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Hello, people of the Fog! As you all know, Dead by Daylight's Lore is quite versatile and mysterious. And of course we have a place for you to discuss it. Share your thoughts, theories, secrets and easter eggs (?) here. But remember - The Entity is watching. Always. artwork by Inkary
Ciphers, Whispers and Spirit scratch cosmetic - All connected?
So, for a long time now the ciphers provided in the 1st anniversary event back in 2017 on the marked weapons for Trapper, Wraith, Billy and Nurse all have the same cipher on them as well as on the Odd Stamp Map item addon has bugged me, as their meaning has never truly been found. Some people on here and reddit seem to…
Doomed Course Character Lore
BHVR, you can't just drop a PTB without any warning when I'm busy like this. Especially for our first genuinely evil Survivor and the absolute fever dream that is the Killer's story. Taurie Cain Taurie Cain was born and raised in a suburb outside Glasgow with her older brother Ewan. Unusual for Scotland, the kids were…
Heartache & Heartstrings
Who are the most tragic Killers and Survivors? Which stories resonate with you? Do any Killers earn your sympathy? Meg’s story is really sad, I think that much is obvious. There are so many others but I have to give an honorable mention to Gabriel. His origins are just awful. The Killers’ stories are really sorrowful too.…
What would change if the survivors fought back?
I know the entity stops them but what If it didn’t, what if they could. they have the means to. Toolboxes have saws, lockers can have knifes and axes, there is wood and flaming barrels, and many maps have special things as well; blades and hammers, bricks, even Armor and chains. Some perks also have things like DS and…
Original wraith lore
Hey BHVR, can You leak original wraith lore? We know that auto heaven and junkyard is not original wraith place, swamp is. And wraiths lore was changed, we accept this, and deal with his current lore. But can we know what was his original lore? My personal idea is that Hags lore is actually Wraith lore.
Which killers could the survivors beat?
Fed up of running away, all four survivors decide to wait in a doorway and jump the killer as a group. Which ones could they realistically beat this way, if we assume the survivors are all regular people and discount the action heroes?
Why don't the survivors fight back?
I'm sure there is already a well established reason for this, but I can't help but wonder why Lara Croft doesn't just build a makeshift weapon from some sticks, climb up a tree, then pounce down on an unsuspecting Legion walking by. Or why Ada and Leon don't use all of their knife defense skills against Michael. Why don't…
Otto Stamper from Dredge's lore is not the same Otto Stamper from Doctor's lore
Basically, they're from two different terras/universes. One is from base Haddie's terra while the other is from tome Haddie's terra. Base Haddie in her lore finds the secluded island where the fold used to live as well as see the residual memories of when the people of the fold killed each other and created the Dredge,…
The Entity Is Arachne
I think I might know the true name of our spider God or Goddess I should say, it's Arachne from Greek mythology, supporting evidence well I got a few but there is the most obvious the charms from a few tomes back. I think there was the charm called mother of spiders. Also if you look at her story in Greek myth, she has…
Backstorys are fun an all, but can we get some stories of the survivors in the fog?
nothing elaborate just some slice of life stories, just some dwight shenanigans were between trials he travels around different places and interact with other survivors
What does the entity want?
Does it want to be worshipped, or does it prefer to watch a cat-and-mouse chase? What does it really want? We know that it plays with both killers and victims as if mocking them in its endless cycle of existence, and it has its own rules. It provides a way out to those who deserve to escape and enjoys the fact that the…
So Tryks…
In the Anniversary 2024 event lore, Tryks is mentioned to be associated with two other Survivors???… Are Tryks, Mikaela, and Sable a trio coven???…
Trevor Belmont and Alucard
Are Trevor and Alucard the new strongest survivors in lore? Also do we think that BHVR will give Alucard the mark of negation? The entity would need to nerf an immortal half vampire
(theory about casting of frank stone) chris is being manipulated by the entity
ever since she got her camera she became obsess with frank stone as if shes being guided. she is leading you to areas that frank stone was at or had rather then just leave or being done. which the entity is known for doing is guiding people who dont know they are being guided.
Why is David King a survivor?
So in the Lore stream a while back they talked about how the Entity chooses the killers for its realm, it can see within one the potential for there ruthless abilities to slaughter fellow men. So I am curious as to why David King is a survivor. In his lore he is a bruiser, going out with friends to drink and get in fights…
All Evidence Huntress Is A BEAST!
