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Some recommendations of my own. A publisher known as Bonus Action Rainbow made a sourcebook reworking the Relationship rules, and they regularly make free and extra paid-for maps on their Patreon. The relationship book provides more detail and gradations for Relationships, adds in Cliques as...

The problem with using Murgaxor as the primary villain is that he looks more appropriately "villainous" as a sort of humorous villain in a PG-rated show or movie. He has more Ludo Avarius vibes than Azula or Fire Lord Ozai. Which can be good if you want to lean into Strixhaven being a more...

Product Link Product Type: DMing Tools CoS-Required? Yes Of the various innovative ideas in Curse of Strahd, one of the more notable ones is the concept of the Destined Ally, a randomly-determined NPC in Madam Eva’s Tarokka reading who will aid the party in their fight against Strahd Von...

Laziness. Strixhaven DMs is the subreddit, and this is their accompanying Discord. The subreddit's quite popular, with around 5,000 members. It ain't no r/curseofstrahd, but it has an active community and people regularly chiming in regarding those asking for advice. There exists hardly...

Product Link Product Type: DMing Tool CoS-Required? Yes Another Oliver Clegg* product, Barovian Nights looks to spice up Curse of Strahd’s overland travel with a lot more random encounters. The default adventure has 25 different overland encounter types, but the only real variance is whether...

I found Strixhaven to be downright soulless in comparison to a lot of other WotC campaigns on the market. Even with less than stellar ones, you still had an outline for an adventure, challenges to face, villains to vanquish. Stakes of some kind. Strixhaven feels like someone's unfinished draft...

Product Link Product Type: Bestiary CoS-Required? No, but presumably meant to be used as a replacement for the default CoS Strahd of that book. As an iconic D&D figure who has existed across editions, the capabilities of Strahd Von Zarovich have differed between incarnations. In the original...

Product Link Product Type: Adventure CoS-Required? Yes This one-shot adventure is designed for 4 5th-level PCs. But unlike other adventure products designed to supplement the base Curse of Strahd campaign, this one is a prequel where the players take on the role of Knights of the Silver...

Product Link Product Type: Adventure (Mini-Game) CoS-Required? Yes Besides being the largest population center in Barovia, Vallaki is known for its many mandatory festivals. While the Baron’s poor attempts at enlivening community spirit is a major part of resentment against his regime, the...

Product Link Product Type: Adventure CoS-Required? Yes Dracula isn’t the only gothic monster Curse of Strahd deploys. Vasilka the flesh golem has a similar role to Frankenstein’s monster, but her creator, the Abbot, isn’t much of a mad scientist. He is closer to being a monster himself, as a...

Product Link Product Type: Character Options CoS-Required? No The Domains of Dread are full of all sorts of horror and fantasy tropes: mages trafficking with dark forces, brave paladins doomed to grim ends, cursed lycanthropes who are equal parts victim and victimizer, and how sometimes the...

Same. There is a part of me that is motivated to write a Weekend at Strahd's scenario more in line with what you suggested. It would be for free and not a professional work, but I am concerned it would come off as too much of a "Take That" at the person who wrote the original adventure.

No need to worry about little ol' me, I already read the entire thing!

Product Link Product Type: Character Options, DMing Tools CoS-Required? No Note: As this is an art-free book and this post is lengthy, I’m using portraits from various 3rd Edition Ravenloft products. While horror campaigns shine under scarcity of numbers, the various Castle Ravenloft...

Between the setting’s various appearances across Editions, the reincarnation cycle of Tatyana, and the hordes of deceased adventurers in the March of the Dead, it goes without saying that Strahd Von Zarovich has seen his fair share of strange and interesting people coming into his domain. Now...

Product Link Product Type: Adventure CoS-Required? Yes This is a sourcebook dedicated to fleshing out the famous dinner scene at Castle Ravenloft. But with less eating and more catty infighting and drama. Designed for 4-6 PCs of levels 3rd to 11th, it can occur at virtually any time in Curse...

Dungeons of Drakkenheim is one of my top 3 5e campaigns to run after I finish my current Curse of Strahd campaign. Perhaps not immediately (may switch to something smaller-scale or even another system), but everything from the adventure structure to the plot really speak to me in a way few other...

Product Link Product Type: Adventure CoS-Required? No When it comes to the DM’s Guild, Oliver Clegg is one of the more prolific creators of Ravenloft material. However, he often veers between more serious works or outright parodies suitable for one-shots. Regardless, his books are nothing if...

Product Link Product Type: Adventure CoS-Required? No, but is written with it in mind It’s October, and you know what that means: time for some more reviews of fan-made Ravenloft products! I’m happy to say that people are still churning out interesting content for this setting on the Dungeon...

New review, woohoo! A dark fantasy adventure, just in time for October!