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	*Format: Setting Guide		*Format: Setting Guide
	*Release date: 1990		*Release date: 1990
			*TSR#: 1053

	==Contents==		==Contents==

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	==Product Information==		==Product Information==
	*Authors: [[Bruce Nesmith]] with [[Andria Hayday]]		*Authors: [[Bruce Nesmith]] with [[Andria Hayday]]
	*Type:Campaign Setting		*Type: Campaign Setting
	*Format: Setting Guide		*Format: Setting Guide
	*Release date: 1990		*Release date: 1990

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	[[File:Realm_of_Terror_Box_Back.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Box Back]]		[[File:Realm_of_Terror_Box_Back.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Box Back]]
	[[File:Realm_of_Terror_Booklet.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Booklet]]		[[File:Realm_of_Terror_Booklet.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Booklet]]
	~~[[File:Realm_of_Terror_Transparent_Overlay.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Transparent Overlay]]~~
	[[File:Realm_of_Terror_The_Lands_of_the_Core_Map.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|The Lands of the Core Map]]		[[File:Realm_of_Terror_The_Lands_of_the_Core_Map.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|The Lands of the Core Map]]
	[[File:Realm_of_Terror_Islands_of_Terror_Map.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Islands of Terror Map]]		[[File:Realm_of_Terror_Islands_of_Terror_Map.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Islands of Terror Map]]
	[[File:Realm_of_Terror_Towns_Map_1.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Map of towns / cities (1/2)]]		[[File:Realm_of_Terror_Towns_Map_1.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Map of towns / cities (1/2)]]
	[[File:Realm_of_Terror_Towns_Map_2.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Map of towns / cities (2/2)]]		[[File:Realm_of_Terror_Towns_Map_2.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Map of towns / cities (2/2)]]
			[[File:Realm_of_Terror_Transparent_Overlay.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Transparent map overlay]]

	[[File:Realm_of_Terror_Cardstock_Sheet_Front_(1_of_24).jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Cardstock Sheet Front (1/24)]]		[[File:Realm_of_Terror_Cardstock_Sheet_Front_(1_of_24).jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Cardstock Sheet Front (1/24)]]

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	*4 color maps - the Core, island domains, and towns, plus a clear plastic hex overlay tool		*4 color maps - the Core, island domains, and towns, plus a clear plastic hex overlay tool
	*24 color cardstock sheets - various locales (ex: the [[Old Kartakan Inn]]), family portraits, etc.		*24 color cardstock sheets - various locales (ex: the [[Old Kartakan Inn]]), family portraits, etc.
			*1 transparent map overlay for measuring distance in the realm of doom.

	[[File:Realm_of_Terror_Box_Front.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Box Front]]		[[File:Realm_of_Terror_Box_Front.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Box Front]]

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 *4 color maps - the Core, island domains, and towns, plus a clear plastic hex overlay tool
 *24 color cardstock sheets - various locales (ex: the [[Old Kartakan Inn]]), family portraits, etc.
 ==Notes==

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	[[John Mangrum \| Mangrum]] observes that the "Realm of Terror started Ravenloft’s long-standing tradition of incoherence, a problem it’s still straining to escape today. To put it bluntly, Ravenloft just can’t keep it’s dates straight. The Bloodlines section highlights this problem- at first glance, these family trees are a wonderful tool for fleshing out your NPCs. But on a closer look, they contradict themselves, and they contradict information presented elsewhere in the book. Who’s Doomed tells us that [[Jacqueline Renier]] was a small child when her family entered Ravenloft, but according to her family tree she was born seven years after the creation of Richemulot. Eowin, Sean, and Ester Timothy were born to Cain and Elizabeth Timothy in 660. No problem, right? No problem at all, except the line above tells us that Cain and Elizabeth both died in 579."<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20030606184915/http://www.kargatane.com/sotk/reviews/rot.shtml</ref>		[[John Mangrum \| Mangrum]] observes that the "Realm of Terror started Ravenloft’s long-standing tradition of incoherence, a problem it’s still straining to escape today. To put it bluntly, Ravenloft just can’t keep it’s dates straight. The Bloodlines section highlights this problem- at first glance, these family trees are a wonderful tool for fleshing out your NPCs. But on a closer look, they contradict themselves, and they contradict information presented elsewhere in the book. Who’s Doomed tells us that [[Jacqueline Renier]] was a small child when her family entered Ravenloft, but according to her family tree she was born seven years after the creation of Richemulot. Eowin, Sean, and Ester Timothy were born to Cain and Elizabeth Timothy in 660. No problem, right? No problem at all, except the line above tells us that Cain and Elizabeth both died in 579."<ref name=www.kargatane.com/sotk/reviews/rot.shtml>https://web.archive.org/web/20030606184915/http://www.kargatane.com/sotk/reviews/rot.shtml</ref>

