Raven Roleplaying Game Core Book

Raven is a Gothic horror and cursed magic roleplaying game inspired by the works of Edgar Allan Poe, where the story, characters and narration are the stars of the show. Raven is the stage for the action: a city threatened by the mist, ruled over by a sinister magic Order that offers protection against the beings from the Other Side and guards ancestral secrets. This is where the players live, members of the Corvus family, descendants of the Founder, and the cause of the curse that looms large over the city. In essence, Raven is a game of tenebrous stories that offers players the classic horror experience, replete with mysteries, curses and old conspiracies.

This core rulebook includes:

• A complete gameplay guide: advice for generating atmosphere, rules for the Maelstrom narrative system and techniques for running tenebrous stories.
• How to create your Corvus Characters and customise your mansion.
• The magic in Raven: its origins, rules and constraints.
• The most relevant organisations and non-player characters.
• Detailed descriptions of the city of Raven and the spectral Other Side: settings, locations (and their secrets and threats), factions and a double-page colour map.
• The threats, creatures and secrets lurking in the city.
• Useful hints and tips to help you develop your Raven tales.
• An adventure to get your games started: "Ravens Nights".
• Character records, lists, maps, game sheets, character books and other material for your games.