Ravenloft 83

Strahd has been on my mind lately. It is a strange thing to say, but it is true.

It might be that we are nearing Halloween. I have ramped my annual binge of weird and gothic films. I'm less a horror guy and more a macabre guy. I like to be unnerved more than fleeing in terror.

Real life is terrifying enough.

So the old boy has been on my mind lately. In particular, I have been thinking about hosting the myth of him has changed over time. The version I encountered in the 90's is very different that the version found in Expedition to Castle Ravenloft, and even more so than the version in the recent board game or Curse of Strahd.

He has had many an unlife, Mr. I am the Land, so I wanted to poke at his origins a bit. Take a look at that very first adventure from 1983. I haven't played or even looked at it in over a decade, so now seems like the right time to do it...