	==Kargatane Review Page<ref name=www.kargatane.com/sotk/reviews/rot.shtml>https://web.archive.org/web/20030606184915/http://www.kargatane.com/sotk/reviews/rot.shtml</ref>==		==Kargatane Review Page<ref name=www.kargatane.com/sotk/reviews/rot.shtml>https://web.archive.org/web/20030606184915/http://www.kargatane.com/sotk/reviews/rot.shtml</ref>==

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	[[John Mangrum \| Mangrum]] observes that the "Realm of Terror started Ravenloft’s long-standing tradition of incoherence, a problem it’s still straining to escape today. To put it bluntly, Ravenloft just can’t keep it’s dates straight. The Bloodlines section highlights this problem- at first glance, these family trees are a wonderful tool for fleshing out your NPCs. But on a closer look, they contradict themselves, and they contradict information presented elsewhere in the book. Who’s Doomed tells us that [[Jacqueline Renier]] was a small child when her family entered Ravenloft, but according to her family tree she was born seven years after the creation of Richemulot. Eowin, Sean, and Ester Timothy were born to Cain and Elizabeth Timothy in 660. No problem, right? No problem at all, except the line above tells us that Cain and Elizabeth both died in 579."<ref ~~name="[https://web.archive.org/web/20030606184915/http://www.kargatane.com/sotk/reviews/rot.shtml]~~>[https://web.archive.org/web/20030606184915/http://www.kargatane.com/sotk/reviews/rot.shtml]</ref>		[[John Mangrum \| Mangrum]] observes that the "Realm of Terror started Ravenloft’s long-standing tradition of incoherence, a problem it’s still straining to escape today. To put it bluntly, Ravenloft just can’t keep it’s dates straight. The Bloodlines section highlights this problem- at first glance, these family trees are a wonderful tool for fleshing out your NPCs. But on a closer look, they contradict themselves, and they contradict information presented elsewhere in the book. Who’s Doomed tells us that [[Jacqueline Renier]] was a small child when her family entered Ravenloft, but according to her family tree she was born seven years after the creation of Richemulot. Eowin, Sean, and Ester Timothy were born to Cain and Elizabeth Timothy in 660. No problem, right? No problem at all, except the line above tells us that Cain and Elizabeth both died in 579."<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20030606184915/http://www.kargatane.com/sotk/reviews/rot.shtml</ref>

	==~~Reviews from the~~ Kargatane~~.com~~<ref name="www.kargatane.com/sotk/reviews/rot.shtml">[https://web.archive.org/web/20030606184915/http://www.kargatane.com/sotk/reviews/rot.shtml]</ref>==		==Kargatane Review Page<ref name=www.kargatane.com/sotk/reviews/rot.shtml>https://web.archive.org/web/20030606184915/http://www.kargatane.com/sotk/reviews/rot.shtml</ref>==
	[[John Mangrum]]		[[John Mangrum]]

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	~~In his timeline studies, JWM noted on~~ the ~~Kargatane site that~~ "Realm of Terror" started Ravenloft’s long-standing tradition of incoherence, a problem it’s still straining to escape today. To put it bluntly, Ravenloft just can’t keep it’s dates straight. The Bloodlines section highlights this problem- at first glance, these family trees are a wonderful tool for fleshing out your NPCs. But on a closer look, they contradict themselves, and they contradict information presented elsewhere in the book. Who’s Doomed tells us that [[Jacqueline Renier]] was a small child when her family entered Ravenloft, but according to her family tree she was born seven years after the creation of Richemulot. Eowin, Sean, and Ester Timothy were born to Cain and Elizabeth Timothy in 660. No problem, right? No problem at all, except the line above tells us that Cain and Elizabeth both died in 579"		[[John Mangrum \| Mangrum]] observes that the "Realm of Terror started Ravenloft’s long-standing tradition of incoherence, a problem it’s still straining to escape today. To put it bluntly, Ravenloft just can’t keep it’s dates straight. The Bloodlines section highlights this problem- at first glance, these family trees are a wonderful tool for fleshing out your NPCs. But on a closer look, they contradict themselves, and they contradict information presented elsewhere in the book. Who’s Doomed tells us that [[Jacqueline Renier]] was a small child when her family entered Ravenloft, but according to her family tree she was born seven years after the creation of Richemulot. Eowin, Sean, and Ester Timothy were born to Cain and Elizabeth Timothy in 660. No problem, right? No problem at all, except the line above tells us that Cain and Elizabeth both died in 579."<ref name="[https://web.archive.org/web/20030606184915/http://www.kargatane.com/sotk/reviews/rot.shtml]>[https://web.archive.org/web/20030606184915/http://www.kargatane.com/sotk/reviews/rot.shtml]</ref>