Many people speculate whether Huntress is a human or not. I believe that she is supernatural and not actually a human! So I have gathered all the evidence of this into one convenient post to share with other people and so I can use it in a future video! The survivor charm “Huntress Werewolf” has the flavor text that reads…
Dracula's Power Level
Hi guys, I noticed with the new Vecna chapter that the entity is using "marks of the entity" or whatever they're calling it, in order to seal away the powers of ridiculously strong killers like Vecna and Dracula. Do you guys think BHVR will have the lore-knowledge necessary to place this mark upon Dracula when he releases?…
[THEORY] The Unknowns True Identity?
I think I might know what the Unknown might be…..What if he’s Nyarlathotep? Or at least BHVRs own take on the character… For those who dont know, Nyarlathotep (also known as the Crawling Chaos or the Faceless God from the Lovecraft Mythos) is a Outer God much like the Entity and enjoys manipulating and causing madness to…
Castlevania Character Lore
As usual, new chapter means new characters which means new lore. And as usual, since it's licensed, there's not really much to show, but I'm doing it anyway. Trevor Belmont In the year 1476, fear swept the Romanian countryside. Monsters of myth and legend ruled the night. Some said they were commanded by a mysterious…
Can survivors leave the campfire?
In the lobby, we see some random survivors gathered around a campfire, as comfortable as they can be, whilst a killer ominously watches from afar. Are the survivors free to leave the campfire and wander off into the forest? From what we've learnt in the lore, The Entity's realm is big and so much more than just The Trials.…
Why does the entity stop the killer from leaving the trial to go after the survivors?
To start with, we see the entity block certain things in the trial in two different ways, the first is with claws/legs like when it blocks a gen, the second way is with spikes, like when the entity blocks a vault location. So why is it the same colored spikes can be seen when the killer tries to leave the trial area to…
How does The Unknown transform?
Does Unknown transform into its forms by taking the skin off and wearing it? That would explain why the body shapes on the different skin would be the same type. But it wouldnt explain why the transformations dont have obvious wounds that show that the skin was torn off a body. When consuming a victim (like in the mori)…
Is Vecna the strongest killer in the lore?
he has a voice line in the lobby suggesting he could possibly leave the entity's realm. I think he could probably beat all the other killers
I want to give you money for Ash cosmetics.
Give me more please. I am a p100 Ash main and as much as I would be fine playing the default cosmetic, I have bought every cosmetic and grinded out the deep rift of his Asylum outfit, which I am not a fan of the blue recolor except Ashy Slashy. Ash has unlimited potential for cosmetics and as a huge Bruce Campbell fan, I'd…
Alucard in dbd
Would Alucard be a good fit for the Castlevania survivor? I've seen people say he would be too “op” but the entity could simply give him the mark of negation. With dbd starting to explore more non human survivors like Aestri why not add the iconic dhampir Alucard edit: Alucard has been confirmed as the legendary skin for…
Tomb Raider Character Lore
Through the manic ranting I made in the PTB Suggestion about the absolute worst UI change I've ever seen, I forgot that I usually do this, though frankly I'm not sure it's worth it for single-character chapters. Especially licensed ones that seemingly don't have permission to go in depth. Even as a child, Lara was driven…
Castlevania Survivor
who do y’all want as the survivor for the upcoming Castelvania chapter? I really want Richter but it will probably be Simon
Campfire
When you boot up the menu and it shows the killer and four random survivors are they allowed to talk to each other or does the entity make them sit in complete silence?
Aestri lore
is Aestri a full elf or is she a half elf half human. She seems pretty tall for an elf so a lore explanation could be maybe she isn’t full elf . I’m new to dnd so correct me if I have it wrong.
Where can i find the lore about the game, outside of whats presented us in the bios?
And also, where do killers go when they finish a trial? Because survivors go to a campsite with a fire, but we do not know where the killers go, or if they are together or insolated.
Lore Dive: The Unknown
Due to the character limit on the forums, the only way I can share this lore analysis with anyone interested is through a link to the Google Doc. Here it is: This is an extremely long post and like I say in the overview for these things, not all of this information is confirmed, much of it is just theorized. Still, hope…
Will we see more End Transmission lore in the future?
I love this chapter and its concepts. Gabriel Soma and his internal confusion on his memories in particular stand out to me. I'd love to see more Hux lore too.
Dungeons & Dragons Character Lore
Although the store downgrade update made it VERY annoying to access the character lore (they removed the lovely F1 character card, which also leads to several Killer powers getting cut off, INCLUDING VECNA), I was still able to this out. Aestri Yazar & Baermar Uraz Aestri and Baermar arrived in the Free City of Greyhawk to…
The Blight lore
In Talbot's story, what is the connection between the Doors to the Unknown volume and the "human quotient"? I'm totally confused about the chronological sequence. Talbot was hit over the head with a pipe, dumped in a corpse pit. What happens next? If he woke up in an opium den after the events with the monks, how could he…
Did BHVR Forget About Mikaela's Lore?
