Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft
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Table of Contents
Welcome to Ravenloft
- Using This Book
- Horror in Your Game
- Foundations for Fears
- Genres of Horror
- Creating Atmosphere
- Thrills You Control
- Focus on Fun
- Seven Secrets of Ravenloft
- The Land of the Mists
- Nightmare Logic
- This Book Gives Characters Nightmares
- Content Warning
- The Dark Powers
- The Secret of the Dark Powers
- The Mists
- Domains
- Cultivating Hope
- Darklords
- Adventurers
Character Creation
- Haunted Heroes
- Lineages
- Dark Gifts
- Subclass Options
- Backgrounds
- Horror Trinkets
- Haunted Heroes
- Invitation to Nightmare
- Prepare to Be Scared
- From the Mists or Beyond?
- Know Your Fears
- Evil Inside
- Habits of Horror Heroes
- Lineages
- What Happened to Me?
- Creating Your Character
- Ability Score Increases
- Languages
- Creature Type
- Dhampir
- Dhampirs in the Domains of Dread
- Barovia
- Darkon
- I'Cath
- Hexblood
- Hexbloods in the Domains of Dread
- Hazlan
- Kartakass
- Tepest
- Reborn
- Reborn in the Domains of Dread
- Har'Akir
- Lamordia
- Mordent
- Dark Gifts
- Dark Bargains
- Dark Gift Descriptions
- Subclass Options
- Backgrounds
- General Background Features
- Generational Background Features
- Horror Characteristics
- Horror Trinkets
Creating Domains of Dread
- Creating a Darklord
- Sinister Reflections
- Past Life
- Darklords from the Tarokka
- Wicked Personality
- Corrupt Beyond Redemption
- Developing a Darklord
- Monstrous Transformation
- Birth of a Darklord
- Creating a Domain
- Darklord's Shadows
- Endless Torment
- Domain Overview
- Cultural Specifics
- Monsters
- Misty Borders
- Adventures
- The Domain's Downfall
- Unleash Your Horror
- Genres of Horror
- Body Horror
- Body Horror Monsters
- Body Horror Villains
- Body Horror Torments
- Body Horror Settings
- Body Horror Adventure Sites
- Body Horror Plots
- Cosmic Horror
- Cosmic Horror Monsters
- Cosmic Horror Villains
- Cosmic Horror Torments
- Cosmic Horror Settings
- Cosmic Horror Adventure Sites
- Cosmic Horror Plots
- Dark Fantasy
- Dark Fantasy Monsters
- Dark Fantasy Villains
- Dark Fantasy Torments
- Dark Fantasy Settings
- Dark Fantasy Adventure Sites
- Dark Fantasy Plots
- Folk Horror
- Folk Horror Monsters
- Folk Horror Villains
- Folk Horror Torments
- Folk Horror Settings
- Folk Horror Adventure Sites
- Folk Horror Plots
- Ghost Stories
- Ghost Story Monsters
- Ghost Story Villains
- Ghost Story Torments
- Ghost Story Settings
- Ghost Story Adventure Sites
- Ghost Story Plots
- Gothic Horror
- Gothic Horror Monsters
- Gothic Horror Villains
- Gothic Horror Torments
- Gothic Horror Settings
- Gothic Horror Adventure Sites
- Gothic Horror Plots
- Other Horror Genres
- Disaster Horror
- Occult Detective Stories
- Psychological Horror
- Slasher Horror
Domains of Ravenloft
- Nature of Ravenloft
- The Mists
- Mist Talismans
- Magic and Metaphysics
- Mysterious Magic
- Rarity of Magic
- Corrupted Magic
- Prison of Souls
- Soulless Shells
- Bright Souls
- Death in Ravenloft
- Metaphysical Mysteries
- Planar Connections
- Life in the Domains of Dread
- Culture and Technology
- Currency
- Languages
- DM Option: Domain Languages
- Religion
- Ezra, God of the Mists
- Time and Dates
- Travel and Correspondence
- Featured Domains
- Facing Darklords
- Characters from Domains
- Barovia
- Darklord
- Genre
- Hallmarks
- Mist Talismans
- Noteworthy Features
- Barovian Characters
- Settlements and Sites
- Castle Ravenloft
- Krezk
- Vallaki
- Village of Barovia
- The Amber Temple
- Strahd von Zarovich
- Strahd's Powers and Dominion
- The Ancient, the Land
- Master Vampire
- Vistani Sanctuary
- Closing the Borders
- Strahd's Torment
- Roleplaying Strahd
- Personality Trait
- Ideal
- Bond
- Flaw
- Adventures in Barovia
- Incarnations of Tatyana
- Who Is Tatyana?
