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Discussions about the Entity's realm

Evacuation Diagram at Macmillan
The Entity needs to explain how I haven't seen all these rooms when I was trying to survive in there
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What was The Dredge doing before it was taken?
I really don’t think it was taken directly after Otter Stamper summoned it, it’s in game description isn’t really specific on where it went after it appeared from the ground. Most, if not all, killer bios end with “and then they disappeared into the fog lol,” but Dredge’s bio doesn’t. There’s no mention of any fog, he just…
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Were the Nurse's Aka, Sally's Actions Justified?
Question in the title. Of course, the honest awnser to the question would be: "No." To me however, im conflicted. I would like to see what everyone else's spin on the Situation is. I read through her Tome and to me it just seems like even through all the Horrible Things that took Place of the Asylum, she tried to supress…
Is Benedict Baker + his journal still canon?
Benedict was a survivor in DBD that wrote extra little entries on all the survivors and killers up until Clown’s release. BHVR has since scrubbed most, if not all, of his stuff. I’m just not sure if that implies a retcon or if it’s the world’s slowest-burning ARG. Thoughts?
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Where does Maria fit into the Lore?
In Silent Hill 3 we do learn that Maria was in fact a real person in the town of Silent Hill, a dancer at Haven's Night However, the Maria we see in Silent Hill 2 and the one we play as in the fog is the manifestation created for James. So Maria is just a manifestation of Silent Hill. Like Pyramid Head himself Maria is the…
Is there a "why" do the skins exists?
So, I was reading a few discussions here, and started to link as well these short descriptions the skins have. We know so far they have a lore behind related to certain life episodes of each character. Now, my question goes beyond that. Is there a reason why skins exist in the entity real as it is? To put up a theory for…
The Entity wants survivors to escape?
So I recently learned that pallets are made up of the fog (which is also the entity) so does that mean The Entity is helping them and wants them to escape, if not why pallets, why gens and exit gates, why make it even possible to escape, and also why killers? Once the endgame timer finishes the entity just kills them…
The entity's pentimento
La Entité cast her shadow over the broken canvas of Carmina´s soul painting new life into the layers of her sorrow and loss, like a dark phoenix reborn from the ashes, told in the lenguage of a pentimento . " - A pentimento is an art term that refers to a visible trace of an earlier painting beneath a layer(s) of paint on…
If the entity lost control over the realm
What killer would likely take over control? I'd say either Pinhead or Pyramid Head. You?
Seeing stamper turning up a lot in the lore
There's the stampers in doctors and dredges lore and now a different stamper showing up in the lore for nick cage as well. I'd be interested to see if they expand on it, perhaps a family working to feed people to the entity or part of some kind of entity related cult.
Survivors & Killers’ reaction to Nicolas Cage showing up (lore-wise)
Now that Nick Cage has arrived at the Entity’s Realm, how do y’all think of everyone’s reaction to meeting him, lore-wise of course.
Tierlist of how strong killers would be in a fight lorewise. (Open for debate)
these fights are based on the killer vs an average human, the Human has very little to zero prep time (adrenaline and fear is gonna start kicking in), guns are not allowed for the human, killers are at their normal strength IRL (not entity strength boosted). Quick context on the tiers: Death: you could not beat this killer…
Where did the idea of Pyramid Head is against the Entity came from, because it isn't true lorewise
Entity sought out Pyramid Head after Silent Hill "When his duty was complete and his presence no longer needed, he prepared for the long rest — and yet, his skills were required elsewhere. The Fog that streamed over him was somehow different than that he was accustomed to in Silent Hill, as if each wisp contained the…
The killers returning to earth prt 2
This is a question I asked 2 years ago and ever since I asked that question have we received a lot of new content and stories to explore. now like last time, this is a form of "what-if" because of course we don't know what would happen if everyone just returned to earth. We aren't so sure if they'll return to their…
Are ALL current Survivors really in the entitys realm anymore?
Whilst most of our questions about DBD Lore are awnsered, there's still one that bothers me: Are the current Survivors we have in the game really inside of the Entitys realm anymore? What i mean by this is that right now, the Realm is getting a bit too Full. There are many Survivors at the campfire and if more characters…
Possible scenarios for the future
There’s some really interesting things the devs can explore but just haven’t yet. Let’s start with stuff that will most likely happen. Saku, the Redcrane is most likely going to join our survivor roster at some point. Her story has been told in the tomes, just like Haddie so I think it’s possible for her to be joining in…
Parents?
Wait how does no one in the Fog have a child? Or am I missing something?
What are your hopes for the “existence” tome stories?
for me, i hope that this tome puts Gabriel and Hux into one slot so another character could get some more lore because dear lord idk how they can expand their lores without it being useless info like Gabriel’s past life which never even existed. Skull Merchant’s tome story was really good so i’m for something great because…
Caleb’s lore is very cool.
Look. I will say this for everyone to hear. Caleb Quinn/The Deathslinger’s lore is so intricate, cool, and so dark, it makes the character all more realistic.
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Is there a point to survivng?
What goal do they achieve by escaping the killer, what's the point of the trials, why not just bleed out and die every single trial, because they'll still be in the realm regardless if they win or lose, is the endless trials a part of the lore, or is that just a game aspect, if its lore, yeah, there's no point to survive…
Can somebody clarify?
