Masque of the Red Death (Book)

This page refers to the 3rd edition version of the Masque of the Red Death setting. Unlike the original Masque of the Red Death and Other Tales boxed set, this version was a single hardback book. Note that this book does not include any of the modules in the original boxed set.

Product Info

• Authors: Jacquie Cassada, Claire Hoffman, Carla Hollar, Harold Johnson, Rucht Lilavivat, Nicky Rea, Andrew Scott and Peter Woodworth
• Type: Ravenloft campaign expansion – Gothic Earth Setting
• Format: 290 pages, hardback
• Release date: October 2004

Summary of content

• Chapter One: A history of the Gothic Earth

• Chapter Two: An Atlas of the Gothic Earth (Alexandria, Cape Town, Atlanta, Boston, New Orleans, New-York, San Francisco, Vancouver, Mexico City, Port-au-Prince, Buenos Aires, Lima, Bangkok, Calcutta, Constantinople, St-Petersburg, Singapore, Brisbane, Christchurch (NZ), Bucharest, Dublin, London, Paris, Rome, Vienna)

• Chapter Three: Character Creation (of which these Core MotRD PC class (and their variant): Adept (Charlatan, Metaphysician, Occultist), Athlete (Explorer / Scout, Shootist, Soldier), Intellectual (Parson, Physician, Scholar / Scientist), Mystic (Medium, Shaman, Spiritualist), Sleuth (Criminal, Dandy, Journalist), Tradesman (Mechanic, Performer); these prestige classes: Antiquarian, Artifact Hunter, Exorcist, Forbidden Loremaster, Lycanthrope Hunter, Master inventor, Qabalist, Spy, Undead Hunter; Many new modern skills, crafts and feats)

• Chapter Four: Money and Equipment

• Chapter Five: The Magic of GE (Limits of magic in GE; power checks; Arcane vs Mysticism; list of spells from the PHB available in GE; new spells: Augment Undead, Corpse Whisper, Eyes of the Undead)

• Chapter Six: Combat (Firearms; Explosives; Turning Undead)

• Chapter Seven: Madness and Mystery (Madness; Insanity; Omens, Curses and superstitions; Gypsies and the Vistani)

• Chapter Eight: A practical Guide to Nineteenth Century (Polite Society; Entertainment and the Darker side of Life in the 1890’s; Travel and exploration, secret Societies)

• Appendix I: the Villains of GE (Discussion on the Red Death; Dracula; Imhotep; Frankenstein’s monster; Professor James Moriarty; “The Maestro”, Xavier Von Tuerin; Madame Delphine LaLaurie; Sarah Winchester)

• Appendix II: Monsters in the World (Discussion on Masques, the Foreigners; Horla, Lost Boys; Hollow; Creatures of the Haunt; Minion Creatures; Skulker)

• Appendix III: Lairs of Evil (Sinkholes of evil; minions, …)

• Appendix IV: Adventures in GE (of which adventures hooks)