Someone's got their panties in a twist.
The point is nothing is keeping you from adding these things in the game, if you're a DM, which I am most of the time. 5e leaves everything up to the DM. The game book gives a framework. The DM has to do everything else. They mention the people only like humans. They mention it's a horror setting, and give examples on how to make it more horror, including how to change spells to fit. INCLUDING Find Familiar, where it states the familiar is actually an Undead instead of a Celestial, Fey or Fiend, and immune to effects that turn Undead.
So, what exactly are you complaining about, considering everything you want is mentioned in the game, then given to the DM to do with as he sees fit.
And again, there is no Ravenloft, so there is no way Ravenloft is "supposed" to be. If I want to make Ravenloft a land of spider infested circuses run by clowns with red noses, it will likely scare my wife a lot more than what is currently written. Horror is subjective.
And you're obviously not able to engage in conversation with someone who disagrees with you without tossing what you believe to be insults. "I bet you're the type of player..." "I suppose you want..." "It seems you would throw a fit if..."
Lol, are these supposed to be insults? Are you really trying to insult me by attacking the way you think I play? Because obviously, only the way you play is the correct way. Oh, and anyone who disagrees with you, or in my case simply shows you that your complaints are invalid, must obviously play in such a way that is "incorrect" when compared to your purist way. Great job, I'm shaking in my boots at your well timed insinuations that I'm not as much of a purist as you apparently are. I'm so insulted that you would insinuate that I would, what is it? "Throw a fit that my optimized PC was forced to do something they are not optimized to do"? Because you've obviously seen the characters I create, how silly of me to have forgotten that I failed that wisdom saving throw during your attempts to scry my table while I play my Barbarian Wizard.
I'd stick around, but I make it a point to walk away laughing during any battle of wits when it is revealed my opponent is unarmed.
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