Ravenloft Redux

[thebitterguy]

Wotc is producing an updated version of the Castle Ravenloft module. At seven times the size and six times the cost (and hardcover), it's interesting to see.

It looks like a nice Halloween adventure, and it's always exciting to see an update of a classic module. Shame Hickman couldn't work on it.

And it contains new feats, items & prestige classes. Of course.

Comments

[doc-mystery.livejournal.com]

That actually looks pretty good.

What I would like to see, though, would be a updated version of the Al-Qadim sourcebook for D&D 3.X that included similar adventures.

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[thebitterguy]

Oh, man. An AQ sourcebook for 3E like that? I'm all over it like tartar on fish.

Shame it would never happen. Not politically correct.

[creativedv8tion.livejournal.com]

No, but there does seem to be several projects on the web doing it...

http://www.al-qadim.com/ and http://www.arabianadventures.org/ are only two of them.

[thebitterguy]

Oh, yeah, the fan based stuff is great. A nice professionally produced, 'official', hardbound book would be awesome, though.

[creativedv8tion.livejournal.com]

Really? Why?

I mean... if the fan stuff is "great", why does there need to be something "official"?

[thebitterguy]

Consistency. Quality control. Focus. Completeness.

[creativedv8tion.livejournal.com]

In gaming companies?

You said that with a straight face?

[doc-mystery.livejournal.com]

To my dismay, I'm missing the orignal AQ sourcebook (another missing item after too many moves), and the one local place that used to have it sold it the same @#$R%Ting day last week when I tried to find a copy to buy.

I do have some of the other AQ boxed sets, and the Sha'ir (sp?) sourcebook and they all look lovely. Do you know if Hairy Tarantula sells the orignal setting sourcebook?

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[thebitterguy]

It's entirely possible HT has a copy of AQ. I think they're likely the only local shop that would, which is kind of depressing.

I had a very happy moment a few years back when I I managed to acquire the entire sourcebox set for AQ at Pandamonium. One of them was actually completely messed up, but it was nice all the same.