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I'm about to embark on a new Ravenloft 5e campaign. I've made a ton of changes, house rules, class restrictions and DMsGuild finds, but I've only had to create two things: a Vistani Heritage I was happy with, and a Gypsy background. So I figure I'd share both of those mechanics sets with you all fin...

I use a little bit of dream/nightmare logic. Sometimes the roads are longer than they "should be". No 100% measurement has been able to be made, though it is roughly 28 days from sea to sea on horseback.

The most fantasy change I've made is allowing Dragonborn ... but now it is a disease, called simply "the Scales". Scaleborn can for backstory purposes be any race, but the scales slowly cover their body, as well as a vestigial mouth ripping apart some section of muscles and bones for the b...

Absolutely. I've been working on other projects, so this has been taking a back seat, and my main campaign has been doing other printed material (headed towards Nova Vaasa to do the Awakening, Feast of Ravenmoor after hearing Gonzoron's review, and looking for something in Dungeon to use as a horse ...

Sure, add on! Anything to help an under used domain.

All right, first session, and a few things came up, so I figure I'll share 'em! - The highways are 40' wide perfectly paved stretches of almost completely straight roads. They are paved in Ash-stone, a special brick-type created in Tovag that seems more resilient to weather than normal brick. It spa...

I know a lot don't like the Burning Peaks in Ravenloft. But I've always been drawn to Tovag, much like Valachan - another mal-aligned domain for most DMs. A flavorful and interesting setting that implies a lot but doesn't say as much. And in starting a new small campaign, the player I started it for...

"The Siege of Kratys Freehold" - Dungeon Magazine #33 My wife loves zombies. She loves everything about them. So every time I run a game with her as a player, I try to find good zombie adventures. They are few and far between. Rarely does that "horde" feeling happen. That sideno...

On of the Book of S books has a great writeup I've used previously to run a were-PC. Check those out!

"The Ghost of Mistmoor" - Dungeon Magazine 35 The wonderful thing here is the little blurb by the author in the beginning, bemoaning his lack of knowing that Ravenloft existed when he wrote this adventure, or it would be set in Ravenloft. Kind of says it all, really. It's a really nice gh...

I own it in hardcopy. Bought off of ebay in a lot. There are a few copies on ebay and amazon that you could buy. Dungeon 42 also has the excellent printed Ravenloft adventure The Price of Revenge in it and a few other things of interest, so it is absolutely worth your time to own.

"The Lady of the Mists" - Dungeon Magazine 42 Well well well, for an adventure that was written to be in Ravenloft, I think this may be the most perfect gothic horror adventure. A mystery, a semi-dungeon, interesting fights, cool magical items, a tragic backstory, and a lot of seeds for t...

All of this talk about how authentic or not the domain is has gotten us off of how to use Haki, yeah, thanks for getting us back on track. I definitely think that the four islands need to be open. I think that symbolically, the idea is that the country cannot thrive on its own with just one island. ...

“The Murder of Maury Miller” – Dungeon Magazine 57 While not a particularly spicy adventure, as it doesn’t have a dungeon to go through or a lot of creatures to combat, I found that it makes for a great introductory mystery adventure. Internal politics in a small town have led to a lot of problems....

I have been collecting hard copies of Dungeon magazine for awhile now. And for Christmas, my wonderful wife got me 22 issues for the collection. So I've been combing them for adventures that work really well in Ravenloft, especially ones that aren't specifically for Ravenloft, which I'm sure are the...