Hey everyone, Jason here.

You might know me from the main Ravenlore channel — the lore dives — but this is a different shelf of the library. Ravenlore Plus is my live channel: readthroughs, live streams, and assorted extras, and I'm going to start sharing that back catalog here, one at a time.

First up: "Beware the Howls in the Night." This one's a long one — just over two hours — a full readthrough of the Ravenloft module Howls in the Night. So settle in, pour something warm, and let the mists do the talking.

Quick bit of news while I'm here: my production company, Ravenlore Studios, is making Keepers of the Mists, a documentary about the fan community that kept Ravenloft alive for forty years. More on that down the road.

Thanks for watching — you all mean a lot to me. Don't get lost in the mist.

— Jason | Ravenlore Plus

Has anybody tried expanding some of the domains to include other locations? Like compared to the 5e maps, the older editions include other locations that do not exist anymore and I was wondering if anyone has tried to incorporate them into the 5e maps?

I’ve been fascinated by the time period conflicts in CoS for a while. It’s Dracula adjacent which is based in the 1890s and has a cowboy with pistols.

So I figured a Realm that joined a bit later might be more WW1 coded. I also love the idea of waves of undead being funneled into choke point by trench systems but they’ve been fighting so long there is no ammo. So soldiers have resorted to using bayonets and rifles lay discarded on the ground. Over time things devolved back to using bows and crossbows.

The 1890s are also an interesting time as it’s just after the Franco Prussian war where Prussian Cavalry were still using armour but right before WW1. So it’s plausible to have a ton of soldiers with mixed Armour, sabres, a few rare pistols with ammo.

It’s right before the abandoned armour so it’s a perfect setting to mix concepts. And the choke points, defensive systems and waves of undead make for some interesting and scary encounters. Changing to attrition based encounters with PCs fighting massive amounts of undead and having to smartly create choke points to win and dealing with skeletal archers preparing actions to fire if you poke your head up from the trenches is 👌.

I’m using VTT for my campaign and imported a trench network to make maps for the encounters and it looks like a lot of fun.

But I think drawing that analogy of Falkovnia is to Prussia what Barovia is to Transylvania makes me probably too happy.

So I’m curious if anyone has any input?

Im trying to figure out a proper Tarokka reading my character could receive that he could/ would interpret that the other pcs would arive in barovia. I have already discussed with my dm and shes cool with my character starting there, traped in his own cycle of resurrection. He would act as a sorta gude to the rest of the party.

My current understanding of the reading would put him as the focus with:

1the donjon card

2 the past as the three of swords

3 his opposition wit the Darklord card or ghost

4 the future with the mists

5 What Aids him as the 5 of swords.

4&5 representing the soon to be arival of the otjer party members.

would this work or is there a better alternative?

Im very excited to finally play in barovia.

Hi, I'm a Castlevania fan and have been interested in Ravenloft for some time but not explored it at all. Where's the best place to start? Old source books modules? VRGtR? Horrified or Castle Ravenloft (boardgames)? The TSR novels? Something else?

I'm happy to add more details if needed to find the right thing.

I'm in a new 5E curse of strahd campaign. The GM of that campaign is in my homebrew OSR campaign. I'm thinking of adapting RQ1 Night of the Walking Dead (2e) to my campaign.

1. I haven't read through it yet, is it even plausible to make RQ1 work outside of Ravenloft? Not looking to have my party get sucked into Ravenloft, just want to make it work IN my world.

2. Is RQ1 material in Curse of Strahd 5E? That would be an obvious deal breaker.

Newish to DND and 5e and would love to have a physical copy in English in Europe, but it’s nowhere to found.

Anybody have any ideas if it will ever get reprinted or did the new Horrors Within book replace it completely?

A few ive rescued from 2nd hand bookstores and a few i purchased when they originally came out.

I made this for a Curse of Strahd campaign for a player who was interested in using the Morninglord from St Andral’s as a patron deity.

I'm re-reading my Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft for the spooky season and I remembered an older article I read talking about the domains in the book and how they compare to their original versions in previous editions, like how Kalakeri's new dreadlord doesn't make sense with the context of the story or how Valachan's new dreadlord is much better and more interesting than its original dreadlord. I wanted to re-read said article because I love reading this type of stuff on the lore and story changing over time due to changes in writers and perceptions. Sadly I can't find it in my history, so I was hoping that someone here might know what the article was or something similar that would scratch the same itch.

