u/phishymd

My current campaign is coming to a close and I'm thinking of doing a Ravenloft Campaign next. I've never played in the world of Ravenloft so I want to become more familiar with the world as a whole.

I own "Curse of Strahd" and "Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft" but I am wondering if there are any old books that might be worth tracking down and reading.

I know there are a ton but some would be less useful for a 5e game. Something with lots of DM goodies like "Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft" is ideal. Adventure Modules could have some interesting idea to pull from. Player options for older editions are pretty hard to use in 5e.

I think the other "Van Richten's Guide" books might be a good place to start but I don't know what else is good to pull stuff for a modern game. So any recommendations would be appreciated. TYIA

3 years ago I left a LTR and had a couple years of mental health I had to work on. Mentally I'm doing pretty good and starting to feel like my old self; physically I need some help.

I've always been self conscious about the way I look, and the experience I get on the dating apps does not help that. So I want to start putting real work in how I look, but honestly I don't really know how to look good.

I know I have to get back in shape, I've gained about 80lbs since covid in 2020. I'm back to working out regularly and eating clean. It's been a few months but I'm already down about 15lbs and now have good habits.

For grooming I'm lucky to have pretty good hair, but I don't do anything with it. I want to do something get something that's more stylish, but I don't understand what's stylish and I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around good hairstyles; I barely understand the difference between moose and gel.

For fashion I'm a mess, this is where the real work needs to happen. I was always someone who would just wear whatever I had that was comfortable regardless of matching, style ect. From what I've seen on here I get that clothes that fit properly are important. What I don't see a lot of what clothes you want to fit properly. Like what clothes look good with others what colors to pair or not to pair. Or shoes, outside of dress shoes and workbooks; I've pretty much just worn new balance sneakers until they become too worn down.

I'm kinda willing to toss out a ton of clothing I have and get better cloths but if I don't know what to buy I'll just end up in the same position.

I think those are the big things for improving my appearance but if I'm missing something please let me know. Any tips or resources that will help me go in the right direction would be very appreciated.

If it matters I'm 6'3" M white brown hair blue eyes and 265lbs from Northeastern American.