Today we’re venturing into the Dread Domain of Borca in the Ravenloft campaign setting! This article fleshes out the location of Scholomance, a dark wizard school on the eastern side of the map. As always, you can get everything you need from the video below, the article below that, or you can get the full […]
I’m on Reddit a lot. Like… a lot. I’m not even sure there are other websites out there at this point. Besides this one, of course. With all the time that I spend on the “front page of the internet”, I see a lot of weird things. And because I frequent the r/curseofstrahd subreddit, some […]
Just in case you didn’t know, the guide to Curse of Strahd that we’ve been working on for two years is complete! All 105 pages are finished and available for your perusal. What you may not know is that it was briefly available for sale on dmsguild.com. A whopping 3.5 days, in fact! During that […]
The druids of Yester Hill are an abomination! Follow this guide to spice up the summoning ritual of Wintersplinter and show your players the darkness of Yester Hill! Let’s spice up the summoning ritual at Yester Hill and give your players an experience they won’t soon forget! Today we’re bumping up the fear factor of […]
Castle Ravenloft is a pretty big place. Despite Strahd von Zarovich being a broody edgelord vampire bad guy, he seems to have a soft spot for company. Within the walls of Castle Ravenloft dwell several roommates who Strahd keeps around for various reasons. In today’s article, we’re going to go over each one of them […]
Card: Ghost (King of Hearts) Sir Godfrey Gwilym is one of the revenants at Argynvostholt, sworn to the unfulfillable quest of ending Strahd. His love for Vladimir is all that keeps his mind and soul—and those of other revenants—safe from oblivion. Let’s take a look at his motivation, how characters can earn his trust, and […]
Are you running Curse of Strahd for the second time? Do you have players who’ve run or played it before? If so, you can shake things up by starting your game on the other side of the map in the town of Krezk. In today’s article, we’re going to go over the issues that people […]
We’re back and bringing you five more dark gifts this month! Whether you wrap these into your background or pick them up in your adventures, these dark gifts will help tie your characters more tightly to the lands of Ravenloft and the darkness that pervades them. I go over the gifts in the video down […]
Over the past year, a lot of folks have asked me, “Where is Anastrasya’s stat block?” To this inquiry, I inevitably replied something along the lines of “It’ll be coming out soon!” and “We’re also overhauling Ludmilla!” Thankfully, today is the day that I got my butt in gear and compiled the updated stat blocks […]
Death and taxes; the two sure things in our world. In Dungeons & Dragons, we can split those sureties in half—who pays taxes in their game, after all? But death? Death is a constant companion. In Dungeons & Dragons, there are several rules-as-written (RAW) spells that can be used to bring a character back from […]
Today we’re deep diving into the NPC companions: Rudolph van Richten, Nikolai Wachter, Father Donovich, and Zuleika Toranescu! In the video below, I discuss the motivations behind each of these characters deciding to accompany your party, how to gain their trust, as well as the pros and cons of having them around. Not all allies […]
Today we’re deep diving into the NPC companions: The Mad Mage, Ismark Kolyanovich, Clovin Belview and Arabelle! In the video below, I discuss the motivations behind each of these characters deciding to accompany your party, how to gain their trust, as well as the pros and cons of having them around. Not all allies are […]
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