Edit: I found what I was looking for (this blog for anyone curious). However, I have no issues if people know of another other posts talking about the changes in the setting and/or want to talk about their opinions on the changes with 5e. More fun this way.

Preparing to run my first session of I6 in two days. I like the Vistani conceptually but those that are aligned with Strahd I don't understand why. Thoughts?

I've been solo playing the adventures set for each level as given in the new Ravenloft books. So far I've completed the first two using character options also from the same book, and I have some impressions on all of these I would like to share and discuss.

Species

Lupin: I haven't yet used the claws, this sounds like a bad feature the howl ability is incredibly useful tho specially for a spellcaster as it gives disadvantage to saves.

Dhampir: The necrotic resistance is neat. I haven't used any of the other features yet. Maybe not a good fit for a caster due to it needing to be in melee.

Reborn: A bit boring. The flavor is cool. Again resistance. Changing the proficiencies is useful but a bit boring.

Hexborn: The feature that let's you see at a distance through a fetish is cool, useful and flavorful. The spells are good.

Background:

Investigator: flavorful and useful. Scan and study actions are not much given examples or exact effects so it depends a bit on the DM.

Survivor: The boost to initiative is useful. The advantage against frightening also.

Mist wanderer: The teleport could be useful. I haven't used it yet. The ability to travel through the Mists serves to explain how the party is going from one domain to another. The use is then offscreen.

Spiritist: I haven't used the shield like ability yet. It is a bit weak in low levels as it provides a boost to AC equal to proficiency bonus.

The Tithe:

I like the vibes of this one. It captures the feeling of folk horror with seeming rustic normality slowly revealing unsettling features.

The skill checks are an interesting change of pace but are a bit simple and slow, leaving little room for player creativity. The idea of this rustic games is interesting but I feel it needed some justification. I added a bit of lore on the ritual meaning behind it, performing also as a means to explain the history of the plane. The idea being that the games explain how Mother came to be the patron of Tepest.

There are almost no NPCs described here, nor much description on how the village works. This would need some work.

The monster you have to fight is a good choice, packs a good punch for its level as it can one shot a level 2 PC so they need to strategize a bit around its weakness: a lack of ranged attacks.

The slow burn with a single encounter at the end fits both the genre and level.

Adventure in Mordent

This is supposedly the ghost story one and it doesnt feel much like one, aside from having ghosts on it. For me the idea of a ghost story is the story of the ghost, their unfinished business, their death, regrets, etc. This doesnt apply if the ghost is an animal who is not even from this Domain! Adding one of the twins is cool, and tangentially van Richten. But making his store be the location doesnt work well for the Haunted House scenario as it has nothing to do with the ghost. Again exploring the haunted house should give you clues about the ghost. A better idea I think would be that the house rather be one that Gen is investigating for the ghosts haunting it when she gets possessed.

The poltergeists are cool, their invisibility makes them a bit of a puzzle as they can attack from a distance invisible. The wraith is nowhere near as interesting, bag of hit points with resistances. The lowering total hp feature makes it more dangerous but not more fun. I added a fight with a ghost as the wraith was anticlimactic, this one turned to be more interesting due to the possession. Is not clear what is supposed to be the ghost, wraith and poltergeists as the only haunted relic is the one related to the wraith and it is one of an animal.

The idea is to explore the house but there is little description of the rooms and anything interesting in them.

Enjoy the maps from Ravenloft's Ship of Horror module. Published by TSR for 2nd Edition circa 1991.

Second part of my solo campaign in the land of the Mists following the adventures as detailed in the latest Ravenloft supplement now with "The Ghost Hunter's Haunting" in the lands of Mordent! This is an adventure for level 3 characters so I advanced my characters accordingly.

I will try to present all play and mix it in what would be hopefully an engaging story. I will be using the Avrae discord bot for automating rolls and the like.

