Welcome to Ravenband
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Ravenband is a gothic horror roguelike, set in the Domains of Dread. A player (you!) creates a character, choosing from a variety of races and classes, and then plays that character over a period of days, weeks, even months.

The player begins in the Village of Barovia, where supplies, weapons, armour and magical devices can be bought from the surviving shopkeepers. From there the player enters Castle Ravenloft: down first, through the catacombs, the flooded dungeons and the larders beneath the keep, then up through the castle itself and its towers, gaining experience by killing the things that live there, collecting powerful objects and treasure, and returning to the village to resupply. Eventually the player may attempt to win the game by destroying Strahd von Zarovich, the vampire lord who rules Barovia from his throne at the top of the castle.

Ravenband is a complex game, and it may be difficult to grasp everything at first, especially if you have never played a roguelike before.  A key resource for Angband players is the `forum`_, where you can ask for help, and also post compliments, complaints, suggestions, bug reports, and interesting experiences.  Don't be shy!

.. _forum: https://angband.live/forums/



.. toctree::
   :maxdepth: 1
   :caption: Getting Started

   a-quick-demo
   guide
   faq

.. toctree::
   :maxdepth: 2
   :caption: The Manual

   birth
   dungeon
   attack
   playing
   command
   option
   customize

.. toctree::
   :maxdepth: 1
   :caption: Meta

   version
   copying
   thanks

.. toctree::
   :maxdepth: 1
   :caption: For Developers

   hacking/modifying
   hacking/compiling
   hacking/cmake
   hacking/debug
   hacking/how-it-works
   hacking/metadoc
   hacking/borg


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