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Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft was published on May 18, 2021 and features cover art by Anna Podedworna. An alternate cover is available only in local game stores with art by Scott M. Fischer. [10] It is the second 5th edition book that focuses on Ravenloft setting; the first was the adventure module Curse of Strahd (2016). [2]
A guide for game masters about the Forgotten Realms setting. Provides background information on the lands of Faerûn, a detailed town in which to start a campaign, adventure seeds, new monsters, ready-to-play NPCs, and a full-colour poster map of Faerûn. 288: 978-0-7869-4924-3: Forgotten Realms Player's Guide
The story involves a party of player characters (PCs) who travel to the land of Barovia, a small nation surrounded by a deadly magical fog.The master of nearby Castle Ravenloft, Count Strahd von Zarovich, tyrannically rules the country, and a prologue explains that the residents must barricade their doors each night to avoid attacks by Strahd and his minions.
The boxset had "the best background" on the Vistani people until the dedicated 2nd Edition supplement Van Richten's Guide to the Vistani (1995). [3] Depictions of the Vistani people were later revised in the 5th Edition Curse of Strahd Revamped (2020). [1] Their portrayal was further retconned in Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft (2021). [4]
AD&D 2nd ed. adventure module. Although set in the World of Greyhawk Campaign Setting, there is considerable crossover material used later in the Ravenloft setting, acting as an in-game story means of trapping Vecna inside the Demi-plane of Ravenloft as a Darklord. Ship of Horror: RA2 9321 Anne Brown 1991 ISBN 1-56076-127-X: 8-10
As with many pre-written adventures for D&D, it was a bit like reading a choose-your-own-adventure book from front to back, rather than following the breadcrumbs. [...] Play is easy, and intuitive, given you’ve familiarized yourself with the adventure ahead of time. If the DM hasn’t read the full adventure, be prepared for a bored party.
After Soth died in World of Krynn (1988), the character "then made the jump to Ravenloft: Realm of Terror, and was quickly lined up as the star of the second Ravenloft novel. The original writer for the novel fell through. Tracy Hickman was offered a shot at the novel and declined because he and TSR were on the outs at the time.
The 5th edition's Basic Rules, a free PDF containing complete rules for play and a subset of the player and DM content from the core rulebooks, was released on July 3, 2014. [16] The basic rules have continued to be updated since then to incorporate errata for the corresponding portions of the Player's Handbook and combine the Player's Basic ...