Should Curse of Strahd DMs Consider Getting Ravenloft: The Horrors Within (the New Ravenloft Book)?

I'm sure a lot of Curse of Strahd DMs are wondering if it's worth buying the new Ravenloft book - Ravenloft: The Horrors Within - just in case it helps with running a CoS campaign. In this video I talk about what can be dug out from The Horrors Within that could be useful if you're DMing CoS - not only the obvious stuff (e.g. the section about Strahd and Barovia, plus the relevant updated stat blocks), but other parts of the book as well. And at the end, I'll give my verdict: is it worth buying THW if you're running CoS? #CurseofStrahd #Ravenloft 00:00 Intro 00:32 What is Ravenloft: The Horrors Within? 01:15 5.5e stat blocks (Strahd & others) 02:39 New Barovia map design 02:54 New art 03:35 "Strahd's Domain" effects 04:13 Von Zarovich sanctuaries 05:05 Other Tatyana reincarnations 05:32 New adventure/quest ideas (& area maps) 09:03 Horror roleplay & haunted bastions 09:39 5.5e character options (incl. species) 10:42 New tarokka mechanics & draw ideas 11:34 Inspiration for a post-CoS campaign 13:16 Verdict: is it worth getting for CoS? 13:53 Outro Follow me on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/dmofthemists... Support the channel by becoming a member:    / @dmofthemists   Where to buy Ravenloft: The Horrors Within... D&D Beyond: https://marketplace.dndbeyond.com/cat... Roll20: https://marketplace.roll20.net/browse... DMsGuild: https://www.dmsguild.com/en/product/5... I mentioned one of my DMsGuild resources, which is called The Second Tarokka Reading... Grab it from DMsGuild here: https://www.dmsguild.com/en/product/4... Original demo draw video:    • The Second Tarokka Reading: Demo Draw - a ...   A follow-up video with more example draws:    • Starting a 5E Ravenloft Campaign with The ...   Other videos of mine that I mentioned during this video:    • Things to Add to Curse of Strahd From the ...      • Thinking of Increasing the Map Size of Bar...      • Bastions in Ravenloft! Can the New Bastion...   Music credits: "Long Note One" and "Long Note Two" by Kevin MacLeod (a.k.a. Incompetech); licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Images: Blood o' the Vine Tavern owners NPC art by Moonberry Maple:   / moonberrymaple   Berez landscape art by James' RPG Art:   / jamesrpgart   All other images, logos, etc. are the copyright of their respective creators, the vast majority of which will be from Wizards of the Coast, as per their Fan Content Policy.