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?
So far we don’t know much about the DLC tie-in products. In a recent Game Informer article they’re described only as “digital DLCs” that will be released along with the two new Forgotten Realms sourcebooks. The only example that was provided was a title called Asterion’s Book of Hungers, which focuses on urban vampire adventures featuring the popular character from the Baldur’s Gate 3 video game. The exact number of DLC products, their page counts and structure, however, is still unknown.
We do, however, know that the DLC books will be available exclusively on D&D Beyond, which remains Wizards of the Coast’s primary method for selling digital products.
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?
Wizards of the Coast has not yet confirmed a price for the new Forgotten Realms DLC products. It’s also not yet clear if they’re a pre-order exclusive that’s given away for free or something that can be purchased individually within the D&D Beyond Marketplace.
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 that tie into various official books. The last of such products, 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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Ollie Delano is a Staff Writer who lives in Chicago, Illinois where he majored in Journalism at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. He’s been playing Dungeons & Dragons for over 10 years and currently plays in a weekly game group where he rolls way too many natural 1s and chugs way too much Mountain Dew. His favorite D&D campaign setting is Eberron and his favorite character to play was a Tiefling rogue named Draxiss who enjoys both literal and figurative backstabbing.