	==Reviews==		==Reviews from the Kargatane.com<ref name="www.kargatane.com/sotk/reviews/rot.shtml">[https://web.archive.org/web/20030606184915/http://www.kargatane.com/sotk/reviews/rot.shtml]</ref>==
	[[John Mangrum]]		[[John Mangrum]]

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	Spring break, 1990. Panama City Beach Florida. I went to spring break for girls, booze, and parties. I never in a million years thought I'd find Ravenloft. When I saw the boxed set sitting on the shelf at the bookstore(don't ask me what the hell I was doing in a bookstore, I can't remember) I was stunned. I read the back of the box to try and figure out what the product was about. Was it a re-write of I-6/I-10? Was it something new based on the 1980's adventures? Or was it something totally unrelated? Since I had abandoned role playing for the past two years I didn't have a clue. The only money I had was beer money so I didn't by the boxed set, but I kept it in the back of my mind. A week later after I had recovered from my spring break exploits, I took a risk and bought the boxed set. I made the right choice. A true masterpiece, it drew me back in to role playing(and IMHO kept TSR in business). The set came with city and domain maps. The city maps i never used, but the domain maps are the best domain maps to date. Cards with portraits and estates were also included. I never used them either but the portraits were pretty cool. Now, to the book. Chapter 1 gives the inspiration from which the authors used to create the RAVENLOFT setting. Chapter 2 gives the history of RAVENLOFT. I was overjoyed to learn that the boxed set was indeed connected to I-6 and I-10. To learn of its history and its place among the TSR fantasy world was exciting. It set the rules of RAVENLOFT which made it different from all other fantasy worlds. Chapter 3 made it clear that players could no longer strong arm their way through adventures, and if they made the wrong decisions they could wind up becoming the very evil they were fighting. Chapter 4 introduced fear and horror checks. Spice for the game, nothing more. Chapter 5 focused on vampires and werebeast. I think this chaper could have been omitted for something else. After all, these creatures would get their own guide books later on. Chapter 6 was about curses. More spice for the game. Chapter 7 contained the gypsies. Personally, I think the gypsies are the most overrated and overused people in RAVENLOFT. They were supposed to add flavor to RAVENLOFT but wound up being so overexposed in the first years of RAVENLOFT that they lost their mystery and allure. Besides, they too would get their own book later on. Chapter 8 on telling the future was a total waste. Chapters 9 and 10, spells and items, again interestingly show the differences between RAVENLOFT and all other fantasy worlds. Chapters 11 and 12 is where RAVENLOFT really starts to shine. The domains. Words can not express the ingenius idea of the domains, its lords, its people, its climate, and its terrain. It was like the USA except each state was ruled by a cursed, evil darklord, who was a type for the greatest horror characters of TV, movies, and novels. Each state reflecting cultures and time periods from actual world history. A superb idea. The lands of the core, with the exception of a f)		Spring break, 1990. Panama City Beach Florida. I went to spring break for girls, booze, and parties. I never in a million years thought I'd find Ravenloft. When I saw the boxed set sitting on the shelf at the bookstore(don't ask me what the hell I was doing in a bookstore, I can't remember) I was stunned. I read the back of the box to try and figure out what the product was about. Was it a re-write of I-6/I-10? Was it something new based on the 1980's adventures? Or was it something totally unrelated? Since I had abandoned role playing for the past two years I didn't have a clue. The only money I had was beer money so I didn't by the boxed set, but I kept it in the back of my mind. A week later after I had recovered from my spring break exploits, I took a risk and bought the boxed set. I made the right choice. A true masterpiece, it drew me back in to role playing(and IMHO kept TSR in business). The set came with city and domain maps. The city maps i never used, but the domain maps are the best domain maps to date. Cards with portraits and estates were also included. I never used them either but the portraits were pretty cool. Now, to the book. Chapter 1 gives the inspiration from which the authors used to create the RAVENLOFT setting. Chapter 2 gives the history of RAVENLOFT. I was overjoyed to learn that the boxed set was indeed connected to I-6 and I-10. To learn of its history and its place among the TSR fantasy world was exciting. It set the rules of RAVENLOFT which made it different from all other fantasy worlds. Chapter 3 made it clear that players could no longer strong arm their way through adventures, and if they made the wrong decisions they could wind up becoming the very evil they were fighting. Chapter 4 introduced fear and horror checks. Spice for the game, nothing more. Chapter 5 focused on vampires and werebeast. I think this chaper could have been omitted for something else. After all, these creatures would get their own guide books later on. Chapter 6 was about curses. More spice for the game. Chapter 7 contained the gypsies. Personally, I think the gypsies are the most overrated and overused people in RAVENLOFT. They were supposed to add flavor to RAVENLOFT but wound up being so overexposed in the first years of RAVENLOFT that they lost their mystery and allure. Besides, they too would get their own book later on. Chapter 8 on telling the future was a total waste. Chapters 9 and 10, spells and items, again interestingly show the differences between RAVENLOFT and all other fantasy worlds. Chapters 11 and 12 is where RAVENLOFT really starts to shine. The domains. Words can not express the ingenius idea of the domains, its lords, its people, its climate, and its terrain. It was like the USA except each state was ruled by a cursed, evil darklord, who was a type for the greatest horror characters of TV, movies, and novels. Each state reflecting cultures and time periods from actual world history. A superb idea. The lands of the core, with the exception of a f)

