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Ravenloft is a campaign setting for Dungeons & Dragons influenced by tropes from horror movies and novels. It was originally inspired by the adventure module "Ravenloft" (I6) for AD&D. Since then, a number of D&D adventures (over several editions) and novels have been set in Ravenloft.

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Lord Soth of Sithicus has the Face of Death action that imposes the the Frightened condition with no stated end point: Face of Death (1/Day). Charisma Saving Throw: DC 19, each creature in a 60-foot ...
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I'm doing some research for a Planescape campaign which adapts parts of Die Vecna Die! I see that Vecna escaped Ravenloft, and I am curious about other escapees. All that I have been able to find is ...
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It is common knowledge that is is practically impossible to escape one of the realms in the Demiplane of Dread. Planeshift/Gate doesn't work, and even a Wish is powerless in the endeavour. You can get ...
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Can the "Reborn" race (race template ?) from Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft be applied to other creatures? My sister asked if you can use the "Reborn" race (racial template?) to ...
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The mists of Ravenloft can appear anywhere in the multiverse and anyone venturing into them will find themself hopelessly lost before maybe arriving in Ravenloft with no means of escape. I've been ...
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This article about horror in D&D on the Dungeons & Dragons website mentions the following list of Easter eggs that appear in Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft: [...] The mystical symbol formed ...
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Long story short, I'm a DM and one of my players was given the 'Living shadow' Dark gift from Van Richtens Guide to Ravenloft. The party, assuming that it was a threat, shot it with a crossbow bolt ...
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The description of the bag of holding (DMG, p. 152-153) says: Placing a bag of holding inside an extradimensional space created by a handy haversack, portable hole, or similar item instantly destroys ...
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Barovia has its own calendar and measures its year in 12 "Moons" lasting a full lunar cycle. The adventure text in Curse of Strahd mentions weeks. Does this mean the Moons are broken into 4 ...
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For spells that require a powers check when cast in Ravenloft, when should the check happen for scrolls: during creation, at the time of the scroll's use, or both?
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I am playing a wizard with the spell tiny hut. The DM came up with the idea of having Strahd change the spells in my spell book, just slightly. This makes a little sense because my current character ...
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The PCs escaped from Aggarath and found themselves in Falkovnia. Originally hailing from Toril, the party walked south in hopes of reaching Calimshan but, instead, approached Aerie and fought an elite ...
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In this Ravenloft adventure, PCs suddenly find that they are now inhabiting the bodies of unknown characters at a ball held, as far as I remember, by Strahd von Zarovich at his castle. What is this ...
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If there were some adventurers who were living in, for example, Neverwinter, and heard rumors about Ravenloft, is it possible for them to get there? Are there people living in Toril who know how to ...
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When I started playing Dungeons & Dragons, it was in second edition, Ravenloft Campaign. I remember playing an adventure where it was a small village in the snow, where a werewolf was killing ...

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