Ravenloft has acted as the official campaign setting for multiple Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying adventure modules, sourcebooks and accessories. It has also been the main setting for novels and video games. [1]
Title | Code | TSR# | Author(s) | Date | ISBN | Levels | Notes |
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Ravenloft [2] | I6 | 9075 | Tracy & Laura Hickman | 1983 | ISBN 0-88038042-X | 5-7 | AD&D 1st ed. adventure module |
Ravenloft II: The House on Gryphon Hill | I10 | 9181 | Tracy Hickman, Laura Hickman | 1986 | ISBN 9780880383226 | 8-10 | AD&D 1st ed. adventure module |
Master of Ravenloft [3] | 8956 | Jean Blashfield | January 1986 | ISBN 0-88038-261-9 | Solo reader | Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Adventure Gamebooks [4] | |
Ravenloft: Realm of Terror | 1050 | Bruce Nesmith, Andria Hayday | 1990 | ISBN 0-88038-853-6 | AD&D 2nd ed. Campaign Setting boxed set. | ||
Feast of Goblyns [5] | RA1 | 9298 | Blake Mobley | 1990 | ISBN 0-88038-877-3 | 4-7 | AD&D 2nd ed. adventure module |
Vecna Lives! [6] | WGA4 [7] | 9309 | David Cook (game designer) | 1990 | ISBN 0-88038-897-8 | 12-15 | AD&D 2nd ed. adventure module. Although set in the World of Greyhawk Campaign Setting, there is considerable crossover material used later in the Ravenloft setting, acting as an in-game story means of trapping Vecna inside the Demi-plane of Ravenloft as a Darklord. |
Ship of Horror | RA2 | 9321 | Anne Brown | 1991 | ISBN 1-56076-127-X | 8-10 | AD&D 2nd ed. adventure module |
Touch of Death | RA3 | 9338 | Bruce Nesmith | 1991 | ISBN 1-56076-144-X | 3-5 | AD&D 2nd ed. adventure module |
Monstrous Compendium Ravenloft Appendix | MC10 | 2122 | 1991 | ISBN 1-56076-108-3 | AD&D 2nd ed. accessory | ||
Darklords [8] | RR1 | 9331 | 1991 | ISBN 1-56076-137-7 | 5+ | AD&D 2nd ed. accessory | |
Book of Crypts | RR2 | 9336 | Dale "Slade" Henson with J. Robert King | 1991 | ISBN 1-56076-142-3 | 3+ | AD&D 2nd ed. accessory |
Van Richten's Guide to Vampires [9] | RR3 | 9345 | Nigel D. Findley | 1991 | ISBN 1-56076-151-2 | AD&D 2nd ed. accessory | |
Islands of Terror | RR4 | 9348 | Colin McComb, Scott Bennie | 1992 | ISBN 1-56076-349-3 | AD&D 2nd ed. accessory | |
Van Richten's Guide to Ghosts | RR5 | 9355 | William W. Connors | 1992 | ISBN 1-56076-351-5 | AD&D 2nd ed. accessory | |
Forbidden Lore [10] | 1079 | William W. Connors, Bruce Nesmith | 1992 | ISBN 1-56076-354-X | AD&D 2nd ed. accessory/campaign expansion boxed set. | ||
Night of the Walking Dead | RQ1 | 9352 | Bill Slavicsek | 1992 | ISBN 1-56076-350-7 | 1-3 | AD&D 2nd ed. adventure module |
Thoughts of Darkness | RQ2 | 9364 | David Wise | 1992 | ISBN 1-56076-353-1 | 12-15 | AD&D 2nd ed. adventure module |
From the Shadows | RQ3 | 9375 | Bruce Nesmith | 1992 | ISBN 1-56076-356-6 | 9-12 | AD&D 2nd ed. adventure module |
Castles Forlorn | 1088 | Lisa Smedman | 1993 | ISBN | 4-6 | AD&D 2nd ed. adventure boxed set | |
Van Richten's Guide to the Lich | RS1 (RR6) | 9412 | Eric. W. Haddock | 1993 | ISBN 1-56076-572-0 | AD&D 2nd ed. accessory | |
Van Richten's Guide to Werebeasts | RR7 | 9416 | Nigel Findley | 1993 | ISBN 1-56076-633-6 | AD&D 2nd ed. accessory | |
Monstrous Compendium Ravenloft Appendix II: Creatures of the Night | MC15 | 2139 | 1993 | ISBN 1-56076-586-0 | AD&D 2nd ed. accessory | ||
