List of Ravenloft publications explained

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]

Roleplaying products by TSR

Title	Code	TSR#	Author(s)	Date	ISBN	Levels	Notes
Ravenloft^[2]	I6	9075	Tracy & Laura Hickman	1983		5-7	AD&D 1st ed. adventure module
	I10	9181	Tracy Hickman, Laura Hickman	1986		8-10	AD&D 1st ed. adventure module
Master of Ravenloft^[3]		8956		January 1986		Solo reader	Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Adventure Gamebooks^[4]
		1050	Bruce Nesmith, Andria Hayday	1990			AD&D 2nd ed. Campaign Setting boxed set.
Feast of Goblyns^[5]	RA1	9298	Blake Mobley	1990		4-7	AD&D 2nd ed. adventure module
Vecna Lives!^[6]	WGA4^[7]	9309	David Cook (game designer)	1990		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		8-10	AD&D 2nd ed. adventure module
Touch of Death	RA3	9338	Bruce Nesmith	1991		3-5	AD&D 2nd ed. adventure module
Monstrous Compendium Ravenloft Appendix	MC10	2122		1991			AD&D 2nd ed. accessory
Darklords^[8]	RR1	9331		1991		5+	AD&D 2nd ed. accessory
Book of Crypts	RR2	9336	Dale "Slade" Henson with J. Robert King	1991		3+	AD&D 2nd ed. accessory
Van Richten's Guide to Vampires^[9]	RR3	9345	Nigel D. Findley	1991			AD&D 2nd ed. accessory
Islands of Terror	RR4	9348	Colin McComb, Scott Bennie	1992			AD&D 2nd ed. accessory
Van Richten's Guide to Ghosts	RR5	9355	William W. Connors	1992			AD&D 2nd ed. accessory
Forbidden Lore^[10]		1079	William W. Connors, Bruce Nesmith	1992			AD&D 2nd ed. accessory/campaign expansion boxed set.
Night of the Walking Dead	RQ1	9352	Bill Slavicsek	1992		1-3	AD&D 2nd ed. adventure module
Thoughts of Darkness	RQ2	9364	David Wise	1992		12-15	AD&D 2nd ed. adventure module
From the Shadows	RQ3	9375	Bruce Nesmith	1992		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			AD&D 2nd ed. accessory
	RR7	9416	Nigel Findley	1993			AD&D 2nd ed. accessory
Monstrous Compendium Ravenloft Appendix II: Creatures of the Night	MC15	2139		1993			AD&D 2nd ed. accessory
Roots of Evil	RM1	9413	Eric Haddock, David Wise	1993		9-12	AD&D 2nd ed. adventure module
The Created^[11]	RM2	9414	Bruce Nesmith	1993		2-4	AD&D 2nd ed. adventure module
Web of Illusion^[12]	RM3	9415	William W. Connors	1993		7-9	AD&D 2nd ed. adventure module
House of Strahd	RM4	9418	Tracy & Laura Hickman	1993		6-13	AD&D 2nd ed. adventure module
Dark of the Moon^[13]	RM5	9419	L. Richard Baker III	1993		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			AD&D 2nd ed. campaign expansion boxed set.
Ravenloft Campaign Setting		1108	Bruce Nesmith, Andria Hayday & William W. Connors	1994			AD&D 2nd ed. campaign setting boxed set.
Van Richten's Guide to the Created	RR8	9417	Teeuwynn Woodruff	1994			AD&D 2nd ed. accessory
Van Richten's Guide to the Ancient Dead	RR9	9451	Skip Williams	1994			AD&D 2nd ed. accessory
Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium Appendix III: Creatures of Darkness^[14]		2153	Kirk Botulla, Shane Hensley, Nicky Rea & Teeuwynn Woodruff	1994			AD&D 2nd ed. accessory
Adam's Wrath	RM6	9439	Lisa Smedman	1994		5-7	AD&D 2nd ed. adventure module
The Awakening^[15]	RM7	9452	Lisa Smedman	1994		4-6	AD&D 2nd ed. adventure module
Hour of the Knife	RM8	9456	Bruce Nesmith & Lisa Smedman	1994		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		Solo reader	AD&D 2nd ed. Ravenloft Endless Quest #38 (series 2) ^[17]
The Nightmare Lands		1124	Shane Lacy Hensley, Bill Slavicsek	1995			AD&D 2nd ed. campaign expansion boxed set.
Van Richten's Guide to Fiends	RR10	9477	Teeuwyn Woodruff	1995			AD&D 2nd ed. accessory
Chilling Tales	RR11	9495	Lisa Smedman	1995		3-9	AD&D 2nd ed. accessory
Van Richten's Guide to the Vistani	RR12	9496	David Wise	1995			AD&D 2nd ed. accessory
The Gothic Earth Gazetteer		9498	William W. Connors	1995			AD&D 2nd ed. accessory
When Black Roses Bloom	RM10	9476	Lisa Smedman	1995		4-6	AD&D 2nd ed. adventure module
Circle of Darkness	RM11	9493	Drew Bittner	1995		5-7	AD&D 2nd ed. adventure module
The Evil Eye	RM12	9497	Steve Kurtz	1995		4-6	AD&D 2nd ed. adventure module
Neither Man Nor Beast	RM13	9499	Jeff Grubb	1995		1-4	AD&D 2nd ed. adventure module
Night of the Tiger		8096	Jean Rabe	1995		Solo reader	AD&D 2nd ed. Ravenloft Endless Quest #44 (series 2)
		1141	William W. Connors & Dave Gross with Steve Miller (game designer)	1996			AD&D 2nd ed. adventure/campaign boxed set.
		1146	William W. Connors & Lisa Smedman	1996		6-10	AD&D 2nd ed. Campaign expansion boxed set.
A Light in the Belfry		9494	William W. Connors	1996		6-8	AD&D 2nd ed. Adventure audio CD boxed set.
A Guide to Transylvania		9529	Nicky Rea	1996			AD&D 2nd ed. accessory
Forged of Darkness		9510	William W. Connors	1996			AD&D 2nd ed. accessory
^[18]		9513	Paul Culotta & Steve Miller with Jonathan Ariadne Caspian & Carol L. Johnson	1996			AD&D 2nd ed. accessory and adventure
Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium Appendices I & II		2162	William W. Connors	1996			AD&D 2nd ed. accessory (Reprints MC10 Ravenloft Appendix (I) and MC15 Ravenloft Appendix II)
Death Unchained	RM14	9523	Lisa Smedman	1996		1-4	AD&D 2nd ed. adventure module
Death Ascendant	RM15	9526	Lisa Smedman	1996		6-8	AD&D 2nd ed. adventure module
Domains of Dread		2174	William W. Connors & Steve Miller	1997			AD&D 2nd ed. campaign setting hardcover book
Children of the Night: Ghosts		9555	The Kargat (Ann Brown, et al.)	1997			AD&D 2nd ed. accessory
Castle Spulzeer		9544	Doug Stewart	1997		8-12	AD&D 2nd ed. adventure module (Forgotten Realms/Ravenloft crossover)
The Forgotten Terror		9537	William W. Connors	1997		10-12	AD&D 2nd ed. adventure module (Forgotten Realms/Ravenloft crossover)
Champions of the Mists		9559	William W. Connors	1998			AD&D 2nd ed. accessory
Children of the Night: Werebeasts^[19]		9583	William W. Connors	1998			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		4-6	AD&D 2nd ed. adventure module
The Shadow Rift		1163	William W. Connors, Cindi Rice & John D. Rateliff	1998		4-6	AD&D 2nd ed. adventure module
Vecna Reborn		9582	Monte Cook	1998		5-7	AD&D 2nd ed. adventure module
Carnival		11382	John W. Mangrum & Steve Miller	1999			AD&D 2nd ed. accessory
Children of the Night: The Created		11360	The Kargat	1999		Level	AD&D 2nd ed. accessory
Ravenloft (module)		11397	Tracy & Laura Hickman	1999		5-7	AD&D 2nd ed. adventure module (Silver Anniversary Collector's Edition, RPGA exclusive)
TSR JAM 1999		11445		1999			AD&D (2nd ed.) RPGA adventure anthology module (for several Dungeons & Dragons settings)
Die Vecna Die!		11662	Bruce R. Cordell & Steve Miller	1999		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			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			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			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).

