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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]
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
Ravenloft is a campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game.It is an alternate time-space existence known as a pocket dimension or demiplane, called the Demiplane of Dread, which consists of a collection of land pieces called "domains", brought together by a mysterious force known only as the Dark Powers.
Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I Andrew Cernak, John W. Mangrum, Chris Nichols & Andrew Wyatt 2002 ISBN 1-58846-080-0: Sword & Sorcery 3rd ed. supplement Ravenloft Dungeon Master's Guide (d20 3.5 Fantasy Roleplaying) Brian Campbell, Carla Hollar, Rucht Lilavivat, John W. Mangrum, Anthony Pryor, Peter Woodworth & Andrew Wyatt 2003 ISBN 1-58846-084-3
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.
In 2016, Henry Glasheen, for SLUG Magazine, highlighted the legacy of the original Castle Ravenloft and wrote "Curse of Strahd carries on this legacy admirably, diving deeper into the bloody past of Count Strahd. Before you even get to the module itself, there is a whole section devoted to Strahd, his personality, and his goals in the adventure.
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]
The Darklords of Ravenloft do battle by turning allies into enemies, depriving heroes of sleep with nightly haunts, and dangling hope just to yank it away at the last moment. When players finally defeat a Darklord, it will be because they persevered and were resourceful in unraveling their enemy's many schemes".