New Forgotten Realms Books To Include Downloadable Content

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The upcoming D&D supplements Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn and Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerûn will also be getting new tie-in content that’s available exclusively for download on D&D Beyond. This DLC approach is relatively rare for Wizards of the Coast, who has traditionally steered away from releasing standalone digital products. And while there’s much we still don’t know about the titles, it may be the start of a new type of product and a new approach to promoting the D&D brand.

So just can what users expect when this Forgotten Realms DLC hits D&D Beyond? Below, we break out everything we know so far.

What are the new Forgotten Realms DLC products on D&D Beyond?

The books are described as “digital DLCs” that will be released along with the two new Forgotten Realms sourcebooks. The books include Astarion’s Book of Hungers, which focuses on urban vampire adventures featuring the popular character from the Baldur’s Gate 3 video game. It includes new rules for 8 playable species, including options for the dhampir (which was also available as a playable species in Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft back in 2021).

Two other books will also be released, one called Netheril’s Fall (which is an adventure related to the ancient fallen empire of Netheril) and another “secret” book that has not yet been named. The exact content, page counts and structure of the books, however, is still unknown.

When are the Forgotten Realms DLC books hitting D&D Beyond?

It’s not yet known when the DLC books will be released. We do, however, know that the two Forgotten Realms books will be published on on November 11th, 2025, so it’s likely they’ll be released around the same time to capitalize on high levels of interest around the two new books.

How much are the Forgotten Realms DLC tie-in books?

The Forgotten Realms DLC products will be available only as part of part of “Ultimate Bundle” that will retail for $159.99 USD on D&D Beyond Marketplace. It’s not clear if the books will also be available at some point as standalone products (either individually or as a bundle) or if they will ever be released in a print format.

What other DLC has been released on D&D Beyond?

Over the years, Wizards of the Coast has released a number of digital-only supplements. This includes products such as The Torlte Package, Locathah Rising and One Grung Above, all of which were sold on D&D Beyond, with all proceeds going to the Extra Life Foundation.

They have also released a number of digital products which tied into major book launches. The last such product, however, was the Dragonlance Monstrous Compendium, which was released in December 2022 as a tie-in to the Shadow of the Dragon Queen campaign book.

Since then, however, tie-in DLC to major products has been essentially non-existent, with Wizards of the Coast instead simply selling digital versions of print materials.

Final Thoughts

We’ll likely learn more about what this new DLC looks like once the two new Forgotten Realms books are made available for pre-order. But the strategy behind creating more digital products makes sense given the rapid expansion of the D&D Beyond marketplace and the recent promotion of a new VP of Franchise who has been tasked with finding ways to better promote the brand.

We’ll be keeping a close eye on this story in the days ahead and will update this page with more information as it’s made available.

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