Join me as I review Ravenloft Campaign Setting, Revised, Boxed Set (2e) by Bruce Nesmith, Andria Hayday and William W. Connors, live! Share your thoughts on this Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd Edition campaign setting boxed set released in May 1994 by TSR Inc.. You can buy a copy here: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/28838/Ravenloft-Campaign-Setting-Revised-Boxed-Set-2e?affiliate_id=50797
About Ravenloft Campaign Setting, Revised, Boxed Set (2e)
Terror in the Land of Mists
In the year 351 of the Barovian calendar, Strahd von Zarovich made a pact with Death – a pact that sealed his fate and created a land of nightmares known as Ravenloft. Other lords of darkness have embraced the Demiplane of Dread as their own, and woe to heroes who wander there. Creatures of the night prey freely upon the living in this land, and day is but a prelude to another night of horror.
This new edition of the RAVENLOFT game combines the original Realm of Terror boxed set with elements of Forbidden Lore and updated rules from other accessories. Domains destroyed in the infamous Grand Conjunction have been deleted, new domains added, and key personalities detailed.
This boxes set includes:
- Realm of Terror – a 160-page book of rules concerning the reshaping of character classes; fear, horror, madness, and powers checks; curses; spells and magical items,both new and old; psionics; techniques of terror; and more.
- Domains and Denizens – a 128-page book describing the dark lands of the Core, the islands of terror, and many nefarious personages.
- Two maps depicting the reshaped Core domains and the islands of terror.
- A poster featuring a painting by artist Robh Ruppel.
- A tarokka deck of beautifully illustrated cards for role-playing fortunetelling.
- A DM screen specifically designed to be used with a RAVENLOFT campaign
Review Notes
- This product is the culmination of all 2e ravenloft sourcebooks before it, meant to clarify, correct and present together in one place
- Realm of Terror
- THe history of the setting
- Gothic Horror vs modern horror
- Creation story
- Strahd von Zarovich
- Brovia
- Castle Ravenloft
- Ethereal Plane – Demiplane of Dread
- Sergei, Strahd’s younger brother
- Tatyana, Sergei’s wife, Strahd wanted her
- Ravenloft Mists, Border Ethereal, Misty Border
- Conjunctions
- Fear & Horror Checks
- Madness Check
- Powers check
- Curse
- Spells change, new spells
- Psionics change
- Magic Items change, new magic items
- Domains and Denizens
- Land is post Grand Conjunction
- References other products for stats a lot
- Vlad Drakov is from Thenol in Taladas, rules Falkovnia
- Soth, Lord of Sithicus
- The Vistani
- Seers
- The Tarokka Deck
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