This New D&D Adventure Features The Villain That Inspired Stranger Things' Vecna

Wizards of the Coast just released a new Dungeons & Dragons adventure module that fans of Stranger Things may want to check out. While the Dungeons & Dragons – Vecna: Eve of Ruin adventure book isn’t directly tied to the Netflix series per se, fans of the show will recognize “Vecna” as the name of the big bad from Stranger Things Season 4.

Technically, despite the similarities in appearance, the Vecna in Stranger Things is not the same character as the Vecna from D&D. The tabletop version of Vecna has existed since the ’70s and has become more prominent in the game’s lore in the decades since, appearing in multiple official storylines as a super-powerful antagonist. He even showed up as the villain in Critical Role’s first season. Naturally, since t…