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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.

Gabriel Jansen


    • May 23, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 28m AVG DURATION
    • 131 EPISODES


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    Episode 131 - Secrets of Markovia

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025 39:47


    Unveil the Secrets of Markovia, exploring the dark secrets that lurk in its wild and desolate landscapes

    Episode 130 - History of Markovia

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2025 24:48


    Uncover the History of Markovia, a desolate, dangerous wild and isolated region that resists the advances of civilization.

    Episode 129 - Explorer's Guide to Markovia

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2025 30:23


    Explore the island of Markovia, and learn more about its mysterious beastman, transfigured creatures that are neither man nor beast.

    Episode 128 - Captain Van Riese

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2025 29:21


    Uncover the secrets and past of the sinister Captain Van Riese, the Dark Lord of the Sea of ​​Sorrows and the cruelcaptain of the ghost ship Relentless.

    Episode 127 - Secrets of the Sea of Sorrows

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2025 29:27


    Unveil the Secrets of the Sea of ​​Sorrows, exploring the horrors that inhabit the mist-covered depths and tides.

    Episode 126 - History of the Sea of Sorrows

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2025 16:06


    Unveil the History of the Sea of ​​Sorrows, a sea covered in mist and marked by the tragedy and horrors of those who dare to explore its waters.

    Episode 125 - Explorer's Guide to the Sea of Sorrows

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2024 18:12


    Explore the Sea of Sorrows, the vast domain and ocean that occupies the western side of the Core of the Land of Mists.

    Episode 124 - Guide to Doppelganger Hunting

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2024 51:23


    A guide to hunt, find, and destroy Doppelgangers, detailing their powers, tactics, and weaknesses.

    Episode 123 - Doppelgangers - Mind and Society

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2024 26:15


    Uncover the secrets of the mind and society of Dread Doppelgangers.

    Episode 122 - Doppelgangers - Origins and Biology

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2024 22:52


    Uncover the secrets origins and biology of Dread Doppelgangers, monsters capable of shapeshifting their bodies to impersonate others, stealing their identities and memories.

    Episode 121 - Vecna: Eve of Ruin - Remaking it as an Epic Horror Adventure

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2024 57:01


    A review the adventure Vecna: Eve of Ruin, released by Wizards of the Coast as a celebration of 50th years of Dungeons and Dragons, and my ideas on how to remake it into an epic horror adventure.

    Episode 120 - Sodo

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2024 26:46


    Uncover the past and secrets of the mysterious Sodo, the dread doppleganger who is the Dark Lord of Paridon.

    Episode 119 - Secrets of Paridon

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2024 36:17


    Explore the Secrets of Paridon, unveiling the mysteries and horrors that hide in the misty alleys of this great metropolis.

    Episode 118 - History of Paridon

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2024 24:38


    Discover the History of Paridon, a city that is the last remnant of a great civilization, strangled by the mists and struggling to survive.

    Episode 117 - Explorer's Guide to Paridon

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2024 40:45


    Explore the streets and alleys of Paridon, an advanced metropolis surrounded by mists.

    Episode 116 - Kartakass and Harkon Lukas in 5th Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2024 22:23


    Explore the Domain of Kartakass as presented by Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft, and the new version of its Dark Lord Harkon Lukas.

    Episode 115 - The Hive Queen

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2024 33:18


    Uncover the past and secrets of the Hive Queen, the monstrosity that rules the marikith horrors in the depths of Timor.

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    Episode 114 - Secrets of Timor

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2024 29:00


    Uncover the dark Secrets of Timor, unveiling the horrors that inhabit its deepest underground passages.

    Episode 113 - History of Timor

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2024 22:15


    Uncover the tragic and mysterious history of Timor, where the obsession with beauty and power brought a reign of fear and ruin.

    Episode 112 - Explorer's Guide to Timor

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2024 31:08


    Explore the dark passages and tunnels of Timor, an underground domain that harbors monstrous horrors.

    Episode 111 - Ivan, Ivana and Borca in 5th Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2024 30:40


    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.

