Editing Ravenloft (section)

=== 4th edition ===
In 2007, Wizards of the Coast announced the printing of two new Ravenloft novels for 2008, ''Black Crusade'' and ''The Sleep of Reason'',<ref>{{cite web|title=Fiction – Dungeons & Dragons|url=http://ww2.wizards.com/Books/Wizards/?doc=main_2008ravenlofttitles|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070519211214/http://ww2.wizards.com/Books/Wizards/?doc=main_2008ravenlofttitles|archive-date=2007-05-19|access-date=2007-10-23|work=ww2.wizards.com|publisher=[[Wizards of the Coast]]}}</ref> fueling more speculation. A short story by [[Ari Marmell]], "Before I Wake", based on the realms of Darkon, Lamordia, and Bluetspur was released on October 31, 2007, on the Wizards of the Coast website as a special for Halloween; it featured characters inspired by [[H. P. Lovecraft]] and [[Clark Ashton Smith]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Before I Wake|url=http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd%2F4dnd%2F20071031a|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090603105439/https://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd%2F4dnd%2F20071031a|archive-date=2009-06-03|access-date=2020-01-15}}</ref>

In 2008, Ravenloft was revealed to be re-introduced to 4th edition of ''Dungeons & Dragons'', as was depicted in the October issue of the ''Dragon'' online magazine.{{Citation needed|date=February 2021}} The ''Dungeons & Dragons'' 4th edition supplement ''[[Manual of the Planes#Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition|Manual of the Planes]]'' (2008) established that in the [[retconned]] cosmology, the Domains of Dread (and by extension the Ravenloft setting) were now located within the [[Plane (Dungeons & Dragons)#The Shadowfell|Shadowfell]], a mirror-plane of death and gloom lying adjacent to the mortal realm.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Baker|first=Richard|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1090865842|title=Manual of the Planes|publisher=Wizards of the Coast|year=2008|isbn=978-0-7869-5002-7|location=Renton, Wash.|page=51|language=en|oclc=1090865842}}</ref><ref name="Hoffer">{{cite web|last=Hoffer|first=Christian|date=January 25, 2019|title='Dungeons & Dragons' Unofficially Returns to the Shadowfell With New Supplement|url=https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/dungeons-and-dragons-shadowfell/|access-date=2021-02-24|website=ComicBook.com|language=en}}</ref> While a 4th edition update to the Ravenloft setting was announced at [[Gen Con]] 2010,<ref>{{cite web|date=August 9, 2010|title=D&D Podcast: D&D Preview Show Gen Con 2010|url=http://www.wizards.com/dnd/Article.aspx?x=dnd/4pod/gencondnd|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101221103510/http://www.wizards.com/dnd/Article.aspx?x=dnd/4pod/gencondnd|archive-date=2010-12-21|access-date=2020-12-29|website=Wizards of the Coast}}</ref> the product was never released.<ref name="stormgiantgames"/>

In 2010, Ravenloft was the setting for the ''[[Castle Ravenloft Board Game]]''.<ref name="dmsguild">{{cite web|last=Appelcline|first=Shannon|title=RM4 House of Strahd (2e) - Wizards of the Coast {{!}} Product History|url=https://www.dmsguild.com/product/17503/RM4-House-of-Strahd-2e|access-date=2020-12-29|website=Dungeon Masters Guild|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Ewalt|first=David M.|date=May 23, 2011|title=Take A Dungeon Crawl With The Castle Ravenloft Board Game|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidewalt/2011/05/23/take-a-dungeon-crawl-with-the-castle-ravenloft-board-game/|access-date=2020-12-29|website=Forbes|language=en}}</ref> Ravenloft also appeared in official magazine articles, such as, ''[[Dungeon (magazine)|Dungeon]]'' #207 "Fair Barovia" (October 2012)<ref>{{cite web|title=Fair Barovia {{!}} Article {{!}} RPGGeek|url=https://rpggeek.com/rpgissuearticle/125882/fair-barovia|access-date=2020-12-29|website=rpggeek.com|language=en-US}}</ref> and ''[[Dragon (magazine)|Dragon]]'' #416 "History Check: Strahd and Van Richten" (October 2012).<ref>{{cite web|title=History Check: Strahd and Van Richten {{!}} Article {{!}} RPGGeek|url=https://rpggeek.com/rpgissuearticle/126154/history-check-strahd-and-van-richten|access-date=2020-12-29|website=rpggeek.com|language=en-US}}</ref>