Ravenwood: Into The Mists

Creating your character

Characters will be human only and built specifically for the modern-day setting of Ravenwood, West Virginia. Rather than starting as wandering fantasy adventurers, your character should feel like someone who could actually belong in the town—a deputy, nurse, mechanic, teacher, hunter, bartender, college student, preacher, local troublemaker, business owner, or even an outsider who happened to be in Ravenwood when the mist arrived. We’ll build characters together before the campaign so that their backgrounds, relationships, and reasons for caring about Ravenwood are tied directly into the story. Traditional D&D classes are still available, but we’ll reflavor abilities where necessary to fit the setting; supernatural talents can represent strange gifts, occult knowledge, religious conviction, unexplained abilities, or powers beginning to awaken as Ravenwood slips deeper into Ravenloft.

Preparing for the session

a Discord account for voice chat and campaign communication, and a D&D Beyond account for character creation and managing your sheet. Any additional maps, handouts, or virtual tabletop links will be provided before play. You do not need to purchase any books or know Ravenloft lore ahead of time. Come with a basic idea for a modern-day human character from Ravenwood, West Virginia, and we’ll handle the rest together during character creation.

What GM Kam brings to the table

I’ll provide a fully prepared, story-driven horror experience with custom maps, atmospheric handouts, NPC artwork, setting lore, and encounters built specifically for Ravenwood. I’ll handle the virtual tabletop, campaign organization through Discord, character support through D&D Beyond, and all of the behind-the-scenes preparation needed to keep the game moving smoothly. My GMing style focuses heavily on roleplay, atmosphere, meaningful choices, and player-driven consequences. I’ll guide newer players through the rules when needed, give every character opportunities to matter to the story, and build Ravenwood around your decisions rather than forcing you down a single path. Expect recurring NPCs, mysteries, evolving relationships, custom horror scenes, and a town that changes depending on what the group does—or fails to do.

Homebrew rules

Ravenwood uses a small set of homebrew rules to make combat feel more dangerous, cinematic, and horror-focused without slowing the game down. * Critical Hits: A natural 20 doubles all damage dealt by the attack for that turn. * Natural 1s: Rolling a natural 1 on an attack can provoke opportunity attacks from enemies within 10 feet. This works both ways—enemies are subject to the same rule. * No Dice Manipulation on 1s or 20s: Once a natural 1 or natural 20 is rolled, it stands. Abilities that normally replace, reroll, or manipulate the result cannot change it. * Going Down Has Consequences: If you are reduced to 0 HP and later regain consciousness through healing, you gain 1 level of Exhaustion. Dropping repeatedly becomes increasingly dangerous. * 2024 Crafting Rules: We use the updated 2024 crafting system, allowing characters to create useful equipment, tools, consumables, and other resources when they have the time and materials.

How GM Kam creates a safe table

Ravenwood is a horror campaign, so we’ll establish clear boundaries before play. We’ll use Lines and Veils, a typed X-Card, and an open-door policy so anyone can pause, skip, fade out, or step away from a scene at any time without needing to justify it. I’ll also check in during especially intense scenes and adjust the tone immediately if something stops being fun. The goal is to create fear, tension, and difficult choices in the story while keeping the table respectful, collaborative, and comfortable for everyone.