
Wizards of the Coast stated that "the adventure includes the latest errata and a revised depiction of the Vistani" who are based on stereotypes about the Romani people. This module is the first released with the publisher's new focus on diversity and inclusion. In July 2020, Wizards of the Coast announced a new edition of the Curse of Strahd module, entitled Curse of Strahd: Revamped. Revamped edition comes in a coffin-shaped display box. Tracy found an old daguerreotype that captured the look of Strahd in his mind, and we used that image as a reference to create a new look for the vampire". Their image didn't match the Bela Legosi vampire quite so much. On the development process, Perkins said: "Without the Hickmans, this project would've died on the vine" and that "the Hickmans envisioned Strahd differently than he's depicted in the original Ravenloft adventure.

The result was a torrent of ideas for new locations, characters and encounters". When Perkins asked for their input, they flew out to meet with the team. Tracy and Laura have been hosting nearly annual sessions of the original Ravenloft at their home, for friends and family, over the course of decades. Charlie Hall, for Polygon, explained that "Instead of reinventing the wheel, principle designer Chris Perkins brought in the module's original writers - the husband and wife team of Tracy and Laura Hickman - to create the very best version of the famous module yet. It acts as an adaptation of the original Ravenloft module for the 5th edition of Dungeons & Dragons. 12 postcards themed around locations in the adventureĬurse of Strahd was written by Jeremy Crawford, Laura Hickman, Tracy Hickman, Adam Lee, Christopher Perkins, Richard Whitters, and was published by Wizards of the Coast in 2016.

A double-sided poster-sized map of Barovia and Castle Ravenloft.The Creatures of Horror book, describing new monsters.In addition to a softcover adventure book, the boxed set includes the following: This adventure module is designed to take four to six player characters from 1st level to 10th level. Using a deck of tarokka cards, the Dungeon Master can randomize parts of the adventure such as the identity of a powerful ally, the placement of important magic items across Barovia, and Strahd's location within Castle Ravenloft.

This gothic horror adventure takes the players on a course through Barovia that culminates with a vampire hunt inside Castle Ravenloft. Adventurers are mysteriously drawn to the realm of Barovia which is surrounded by deadly fog and ruled by the vampire wizard Strahd von Zarovich.