Roleplaying products by Sword & Sorcery Studios

Title	Author(s)	Date	ISBN	Imprint	Levels	Notes
Ravenloft Campaign Setting: Core Rulebook (d20 3.0 Fantasy Roleplaying)	Andrew Cermak, John W. Mangrum & Andrew Wyatt	2001		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		Sword & Sorcery		3rd ed. supplement
Denizens of Darkness		2002		Sword & Sorcery		3rd ed. supplement
Champions of Darkness	Beth Bostic, Carla Hollar & Tadd McDivitt	2002		Sword & Sorcery		3rd ed. supplement
Van Richten's Arsenal Volume I	Andrew Cernak, John W. Mangrum, Ryan Naylor, Chris Nichols & Andrew Wyatt	2002		Sword & Sorcery		3rd ed. supplement
Heroes of Light	Brian Campbell, James Lowder & Peter Woodworth	2002		Sword & Sorcery		3rd ed. supplement
Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume I	Andrew Cernak, John W. Mangrum, Chris Nichols & Andrew Wyatt	2002		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		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		Sword & Sorcery		3.5 ed. core rulebook
Van Richten's Guide to the Walking Dead	Rucht Lilavivat & Ryan Naylor	2003		Sword & Sorcery		3rd ed. supplement
Ravenloft Tarokka Deck	Jackie Cassada & Nicky Rea	2003		Sword & Sorcery		3rd ed. accessory (66 cards)
Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume II	John W. Mangrum, Ryan Naylor, Chris Nichols & Andrew Wyatt	2003		Sword & Sorcery		3rd ed. supplement
Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume III	John W. Mangrum, Stuart Turner, Peter Woodworth & Andrew Wyatt	2003		Sword & Sorcery		3rd ed. supplement
Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume IV	James Lowder, John W. Mangrum, Ryan Naylor, Anthony Pyor, Voronica Whitney-Robinson & Andrew Wyatt	2003		Sword & Sorcery		3rd ed. supplement
Ravenloft Denizens of Dread		2004		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		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		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		Sword & Sorcery		3.5 ed. campaign setting supplement
Ravenloft Gazetteer Volume V	Andrew Cernak, John W. Mangrum, Steve Miller, Ryan Naylor & Andrew Wyatt	2004		Sword & Sorcery		3.5 ed. campaign setting supplement
Ravenloft: Dark Tales & Disturbing Legends	Harold Johnson, Brett King, Ari Marmell, Steve Miller & Ryan Naylor	2005		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]

