Masque of the Red Death (Ravenloft)


 * For the short story by Edgar Allan Poe, see The Masque of the Red Death

Masque of the Red Death is a campaign setting for the role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons. The setting was published after the release of the Ravenloft campaign setting and is regarded as an add-on for that line. Masque of the Red Death has many of the same qualities as Ravenloft, such as "power checks" and restricted magic, including limited planar travel. Unlike Ravenloft, the location of the adventures is Gothic Earth, an 1890s version of Earth where fantasy creatures exist only in the shadows of civilization. Many 1890s British literature characters such as Van Helsing, Jack the Ripper and Dorian Grey are included as enemies or support for the players to interact with.

Adventures
Dark Magic in New Orleans, by Randy Richards, appeared in Dungeon #71 (Nov/Dec 1998).

The adventure concerns the machinations of Voodoo King Doctor John and Voodoo Queen Marie Laveau in 1890s New Orleans. Players must discover who is behind a series of murders in old New Orleans, while avoiding their own deaths. The adventure introduces players to wraith roaches, zombie animals, undead snakes, half-gators, and evil cypress trees.