I am no quiet sure, but does singularity is actually an alien robot? It story states that it should be human-like android and also it used some alien skeleton while building itself with genmat, so question is the thing we see in game is not created by humans, right?
My LEAST Favourite Survivors And Why
This is a bit of a serious post but also a joke, so don't take it too seriously. Also if anything in here that I'm saying is negative and you relate to it, this is just a rant about fictional characters and I get along with people who have the same traits just fine, so don't take it personally. That said, enjoy. Jane…
Clear escapes
In some maps, you may find at the edges of the map part of the iron fence broken and lying on the ground Why don't the survivors use those vents to escape instead of repairing the generators?
Survivor/Killer relations, how would they go, realistically?
So we know the average killer & survivor can't exactly leave the Entity's Realm at will, and seldom knows how to do so. And we know that it takes a lot for all the emotion, be it hope, fear or anger to be wrung out of someone in the Realm for them to be thrown into the void, so basically, safe to say that this ragtag group…
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The "Fake" Skull Merchant is cooler than the real one
If you didn't read Skull Merchants lore (i dont blame you) then you might not know that shes actually basing her entire personality and clothing and weapons on a fictional character, also called the Skull Merchant. From what we saw in her original lore, it sounded like her dad just drew Fake Skull Merchant killing people…
Exit Gates activation
Are escape doors really activated because of the generators, or is the entity that activates the doors?
How accurate is Tarhos to real medieval knights?
I've heard before that real medieval knights were not nearly as chivalrous or honorable as legend made them out to be, so I'm curious: Just how period-accurate is Tarhos? I'm guessing most knights couldn't survive against a hundred attackers all dogpiling them at once, but were there actual organizations like the Guardia…
Lore Dive: Adam Francis
Overview: On the surface, some people may not have much to say about someone in particular. However, if you take a closer look, then the words that someone initially said would have drastically changed. Adam Francis is a very straightforward, yet mysterious individual who many glance over. What many fail to recognize is…
I think Haddie should have received a boon
I mean I think it would fit her lore really great since she obviously has a connection to the entity. It would make sense if she could influence its world in a way. On the other hand you shouldn't squeeze a boon on her just because it would fit her because I think there should be actual interesting perks and not something…
Killer lore ranking
My opinion on every original killer’s lore after reading all of them + archives cause I was bored. Pretty impressed overall at BHVR’s work as I enjoyed most of them
Tome Announcement in the Developer Update
Pixel Bush said, in his video “Why Dead by Daylight’s Lore Matters” that “[Lore is] the skeleton on which Dead by Daylight is built and, like a skeleton, it’ll be all that remains when the game is long gone.” This announcement in the developer update was honestly the most disappointing thing to me in the update. The reason…
What Exactly Is "The Fog" In DBD?
Im not sure if this is just me, but this is something Ive been confused about for awhile. Here are somethings that I am aware from various Tome lore and cutscenes we've seen over the years: The Fog itself is a solid object, but not really a solid object, since it is physically able to grab and pull characters and creatures…
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New Killer Lore
what is up with it. i didnt read the whole thing because i dont like her.
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About the future tomes and older killers
This most recent dev update about the midchapter patch is all fine with me, I appreciate the meta shakeup and different perks all that, but when it comes to the lore or the tomes for the future, they said that the new tomes are gonna feature the newest killer from now and older characters are gonna just be relegated to…
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Dwight has been longer on the Entity's Realm than Vittorio
So, in the newest tome, Betrayal, they go through Vittorio's journey as he travels across realms until eventually he reaches the entity for the first time when he is assumed to go through a hatch that leads to a trial. The thing is, when he's inside the trial he finds Dwight on a hook, meaning Dwight had to have been on…
Possible connection between the Artist & the Observer
So I’ve noticed something... when you go to the tower on the Eyrie of Crows map (the one Artist resides), the interior is all library shelfs & old antiques surrounding a giant bird’s nest. Well, guess who else happened to have a tower filled with a similar-looking library before they disappeared... the Observer! Is it…
How does the Entity handle Survivors and Killers? How does it keep them trapped and motivates them?
The Entity, in many ways, is obviously really mysterious to us. We just know that it's some Folklorish God or something and that it traps Innocent Victims and Broken People or Psychopaths, in it's realm so that both sides play a game of Hide & Seek. If someone dies, outside of it's realm or inside, there are also no…
Is Skull Merchant is delusional?
Lore makes more sense this way. Had a psychotic break became fixated on the mangas. Created a whole persona for herself. Talented in technology but not actually rich, explains all the duct tape on her stuff.
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What happened to The Observer?
So right around the time the Dredge stole Maurice, the Observer disappeared as well. Do we know what happened to him? And why? Will he be back like Maurice or.... Does anyone know where we can find out more about him? 🤔
Cool small detail
Killers who don’t really want to kill survivors have white eyes. I believe this could be the entity making them see the survivors as someone they hate (azarov for wraith, spirit dad for spirit, etc) Ex. Wraith, spirit, hillbilly, deathslinger, maybe blight?, artist (There is no mention of her eyes being taken out in…

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