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Ravenloft: Strahd's Possession

Lord Dhelt of Elturel was attacked in his own castle. The mysterious assassin stole the Hole Symbol of Helm, a precious amulet with magical powers. Lord Dhelt asks you to bring the amulet back. But when you…

31 December 1994

Ravenloft: Strahd's Possession is an adventure developed by DreamForge Intertainment, released 31 December 1994 on DOS, FM Towns, PC (Microsoft Windows) and PC-9800 Series.

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What Ravenloft: Strahd's Possession is

Ravenloft: Strahd's Possession is an adventure game developed by DreamForge Intertainment and released in 1994. It was published by Softgold Computerspiele GmbH. It is available on DOS, FM Towns, PC (Microsoft Windows) and PC-9800 Series.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Lord Dhelt of Elturel was attacked in his own castle. The mysterious assassin stole the Hole Symbol of Helm, a precious amulet with magical powers. Lord Dhelt asks you to bring the amulet back. But when you kill the assassin and retrieve the amulet, you are suddenly teleported into an unknown area. The way back is blocked by poisonous mist, and there is nothing you can do but explore the hostile surroundings and to solve the mystery of the amulet. Ravenloft: Strahd's Possession is a party-based RPG that utilizes AD&D rules. In the beginning you have a party of two people, using either pre-determined characters, or creating your own ones, picking from traditional AD&D races (human, elf…
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Dungeons & Dragons series

Ravenloft: Strahd's Possession is the 40th of 140 entries we hold in the Dungeons & Dragons series. The next entry was Menzoberranzan in 1994.

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What it launched against

Ravenloft: Strahd's Possession launched on 31 December 1994, within three weeks of Umihara Kawase, King's Field, WWF Raw and Battle Arena Toshinden.

Released around the same time: Umihara Kawase, King's Field, WWF Raw, Battle Arena Toshinden.

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When did Ravenloft: Strahd's Possession come out?
Ravenloft: Strahd's Possession was released on 31 December 1994 for DOS, FM Towns, PC (Microsoft Windows) and PC-9800 Series.

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