Hour of the Raven: Recent Episodes
Gabriel Jansen
Enter the dark world of Ravenloft. Using my experience and research as a veteran Dungeon Master and horror fan, we shall delve in the history, lore and secrets of the Ravenloft Campaign Setting. Join us in this dark voyage.
Uncover the past and secrets of the mysterious Sodo, the dread doppleganger who is the Dark Lord of Paridon.
Explore the Secrets of Paridon, unveiling the mysteries and horrors that hide in the misty alleys of this great metropolis.
Discover the History of Paridon, a city that is the last remnant of a great civilization, strangled by the mists and struggling to survive.
Explore the Domain of Kartakass as presented by Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft, and the new version of its Dark Lord Harkon Lukas.
Uncover the past and secrets of the Hive Queen, the monstrosity that rules the marikith horrors in the depths of Timor.
Uncover the dark Secrets of Timor, unveiling the horrors that inhabit its deepest underground passages.
Uncover the tragic and mysterious history of Timor, where the obsession with beauty and power brought a reign of fear and ruin.
Explore the dark passages and tunnels of Timor, an underground domain that harbors monstrous horrors.
Explore the Domain of Borca as presented by Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft, and the new version of its Dark Lords Ivan Dilisnya and Ivana Boristsi.
Explore the past and secrets of the Ilithid God Brain, revealing the mysteries and horrors behind this monstrous, alien entity.
Explore the Secrets of Bluetspur, revealing the inconceivable horrors that lie beneath these wastelands.
Explore the History of Bluetspur, uncovering the tragic fall of the Thaani civilization and the invasion and devastation caused by illithid horrors.
ExploreBluetspur, an inhospitable and alien domain whereunspeakable horrors lurk beneath the surface.
Weathermay's Survival Guide to the Mists is Black Feather's newest project in the DMs Guild and serves as a guide for Ravenloft players and DMs introducing and adapting new races,subclasses, religions, backgrounds, spells, and more from the classic setting for the 5th edition of Dungeons and Dragons.
In a short break from our exploration of the Land of Mists, today we're going to cover the new domain of Hazlan and the Darklord Hazlik as featured in the Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft, and provide some commentary on the changes introduced for 5th edition Dungeons and Dragons .
Explore the past and secrets of Dr. Daclaud Heinfroth, the infamous Dr. Dominiani, a cerebral vampire and the cruel Director of the Asylum for the Mentally Disturbed in Dominia.
Explore the Secrets of Dominia, unraveling the mysteries of its tormented patients and the medical staff at this macabre Asylum for the Mentally Disturbed.
Discover the History of Dominia, an Asylum for the Mentally Disturbed directed by a brilliant and controversial doctor whose origins go back to the extinct realm of Gundarak.
Explore Dominia, an island in the Sea of Sorrows surrounded by huge stone cliffs and known for its notorious Sanatorium for the Mentally Ill.
In a short break from our exploration of the Land of Mists, we shall explore the domain of Barovia and Count Strahd Von Zarovich as featured in the Curse of Strahd adventure and the Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft and discuss some ideas on how to adapt the Curse of Strahd adventure to the classic Ravenloft setting.
Unravel the secrets and past of Bluebeard, the cruel ruler of Blaustein, a leader among pirates and criminals, and a serial killer who murder his wives.
Unravel the Secrets of Blaustein, where crimes, sins and horrors are hidden behind locked doors.
Discover the History of Blaustein, an island in the Sea of Sorrows marked by the marital misfortunes and tragedies of its cursed rulers.
Explore the domain of Blaustein, an island in the Sea of Sorrows known for being a haven for pirates and criminals, and for its controversial and unfortune ruler.
Explore the new version of the domain of Valachan and the Darklord Chakuna featured in Van Richten Guide to Ravenloft.
Uncover the past and secrets of Marquis Stezen D'Polarno, the infamous and decadent ruler of the Isle of Ghastria.
