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Ravenloft (for d20)
Written by Andrew Cermak, John W. Mangrum, Andrew Wyatt
Published by White Wolf (under Sword and Sorcery Studios and Arthaus)
224 page hardcover; $29.95
I have to admit that one of the things I haven't been that happy about with Wizards of the Coast and its new edition of Dungeons & Dragons is that they don't have plans to publish new 3rd Edition material based in some of their previous settings. While we're sure to get plenty of Forgotten Realms material, WotC won't be bringing us any new books for such settings as Dark Sun, Al Quadim, or Ravenloft. Fortunately, White Wolf stepped forward and has been licensed by WotC to publish new material for the latter setting. I don't know about you, but Ravenloft was always one of my favorite AD&D settings, and I was quite pleased to hear the announcement.
However, White Wolf is a name that brings a certain something with it to the table. They're well known for their World of Darkness series of horror games, and they're also well known for the particular type of horror and atmosphere that those settings employ. Now, I don't know about you, but I don't know if that brand of horror matches up exactly to the Gothic mystery of Ravenloft. So, while excited, I was also slightly apprehensive about the news.
Well, cracking open the book, I found that this issue was one of the first addressed. No White Wolf does not plan to introduce the introspective brand of horror found in its other games, but they do have a lot . . .
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Article publication date: December 14, 2001
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