Roots of Evil | RM1 | 9413 | Eric Haddock, David Wise | 1993 | ISBN 1-56076-597-6 | 9-12 | AD&D 2nd ed. adventure module |
The Created [11] | RM2 | 9414 | Bruce Nesmith | 1993 | ISBN 1-56076-610-7 | 2-4 | AD&D 2nd ed. adventure module |
Web of Illusion [12] | RM3 | 9415 | William W. Connors | 1993 | ISBN 1-56076-618-2 | 7-9 | AD&D 2nd ed. adventure module |
House of Strahd | RM4 | 9418 | Tracy & Laura Hickman | 1993 | ISBN 1-56076-671-9 | 6-13 | AD&D 2nd ed. adventure module |
Dark of the Moon [13] | RM5 | 9419 | L. Richard Baker III | 1993 | ISBN 1-56076-688-3 | 5-9 | AD&D 2nd ed. adventure module |
Masque of the Red Death and Other Tales | 1103 | William W. Connors, D.J. Heinrich, Shane Hensley & Colin McComb | 1994 | ISBN 1-56076-877-0 | AD&D 2nd ed. campaign expansion boxed set. | ||
Ravenloft Campaign Setting | 1108 | Bruce Nesmith, Andria Hayday & William W. Connors | 1994 | ISBN 1-56076-942-4 | AD&D 2nd ed. campaign setting boxed set. | ||
Van Richten's Guide to the Created | RR8 | 9417 | Teeuwynn Woodruff | 1994 | ISBN 1-56076-819-3 | AD&D 2nd ed. accessory | |
Van Richten's Guide to the Ancient Dead | RR9 | 9451 | Skip Williams | 1994 | ISBN 1-56076-873-8 | AD&D 2nd ed. accessory | |
Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium Appendix III: Creatures of Darkness [14] | 2153 | Kirk Botulla, Shane Hensley, Nicky Rea & Teeuwynn Woodruff | 1994 | ISBN 1-56076-914-9 | AD&D 2nd ed. accessory | ||
Adam's Wrath | RM6 | 9439 | Lisa Smedman | 1994 | ISBN 1-56076-833-9 | 5-7 | AD&D 2nd ed. adventure module |
The Awakening [15] | RM7 | 9452 | Lisa Smedman | 1994 | ISBN 1-56076-883-5 | 4-6 | AD&D 2nd ed. adventure module |
Hour of the Knife | RM8 | 9456 | Bruce Nesmith & Lisa Smedman | 1994 | ISBN 1-56076-892-4 | 4-6 | AD&D 2nd ed. adventure module |
Howls in the Night | RM9 | 9466 | Colin McComb | 1994 | ISBN 1-56076-927-0 | 3-5 | AD&D 2nd ed. adventure module |
Castle of the Undead [16] | 8089 | Nick Baron | 1994 | ISBN 1-56076-836-3 | Solo reader | AD&D 2nd ed. Ravenloft Endless Quest #38 (series 2) [17] | |
The Nightmare Lands | 1124 | Shane Lacy Hensley, Bill Slavicsek | 1995 | ISBN 0-7869-0174-8 | AD&D 2nd ed. campaign expansion boxed set. | ||
Van Richten's Guide to Fiends | RR10 | 9477 | Teeuwyn Woodruff | 1995 | ISBN 0-7869-0122-5 | AD&D 2nd ed. accessory | |
Chilling Tales | RR11 | 9495 | Lisa Smedman | 1995 | ISBN 0-7869-0142-X | 3-9 | AD&D 2nd ed. accessory |
Van Richten's Guide to the Vistani | RR12 | 9496 | David Wise | 1995 | ISBN 0-7869-0122-5 | AD&D 2nd ed. accessory | |
The Gothic Earth Gazetteer | 9498 | William W. Connors | 1995 | ISBN 0-7869-0193-4 | AD&D 2nd ed. accessory | ||
When Black Roses Bloom | RM10 | 9476 | Lisa Smedman | 1995 | ISBN 0-7869-0101-2 | 4-6 | AD&D 2nd ed. adventure module |
Circle of Darkness | RM11 | 9493 | Drew Bittner | 1995 | ISBN 0-7869-0128-4 | 5-7 | AD&D 2nd ed. adventure module |
The Evil Eye | RM12 | 9497 | Steve Kurtz | 1995 | ISBN 0-7869-0167-5 | 4-6 | AD&D 2nd ed. adventure module |
Neither Man Nor Beast | RM13 | 9499 | Jeff Grubb | 1995 | ISBN 0-7869-0205-1 | 1-4 | AD&D 2nd ed. adventure module |
Night of the Tiger | 8096 | Jean Rabe | 1995 | ISBN 0-7869-0114-4 | Solo reader | AD&D 2nd ed. Ravenloft Endless Quest #44 (series 2) | |
Bleak House: The Death of Rudolph van Richten | 1141 | William W. Connors & Dave Gross with Steve Miller (game designer) | 1996 | AD&D 2nd ed. adventure/campaign boxed set. | |||