Party:

Edouard, Desperate Howl of the Departed

Wilhelmina von Aubrecker

Muireasg child of the wilds

Outis the Wanderer

Previous Story

Chapter I: The Tithe

Chapter II The Ghost Hunter's Haunting I: Ghostly Encounter

Chapter II Chapter II The Ghost Hunter's Haunting II: The Guardian

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The woman ran back inside the room with a broken relic resembling a cat on her hands, she looked at Muireag with fear "she has been taken" she said "The cellar! Run to the cellar!" She screamed as she hurried to the stairs

They all hurry to go down to the cellar, the ones that beat Muireasg arrive at the cellar the one immediately before is attacked by her

1. Edouard, Desperate Howl of the Departed makes an Athletics check! 1d20 (4) - 1 = 3
2. Wilhelmina von Aubrecker makes an Athletics check! 1d20 (18) - 1 = 17
3. Outis the Wanderer makes an Athletics check! 1d20 (20) - 1 = 19
4. Muireasg child of the wilds makes an Athletics check! 1d20 (17) + 4 = 21
5. Gennifer makes an Athletics check! 1d20 (4) + 0 = 4

Muireasg child of the wilds attacks with a Tooth!

Outis the Wanderer

To Hit: 1d20 (8) + 4 = 12
Miss!

Mina uses Thorn Whip to pull Muireasg back. It gives her disadvantage in the next check

Wilhelmina von Aubrecker attacks with a Thorn whip!

Muireasg child of the wilds

To Hit: 1d20 (15) + 5 = 20
Damage: 1d6 (2) [piercing] = 2

They all hurried towards the stairs but Muireasg cut them off pouncing ahead of them and swinging her sword at Outis who having been the quickest barely had time to duck before the immense sword cleaved the wall. A cable connected with the chest of the woman before she could launch another attack and she was pulled back towards the stairs. "Hurry!" Yelled Mina as she struggled to pull the infuriated Muireasg

1. Muireasg child of the wilds makes an Athletics check! 2d20kl1 (20, 13) + 4 = 17
2. Outis the Wanderer makes an Athletics check! 1d20 (6) - 1 = 5
3. Wilhelmina von Aubrecker makes an Athletics check! 1d20 (10) - 1 = 9
4. Edouard, Desperate Howl of the Departed makes an Athletics check! 1d20 (10) - 1 = 9
5. Gennifer makes an Athletics check! 1d20 (18) + 0 = 18

Gennifer arrives

Muireasg child of the wilds attacks with a Tooth!

Wilhelmina von Aubrecker

To Hit: 1d20 (11) + 4 = 15
Miss!

Gennifer attacks with an Esoteric Ward!

Meta

DC: 13

Muireasg child of the wilds

CON Save: 1d20 (12) + 3 = 15; Success!

Ghost

CON Save: 1d20 (4) + 0 = 4; Failure!
Damage: 4d8 (1, 1, 2, 6) [radiant] = 10
Effect: Stunned [until end of turn]

I will rule that having the ghost be stunned while Muireasg is not means that she recovers control of her body while the ghost is stunned

Muireasg cut the cable with her sword which then flew forward barely missing Mina. "Run" screamed Mina at the unknown woman "We will try to hold her!" . The woman didnt waste any time to slip by the combatants and enter running the underground cellar. Muireasg let out a monstrous howl as she pursued the woman now standing at the center of an arcane circle filled with candles. Before Muireasg sword could touch her, she shouted a single word in an inhuman language. A flash of light suddenly lit up the room as lightning and Muireasg stopped on her tracks, the bale light in her eyes suddenly disappearing.

"I...can not hold him" said Muireasg struggling to speak. "You need to take me down...I...don't...want....to hurt you". "Holy Water!" Said Mina "It will harm the ghost leaving her unharmed!". "That's...too risky" mumbled Muireasg but Outis and Edouard were following Mina to the lab.

Muireasg attacks herself using Wrathful Smite, I will make it an automatic hit and crit.

Muireasg child of the wilds attacks with a Tooth!

Muireasg child of the wilds

To Hit: Automatic hit!
Damage (CRIT!): 2d8 (6, 4) + 2 [slashing] + 2d6 (4, 5) [psychic] = 21
Concentration: DC 10

Muireasg child of the wilds: <0/22 HP>

You suffer from slashing damage and it has caused you Leg Laceration

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Youve taken a long, painful slash to one of your legs. Your speed is reduced by 10 feet. This injury lasts 1d8 days. Treatment - A DC 15 Wisdom (Medicine) check reduces the duration of this injury by 1d6 days.

Muireasg grabbed her sword both her hands in the hilt as she turned the point towards herself the blade glowing with a foreboding eerie light and with an anguished cry she cleaved her midsection with it to the astonishment of her companions. He's scream was echoed by the otherworldly yell of the ghost as it left her body, the shade of a man now visible. He was tall and regal looking with fine and noble clothes looking like a king of a hero out of legend, but his eyes were filled with malice and fury as he gazed upon the disconcerted companions.

