Ravenloftian

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adjective

Similar to the Gothic horror setting Ravenloft.

“The Book of Secrets by David Colon I hope the Ravenloftian DM will be able to use the new Darklings to terrify those players who read every Monstrous Compendium and know what every monster does.”

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Meanings

adjectiveRavenloftian (comparative more Ravenloftian, superlative most Ravenloftian)

comparative more Ravenloftian · superlative most Ravenloftian

  1. Similar to the Gothic horror setting Ravenloft.

    The Book of Secrets by David Colon I hope the Ravenloftian DM will be able to use the new Darklings to terrify those players who read every Monstrous Compendium and know what every monster does.

    1 more example

    These dread doppelgängers, like many Ravenloftian creatures, are a twisted rendition of the original.

    http://www.monstropedia.org/index.php?title=Doppelg%C3%83%C2%A4nger_%28Dungeons_%26_Dragons%29&oldid=8616[ Monsterpedia article on "Doppelganger"]

Origin

From Ravenloft (a fictional fantasy setting) + -ian.

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APA

Ravenloftian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ravenloftian

MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ravenloftian,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ravenloftian.

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