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Gibson and public domain  \nFraternity of Shadows Ravenloft fan site & forums fraternityofshadow[s.com](s.com)  \nPreface  \nThe Mists pull at me, once again...  \nShortly after releasing Who's Doomed, my book  \nof updated darklord stat blocks, someone asked if I would be doing a similar book for heroic NPCs.I was hesitant atthe time: there's less interest in statistics for allied characters.Full PC style characters can be tricky for the Dungeon Master to run, while monsterstyle stat blocks are static: a CR 5 van Richten will steal the spotlight away from a part of 3rd level adventurers but be a hindrance to a party of 13th level PCs.  \nWith the news that Tasha's Cauldron of Everything would include the sidekick rules, Ireevaluated my position: the various good guys of Ravenloft would be interesting sidekicks.  \nThis would solve the issue of them being static ineffectiveness without having to make three or four variantstat blocks.And they would be simple to run.  \nI couldn't help planning a book of Ravenloft sidekicks.There were many NPCs from classic campaign products who could use a little modern attention, who could be included in such a book.And including a few key allies from Curse of Strahd would make such a product useful for anyone running that adventure.  \nAnd before you know it, this book took shape.  \n“Jester” David Gibson November, 2020  \nUpdate I June 2021: A single product can never satisfy everyone.There was always some favourite character that didn't make the cut.But, like Who's Doomed, I reserved the right to update if the productsold and add additional requested NPCs.  \nWhich I have now done.  \nI've added seven new classic characters from a mix of 2nd and 3rd Edition, along with two groups of adventurers.I've also decided to add some brand new characters, highlighting different races and classes.  \nDUNGEONS & DRAGONS, D&D, Wizards of the Coast, Ravenloft, Forgotten Realms, Eberron, the dragon ampersand, and all other Wizards of the Coast product names, and their respective logos are trademarks of Wizards of the Coast in the USA and other countries.  \nThis work contains material that is copyright Wizards of the Coast and/or other authors. Such material is used with permission under the Community Content Agreement for Dungeon Masters Guild.  \nAllies Against the Night: Sidekicks of Ravenloft ©2020-21 . David Gibson, 5 Minute Workday Publishing, and Quote the Raven. Published under the Community Content Agreement for Dungeon Masters Guild. Any resemblance to any individual living, dead, or undead might be coincidental.  \nContents  \nPreface 2  \nFurther Reading 3  \nHeroes of Note 5  \nd'Avenir, Ezmerelda 5  \nClairmont, Agatha 7  \nDominic 8  \nDragonov, Ivan 9  \nGondegal 11  \nHermos 13  \nKolyana, Ireena 14  \nLathenna, Perseyus 16  \nLaRouche, Desmond 17  \nPax, Eia 19  \nRay, Alanik 21  \n\"S\" 23  \nSedgewick, Arthur 24  \nSeverin, Johann 25  \nSnowmane, Larissa 26  \nStillwater, Robin 27  \nSunstar, Jander 29  \nSuren, Shih 31  \nVan Richten, Rudolph 32  \nWeathermay, George 35  \nWeathermay-Foxgrove Twins 37  \nWeissritter, Andrez 39  \nAdventuring Groups 40  \nThe Grave Wardens 40  \nThe Wanderers 44  \nNew Heroes 48  \nFelhaglion, Alain 48  \nGerstner, Johanna 48  \nHallen 49  \nJones, Bryn 49  \nLaCroix, Nicholas 50  \nStitch 50  \nTzing 51  \nWisener, Sasha 51  \nAlso by 5 Minute Workday 52  \nFurther Reading  \nd'Avenir, Ezmerelda: Curse of Strahd, van Richten's  Guide to Ravenloft  \nClairmont, Agatha: van Richten's Arsenal  \nDominic: Champions of theMists  \nDragonov, Ivan: Champions of theMists  \nGondegal: Champions of theMists  \nHermos: Carnival, Champions of theMists  \nKolyana, Ireena: Champions of theMists  \nLathenna, Perseyus: van Richten's Arsenal  \nLaRouche, Desmond: Monstrous Compendium Ravenloft Appendix II  \nPax, Eia: Heroes of Light  \nRay, Alanik: Champions of theMists\"S\": Ravenloft GazetteerI-V  \nSedgewick, Arthur","cbCaitni4HXRvJGL","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaitni4HXRvJGL","pdf",2199758,16,"English","# Preface\n## Credits and publication notes\n## Using Sidekicks\n## Contents overview\n## Further Reading","[{\"question\":\"Why does the book focus on Ravenloft sidekicks instead of full PC-style characters?\",\"answer\":\"The preface explains that full PC-style characters can be tricky for a Dungeon Master to run, while monster-style stat blocks tend to be static and can steal spotlight or hinder parties at different levels.\"},{\"question\":\"What changed after the author originally hesitated about making a sidekick book?\",\"answer\":\"The author reevaluated after Tasha's Cauldron of Everything included sidekick rules, making Ravenloft’s good-aligned characters more interesting and easier to run without multiple stat-block variants.\"},{\"question\":\"What updates were made by June 2021?\",\"answer\":\"The author states that additional requested NPCs were added: seven new classic characters from 2nd and 3rd Edition, two groups of adventurers, and several brand new characters highlighting different races and classes.\"}]","Allies Against the Night - Sidekicks of Ravenloft - Preface | PDF",1791267401,25]