- Connection to Strahd
- Beyond Barovia
- Bluetspur
- Darklord
- Genre
- Hallmarks
- Mist Talismans
- Noteworthy Features
- Settlements and Sites
- Mount Makab
- Citadel Subterrene
- The Chamber of the God-Brain
- Mount Grysl
- The God-Brain
- The God-Brain's Powers and Dominion
- Overmind
- Mist Vibrations
- Life Support
- Closing the Borders
- The God-Brain's Torment
- Roleplaying the God-Brain
- Adventures in Bluetspur
- Return to Bluetspur
- Recovering Memories
- Magical Recovery
- Alienism
- Gradual Recovery
- Alien Artifacts
- Lost Memories
- Adventures Out of Time
- Borca
- Noteworthy Features
- Borcan Characters
- Settlements and Sites
- Levkarest
- New Ilvin
- Sturben
- Misericordia and Other Noble Estates
- Domain with Two Darklords
- Ivana Boritsi
- Ivana's Powers and Dominion
- Alchemical Innovator
- Callous Genius
- Gardens of Evil
- Tyrant Maker
- Closing the Borders
- Ivana's Torment
- Roleplaying Ivana
- Personality Trait
- Ideal
- Bond
- Flaw
- Ivan Dilisnya
- Ivan's Powers and Dominion
- Cursed Correspondence
- Manipulative Actor
- Toy Maker
- Wicked Wonderland
- Closing the Borders
- Ivan's Torment
- Roleplaying Ivan
- Personality Trait
- Ideal
- Bond
- Flaw
- Adventures in Borca
- Nobles of Borca
- Intrigue in Borca
- Ready Accomplices
- Ignoble Bonds
- Lethal Leverage
- Coup de Grace
- Ivana's Intrigues
- Ivan's Intrigues
- The Darklord's Letters
- The Darklord Knows
- The Darklord's Demands
- The Carnival
- Noteworthy Features
- Carnival Characters
- Settlements and Sites
- Big Top
- Sideshows
- Hall of Horrors
- Litwick Market
- Isolde and Nepenthe
- Isolde
- Nepenthe
- Freedom of the Mists
- Closing the Borders
- Isolde's Torment
- Roleplaying Isolde
- Personality Trait
- Ideal
- Bond
- Flaw
- Adventures in the Carnival
- Darkon
- Noteworthy Features
- Darkonian Characters
- Settlements and Sites
- Castle Avernus
- Il Aluk
- Martira Bay
- Nevuchar Springs
- Rivalis
- Inheritors of Darkon
- Alcio "Baron" Metus
- Using Alcio Metus
- Darcalus Rex
- Using Darcalus
- Madame Talisveri Eris
- Using Madame Eris
- Who Is Azalin Rex?