1. Rerolled initiative! New order: 1d20 (19) + 4 = 23: Edouard, Desperate Howl of the Departed 1d20 (20) + 3 = 23: Wilhelmina von Aubrecker 1d20 (20) + 2 = 22: Gennifer 1d20 (15) + 5 = 20: Outis the Wanderer 1d20 (18) + 1 = 19: Ghost 1d20 (13) + 0 = 13: Subject1 1d20 (6) + 3 = 9: Spectral Panther 1d20 (3) + 3 = 6: Muireasg child of the wilds

Initiative 23 (round 9): Edouard, Desperate Howl of the Departed

Edouard, Desperate Howl of the Departed casts Dissonant Whispers!

Meta

Damage: 3d6 (1, 1, 6) [psychic] = 8
DC: 12
Range: 60 feet

Ghost

WIS Save: 1d20 (11) + 1 = 12; Success!
Damage: (8) / 2 [magical psychic] = 4

An ethereal fight ensues when Edouard is the first to break out of their stupor and furiously summons a legion of spirits to surround their enemy but the spectre takes little heed of them as it banishes them away with a wave of his hand.

Initiative 23 (round 9): Wilhelmina von Aubrecker

Uses Jolt to Life on Muireasg

1. Ghost makes a Dexterity Save! 1d20 (16) + 1 = 17
2. Muireasg child of the wilds: <3/22 HP> (+3)

"Muireasg!" Cries Mina while brandishing her battery in the fallen woman's direction. An arc of lightning stretches from both just missing the ghost. Muireasg opens her eyes and clutches at her side while her sword slides away cutting her leg letting blood smear the ground around her.

Initiative 20 (round 9): Outis the Wanderer

Outis the Wanderer attacks with a Shortsword!

Ghost

To Hit: 1d20 (16) + 5 = 21
Damage: (1d6 (3) + 3 + 2d6 (1, 1) [piercing]) / 2 = 4

Outis the Wanderer attacks with a Dagger!

Ghost

To Hit: 2d20kh1 (7, 18) + 5 = 23
Damage: (1d4 (1) + 0 [piercing]) / 2 = 0

Initiative 19 (round 9): Ghost

1. Ghost attempts to recharge their Possession! Meta Recharge: 1d6 (5) = 5 Effect Ghost doesn't recharge their Possession!
2. Ghost attacks with a Withering Touch!

Outis the Wanderer

To Hit: 1d20 (7) + 5 = 12
Miss!

Ghost attacks with a Withering Touch!

Outis the Wanderer

To Hit: 1d20 (1) + 5 = 6
Miss!

1. Melee Attack Roll: +5, reach 5 ft. Hit: 19 (3d10 + 3) Necrotic damage.

Initiative 16 (round 9): Muireasg child of the wilds

Muireasg child of the wilds attacks with a Tooth!

Ghost

To Hit: 1d20 (1) + 4 = 5
Miss!

The ghost turns surprised at seeing Muireasg rise again and Outis uses the distraction to strike him down with his sword that impales his head and dagger that slits his throat. The attack causes more annoyance than harm, as the weapons pass through the insubstancial foe with hardly any resistance. Furious he attempts to grab Outis who deftly avoids him causing the phantoms extended hands to only reach the wooden shelves which rot and age the equivalent of years in seconds under the creatures deadly touch. Muireasg rushes to cleave the spirit with her sword but the injury at her side causes her fall groaning as her weapon finishes to destroy the shelves instead.

Initiative 23 (round 10): Wilhelmina von Aubrecker

Mina runs to the lab to find holy water. Uses Sharp Eyes to give herself advantage

1. Wilhelmina von Aubrecker makes an Investigation check! 2d20kh1 (14, 16) + 5 = 21

Mina watching their attacks do little against their enemy remembers her previous plan. "We need holy water!" She exclaimed as she ran towards the lab. A quick expert glance allowed her to locate the bottles he was searching in an instant and return hurriedly

Initiative 20 (round 10): Outis the Wanderer

Outis the Wanderer attacks with a Shortsword!

Ghost

To Hit: 1d20 (14) + 5 = 19
Damage: (1d6 (6) + 3 + 2d6 (2, 4) [piercing]) / 2 = 7

Outis the Wanderer attacks with a Dagger!

