The WIP levels maps later in this post haven't been tweaked to these new wall dimensions yet. Here is my cutaway sketch to plan the staircase, the north tower narrows as it rises (and in my tweak the walls get less thick as well), so the staircase has to narrow as it rises - which will make the perspective view trickier.įor those who have various versions of the Ravenloft adventure, I'm using the smaller heights from the AD&D 2nd Edition House of Strahd version. This makes the tallest tower almost exactly the same dimensions as Galata Tower in Istanbul, which is as far as I know the tallest Medieval military structure in the world. Here are the WIP level maps for levels 2-4: In the 1st Edition & 5e versions of the map everything in the castle is considerably taller, bugs me a bit. Green areas are to show me what needs working on plain blue areas will be roofs, which I'll detail when I've finished the layout. Castle Ravenloft Level 4 - Gables of Ravenloft: Castle Ravenloft Level 3 - Rooms of Weeping: Castle Ravenloft Level 2 - Court of the Count: Ignore the staircases that should have been deleted in the top left corner. The wall parapets look weird because they are currently on my floor sheet, which is below the outside sheet.

So they currently appear to be below the grass (and the chapel roof!!!), that will be sorted when I work on the exterior areas.

I've also not worked on the overlook to the right of the map, so Ignore anything weird looking there.Polygon Recommends is our way of endorsing our favorite games. When we award a game the Polygon Recommends badge, it’s because we believe the title is uniquely thought-provoking, entertaining, inventive or fun - and worth fitting into your schedule. If you want to see the very best of the best for your platform(s) of choice, check out Polygon Essentials. Somehow project lead Wesley Schneider also managed to cram in a multitude of new options for character creation, an assortment of clever allies, 32 vicious new monsters, and all the gentle guidance your group needs to run a spine-tingling campaign of your own devising safely at the table. Van Richten’s Guide is hands down the most feature-rich D&D book of this generation, and I can’t wait to see what fans do with it.įirst, a little background: The classic Ravenloft adventure was first published in 1983. That slim, 32-page adventure stars a charismatic vampire named Strahd von Zarovich. The module proved to be immensely popular, spawning an entire series of horror-themed adventures loosely connected by a semi-sentient mist and a fantastical cosmology.

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