- Adventures in Darkon
- The Doomed Domain
- The Secret of Darkon's Doom
- The Shroud
- Darkon's Deliverance
- Desperate Allies and Rivals
- Dread in Darkon
- Darkon's Final Fate
- Dementlieu
- Dementlieuse Characters
- Noteworthy Features
- Settlements and Sites
- D'Honaire Estate
- Mother of Tears Cathedral
- Red Widow Theater
- Three Odd Gables
- Chateaufaux
- Saidra d'Honaire
- Saidra's Powers and Dominion
- Closing the Borders
- Saidra's Torment
- Roleplaying Saidra
- Personality Trait
- Ideal
- Bond
- Flaw
- Adventures in Dementlieu
- The Grand Masquerade
- Invitations and Costumes
- Invitations
- Costumes
- Arriving at the Masquerade
- Social Niceties
- Dancing
- Random Complications
- Unmasking
- Falkovnia
- Falkovnian Characters
- Noteworthy Features
- Settlements and Sites
- Lekar
- Morfenzi
- Silbervas
- Vigila Forest
- Vladeska Drakov
- Vladeska's Powers and Dominion
- The Falcon's Talons
- Martial Law
- Only Bad Decisions
- Closing the Borders
- Vladeska's Torment
- Roleplaying Vladeska
- Personality Trait
- Ideal
- Bond
- Flaw
- Adventures in Falkovnia
- Siege of Lekar
- Before the Siege
- Fortifications
- Streets
- During the Siege
- Concluding the Siege
- Har'Akir
- Noteworthy Features
- Akirran Characters
- Settlements and Sites
- The Oases
- Muhar
- Ousa's Pyramid
- The Labyrinth
- The Sands of Sute
- City of the Dead
- The Bent Pyramid
- Ankhtepot
- Ankhtepot's Powers and Dominion
- Children of Ankhtepot
- The Gods' Law
- Pharaoh's Priests
- Closing the Borders
- Ankhtepot's Torment
- Roleplaying Ankhtepot
- Personality Trait
- Ideal
- Bond
- Flaw
- Adventures in Har'Akir
- Gods of Har'Akir
- The Darklord's Soul
- The Soul's Shape
- The Hunters' Role
- The Resurrection Ritual
- The Pharaoh's Return
- Hazlan
- Noteworthy Features
- Hazlani Characters
- Settlements and Sites
- Ramulai
- Sly-Var
- Toyalis
- The Lacuna
- Veneficus
- Disaster Sites
- Hazlik
- Hazlik's Powers and Dominion
- Glory Taker
- Inside the Experiment
- Magic Hoarder
- Omnipresent Observer
- Closing the Borders
- Hazlik's Torment
- Roleplaying Hazlik
- Personality Trait
- Ideal
- Bond
- Flaw
- Adventures in Hazlan
- Magic in the Dying Domain
- Hazlan Wild Magic
- The Eye of Hazlik
- I'Cath
- I'cathan Characters
- Noteworthy Features
- Sites
- Gemstone Garden
- Gwai-Huit Center
- The Mansions
- The Palace of Bones
- Ping'On Tower
- Tsien Chiang's Dream
- Tsien Chiang
- Chiang's Powers and Dominion
- Dream of Perfection
- Renovating the City
- The Darklord's Daughters
- Closing the Borders
- Chiang's Torment
- Roleplaying Chiang
- Personality Trait
- Ideal
- Bond
- Flaw
- Adventures in I'Cath
- The Dream of I'Cath
- Dreams of Perfection
- Nature of the Dream
- The Nightingale Bell
- Dreaming the Dream
- Tsien Chiang's Daughters
- Disrupting the Dream
- Kalakeri
- Kalakeri Characters
- Noteworthy Features
- Settlements and Sites
- Jadurai
- The Backwaters
- Cerulean Citadel
- Tower of Traitors
- The Vochalams
- The Ashram of Niranjan
- Ramya Vasavadan
- Ramya's Powers and Dominion
- War Leader
- Merciless
- Deathless Loyalty
- Blood Relatives
- Closing the Borders
- Ramya's Torment
- Roleplaying Ramya
- Personality Trait
- Ideal
- Bond
- Flaw
- Adventures in Kalakeri
- Vasavadan Traitors
- Arijani
- Reeva
- Treachery in Kalakeri
- Renown in Kalakeri
- Intrigue and Horror
- Benefits of Renown
- Losing Renown
- Recovering Renown
- Continual Conflict
- Loyalists of Kalakeri
- Benefits of Renown
- Rebels of Kalakeri
- Benefits of Renown
- Kartakass
- Kartakan Characters
- Noteworthy Features
- Settlements and Sites
- Emherst
- Harmonia
- Medria
- Skald
- Wildersung Wood
- Harkon Lukas
- Harkon's Powers and Dominion
- Hungry for Fame
- The Lukas Clan
- The Old Kartakan Inn and Taverna
- Closing the Borders
- Harkon Lukas's Torment
- Roleplaying Harkon
- Personality Trait
- Ideal
- Bond
- Flaw
- Adventures in Kartakass
- Insatiable Hungers
- The Darklord's Betrayal
- Meeting the Darklord
- Bite of the Darklord
- The Darklord's Pack
- Lamordia
- Noteworthy Features
- Lamordian Characters
- Settlements and Sites
- Ludendorf
- Neufurchtenburg
- Schloss Aubrecker
- Schloss Mordenheim
- The Sleeping Beast
- Viktra Mordenheim
- Mordenheim's Powers and Dominion
- Construct Creation
- Closing the Borders
- Mordenheim's Torment
- Roleplaying Mordenheim
- Personality Trait
- Ideal
- Bond
- Flaw
- Adventures in Lamordia
- Mordenheim's Monsters
- Elise and the Unbreakable Heart
- Elise
- The Unbreakable Heart
- Re-created by the Doctor
- Overwhelmed
- Self-Sacrifice
- Worse Than Death
- Mordenheim's Designs
- Mordent
- Noteworthy Features
- Mordentish Characters
- Settlements and Sites
- Mordentshire
- Heather House
- Idlethorp
- Sigil Lakes
- Wilfred Godefroy
- Godefroy's Powers and Dominion
- Lord of the Dead
- Gryphon Hill
- The Apparatus
- The Living and the Dead
- Closing the Borders
- Godefroy's Torment
- Foundations of Horror
- Roleplaying Godefroy
- Personality Trait
- Ideal
- Bond
- Flaw
- Adventures in Mordent
- Haunting Mordent
- History
- Tragedy
- Romance
- Putting the Pieces Together
- Who's the villain
- What's the beginning of the story
- What resources are available to the characters
- How does it end
- Richemulot
- Noteworthy Features
- Richemuloise Characters
- Settlements and Sites
- Pont-a-Museau
- Chateau Delanuit
- Saint Ronges
- Mortigny
- Jacqueline Renier
- Jacqueline's Powers and Dominion
- Casques Silencieux
- Plague Seasons
- Rat Queen
- Closing the Borders
- Jacqueline's Torment
- Roleplaying Jacqueline
- Personality Trait
- Ideal
- Bond
- Flaw
- Adventures in Richemulot
- The Gnawing Plague
- Transmission
- Infection
- Symptoms
- Recovery
- Immunity
- Cycle of the Plague
- Progressing Stages
- Stage One: Threat
- Stage Two: Outbreak
- Stage Three: Illness
- Stage Four: Pestilence
- Tepest
- Noteworthy Features
- Tepestani Characters
- Settlements and Sites
- Viktal
- The Gurgyl
- Kellee
- The Lost Court
- Mount Arak
- Mother Lorinda
- Lorinda's Powers and Dominion
- Mother
- Mother's Minders
- Laveeda and Leticia
- Lorinda's Children
- Lorinda's Torment
- Roleplaying Lorinda
- Personality Trait
- Ideal
- Bond
- Flaw
- Adventures in Tepest
- Viktal and the Tithe
- Welcome to Viktal
- The Tithe
- Tithe Celebration
- Tithe Events
- Mother's Blessing
- Valachan
- Noteworthy Features
