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<blockquote data-quote="I'm A Banana" data-source="post: 7692104" data-attributes="member: 2067">Nothing outside of Barovia, but if I were going to re-launch an RL campaign setting, I'd absolutely focus on Barovia, for much of the same reason that 5e's FR releases have focused on the Sword Coast. The adventure is in the land of Barovia, not somewhere else, so it is in the RL setting, as much as any of the adventure paths have been in any setting. And it is gothic in tone, which indicates it has an RL setting vibe to it - it's likely not going to be &quot;A party of tieflings, dragonborn, and half-orcs smash up Castle Ravenloft, kill Strahd, and take his stuff.&quot; I think for me a big questionable factor is if it allows for/encourages/offers options for Barovia-native characters. Playing heroes born under Strahd's reign who know of the often deadly fortunes of the Vistani will offer a very different vibe from heroes whisked away from the road near Neverwinter whose main interest is in getting back. If there's some rules help for doing the former (It doesn't need much...perhaps some Barovia-specific factions or subclasses?), we'd have all I really need in an RL reboot.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="I'm A Banana, post: 7692104, member: 2067"] Nothing outside of Barovia, but if I were going to re-launch an RL campaign setting, I'd [B]absolutely[/B] focus on Barovia, for much of the same reason that 5e's FR releases have focused on the Sword Coast. The adventure is in the land of Barovia, not somewhere else, so it is in the RL setting, as much as any of the adventure paths have been in any setting. And it is gothic in tone, which indicates it has an RL setting vibe to it - it's likely not going to be "A party of tieflings, dragonborn, and half-orcs smash up Castle Ravenloft, kill Strahd, and take his stuff." I think for me a big questionable factor is if it allows for/encourages/offers options for Barovia-native characters. Playing heroes born under Strahd's reign who know of the often deadly fortunes of the Vistani will offer a very different vibe from heroes whisked away from the road near Neverwinter whose main interest is in getting back. If there's some rules help for doing the former (It doesn't need much...perhaps some Barovia-specific factions or subclasses?), we'd have all I really need in an RL reboot. [/QUOTE]

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