Explore the Secrets of Ghastria, and unravel the infamous, macabre and scandalous mysteries of the island.
Explore the History of Ghastria and unravel the bloody and violent past of this island and its infamous rulers.
Explore the domain of Ghastria, an island in the Sea of Sorrows known for being a refuge of artists and aristocrats, but which holds macabre secrets.
Unravel the history and secrets of T'Laan, a space vampire who is the only official connection between the classic Spelljammer and Ravenloft, and discover the Dread Space, a book who propose to create space themed domains of dread.
You can find the Dread Space on the DMs Guild website:
https://www.dmsguild.com/product/415252/THE-DREAD-SPACE
Explore the new version of the domain of Dementlieu and the Darklord Saidra D'Honaire as featured in Van Richten Guide to Ravenloft.
Uncover the past and secrets of Dominic D'Honaire, the aristocrat who holds the post of Chief Councilor of the Council of Brillance, and who is secretly a vicious mindbender and the Dark Lord of Dementlieu.
Explore the Secrets of Dementlieu, where the intrigue and violence of a land on the brink of revolution masks a secret war between sinister manipulative forces.
Explore the history of Dementlieu, a region shrouded in bloody uprisings, conflicts and revolutions, but which emerged as a bastion of culture and progress in the land of mist.
Explore Dementlieu, a coastal domain that is home to an advanced and influential society, the cultural heart of the core, and a cauldron of intrigue and social problems, ready to explode.
A study about mediums and psychics capable of contacting and communicating with the dead, and the different types of spectral manifestations encountered in in folklore or recorded by occult specialists.
Unravel the secrets of ghosts, the spirits that find no rest beyond the grave, to discover their origin and categories.
On a short break from our journey through the mists, I will talk about the Mist Hunters, a series of adventures from the Adventurer’s League that presents an official lore explanation for the remake of the Ravenloft Campaign Setting presented in Van Richten Guide to Ravenloft.
On a short break from our journey through the mists, I will review the books of the Van Richten’s Encyclopedia of Darklords and Domains, published by Mistfactor Press in DM’s Guild.
Explore the mysteries of the Faith and Church of Hala, a religion that guards ancient secrets and wisdom.
Meet the noble and valiant Weathermay family, the last aristocrats of Mordent and brave adventurers and champions against the forces of darkness.
In a short break on our journey through the mists, we'll cover the new version of the domain of Mordent and the Darklord Wilfred Godfroy featured in Van Richten Guide to Ravenloft and provide some comments on the changes introduced for Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition.
Discover the past and secrets of Lord Wilfred Godfroy, the ghost of the House of the Gryphon Hill and the Darklord of Mordent.
Discover the Secrets of Mordent, a haunted land filled with ancient curses and supernatural mysteries.
Discover the History of Mordent, a domain with a cursed and haunted past hidden under the ruin of its ancient aristocratic families.
Explore the domain of Mordent, a coastal region filled with swamps and ancient forests, shrouded by mists and haunted by restless spirits.
Unveil the mysteries of the pathology of lycanthropy infection and the different werebeasts phenotypes and variations cataloged by monster hunters and scholars.
A guide to search, hunt and destroy Werebeasts, detailing their powers, weaknesses, lairs and social masks.
Unravel the secrets of Werebeasts, the monstruous shapeshifters or cursed individuals who hide an inner beast under their skin, exploring their origins, biology, habits and mind.
In a short break on our journey through the mists, we'll cover the new version of the domain of Richemulot and the Darklord Jacqueline Renier featured in Van Richten Guide to Ravenloft and provide some comments on the changes introduced for Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition.
Discover the past and secrets of Jacqueline Renier, the Grand Damme and Darklord of Richemulot, a prosper sovereign of a nation and a leader of a horde of wererats.
Unveil the Secrets of Richemulot, a realm full of intrigue, mysteries and horrors that hide under many masks.
Unveil the History of Richemulot, a past hidden beneath unfathomable layers of secrets that challenges historians and arcanists.
