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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]
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.
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]
In the 5th Edition sourcebook Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft (2021), Har'Akir was reimagined to remove these Orientalist tropes and "part of the solution was to turn Har’Akir’s malevolent darklord, Anhktepot, into something other than an English actor covered in hundreds of yards of fabric pretending to be an Egyptian". [6]
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.
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 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
Ravenloft is an adventure module for the Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) fantasy role-playing game.The American game publishing company TSR, Inc. released it as a standalone adventure booklet in 1983 for use with the first edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons game.