Some of that was based on just how the adventure was flowing. When we were working on the Domains of Delight portion we weren’t necessarily sure where it was going to land finally. On the decision to create an add-on supplement, Perkins said to Polygon: It also includes information on building Feywild domains, creating an archfey, and converting pre-existing stat blocks into Fey themed stat blocks. It is an optional add-on to The Wild Beyond the Witchlight and establishes additional information on the Feywild such as the Seelie and Unseelie Courts, Fey Gifts and Hospitality, Fey contracts. Domains of Delight ĭomains of Delight is a PDF supplement published on the Dungeon Masters Guild by Wizards of the Coast in September 2021 sale proceeds go to the Extra Life charity. Like the previous set of playtest material, Gothic Lineages, it makes use of a particular design philosophy implemented in Tasha's: the removal of race-specific ability score improvements". CBR reported that " Folk of the Feywild is the game's second Unearthed Arcana released after Tasha's Cauldron of Everything. New character races indigenous to the Feywild premiered in Folk of the Feywild (May 2021) which presented the Fairy, the Hobgoblin, the Owlfolk, and the Rabbitfolk as playable options. The Unearthed Arcana series is the 5th edition public playtest where the content released is "a near-final draft of the rules" parts of The Wild Beyond the Witchlight was developed through this playtest. The book is also available as a digital product through the following Wizards of the Coast licensees: D&D Beyond, Fantasy Grounds, and Roll20. It sort of blends it all together, but gives the DM license to kind of lean one way or the other, to sort of give it the atmosphere that they know their players will respond to most. It’s not all whimsy, but it’s not all dark, Brothers Grimm. But if you’re feeling happy and joyous, and you’re dancing around in the glade, you might find that the flowers in the glade seem to sway or dance with you that you can exert as a creature of the Feywild some influence over your environment. If you’re feeling sad and you sit next to a rock in the Feywild, an expression of sadness might actually form in the rock or the clouds overhead might start to take the shape of a sad face. The plane itself has almost a transformative quality. In short, it’s a good place for a magical and eerie adventure". Time works differently inside the Feywild, and those who leave may find what they thought was a brief venture instead lasted years - assuming they’re even able to leave at all. It’s a place of perpetual twilight that’s full of both enticing beauty and terrible dangers. SyFy Wire highlighted that "traditionally, the Feywild is an alternate plane of existence that mirrors and overlaps the material world. Chris Perkins, Wizards of the Coast principle story designer, is the book's story lead, and the writers are Stacey Allan, Will Doyle, and Ari Levitch. The storytelling tools for the Dungeon Master are also included in the PDF supplement Domains of Delight (2021) which can be printed out. An alternate art cover edition, designed by the artist Hydro74, of the book is only available through local game stores. The standard cover was designed by the artist Tyler Jacobson. The new module was officially announced on June 7, 2021, however, this announcement occurred after the product was leaked through an Amazon product listing. Characters from the 1980s AD&D action figure line return in this module Ī Displacer Beast on the alternate print cover.32 new character traits, 21 magic items themed around the Feywild, 13 non-player characters, and 18 monsters.Two new character backgrounds - "the Feylost (for characters who grew up in the Feywild) and the Witchlight Hand (for characters who work at the Witchlight Carnival)".Two new character races - the fairy and the harengon (humanoid rabbits).Storytelling tools for the Dungeon Master such as a story tracker, roleplaying cards, and maps.All encounters have non-combat options to resolve conflict.The book expands on game elements for the 5th edition, such as: The players traverse the domain to thwart each of the hags. Prismeer has been fractured into three realms (Hither, Thither, and Yon) and is ruled by a coven of hags who overthrew the archfey Zybilna. It is setting neutral allowing the Dungeon Master to transition the players from any starting location to the Prismeer, a Feywild domain of delight, via the Witchlight Carnival with two plot hook options. The Wild Beyond the Witchlight is designed to take player characters from level 1 to level 8 in the first 5th Edition adventure set in the Feywild. The Wild Beyond the Witchlight is an adventure module set in the Feywild for the 5th edition of the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game.
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