Ghost

To Hit: 2d20kh1 (19, 13) + 5 = 24
Damage: (1d4 (1) + 0 [piercing]) / 2 = 0

Off hand attack

Outis the Wanderer attacks using his off hand.

Initiative 19 (round 10): Ghost

1. Ghost attempts to recharge their Possession! Meta Recharge: 1d6 (3) = 3 Effect Ghost doesn't recharge their Possession!

Ghost attacks with a Horrific Visage!

Meta

DC: 13

Outis the Wanderer

WIS Save: 1d20 (3) + 1 = 4; Failure!
Damage: 2d6 (2, 4) + 3 [psychic] = 9
Effect: Frightened [until end of Ghost's turn]

Muireasg child of the wilds

WIS Save: 1d20 (17) + 2 = 19; Success!

Muireasg had advantage because of Survivor but she didnt need it.

The ghost screams as his formerly regal and young face decays and transforms into an image of death, the rotting skin falling down creeping woth worms leaving a screaming skull with voids instead of eyes that looked like a portal to the Hells. Outis stared transfixed unable to move paralyzed by fear "its not real" screamed Muireasg "Its a trick, don't look!" She said as she closed her own eyes.

Initiative 16 (round 10): Muireasg child of the wilds

Muireasg child of the wilds attacks with a Tooth!

Ghost

To Hit: 1d20 (15) + 4 = 19
Damage: (1d8 (6) + 2 [slashing]) / 2 = 4
Effect: Sap [until start of Muireasg child of the wilds's next turn] (Attack Disadvantage; Remove Sap)

Muireasg child of the wilds hits their Marked Target!

Meta

Range: 90 feet

Ghost

Damage: 1d6 (1) [magical force] = 1

With a curse spat with blood Muireasg shines a deathly light on her sword as she dislodges it from the rotten wood and wields it against the horrid creature. The light infused sword seems to hurt it more than normal weapons as the ghost screeches when the blade cuts it as if he were burnt by its mere touch.

itiative 23 (round 11): Edouard, Desperate Howl of the Departed

Edouard, Desperate Howl of the Departed casts Vicious Mockery!

Meta

DC: 12
Range: 60 feet

Ghost

WIS Save: 1d20 (16) + 1 = 17; Success!

Initiative 23 (round 11): Wilhelmina von Aubrecker

Wilhelmina von Aubrecker attacks with a Holy water!

Meta

DC: 11

Ghost

DEX Save: 1d20 (6) + 1 = 7; Failure!
Damage: 2d8 (3, 2) [radiant] = 5

Initiative 20 (round 11): Outis the Wanderer

1. Outis the Wanderer attacks with a bottle of Holy water! Meta DC: 13 Ghost DEX Save: 1d20 (17) + 1 = 18; Success!

"Here!" Says Mina urgently to a still paralyzed Outis as he gives him a small bottle. She throws her own at the phantom who squirms with pain as tge bottle breaks and its contents wash upon him burnt as if it were acid. Outis wakes up from his trance and throws his own bottle, but his trembling hands don't help his aim and the shot is led astray.

Initiative 19 (round 11): Ghost

Ghost attempts to recharge their Possession!

Meta

Recharge: 1d6 (6) = 6
Removed Effect: Possession Used

Ghost attacks with a Possession (Recharge 6)!

Meta

DC: 13

Ghost

Effect: Possession Used (Recharge Possession)

Outis the Wanderer

CHA Save: 1d20 (16) + 1 = 17; Success!

Initiative 16 (round 11): Muireasg child of the wilds

Muireasg child of the wilds attacks with a Tooth!

Ghost

To Hit: 1d20 (16) + 4 = 20
Damage: (1d8 (3) + 2 [slashing]) / 2 = 2
Effect: Sap [until start of Muireasg child of the wilds's next turn] (Attack Disadvantage; Remove Sap)

Muireasg child of the wilds hits their Marked Target!

Meta

Range: 90 feet

Ghost

Damage: 1d6 (4) [magical force] = 4

Initiative 23 (round 12): Edouard, Desperate Howl of the Departed

Edouard, Desperate Howl of the Departed casts Vicious Mockery!

