Decision Video games right this moment launched the fourth module to its hit multiplayer tabletop RPG Demeo (2021), this time pitting your merry band of adventurers in opposition to what the studio calls a “cadre of desert-dwelling reptilian nightmares.”

Referred to as ‘The Curse of the Serpent Lord’, the journey brings new enemy sorts, gameplay mechanics, and participant choices because the social gathering expands to the desert area of ‘Ronth’. The module additionally brings a new Warlock class to the sport along with rebalancing the Sorcerer class.

Right here’s how Decision Video games describes it:

Within the desolate wastelands of Ronth Desert, the village of Izteria was constructed to be a shielded sanctuary to guard the followers of Iztir so they might worship in peace and solitude. However with the arrival of their serpent god, that peace broke — turning the townsfolk into monsters clad within the pores and skin of reptiles! Can your band of adventurers confront the Serpent Lord, uncover the reality, and break the curse?

And right here’s a breakdown of what to anticipate in ‘The Curse of the Serpent Lord’:

• New enemies – Face an all-new number of foes, from turret-constructing followers of Iztir to burrowing Ronth Scorpions, uncommon Jeweled Scarabs, shockwave-summoning Brutes and extra
• Corruption – A model new environmental hazard, corruption tiles can unfold throughout the land poisoning the minds of gamers and inflicting them to activate their allies
• Retailers – Discovered as a focal point in-game, the service provider will commerce uncommon gadgets you’ve collected for playing cards that can make it easier to proceed the struggle in opposition to the forces of Iztir
• Potions – Go to the brand new potion stand to safe random potions for everybody in your social gathering, together with quite a lot of formulations debuting for the primary time in Curse of the Serpent Lord
• Surprises – The sands maintain many secrets and techniques — will you be the primary to uncover them?

Demeo has added a Warlock named Oana to the lineup alongside, coming alongside a trusty acquainted named Cána, one thing known as an ‘Astacat’. Oana can create portals, fireplace magic missiles, and deploy magical limitations along with sending out Cána to struggle on their behalf.

The replace has additionally “reconjured” Zedokar the Sorcerer by giving him the power to overcharge, filling him with “a crackling electrical vitality, gorgeous anybody who dares to assault and turning his Zap energy into the way more highly effective Lightning Bolt,” the studio says.

And that’s not all. The studio says Demeo might be getting a fifth journey in some unspecified time in the future later this yr which takes the group right into a city for the primary time, a spot that homes “highly effective new enemies and all new risks,” Decision says.

“The world of Demeo is huge and diverse, and we’ve revealed only a sliver of it thus far. With right this moment’s replace gamers can discover the cruel desert setting for the primary time — and there’s lots extra to come back,” says Tommy Palm, founder and CEO of Decision Video games.

The Curse of the Serpent Lord replace is now accessible free of charge on all supported units, together with each flatscreen and VR by way of Steam and for Meta headsets by way of the Quest Retailer and Meta PC Retailer. It’s additionally coming quickly as a free replace for Pico headsets.