aren’t mutually exclusive. Feel
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Ravenloft: The Horrors Within
aboard it. Now, the last lightning rail from Metrol hurtles through the Mists as a traveling domain. Those on board fear the disaster pursuing them, the mysterious passenger seated in the train’s foremost