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GAME INFO

Genre: Action MMORPG
Platform: Xbox One / PlayStation 4 / PC
Initial Release Date: June 20, 2013
Module Release Date: June 26, 2018 (PC)
CONTRIBUTIONS
Position: Staff Game Content Designer
  • Designed and implemented Castle Ravenloft epic 5-man dungeon​
  • Designed, and implemented the non-repeatable Castle Ravenloft story instance
  • Supported the content team with troubleshooting, debugging, and bug fixes on some of our more technical content like Barovia adventure zone Heroic Encounters
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Castle Ravenloft - 5-Man Epic Dungeon

Arc Games - Neverwinter - Castle Ravenloft - Development Blog
Content Type: 5-man Epic Dungeon

Responsibilities:
  • Pitched, designed, implemented, and acted as vision holder for Castle Ravenloft, a 45 minute epic 5-man dungeon
  • layout, encounters, scripting, cutscenes, writing, achievements
  • worked closely with environment artists, systems designers, animators, and FX artists to realize a vision that both suited Neverwinter's gameplay needs as well as the thematic narrative needs for this iconic DnD setting
Castle Ravenloft description coming soon

Design Goals

  • Adapt the Curse of Strahd source material in a faithful way that also plays to the strengths of the minute to minute Neverwinter experience
  • Heavily feature Stahd von Zarovich as a constant presence - blur the line between dungeon and final boss
  • Leverage interesting spaces in DnD campaign dungeon and turn them into set piece moments for interesting pacing
  • Develop interesting ways to introduce enemies into the playspace beyond simple placement - ghost vignettes, werewolves jumping through windows, cavalry charging, decorative suits of armor coming to life

SET PIECE Highlights

​Coming soon!

Castle Bridge

Coming soon!

Haunted Ballroom

Coming soon!

Chapel

Coming soon!

Cutscenes

Initial Planning & Level Layout

Coming soon!