- Valachani Characters
- Settlements and Sites
- Eirubamba River
- Oselo
- Pantara Lodge
- Shuaran
- Yaguara's Heart
- Chakuna
- Chakuna's Powers and Dominion
- Heartless
- The Trial of Hearts
- Closing the Borders
- Chakuna's Torment
- Roleplaying Chakuna
- Personality Trait
- Ideal
- Bond
- Flaw
- Adventures in Valachan
- The Trial of Hearts
- Rules of the Trial
- Travel in Valachan
- Dangers of the Trial
- Completing the Trial
- Other Domains of Dread
- Cyre 1313, The Mourning Rail
- Forlorn
- Ghastria
- G'henna
- Invidia
- Keening
- Klorr
- Markovia
- The Nightmare Lands
- Niranjan
- Nova Vaasa
- Odaire
- The Rider's Bridge
- Risibilos
- Scaena
- Sea of Sorrows
- The Shadowlands
- Souragne
- Staunton Bluffs
- Tovag
- Vhage Agency
- Zherisia
- Travelers in the Mists
- Keepers of the Feather
- Keeper Characters
- Keeper Societies
- Keeper Rookeries
- Keeper Adventures
- Vistani
- Vistani Culture
- Vistani Magic and the Mists
- Vistani Knowledge
- Views of Vistani
- Traveling with Vistani
- Vistani Characters
- Famed Vistani
- Other Groups
- Church of Ezra
- The Circle
- The Kargat and the Kargatane
- Order of the Guardians
- Priests of Osybus
- Ulmist Inquisition
- Mist Wanderers
- Alanik Ray and Arthur Sedgwick
- Alanik Ray's Traits
- Arthur Sedgwick's Traits
- Adventures with Alanik and Arthur
- The Caller
- The Caller's Traits
- Adventures with the Caller
- Erasmus van Richten
- Erasmus van Richten's Traits
- Adventures with Erasmus van Richten
- Ez d'Avenir
- Ez d'Avenir's Traits
- Adventures with Ez d'Avenir
- Firan Zal'honan
- Firan Zal'honan's Traits
- Adventures with Firan Zal'honan
- Jander Sunstar
- Jander Sunstar's Traits
- Adventures with Jander Sunstar
- Larissa Snowmane
- Larissa Snowmane's Traits
- Adventures with Larissa Snowmane
- Rudolph van Richten
- Rudolph van Richten's Traits
- Adventures with Rudolph van Richten
- The Weathermay-Foxgrove Twins
- Gennifer's Traits
- Laurie's Traits
- Adventures with the Twins
Horror Adventures
- Preparing for Horror
- Understanding Horror
- Set Expectations
- Horror Content Survey
- Content and Themes Questions
- Serious Fear
- Gameplay Questions
- Session Zero
- Reinforce Expectations
- Establish Boundaries
- Customize Your Experience
- Running Horror Games
- Horror Atmosphere
- Accessibility
- Location
- Music
- Lighting
- Props
- Distractions
- The Dungeon Master
- Horror Pacing
- Logistics
- Undermine Reality
- Idle Uneasiness
- Out of Time
- Parallel Scenes
- Reliability and Trust
- Just Enough Hope
- End on Cliffhangers
- Describing Horror
- Let Players Fill Gaps
- Horror Gameplay
- Horror Threats
- Subvert Clichés
- Encourage Space
- Ask Permission
- Content Tools
- Engaging Players
- After the Horror
- Tarokka Deck and Spirit Board
- Tarokka Deck
- Spirit Board
- Horror Toolkit
- Curses
- Laying Curses
- Components of a Curse
- Pronouncement
- Burden
- Resolution
- Persistent Curses
- Sample Curses
- Ancient Seal
- Broken Vow
- Final Breath
- Innocent Blood
- Fear and Stress
- Haunted Traps
- Survivors
- The House of Lament
Monsters of Ravenloft
Appendix: Spirit Board
Credits
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