    Episode 110 - Ilithid God-Brain

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2023 35:35


    Explore the past and secrets of the Ilithid God Brain, revealing the mysteries and horrors behind this monstrous, alien entity.

    Episode 109 - Secrets of Bluetspur

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2023 24:12


    Explore the Secrets of Bluetspur, revealing the inconceivable horrors that lie beneath these wastelands.

    Episode 108 - History of Bluetspur

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2023 17:18


    Explore the History of Bluetspur, uncovering the tragic fall of the Thaani civilization and the invasion and devastation caused by illithid horrors.

    Episode 107 - Explorer's Guide to Bluetspur

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2023 30:44


    Explore Bluetspur, an inhospitable and alien domain where unspeakable horrors lurk beneath the surface.

    Episode 106 - Weathermay's Survival Guide to the Mists

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2023 39:56


    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.

    Episode 105 - Hazlan and Hazlik in 5th Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2023 25:01


    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 .

    Episode 104 - Dr. Dominiani

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2023 45:58


    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.

    Episode 103 - Secrets of Dominia

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2023 41:24


    Explore the Secrets of Dominia, unraveling the mysteries of its tormented patients and the medical staff at this macabre Asylum for the Mentally Disturbed.

    Episode 102 - History of Dominia

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2023 18:51


    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. 

    Episode 101 - Explorer's Guide to Dominia

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2023 30:26


    Explore Dominia, an island in the Sea of ​​Sorrows surrounded by huge stone cliffs and known for its notorious Sanatorium for the Mentally Ill.

    Episode 100 - Barovia and Count Strahd in 5th edition and how to adapt Curse of Strahd to classic Ravenloft

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2023 53:52


    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.

    Episode 99 - Bluebeard

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2023 47:50


    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.

    Episode 98 - Secrets of Blaustein

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2023 31:57


    Unravel the Secrets of Blaustein, where crimes, sins and horrors are hidden behind locked doors. 

    Episode 97 - History of Blaustein

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2023 21:20


    Discover the History of Blaustein, an island in the Sea of ​​Sorrows marked by the marital misfortunes and tragedies of its cursed rulers.

    Episode 96 - Explorer's Guide to Blaustein

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2023 31:34


    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.

    Episode 95 - Valachan and Chakuna in 5th Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2023 21:17


    Explore the new version of the domain of Valachan and the Darklord Chakuna featured in Van Richten Guide to Ravenloft.

    Episode 94 - Marquis Stezen D'Polarno

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2023 41:13


    Uncover the past and secrets of Marquis Stezen D'Polarno, the infamous and decadent ruler of the Isle of Ghastria.

    Episode 93 - Secrets of Ghastria

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2022 33:29


    Explore the Secrets of Ghastria, and unravel the infamous, macabre and scandalous mysteries of the island.

    Episode 92 - History of Ghastria

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2022 24:27


    Explore the History of Ghastria and unravel the bloody and violent past of this island and its infamous rulers.

    Episode 91 - Explorer's Guide to Ghastria

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2022 26:16


    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.

    Episode 90 - T'Laan and the Dread Space

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2022 23:56


    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

    Episode 89 - Dementlieu and Saidra D'Honaire in 5th Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2022 24:15


    Explore the new version of the domain of Dementlieu and the Darklord Saidra D'Honaire as featured in Van Richten Guide to Ravenloft.

    Episode 88 - Dominic D'Honaire

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2022 32:40


    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.

    Episode 87 - Secrets of Dementlieu

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2022 36:58


    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.

    Episode 86 - History of Dementlieu

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2022 22:46


    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.

    Episode 85 - Explorer's Guide to Dementlieu

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2022 33:17


    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.

    Episode 84 - Ghosts: Mediums and Types

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2022 34:23


    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.

    Episode 83 - Guide to Ghost Hunting

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2022 25:33


    A guide to search, hunt and destroy Ghosts, detailing their powers and weaknesses.

    Episode 82 - Ghosts: Origins and Categories

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2022 26:07


    Unravel the secrets of ghosts, the spirits that find no rest beyond the grave, to discover their origin and categories.

    Episode 81 - Mist Hunters and the official explation for the Ravenloft Remake

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2022 27:47


    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.

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