D&D General The thread where I review a ton of Ravenloft modules

[Paul Farquhar]

Curiously, though, none of those modules gives you an actual reason to go to the castle

Inadvisable visits to a castle is a common (and often parodied) Gothic Horror trope.

Actually, an awful lot of horror depends on the protagonist doing something really stupid. Maybe in horror D&D Inspirations or XP should be awarded every time the players make a stupid decision?

I believe Castles Forlorn was inspired by The Castle of Otranto, one of the original Gothic novels (and the origin of the name).