Requiem: The Grim Harvest | 1146 | William W. Connors & Lisa Smedman | 1996 | ISBN 0-7869-0431-3 | 6-10 | AD&D 2nd ed. Campaign expansion boxed set. | |
A Light in the Belfry | 9494 | William W. Connors | 1996 | ISBN 0-7869-0133-0 | 6-8 | AD&D 2nd ed. Adventure audio CD boxed set. | |
A Guide to Transylvania | 9529 | Nicky Rea | 1996 | ISBN 0-7869-0424-0 | AD&D 2nd ed. accessory | ||
Forged of Darkness | 9510 | William W. Connors | 1996 | ISBN 0-7869-0369-4 | AD&D 2nd ed. accessory | ||
Children of the Night: Vampires [18] | 9513 | Paul Culotta & Steve Miller with Jonathan Ariadne Caspian & Carol L. Johnson | 1996 | ISBN 0-7869-0378-3 | AD&D 2nd ed. accessory and adventure | ||
Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium Appendices I & II | 2162 | William W. Connors | 1996 | ISBN 0-7869-0392-9 | AD&D 2nd ed. accessory (Reprints MC10 Ravenloft Appendix (I) and MC15 Ravenloft Appendix II) | ||
Death Unchained | RM14 | 9523 | Lisa Smedman | 1996 | ISBN 0-7869-0408-9 | 1-4 | AD&D 2nd ed. adventure module |
Death Ascendant | RM15 | 9526 | Lisa Smedman | 1996 | ISBN 0-7869-0414-3 | 6-8 | AD&D 2nd ed. adventure module |
Domains of Dread | 2174 | William W. Connors & Steve Miller | 1997 | ISBN 0-7869-0672-3 | AD&D 2nd ed. campaign setting hardcover book | ||
Children of the Night: Ghosts | 9555 | The Kargat (Ann Brown, et al.) | 1997 | ISBN 0-7869-0752-5 | AD&D 2nd ed. accessory | ||
Castle Spulzeer | 9544 | Doug Stewart | 1997 | ISBN 0-7869-0669-3 | 8-12 | AD&D 2nd ed. adventure module (Forgotten Realms/Ravenloft crossover) | |
The Forgotten Terror | 9537 | William W. Connors | 1997 | ISBN 0-7869-0699-5 | 10-12 | AD&D 2nd ed. adventure module (Forgotten Realms/Ravenloft crossover) | |
Champions of the Mists | 9559 | William W. Connors | 1998 | ISBN 0-7869-0765-7 | AD&D 2nd ed. accessory | ||
Children of the Night: Werebeasts [19] | 9583 | William W. Connors | 1998 | ISBN 0-7869-1202-2 | AD&D 2nd ed. accessory | ||
Introduction to the Land of the Mists | 91271 | William W. Connors | 1998 | AD&D 2nd ed. accessory (free fold-out map) | |||
Servants of Darkness | 9541 | Kevin Melka & Steve Miller | 1998 | ISBN 0-7869-0659-6 | 4-6 | AD&D 2nd ed. adventure module | |
The Shadow Rift | 1163 | William W. Connors, Cindi Rice & John D. Rateliff | 1998 | ISBN 0-7869-0737-1 | 4-6 | AD&D 2nd ed. adventure module | |
Vecna Reborn | 9582 | Monte Cook | 1998 | ISBN 0-7869-1201-4 | 5-7 | AD&D 2nd ed. adventure module | |
Carnival | 11382 | John W. Mangrum & Steve Miller | 1999 | ISBN 0-7869-1382-7 | AD&D 2nd ed. accessory | ||
Children of the Night: The Created | 11360 | The Kargat | 1999 | ISBN 0-7869-1360-6 | Level | AD&D 2nd ed. accessory | |
Ravenloft (module) | 11397 | Tracy & Laura Hickman | 1999 | ISBN 0-7869-1201-4 | 5-7 | AD&D 2nd ed. adventure module (Silver Anniversary Collector's Edition, RPGA exclusive) | |
TSR JAM 1999 | 11445 | 1999 | ISBN 0-7869-1445-9 | AD&D (2nd ed.) RPGA adventure anthology module (for several Dungeons & Dragons settings) | |||
Die Vecna Die! | 11662 | Bruce R. Cordell & Steve Miller | 1999 | ISBN 0-7869-1445-9 | 10-13 | AD&D (2nd ed.) RPGA adventure module (Greyhawk/ Ravenloft/ Planescape campaign crossover) | |
Van Richten's Monster Hunter's Compendium Volume One | 11447 | Nigel D. Findley & Teeuwyn Woodruff | 1999 | ISBN 0-7869-1447-5 | AD&D (2nd ed.) accessory (reprint of Van Richten's Guide to Vampires, Van Richten's Guide to Werebeasts & Van Richten's Guide to the Created). | ||