Explore the domain of Richemulot, a realm of false promises and opportunities, that hides an insidious threat and a corruption that spreads and rots society from within.
In a short break on our journey through the mists, we'll cover Valdeska Drakov and the new domain of Falkovnia featured in Van Richten Guide to Ravenloft, and provide some comments on the changes introduced for Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition of Ravenloft
Discover the past and secrets of Vlad Drakov, the warlord and tyrant who is the Darklord of Falkovnia.
Uncover the Secrets of Falkovnia, revealing the horrors and dangers that lurk in this brutal and violent domain.
Discover the History of Falkovnia, from an idyllic past to the horrors of war and conflict at the hands of violent and authoritarian tyrants.
Explore the domain of Falkovnia, a kingdom under a military regime and ruled by a bloodthirsty tyrant warlord.
Uncover the past and secrets of Meredoth, the Darklord of Nebligtode in the Nocturnal Sea, the most powerful wizard of the Land of the Mists.
In a short break on our journey through the mists, I will present a brainstorm of ideas on how to connect the classic Ravenloft to the new book Van Richten Guide to Ravenloft.
In a short break on our journey through the mists, we will do a review of the book Van Richten Guide to Ravenloft, that marks the return of the Ravenloft Campaign Setting to the 5th edition of Dungeons and Dragons.
Explore the haunted corridors of The House of Lament and unravel the sinister secrets that surround this abandoned mansion.
Unveil the mysteries and secrets of the faith and Church of Ezra, one of the main religions of the Lands of Mists.
Unveil the secrets of Ivan Dilisnya, the treacherous master poisoner and Darklord of Borca.
Unveil the secrets of Ivana Boritsi, the seductive and manipulative Black Widow, the Darklord of Borca.
Uncover the secrets of Borca, a domain where two Darklords play games of intrigue and power in the shadows, full of seduction, betrayals, and murders.
Uncover the history of Borca, a domain marked by a bloody past, full of intrigues and betrayals, and which was once part of the kingdom of Barovia on the material plane.
Explore the domain of Borca, a kingdom marked by social inequality, ruled by a corrupt aristocracy surrounded by political intrigues and treacherous murders.
In a short break on our journey through the mists, we will talk a little about the recent Wizards of the Coast reveal about the return of the Ravenlfot Campaign Setting to the 5th edition of Dungeons and Dragons through the Van Richten Guide to Ravenloft.
Uncover the past and secrets of Tara Kolyana, and the past of Tatyana Federovna's many incarnations, the victims of Strahd's unhealthy love and obsession.
Explore the past and the secrets of Hazlik, the red wizard of Thay who was trapped by the mists and became the Dark Lord of Hazlan.
Discover the Secrets of Hazlan, a land full of ancient mysteries and horrors, where the red wizards perform strange arcane experiments.
Explore the past of Hazlan, the Devouring Land, a region filled with ancient ruins and inhabited for thousands of years by civilizations forgotten in time.
Explore the domain of Hazlan, a land of ancient secrets and mysteries, ruled by a cruel red wizard from Thay.
Unravel the profane secrets of Inajira, the Arcanoloth who made a sinister pact with Count Strahd Von Zarovich and now craves revenge.
Discover the secrets of the mysterious Duke Gundar, the ancient vampire and former Darklord of the domain of Gundarak.
Discover the the past and secrets of Malocchio Aderre, the tyrannical ruler of Invidia and the sinister Dukkar, prophesied to bring about the end of the Vistanis and the Land of the Mists.
Unveil the secrets of Gabrielle Aderre, the manipulative and seductive Darklord of Invidia.
Explore the Secrets of Invidia, unveiling the macabre mysteries of a land marked by the brutality and hatred of its passionate inhabitants.
Discover the History of Invidia, a violent past marked by tragedies and the brutality of its Tyrant rulers.
Explore the domain of Invidia, a realm ruled by violent and passionate tyrants, and divide by a bloody civil war.
