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1 double-faced card of varying rarity (so you could get a common, an uncommon, or a rare/mythic double-faced card), 10 commons, 3 Uncommons, 1 Rare or Mythic, 1 land or 1 checklist (1:4 for checklist card), 1 rules card Are you sure about the double-faced card? I hope so, because that would be fant...

Well, in my experience, the most important aspect of the very first adventure is to give the players a solid motivation. Do you want the outsiders to hunt for the door to freedom (out of Ravenloft)? Although this might be difficult, as half of the group are from Ravenloft, and therefore - most likel...

As Isabella already mentioned, there is always the danger of the players losing their momentum when they feel like there is nothing they "should" do. You seem to know your players fairly well, and if you think they are motivated enough to explore the world on their own: go for it. However,...

Hi guys, I'm afraid there aren't any 3rd edition ravenloft adventures: the newer books just tend to give the DM a nice selection of adventure hooks to incorporate into his own campaign. Have you already been to the Drawing Room? There you will find a list of all published Ravenloft material - althou...

Well, most of the good stuff has already been mentioned, so I'll just add two more of my favorites: - The CD "Dark Wood" by David Darling - The "Nightmare on elm street" theme I use "Dark Wood" and some other stuff by David Darling when my players come up with something...

Thanks a lot for all the references! Especially the Ravenloft-L list-link was a really interesting read! I'm not through with all the references, but so far I guess there hasn't been a canon explanation of what's wrong with the population? Apart from invisible imps and gas bubbles :-). I mean, there...

Hello everyone! Sorry, I've been absent for quite some time, after my last group decided they didn't really like my campaign (too dark, not heroic enough, too few fights...). Well, I've just put together another group, hopefully their idea of a good RPG is more compatible with my image. But to the q...

There's one remark in the Nightmare Lands rulebook that I found especially interesting: extremely terrifying nightmares occur more often, if the circumstances in the waking world are "right", such as wars or terrible misfortunes. Furthermore, these nightmares need triggers from the waking ...

To directly answer your question: I've used normal rats a number of times in my last campaign, and mostly to great effect! I wish there were more normal instant-horror-creatures like rats or spiders (I'm not quite as sure about sharks and snakes). The best part was that the rats didn't even do anyth...

Well, to my shame I have to admit that I've got said adventure lying around here somewhere, but haven't read it yet - there's still so much RL-stuff to read... However, I've already been planning to use some form of psychic link between one of the PCs and an NPC to lure them into a town infested by ...

One of the better Lovecraft collections in titled - Black Seas of Infinity and contains a number of (I think) his better works. Another story that has always "stuck" with me as being creepy is Sir A.C. Doyle's Lot 42 Say, what's this Lot 42 you speak of? What's it about? I don't know much...

Yes, I too rather like Richemulot, but who is Tanya Huff and what has she contributed to its elaboration? She's the author of the novel "Scholar of Decay" which takes place in Richemulot - which most seem to count as one of the best Ravenloft novels. To my shame I have to admit it's been ...

For me it's got to be Godefroy! The fact alone that he can draw his enemies into his lair and imprison them there after their death forever, with no hope of any rescue EVER makes him pretty scary for me! Plus, as Scarycount already said, he lives in a haunted mansion! "The House on Gryphon Hill...

I also thought the deadline had already passed, I sent my "Filler-Story" in three weeks ago.

I'll tip the scale a bit further: Mordent! I like Barovia as well, but to me Ghosts are a more versatile than Vampires (or, let me rephrase that: they spark my imagination more). And I really like dark, foggy moors... And thanks Undead Cabbage, I'll just update your list: Mordent: 6 Barovia: 4 Karta...