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	[[Category: Source]][[Category: Boxed Set]][[Category: Setting]][[category:2nd Edition]]		[[Category: Source]][[Category: Boxed Set]][[Category: Setting]][[category:2nd Edition]]

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	*A 144 page book, with the setting rules (including horror atmosphere creation hints), important NPCs and domains.		*A 144 page book, with the setting rules (including horror atmosphere creation hints), important NPCs and domains.
	*4 color maps - the Core, island domains, and towns, plus a clear plastic hex overlay tool		*4 color maps - the Core, island domains, and towns, plus a clear plastic hex overlay tool
	*24 color cardstock sheets - various locales (ex: the ]]Old Kartakan Inn]]), family portraits, etc.		*24 color cardstock sheets - various locales (ex: the [[Old Kartakan Inn]]), family portraits, etc.

	==Notes==		==Notes==

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	[[File:Realm_of_Terror_Box_Back.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Box Back]]		[[File:Realm_of_Terror_Box_Back.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Box Back]]
	[[File:Realm_of_Terror_Booklet.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Booklet]]		[[File:Realm_of_Terror_Booklet.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Booklet]]
	~~[[File:Realm_of_Terror_Transparent_Overlay.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Transparent Overlay]]~~
	[[File:Realm_of_Terror_The_Lands_of_the_Core_Map.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|The Lands of the Core Map]]		[[File:Realm_of_Terror_The_Lands_of_the_Core_Map.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|The Lands of the Core Map]]
	[[File:Realm_of_Terror_Islands_of_Terror_Map.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Islands of Terror Map]]		[[File:Realm_of_Terror_Islands_of_Terror_Map.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Islands of Terror Map]]
	[[File:Realm_of_Terror_Towns_Map_1.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Map of towns / cities (1/2)]]		[[File:Realm_of_Terror_Towns_Map_1.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Map of towns / cities (1/2)]]
	[[File:Realm_of_Terror_Towns_Map_2.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Map of towns / cities (2/2)]]		[[File:Realm_of_Terror_Towns_Map_2.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Map of towns / cities (2/2)]]
			[[File:Realm_of_Terror_Transparent_Overlay.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Transparent map overlay]]

	[[File:Realm_of_Terror_Cardstock_Sheet_Front_(1_of_24).jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Cardstock Sheet Front (1/24)]]		[[File:Realm_of_Terror_Cardstock_Sheet_Front_(1_of_24).jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Cardstock Sheet Front (1/24)]]