Roleplaying products by Wizards of the Coast

Title	Author(s)	Date	ISBN	Imprint	Levels	Notes
Expedition to Castle Ravenloft	Bruce R. Cordell & James Wyatt	2006		Wizards of the Coast	6-10	3.5 ed. adventure module
Castle Ravenloft	Bill Slavicsek, Mike Mearls and Peter Lee	2010		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		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		Gale Force Nine		5th ed. accessory (54 card deck)^[24]
Escape From Castle Ravenloft	Matt Forbeck	2019		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		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
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]

Novels and comics

A number of tie-in novels and comics were released, set in the Demiplane of Dread:

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ravenloft: Reviews. 2020-01-15. Fraternityofshadows.com.
2. Web site: Intermediate Series . Acaeum.com . 2020-01-15.
3. Web site: Super Endless Quest . Gamebooks.org . 2020-01-15.
4. Web site: Demian's Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Adventure Gamebooks page . 2020-01-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161203150854/http://gamebooks.org/show_series.php?id=21 . 2016-12-03 . dead .
5. Web site: Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Archive . Tsrarchive.com . 2020-01-15.
6. Web site: Review of WGA4: Vecna Lives! - RPGnet RPG Game Index . Rpg.net . 1999-11-15 . 2020-01-15.
7. Web site: World of Greyhawk Adventure Series . Acaeum.com . 2020-01-15.
8. Web site: November 15, 2013. Tabletop Review: Ravenloft: Darklords (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd Edition). 2021-02-24. Diehard GameFAN. en-US.
9. Web site: November 25, 2013. Tabletop Review: Ravenloft: Van Richten's Guide to Vampires (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, Second Edition). 2021-02-24. Diehard GameFAN. en-US.
10. Web site: March 17, 2014. Tabletop Review: Ravenloft: Forbidden Lore (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, Second Edition). 2021-02-24. Diehard GameFAN. en-US.
11. Web site: January 30, 2013. Tabletop Review: Ravenloft: The Created (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Second Edition). 2021-02-24. Diehard GameFAN. en-US.
12. Web site: October 14, 2013. Tabletop Review: Ravenloft: Web of Illusion (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, Second Edition). 2021-02-24. Diehard GameFAN. en-US.
13. Web site: October 11, 2013. Tabletop Review: Ravenloft: Dark of the Moon (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, Second Edition). 2021-02-24. Diehard GameFAN. en-US.
14. Web site: July 2, 2013. Tabletop Review: Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium Appendices I & II (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, Second Edition). 2021-02-24. Diehard GameFAN. en-US.
15. Web site: October 31, 2014. Tabletop Review: Ravenloft: The Awakening (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, Second Edition). 2021-02-24. Diehard GameFAN. en-US.
16. Web site: Series - Endless Quest - Demian's Gamebook Web Page . Gamebooks.org . 2020-01-15.
17. Web site: Series: Endless Quest Universe . Isfdb.org . 2020-01-15.
18. Web site: Lucard. Alex. January 28, 2013. Tabletop Review: Ravenloft: Children of the Night: Vampires (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, Second Edition). 2020-12-28. Diehard GameFAN. en-US.
19. Web site: February 28, 2013. Tabletop Review: Ravenloft – Children of the Night: Werebeasts (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons). 2021-02-24. Diehard GameFAN. en-US.
20. Web site: Van Richten's Guide to the Mists. 2021-02-24. BoardGameGeek. en-US.
21. Web site: Dungeons & Dragons: Castle Ravenloft Board Game | Board Game . BoardGameGeek . 2020-01-15.
22. Web site: Hall. Charlie. 2016-01-18. D&D's Ravenloft returns with the help of its original creators. 2020-08-21. Polygon. en.
23. Web site: Adventurers Kit — Adventurers Kit . 2020-01-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180901071003/http://www.gf9-dnd.com/gameAcc/tabid/87/entryid/257/Strahd-DM-screen.aspx . 2018-09-01 . dead .
24. Web site: Force . Gale . Tarokka Deck | Dungeons & Dragons . Dnd.wizards.com . 2020-01-15.
25. Web site: Hall. Charlie. 2020-07-31. One of Dungeons & Dragons' best campaigns is getting two extravagant new reprints. 2020-10-23. Polygon. en.
26. Web site: Hall. Charlie. 2021-02-23. Next Dungeons & Dragons campaign book reboots the many realms of Ravenloft. 2021-02-23. Polygon. en.
27. Web site: Silver Edition of Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft .