It's a smart decision because the dual creature type could lead to a level of complexity that 5th Edition has tried to avoid or minimize. The biggest change was geared toward keeping things simple-maintaining a single creature type per character as opposed to the dual creature type in the UA material. The lineages are Dhampir (someone with aspects of a vampire without being a full vampire), Hexblood (those who have a fey or witchcraft lineage or who have made a deal with a hag), and Reborn (those who have died but still live through unnatural means). Lineages function similar to races and taking one will alter your character's core traits even though they'll still look(or mostly look) like a dwarf, human, dragonborn, orc., etc. The Gothic lineages previewed recently in Unearthed Arcana material appear here with a few changes. VRGtR provides a lot of advice for DMs and players throughout the book and while the advice is geared toward the horror genre, much of it is just good advice in general. New, Creepy Character OptionsThe Character Creation chapter starts with advice for players, including what they can do to help maintain the tone and tension that's part of the horror genre. Notes from NPCs like Doctor Van Richten add insights. The essential rules for the domains and darklords follow with an explanation how the Dark Powers trap unrepentantly evil darklords in the domains, because that's what they are-prisons for the most evil of beings. Keeping in mind that D&D has gained a lot of new players through 5th Edition, VRGtR opens with an overview of the Land of Mists in case it's your first trip to the setting, as well as the seven secrets of Ravenloft. Separating the domains from each other and other D&D settings are the Mists. While Strahd rules Barovia, his domain, which resembles a Hollywood horror version of Transylvania, over time additional Dread Domains were added with darklords ruling them that resembled classic monsters like Doctor Frankenstein, the Mummy, and more. Now that demiplane is associated with the Shadowfell. Ravenloft is part of the Demiplane of Dread and was first listed as part of the Ethereal Plane. In 1990 Ravenloft became a full campaign setting in a boxed set for 2nd Edition. It was an instant hit and has appeared in some fashion in every edition of D&D since. The Gothic adventure featured the villain and “first vampire” Strahd von Zarovich. Return to RavenloftIf you're new to Ravenloft or only know what's in Curse of Strahd, Ravenloft began as a module of the same title in 1983 for first edition D&D.

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