Questions tagged [ravenloft]
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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Can epic magic escape the Demiplane of Dread?
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 ?) be applied to other creatures?
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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What are the mists of Ravenloft
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.
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What do these Easter Eggs in Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft refer to?
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:
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The mystical symbol formed ...
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Can a living shadow be dissipated with light?
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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What happens if you put a Bag of Holding inside another Bag of Holding in Barovia?
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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Does Barovia measure time in weeks or tendays?
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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How do Ravenloft powers checks work with scrolls?
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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Is this homebrew variant of Leomund's Tiny Hut a problem?
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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Is there any official rule that mitigates power checks for NPCs?
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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What is the name of this Ravenloft adventure where imprisoned PCs control NPCs in the past?
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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How would a group get from Toril to Ravenloft and back?
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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What is the name of this Ravenloft adventure featuring a vampire innkeeper and a werewolf that kills villagers?
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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What are the stats for an imp in ad&d 2nd edition ravenloft? [closed]
While searching for a familiar in Ravenloft in AD&D 2e I rolled a 19 and found an imp, but I can't find the stat block for it. Where can I find it and what is it?
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Are the female elves in this AL adventure actually Dusk Elves?
In the Curse of Strahd adventure, there are a unique subrace of elf called dusk elves, and the adventure has this to say about them:
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Does the map of Barovia extend beyond the top and bottom of the map?
I'm currently running Curse of Strahd and plan on extending the adventure beyond the end of the published material. There are a couple of areas that the party have not gone to and I do not expect they ...
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What is the connection between the Shadowfell and Strahd/the plane of Barovia?
I'm preparing to run Curse of Strahd, and one of my players wants to play as a Shadar-kai who is loyal to the Raven Queen.
In the adventure's set up, it says (p. 9):
For obvious reasons, I'd like to ...
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Is the "Find Greater Steed" Spell affected by Barovian Magic Alterations?
So, in Curse of Strahd there's this thing called "Alterations to magic" which causes spells to take an evil turn. For instance, a wizard casting Mage Hand will find himself with an skeletal hand ...
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Is there another name for the Core Domains?
Is there a name for the lands of Barovia, Mordent, Darkon, etc which make up the Core Domains of first edition?
I've only ever seen them referred to as the Core Domains but it seems to me that this ...
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Is Curse of Strahd very similar to Expedition to Castle Ravenloft?
I would like to run Expedition to Castle Ravenloft for some players. This is a 3.5 module but I would convert the encounters to 5e.
Some of my players have played Curse of Strahd. Will they feel ...
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What happens if you cast Banishment on a Darklord in Ravenloft?
Playing in Ravenloft, if my Sorcerer tries to Banish one of the Darklords, what would happen? I know the Campaign Guides say the Darklords will always be returned to their demiplanes, but will they ...
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How exactly do "Domains of Dread" function?
So I've never played Curse of Strahd or anything in the Ravenloft campaign setting - but I'm working on my own campaign world and I was reading through some texts and found out about Domains of Dread. ...
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What would it take for a villain to get his domain transported to Ravenloft on purpose?
In all the cases I can remember in which somebody got taken by the mists to become a Dark Lord, it happened to an unwilling subject (which makes sense, given the torment they suffer there).
Let's ...
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Can the warlock's One with Shadows eldritch invocation be used at will in a Ravenloft game?
Can the warlock's One with Shadows eldritch invocation be used at will in a Ravenloft game?
One with Shadows
Prerequisite: 5th level
When you are in an area of dim light or darkness, you can use your ...
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What happens if a Modron dies in Barovia?
My edition to edition knowledge is vague and varied, but as I understand it:
When a modron dies, another one, or maybe its the same one, appears in Mechanus at the spawning pool.
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Are there White Powers in Ravenloft, or was that our DM’s invention?
Soo many, many years ago when the 3rd Edition was the latest edition in the game, we had a big Campaign in the Ravenloft in 2nd (cause old school guys) that we played for almost 4-5 years.
During our ...
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Is there a way to leave Ravenloft?
I've heard that once you enter Ravenloft, you cannot leave. This is a bother for the planar adventurer who accidentally stumbles into that realm.
Are there any ways to leave Ravenloft, in any edition ...
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Can one be Summoned Away from Ravenloft?
Inspired by this question.
The Demiplane of Ravenloft has the "quirk" of preventing any magic that would allow one to "escape" it:
No spell — not even wish — allows one to escape ...
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Can you escape Ravenloft with an Amulet of the Planes?
Due to shenanigans of my Dungeon Master, my character managed to get an Amulet of the Planes, but accidentally teleported into Castle Ravenloft while playing the Lost Mine of Phandelver. Can my ...
