Monsters of Drakkenheim Unleashes New Horrors on D&D Beyond
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First released in 2022, Dungeons of Drakkenheim has since become one of the most popular third-party D&D campaign settings, spawning a wide range sourcebooks published primarily by Ghostfire Gaming. Drakkenheim has also appeared extensively on D&D Beyond, with a number of books ported over to the digital platform.
The latest release to make it onto D&D Beyond is Monsters of Drakkenheim, a new sourcebook which, as the name suggests, is focused heavily on a range of monsters, along with new lore, lairs, spells, magic items and maps. The books is available now on D&D Beyond.
So what kind of foul new monstrosities lurk in the depths of Drakkenheim? Below, we face down all the terrifying details.
What is Dungeons of Drakkenheim?
Dungeons of Drakkenheim is a campaign created by popular YouTuberes “The Dungeon Dudes” based on an actual play series they ran on their channel back in 2019. The material was later adapted into a full-fledged campaign book after a successful Kickstarter and was released by third-party DnD 5e publisher Ghostfire Games.
The campaign world is focused largely on the city of Drakkenheim, a one thriving metropolis that was devastated 15 years earlier by an otherworldly meteor storm. It’s now an urban wasteland filled with foul sorcery, mutated monsters and various factions vying for control of the ruins. Thematically, it’s a unique blend of cosmic horror and dark fantasy, with the original campaign featuring non-linear story progression and sandbox style play, earning it a spot on our list as one of the best DnD campaigns of all time.
What’s included in “Monsters of Drakkenheim” on D&D Beyond?
Monsters of Drakkenheim is designed primarily for Dungeon Masters, offering new monsters, locations, lairs and magic items. That being said, there’s also player-focused content, including new spells, crafting recipes and equipment. Specifically the book includes:
- 226 monsters ranging from CR 1 to CR 30
- 53 Magic Items
- 16 Spells
- 14 Maps for use with the D&D Maps VTT
- 7 non-magical Items and pieces of equipment
Notably the content is a port of the Monsters of Drakkenheim book which was Kickstarted in 2024 and is being released to backers now. It’s also important to note that the rules are designed for DnD 2014 (although with a little work it can easily be ported over to DnD the 2024 rules).
How Much is “Monsters of Drakkenheim” on D&D Beyond?
Currently, Monsters of Drakkenheim retails for $29.99 USD on D&D Beyond, which isn’t a bad price considering the amount of content you’re getting and is comparable to other DnD monster books that are available in print of on D&D Beyond.
Notably, you can also purchase the Drakkenheim Adventure Bundle for $64.99. This includes Monsters of Drakkenheim, the Dungeons of Drakkenheim campaign sourcebook and the adventure In Search of the Smuggler’s Secrets. Individually these three products will run you about $75 USD, so it’s not a bad savings if you’re thinking of going all in with Drakkenheim.
Final Thoughts
It’s great to see that Dungeons of Drakkenheim is continuing to get support from Wizards of the Coast on D&D Beyond in order to reach a wider audience. It’s an amazing dark fantasy setting and really does showcase the incredible work that third-party DnD 5e publishers are capable of producing.
If you’re looking to get your hands on Monsters of Drakkenheim, you can purchase it now on D&D Beyond. Below is also a video from The Dungeon Dudes with more information on what’s included.
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Cameron Nichols is a Senior Editor who lives in Boston, Massachusetts, and has been playing D&D since the early 90s, when he was introduced by his older brother and cut his teeth on AD&D 2nd Edition. Since then he’s played virtually every RPG he could get his nerdy little mitts on (including a weird Goth phase in the early 2000s when he rocked Vampire: The Masquerade pretty hard). His favorite D&D campaign setting is the Forgotten Realms and his favorite character to play was a Half-Orc Barbarian named Grug (who was unfortunately devoured by a gelatinous cube).
