Rudolph Van Richten

[Urklore]

Is Rudolph Van Richten's stats in any of the new d20 ravenloft books?

 

[Treebore]

Is Rudolph Van Richten's stats in any of the new d20 ravenloft books?

Not that i remember seeing and i own all but one of the new books. Ithink it is because he is dead or at least missing so far in 3e.

 

[RC Hagy]

Is Rudolph Van Richten's stats in any of the new d20 ravenloft books?

I have not seen them... He died in the second edition TSR boxed set #1141 - Bleak House. He is a ghost last I knew keeping some nasty vistani spirits under control.

He has 10 thief levels. Above average Dex, Int and Wis (before death that is). Str, Con and Cha average.

He was an herbalist doctor for by many accounts he did not take to the surgical side of the art.


There are many new 3e Ravenloft books out that I have not the capital for... so if his stats alive or dead are out I do not know them.


Hagy

 

[Trickstergod]

At the moment, no, Rudolph Van Richten has no official 3rd edition stats.

For that matter, in Bleak House, a number of possibilities occured that essentially, in one form or another, put him out of commission. Not all necessarily bad, nor even necessarily a ghost. Just that it's unlikely he'll be popping up again any time soon.

For that matter, in 2nd edition, he apparently had a number of different stats depending on in which book you looked, due to experience, level drains, and the like.

If you needed to stat him out, I'd peg him around 10th level, with levels in Expert, Rogue, possibly Fighter or Ranger (he did do quite a bit of traveling, after all, as well as hunting, of a sort), and perhaps a few of the non-magical, scholarly inclined Prestige Classes (Ravenloft has a few). Ranks in Heal, Profession (Herbalist). I believe he used a gun, though I can't say for certain. Anyway, there you have it.

 

[RC Hagy]

For that matter, in Bleak House, a number of possibilities occured that essentially, in one form or another, put him out of commission. Not all necessarily bad, nor even necessarily a ghost. Just that it's unlikely he'll be popping up again any time soon.

Forgot those... been a long time since I even looked at it... here they are though:

Dies. Ghost answers some questions - disappears.

Young van Richten lives or dies according to PC actions. He lives he is kept safe for some large future event.

Dies. Essence joins Bleak House.

Dies. Becomes a ghost as I posted before.


Head over to:


Secrets of the Karatane


If you have not already. Lots of info there... all Ravenloft. Any whisper of van Richten appearing in 3e will be there first (most likely... remember the Kargat never sleeps).


Hagy