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<blockquote data-quote="bento" data-source="post: 3458850" data-attributes="member: 36597">It was originally done for Ravenloft because the original module did it as well.&nbsp; The authors wanted to keep some of the same look &amp; feel of the original.&nbsp; Here's the quote:Wizards: According to the catalog description: &quot;Expedition to Castle Ravenloft is a deluxe adventure that updates the original 1st Edition Ravenloft module, retaining the Gothic flavor and familiar elements while expanding and reimagining some of the locations to create a deeper, richer adventure experience.&quot; So, what &quot;familiar&quot; elements have been retained (the 3D maps, the fortune telling elements)?James [Wyatt]: Yes. I mean, yes, the 3D maps have been recreated in a similar style, and the fortune-telling aspect is also incorporated, with a few twists. The entire castle should look and feel pretty familiar to fans of the original adventure, but things outside the castle might feel quite different.Bruce [Cordell]: The 3D maps of course! And yes, the fortune-telling, the village of Barovia, Strahd, and probably every single other element of the original is retained, though expanded and fleshed out into 3.5 rules.Link:<a href="http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/ps/20061006a" target="_blank">http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/ps/20061006a</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="bento, post: 3458850, member: 36597"] It was originally done for Ravenloft because the original module did it as well. The authors wanted to keep some of the same look & feel of the original. Here's the quote: [I]Wizards: According to the catalog description: "Expedition to Castle Ravenloft is a deluxe adventure that updates the original 1st Edition Ravenloft module, retaining the Gothic flavor and familiar elements while expanding and reimagining some of the locations to create a deeper, richer adventure experience." So, what "familiar" elements have been retained (the 3D maps, the fortune telling elements)? James [Wyatt]: Yes. I mean, yes, the 3D maps have been recreated in a similar style, and the fortune-telling aspect is also incorporated, with a few twists. The entire castle should look and feel pretty familiar to fans of the original adventure, but things outside the castle might feel quite different. Bruce [Cordell]: The 3D maps of course! And yes, the fortune-telling, the village of Barovia, Strahd, and probably every single other element of the original is retained, though expanded and fleshed out into 3.5 rules.[/I] Link:[url]http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/ps/20061006a[/url] [/QUOTE]

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