Gothic Ancestries & Cultures

Spooky, playable ancestries & cultures, new magic items, monsters, and more for your Ravenloft games!

With 17 ancestries & cultures, including gothic monsters, weapons, and equipment!

Play as:

• a headless horseman out of Sleepy Hollow,
• Frankenstein's monster,
• one who returned from an unjust death, like The Crow,
• a ghost, and more!

Use magic items and equipment like:

• the Eerie Tarot Deck,
• Ouija Board of the Dead,
• the Monkey's Paw, or
• muskets and flintlocks!

Face horrific foes like:

• the Eldritch Thing (inspired by The Thing) or
• the Macabre Steed! 

For even more choices, check out Arctic Ancestries & Cultures, More Ancestries & Cultures, and Custom Ancestries & Cultures!

What Is Ancestry & Culture: An Alternative to Race in 5e?

"Required reading for playing RPGs in 2020" - Polygon

- Play a character of one ancestry raised in a different culture, like an orc raised by elves

- Play a character of mixed ancestry, like the child of a gnome and a halfling

- Replace the outdated concept of Race in D&D with ancestry & culture

- Convert existing races into ancestries and cultures

- Create your own custom culture

- Comes with two friendly one-shot adventures designed for players of all ages

Credits for Gothic Ancestries & Cultures:

Written by Eugene Marshall; layout by Amy Marshall; cover art by John Taylor; interior art by Bien Flores and Dean Spencer.