Van Richten's Monster Hunter's Compendium Volume Two | 11507 | William W. Connors, Eric W. Haddock, David Wise, Skip Williams & David Wuf | 1999 | ISBN 0-7869-1507-2 | AD&D (2nd ed.) accessory (reprint of Van Richten's Guide to Ghosts, Van Richten's Guide to the Lich & Van Richten's Guide to the Ancient Dead). | ||
Van Richten's Monster Hunter's Compendium Volume Three | 11613 | David Wise, Steve Miller & Teeuwyn Woodruff | 2000 | ISBN 0-7869-1613-3 | AD&D (2nd ed.) accessory (Van Richten's Guide to Witches & reprint of Van Richten's Guide to Fiends, Van Richten's Guide to the Vistani). |
Title | Author(s) | Date | ISBN | Imprint | Levels | Notes |
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Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Core Rulebook (d20 3.0 Fantasy Roleplaying) | Andrew Cermak, John W. Mangrum & Andrew Wyatt | 2001 | ISBN 1-58846-075-4 | Sword & Sorcery Studios | 3rd ed. setting sourcebook. A hardback limited edition was also released with 3,000 copies. | |
Secrets of the Dread Realms | Andrew Cermak, John W. Mangrum & Andrew Wyatt | 2001 | ISBN 1-58846-076-2 | Sword & Sorcery | 3rd ed. supplement | |
Denizens of Darkness | 2002 | ISBN 1-58846-077-0 | Sword & Sorcery | 3rd ed. supplement | ||
Champions of Darkness | Beth Bostic, Carla Hollar & Tadd McDivitt | 2002 | ISBN 1-58846-081-9 | Sword & Sorcery | 3rd ed. supplement | |
Van Richten's Arsenal Volume I | Andrew Cernak, John W. Mangrum, Ryan Naylor, Chris Nichols & Andrew Wyatt | 2002 | ISBN 1-58846-079-7 | Sword & Sorcery | 3rd ed. supplement | |
Heroes of Light | Brian Campbell, James Lowder & Peter Woodworth | 2002 | ISBN 1-58846-082-7 | Sword & Sorcery | 3rd ed. supplement | |
Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I | Andrew Cernak, John W. Mangrum, Chris Nichols & Andrew Wyatt | 2002 | ISBN 1-58846-080-0 | Sword & Sorcery | 3rd ed. supplement | |
Ravenloft Dungeon Master's Guide (d20 3.5 Fantasy Roleplaying) | Brian Campbell, Carla Hollar, Rucht Lilavivat, John W. Mangrum, Anthony Pryor, Peter Woodworth & Andrew Wyatt | 2003 | ISBN 1-58846-084-3 | Sword & Sorcery | 3.5 ed. core rulebook | |
Ravenloft Player's Handbook (d20 3.5 Fantasy Roleplaying) | Jackie Cassada, Andrew Cernak, John W. Mangrum, Nicky Rea & Andrew Wyatt | 2003 | ISBN 1-58846-091-6 | Sword & Sorcery | 3.5 ed. core rulebook | |
Van Richten's Guide to the Walking Dead | Rucht Lilavivat & Ryan Naylor | 2003 | ISBN 1-58846-085-1 | Sword & Sorcery | 3rd ed. supplement | |
Ravenloft Tarokka Deck | Jackie Cassada & Nicky Rea | 2003 | ISBN 1-58846-090-8 | Sword & Sorcery | 3rd ed. accessory (66 cards) | |
Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume II | John W. Mangrum, Ryan Naylor, Chris Nichols & Andrew Wyatt | 2003 | ISBN 1-58846-830-5 | Sword & Sorcery | 3rd ed. supplement | |
Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume III | John W. Mangrum, Stuart Turner, Peter Woodworth & Andrew Wyatt | 2003 | ISBN 1-58846-086-X | Sword & Sorcery | 3rd ed. supplement | |
Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume IV | James Lowder, John W. Mangrum, Ryan Naylor, Anthony Pyor, Voronica Whitney-Robinson & Andrew Wyatt | 2003 | ISBN 1-58846-087-8 | Sword & Sorcery | 3rd ed. supplement | |
Ravenloft Denizens of Dread | 2004 | ISBN 1-58846-951-4 | Sword & Sorcery | 3.5 ed. core rulebook | ||