One thing I noticed while reading the lore, is that Mikaela's lore has nothing to do with Sable, yet Sable's lore has everything to do with Mikaela. Did the devs just completely forget what their story for Mikaela was?
Is there a reason in the lore for Mother's Dwelling to have a henge
The lore mentions that the map simulates an eastern European forest and I think this is the huntress' map, I get that the henge prop is used in other maps of the red forest realm, but isn't a henge out of place in an eastern European forest?
Doubts about Danny Johnson (Ghostface)
I have some questions about Danny: 1. What was his age when he entered the realm of the Entity? 2. What are his physical features: hair color, eyes, skin? 3. Does the fact that his father told him real horror stories mean that his father was a soldier? 4. Does the fact that his father was his first victim mean that his…
Question for the lore writer of Sable Ward
Hi! I'm an artist creating stuff for Dead By Daylight and I wanted to ask you -BHVR- what the tattoo looks like Sable Ward has on the spot where the sun never shines and it's location! I'm very into details and since you cannot see them in the exported files I thought I give it a shot over here! Greetings :D
Where has he gone, and will he come back.
When this game first started Benedict Baker was the individual responsible for giving us lore and even explaining what certain parts of the Entity’s realm did. But after a certain point he stopped writing, and we started getting the Tomes. Last we know he is still alive, and while I get he was most likely used as a tool…
Sable is surprisingly shallow
This is a post to examine Sable more deeply and get away from the surface level "goth mommy" and "should have been Julian" posts. Because Sable is on her own a very interesting character albeit a confusing one the deeper you go. By her own admission Sable herself is not a goth and with the information we're given she is…
Worst killers?
No i dont mean gameplay, im talking about which ones are the most irredeemable ones (to avoid bias and the obvious "one", we arent including Licensed characters, BESIDES Ghostface due to being a special case) In my opinion Knight, Clown and Doctor easily make it to the top 3. Knight is essentially a psychopathic warmonger,…
Defining the Unknown
The newest freak of nature to join the DBD roster is the Unknown. Basically everyone I’ve shown this thing to has asked the same question: WHAT IN THE HELL IS THIS THING? I mean, they’ve also asked where I get these things, why is it on my phone, and if I am okay, but those aren’t important. So, I’m here to do the…
Which killers do you think could defeat the entity?
I mean some of them are actually indestructible maniacs, and this is one of my first posts so I thought I'd get something out there. Freddy would def win
All Things Wicked Character Lore
After taking a year off from the forums, I think I've finally decided to (at least partially) come back. And what's this we have here? New chapter lore? What a fantastic (day-late) birthday present! Sable Ward Sable figured she had to be adopted. No way was she the progeny of her insanely perky mom and her grinning,…
Inaccuracy in the Deathslinger Tome
In Deathslinger's new tome, it jumps around and follows about the same storyline as his regular bio does, just giving us some more info about what he was up to and how some things went down, but there's a small thing at the end that really bothers me, kind of messing up my enjoyment of the story. In Memory 6018, one of…
DBD Killer Timeline
Since I have nothing better to do, I decided to put together a timeline for when each Killer's story took place. This took, honestly not that much time, but some of it is obviously questionable. And since a lot of these stories could have taken place during a large time period, obviously some Killers are in the wrong spot,…
Chucky lore is a bit weird
When I say weird, I mean more specifically the version of Chucky that went into the fog combined with his skins plus Tiffany. The Chucky we have in game is intended to be specifically the Chucky from Child's play 2 right after he has a box of good guy's dropped on him. First thing, his weapon. In Child's play 2, I do…
Dredge's Nightfall... Chanting? What Exactly Are The Lore Implications Of It?
I started playing Dredge again, and normally during Nightfall, you hear the darkness and souls that formed the Dredge screaming out and it rapidly gets more intense as Nightfall starts to end (both as a way to amplify the feeling Nightfall creates but also to act as an indicator for Nightfall ending). But I started to…
How many Entities?
If I recall, the Entity can pull survivors and killers from various universes and timelines. Is there only one Entity that can do this, or does each universe/timeline have its own Entity? If so, can it communicate with itself? Does it compete with itself?
Killers’ reaction to Chucky
Now that Chucky is in the game, what do y’all think how the other killers would react to meeting Chucky in the fog?

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