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What happens to Sergei and Ireena after Curse of Strahd?
At the end of Curse of Strahd,
As DM I can decide what's what, but is there an answer to this officially?
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Curse of Strahd Setting Resources [closed]
As a player, I'm going to be playing the Curse of Strahd with my play group. Because the DM is busy, and I enjoy doing this sort of thing, I offered to provide the other players with a primer on the ...
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Why didn't Takhisis get Soth returned from Ravenloft during his long stint?
Does it imply that the Dark Powers are more powerful than Takhisis?
If so, then why didn't they nab Takhisis herself?
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Are there shops and places to train in Curse of Strahd?
Are there shops and places to train (as in PHB p187) in Curse of Strahd?
The town we're currently in at the very start (Barovia) of playing the module is completely deserted. I just want to know if ...
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How large is Castle Ravenloft's grid square size?
I'm going to be dming a Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition Ravenloft campaign here shortly. I was curious as to exactly how big the squares on the castle ravenloft map are supposed to be. I would ...
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How can I escape Ravenloft in spite of the dark powers?
As I understand it, by RAI, there's no way out of Ravenloft other than the Dark Powers letting you out, such as via a portal or the mists just transporting you out. I'm wondering if it's possible to ...
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When were the dusk elf females slain?
A friend of mine is going to start a 5E campaign soon, using the Curse of Strahd published adventure.
I'm working on my character in anticipation of this. I'm planning on being a dusk elf, based on ...
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Is there a blacksmith or forge in Strahd's realm?
I have a dwarven PC that is interested in purchasing or creating some specialized items for himself while in Barovia. I don't recall anything of that nature spelled out explicitly in the book.
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How long should it take to travel across Barovia?
I'm running Curse of Strahd for about 5 players. The party is currently level 4 and has managed to travel all the way to Krezk from Barovia after finishing death house, at the behest of Ismark and ...
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How to forcefully remove curse in Barovia?
I'm a fledgeling DM and I used an AL Dark Gifts resurrection on a character in a home game of Curse of Strahd. He randomly got his eyes removed for 60ft blindsight, and at the time I kinda assumed ...
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Has the Dikesha dice set from Forbidden Lore ever been reissued or updated?
The Forbidden Lore boxed set for Ravenloft (AD&D 2nd ed.) included, besides the original, awesome Tarokka deck illustrated by Stephen Fabian, a set of fortune-telling / gaming dice as well, which ...
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Are there other versions (art mainly) of the Ravenloft Tarokka Deck available?
I have the new (Curse of Strahd) Tarokka Deck, but have seen some cards that have really great/vintage art online. I believe that there may have been an older version of the Tarokka Deck for Ravenloft....
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In Curse of Strahd, who's feeding everyone?
I've read through the CoS module, and aside from the Wizard of Wines, no one seems to be farming. There are mentions of two hunters in Vallaki, and a single fisherman there as well, but nothing else ...
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In Curse of Strahd, does it cost more for wizards to copy spells into their spellbook?
So in Curse of Strahd,
Does this mean a wizard needs to purchase
to copy a spell into their spellbook? Or am I misreading something here?
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Can a dhampir be chaotic good? [closed]
I had a discussion with a player about the alignments, and my player said she wanted to play the homebrewed 5e dhampir as chaotic good vs. chaotic neutral. The reason she cited came from www.easydamus....
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Is Curse of Strahd really hard, or am I DMing it wrong?
I'm currently DMing a Curse of Strahd campaign (slightly modified to fit into an existing world I am slowly building (following core rule books for the most part). I am however following the setup/...
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What Level Adjustment does a Dhampir have?
Looking in Denizens of Dread page 55, I cannot seems to find an LA entry, while this is clearly presented as a usable template (and looking at the gains from the template, I don't think "No LA" is ...
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How family-friendly is the Ravenloft setting and the Curse of Strahd storyline?
The newest storyline in D&D Adventurers League looks like it is returning to the Ravenloft setting. I've just started introducing my 10 year old to D&D by playing in Adventurers League events ...
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How does one pronounce Strahd von Zarovich?
I'm running the AD&D module "Ravenloft," and I was wondering how I should pronounce the name of the main character, Count Strahd von Zarovich. Is his first name pronounced "strahd," or "strad?" ...
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In which Ravenloft domain does the "Tapestry of Dark Souls" take place?
There is a Ravenloft novel written by Elaine Bergstrom titled "Tapestry of Dark Souls". I am wondering in which realm of the Domains of Dread this book is supposed to take place.
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Maximum levels in AD&D 2nd Edition
I just inherited a bunch of old school adventures for AD&D 2nd Edition, which I'm going to adapt for Pathfinder.
At the beginning of many of these old adventures it lists what levels characters ...
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