Explore the past and secrets of the Captain Nathan Timothy, the former Dark Lord of Arkandale who now navigates the rivers that cross the Land of Mists.
Explore the past and secrets of Alfred Timothy, the cruel Dark Lord of Verbrek and high priest of the faith of the Wolf God.
Explore the dark secrets that lurk in the forests of Verbrek, the dangerous land of wolves.
Explore the dark past of the domain of Verbrek, where the legends and beliefs in the Wolf God shape the culture and history of its people.
Explore the forests of Verbrek, and discover what is hidden in this untamed land, almost untouched by man.
Discover the history and secrets of Baron Urik Von Kharkov, the panther, the man, the vampire and the Darklord of Valachan.
Explore the Secrets of Valachan, and unravel the mysteries that are hidden behind its dense forests and ancient myths.
Discover the history of Valachan, a domain with a bloody past marked by the horrors of a brutal colonization.
Explore the domain of Valachan, a realm marked by the wild nature and a unique culture in the core of Ravenloft.
Unravel the secrets and past of Inza Magdova Kulchevich, the vistani who merged with darkness, and assumed the position of Darklord of Sithicus previously held by Lord Soth.
Discover the secrets and past of Lord Soth, the Death Knight from the Dragonlance Setting, who for many years was the Dark Lord of the domain of Sithicus in Ravenloft.
Discover the dark secrets of Sihticus, a domain where your own shadows might be corrupted by evil.
The history of Sithicus, a past marked by tragedy, remorse and guilt, which insists on remaining in the shadows of oblivion.
A guide to explore the domain of Sithicus, a realm inhabited by elves, and full of shadows and ancestral horrors.
Unveil the secrets of the Meistersinger of Skald, Harkon Lukas, the charismatic Dark Lord of Kartakass.
Explore the sinister secrets that that lurk in the untouched forests, and the forbidden knowledge and legends known only to the most skilled Bards in Kartakass.
The History of Kartakass, where the horrors of the past take the forms of myths, legends and songs.
A guide for those who want to explore the ancient forests of Kartakass, a domain haunted by howls and musical notes.
An in-depth study of vampirism, exploring their classifications and progressions of power that these creatures suffer with age, and the various strains of vampirism identified in the creatures of the night.
A guide to search, hunt and destroy Vampires, detailing their powers, weaknesses, lairs and social masks.
Explore Van Richten's research about the undead, and discover the secrets of vampires, as we unravel their origin, necrology, habits and mentality.
Discover the history and secrets of Jander Sunstar, a elf and vampire who has managed to preserve part of his essence from the corruption of his vampiric nature, and is dedicated to the destruction of other creatures of the night.
Learn the secrets and past of the fearsome Lord Tristen ApBlanc, the cursed ghost and vampyr that haunts the timeless battlements of Castle Tristenoira.
Unravel the darkest secrets hidden in the forgotten ruins and dark forests of the lands of Forlorn.
Forlorn's bloody history, from it's glory days to the tragedies that led to it’s abandonment and ruin.
A guide for those who want to explore the remote and wild lands of Forlorn, a realm lost in the mists of time.
Discover the secrets of Hyskosa's prophecy and the Great Conjunction, an event of cataclysmic proportions that nearly annihilated the Demiplane of Dread.
Reveal the Secrets of The Vistani, discovering their mysterious rituals and supernatural gifts.
Learn the habits and life of the Vistani, the mysterious nomadic people that roams the Lands of the Mist.
Learn the secrets and past of the fearsome Count Strahd Von Zarovich, the infamous vampire and Dark Lord who rules over Barovia.
A guide for those who want to explore the beautiful and dangerous lands of Barovia, where the infamous Count Strahd rules on his throne at Castle Ravenloft.
In our second episode, we will discuss the story of the Ravenloft Campaign Setting through the multiple editions of Dungeons and Dragons.
In our first episode, we'll discuss what is Ravenloft, and why this scenario is one of the most relevant of Dungeons and Dragons.