Masque of the Red Death (d20 3.5 Fantasy Roleplaying, Ravenloft Campaign) | Jackie Cassada, Claire Hoffman, Carla Hollar, Harold Johnson, Rucht Lilavivat, Nicky Rea, Andrew Scott & Peter Woodworth | 2004 | ISBN 1-58846-979-4 | Sword & Sorcery | 3.5 ed. campaign setting sourcebook | |
Van Richten's Guide to the Shadow Fey | Brett King, Rucht Lilavivat, Tadd McDivitt & Penny Williams | 2004 | ISBN 1-58846-088-6 | Sword & Sorcery | 3.5 ed. campaign setting supplement | |
Ravenloft: Legacy of the Blood - Great Families of the Core | Steve Miller, Anthony Pryor, Penny Williams & Skip Williams | 2004 | ISBN 1-58846-089-4 | Sword & Sorcery | 3.5 ed. campaign setting supplement | |
Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume V | Andrew Cernak, John W. Mangrum, Steve Miller, Ryan Naylor & Andrew Wyatt | 2004 | ISBN 1-58846-964-6 | Sword & Sorcery | 3.5 ed. campaign setting supplement | |
Ravenloft: Dark Tales & Disturbing Legends | Harold Johnson, Brett King, Ari Marmell, Steve Miller & Ryan Naylor | 2005 | ISBN 1-58846-787-2 | Sword & Sorcery | 3.5 ed. campaign setting supplement | |
Van Richten's Guide to the Mists | Carla Hollar & Rucht Lilavivat | 2005 | N/A | Sword & Sorcery | 3.5 ed. campaign setting supplement. Never published due to licensing expiration but was released online instead as an unproofed manuscript. [20] |
Title | Author(s) | Date | ISBN | Imprint | Levels | Notes |
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Expedition to Castle Ravenloft | Bruce R. Cordell & James Wyatt | 2006 | ISBN 0-7869-3946-X | Wizards of the Coast | 6-10 | 3.5 ed. adventure module |
Castle Ravenloft | Bill Slavicsek, Mike Mearls and Peter Lee | 2010 | ISBN 978-0-7869-5557-2 | Wizards of the Coast | D&D Adventure System board game [21] | |
Curse of Strahd | Christopher Perkins, Tracy & Laura Hickman, Adam Lee, Richard Whitters, Jeremy Crawford | March 15, 2016 | ISBN 978-0-7869-6598-4 | Wizards of the Coast | 1-10 | 5th ed. adventure module [22] |
Dungeon Master's Screen: Curse of Strahd | 2016 | Gale Force Nine | 5th ed. accessory [23] | |||
Curse of Strahd: Tarokka Deck (version 1) | 2016 | Gale Force Nine | 5th ed. accessory (54 card deck) | |||
Curse of Strahd: Tarokka Deck (version 2) | 2018 | ISBN 978-0-7869-6658-5 | Gale Force Nine | 5th ed. accessory (54 card deck) [24] | ||
Escape From Castle Ravenloft | Matt Forbeck | 2019 | ISBN 978-1-5362-0923-5 | Candlewick Entertainment | Solo reader | 5th ed. Endless Quest #54 (series 3) |
Curse of Strahd: Revamped | Christopher Perkins, Tracy & Laura Hickman, Adam Lee, Richard Whitters, Jeremy Crawford | October 20, 2020 | ISBN 9780786967155 | Wizards of the Coast | 1-10 | 5th ed. boxed set [25] |
Curse of Strahd: Legendary Edition | Christopher Perkins, Tracy & Laura Hickman, Adam Lee, Richard Whitters, Jeremy Crawford | 2020 | Beadle & Grimm | 1-10 | 5th ed. limited edition boxed set [25] | |
Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft | May 18, 2021 | Wizards of the Coast | 5th ed. campaign setting [26] | |||
Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft: Shadowy Silver Edition | May 18, 2021 | Beadle & Grimm | 5th ed. limited edition boxed set [27] This limited edition was released with four variant covers: Gothic Horror (rose and fangs), Folk Horror (goat), Body Horror (eyeball), and Cosmic Horror (tentacles). [28] |
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