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'''Barovia''' is the name shared by a number of distinct but related locations within the fictional universe of the ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' roleplaying game. In each of its iterations, the area is loosely based on real-world [[Transylvania]] and its associations with the Dracula legend.{{citation needed|date=April 2014}} |
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Barovia first appeared as the setting of ''[[Ravenloft (module)|I6: Ravenloft]]''. Later, TSR developed this original adventure into the [[Ravenloft]] campaign setting, and writers reconceived of Barovia as one of many domains within the Ravenloft [[demiplane]]. |
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==Geography== |
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Barovia is a mountain valley within the fictional Balinok mountains. The terrain is densely wooded and the climate is one of frigid winters. |
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The valley hosts a small village (also named Barovia), over which looms Castle Ravenloft, ancestral seat of vampire ruler [[Strahd von Zarovich]]. |
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==Fictional history== |
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As originally conceived of in ''[[Ravenloft (module)|I6: Ravenloft]]'', the history of Barovia mirrors the story of [[Dracula]].{{citation needed|date=April 2014}} |
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Barovia was conquered in the year 347 of Barovia's calendar by [[Strahd von Zarovich]]. |
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Sometime around 351, as detailed in ''[[I, Strahd: The Memoirs of a Vampire]]''; a novel published by TSR in 1993 details Strahd's transformation to vampire as a deal gone wrong with a personification of Death itself in an attempt to win Tatyana's love away from his brother. |
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== In roleplaying products == |
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''[[Ravenloft (module)|I6: Ravenloft]]'': The setting's original appearance, for 1st edition ''AD&D''. |
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''[[House of Strahd]]'': Largely the same setting as I6, but updated for [[Editions of Dungeons & Dragons#Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition|2d Edition ''AD&D'']]. |
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''[[Expedition to Castle Ravenloft]]'': An update and expansion to the adventure, for the 3.5 edition of ''D&D''. Includes instructions for incorporating Barovia into the [[Eberron]] and [[Forgotten Realms]] campaign settings. |
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Barovia is also a domain of the Demi-Plane of Dread in the [[Ravenloft]] Campaign Setting. The setting was originally published by TSR, then later under license by [[Sword & Sorcery Studios]] a division of White Wolf Studios. |
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''[[Curse of Strahd]]'': The module for the 5th edition of ''D&D'' was released March 15, 2016.<ref>http://dnd.wizards.com/products/tabletop-games/rpg-products/curse-strahd</ref> It is a reboot of the classic original, introducing elements from the 2nd Edition campaign setting as well. |
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== In tabletop games== |
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Barovia is the setting for the ''[[Castle Ravenloft Board Game]]''. |
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== In electronic games == |
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Barovia was the setting of two PC games: ''[[Ravenloft: Strahd's Possession]]'' by [[Strategic Simulations, Inc.|SSI]], 1994; by [[DreamForge Intertainment]] for [[Strategic Simulations, Inc.]], 1995; and ''[[Iron & Blood: Warriors of Ravenloft]]''. |
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Barovia is in the "Mists of Ravenloft" expansion of ''[[Dungeons & Dragons Online]]''. |
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Barovia is also a location in Arc Games' Neverwinter Online as part of the Ravenloft Campaign.{{cn|date=June 2018}} |
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==References== |
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[[Category:Ravenloft]] |
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