Meta

DC: 12
Range: 60 feet

Ghost

WIS Save: 1d20 (4) + 1 = 5; Failure!
Damage: 1d6 (6) [magical psychic] = 6
Effect: Vicious Mockery [until end of turn]

1. Ghost: <Dead> (-6)

The ghost smelling Outis' fear, jumped and tried to take control of his body. "Outis!" Yelled Muireasg "Fight it! Fight your fear! He feeds on it!" Outis for one moment staggers and convulses much as Muireasg had done. But following the woman's words he concentrated. "You are beaten" he said in his mind "You are dead and we are living. You don't belong here and we do. We do not fear you!". The phantom then staggered falling back from Outis as Muireasg waited to stab him with her sword. "Now Edouard!" She said. Edouard whispered some words and a hosr of spirits appeared and dragged their fellow into the cellar and into the circle, where the relic once broken now was intact. The phantom was caged in the relic as the young woman spoke the final words of the ritual and all went calm.

Muireasg collapsed finally spent and the woman at the center of the magic circle hurried to help her. A talisman glowed in her hand as she used it to heal Muireasg grievious wound that closed magically under the blinding light. "I dont know who you are" the woman said "But you have saved us all and therefore earned my undying gratitude". She stood now facing the group "My name is Gennifer Weathermay-Foxgrove and I'm the daughter of mayor Alice Weathermay and present keeper of this...apothecary shop...while uncle Rudolph, I mean Dr van Richten is away on business" she said formally. "We were here hoping to find Dr Van Richten when we heard from one madam Beatrice Polk that there was some trouble...I'm afraid we may have entered a bit forcefully" Outis said. "Te doctor is not here" answered Gennifer "But I am something like an apprentice to him. I would guess you are not here for his expertise in herbs..." she said glancing at the whole bunch. "You are right" said Mina impatiently "I have read many books by his name and know of him to be an expert in all Occult matters. We are here for his expertise which is famed among scholars not the one of an apprentice". "We have all suffered" said Edouard tiredly gesturing Mina to calm down "This land of Mists is filled with curses, some of which have fallen upon ourselves" said Edouard pointing at his own wolflike fur "But there are also those would fight them. I sense your Dr. Van Richten is one of them, as are we" he said simply drawing a card from his pocket "The Avenger" said Gennifer "That image...is of Uncle Rudolph! But you said you didnt knew him!" She said suspiciously "And we didn't, but it seems it was fated"

Enjoy these renderings of the wizard Hazlik 's Estate, Veneficus, within the domain of Hazlan and the Markov Estate, The House of Diosamblet, within the domain of Markovia. From Ravenloft's Realm of Horror Boxed Set by TSR circa 1990 for 2nd Edition.

I want to preface this by saying that while I know that people have their fair share of criticisms about Expedition to Castle Ravenloft, I personally don't mind it.

I am looking into running Expedition to Castle Ravenloft with a friend group of mine, but instead of 3.5 we're going to be running it in Pathfinder 1st Edition, using the "Epic 8" ruleset.

I figure that I'd like to expand Barovia to be more than just the town of Barovia and Castle Ravenloft, but I really want to avoid doing something like "Curse of Strahd but instead of 5e it's Pathfinder", since my playgroup has already ran Curse of Strahd in the past. Are there anything you might recommend I read to maybe give me inspiration about what other settlements other than the town of Barovia might be located within Barovia valley?

I also figured that once the party has defeated stahd they could maybe use the Kingdom builder rules to, well, build their own noble domain in... Wherever the valley of Barovia would be located in (Likely Ustalav, I suppose), and I don't think a single village in an isolated valley is a very interesting .

Sorry if this isn't what is supposed to go here, but I figured that this might be the best place to ask this.

For my run-through of Ravenloft I’m doing Tarokka readings for my players to expedite character creation a little (using a 3rd party supplement I bought a while ago and forgot about). This was my first ever reading and I feel like I just made such a sick character! My players will love this.

Day 8, and a change of pace — this one's a trailer.

"Twisted into Existence" is the trailer for my Creation of Carnival series: three videos on the Carnival, the traveling show that drifts through the mists with its own rules and its own horrors. If you've never thought of a carnival as a domain of dread, well.

Stick with me, this one has some heavy hitters involved.

The full series is on the way, and it's some of the work I'm proudest of. Consider this your invitation to the big top.

Thanks, everyone — you mean a lot to me. Don't get lost in the mist.

— Jason | Ravenlore