Café de Nuit

Thanks, Fordam; I was afraid no one was going to respond! What were your modifications to "Circle of Darkness"? And did your adventure have you fighting Pharzia's Dark Lord?

There is another option, which could bring food to the vampire: posing as a generally debauched rake. The kind of handsome party animal who never wakes up before evening and parties the whole night through. He's so scandalous, but his massive charm makes him seem exciting. He's every rich gambler's...

Van Richten's Guide to Vampires addresses several of the issues such a creature would have posing as a wealthy mortal, but doesn't really tackle the most vexing and important one of all: sleeping during the daytime. Even the least aware are likely to notice eventually that Monsieur Vladimir is never...

"Domains of Dread" provides no information on what happens when heroes new to Ravenloft venture into the Mists surrounding the Core. Did one of the previous rules books say what to do in that situation? How long are they likely to be in there and can they retrace their steps or not?

IanFordam wrote: ↑Thu May 16, 2024 3:07 pm

Solan wrote: ↑Thu May 09, 2024 8:44 pm We'll ship him off to Dr. Heinfroth's Asylum on Dominia and hope for the best . . .

What, again?!?!

If that's the case, Alhoon, then that changes everything! I could most definitely see Louise enlisting a Ravenloft Doppelganger to impersonate the long-lost Henri as part of a devious plot against her hated twin sister.

Thanks for sharing, Mephisto! I actually regard that as a far inferior explanation. We know Henri's family is human, there's no evidence to believe otherwise about him, and it seems ridiculous to suggest he should be a villain. As Freud said, "Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar". By the sam...

Well, don't leave me in suspense, Mephisto; what is this better option?

For those who don't recall offhand, Henri DuBois is the love of Darklord of Richemulot Jacqueline Renier's life. Twenty years ago she revealed herself to him as a wererat and attacked him, trying to infect him with lycanthropy. He fled in terror and has not been seen since, by his family or seemingl...

Sounds to me like Fordam has become a Lost One! We'll ship him off to Dr. Heinfroth's Asylum on Dominia and hope for the best . . .

So I'm curious: Who here has devised and run an adventure which took place in a Cluster or Island of Terror? What was the basic outline of that adventure, how did it go, and how did the players like it?

Five, there is a most excellent 2nd Edition Worldbuilding book entitled "World Builder's Guidebook (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons)". It's easily obtainable from Amazon.com or Ebay and nothing about it requires you to be using 2nd edition rules. I highly recommend it for those seeking to ...

Player's Option, THAT's where it was! A thousand thanks for your wisdom, DustBunny; that question has been bothering me for so many years!

Alas, Fordam was not merciful enough to provide 2nd Ed. stats for Mircea (otherwise it was a very detailed and comprehensive overlook of the domain). Still, it sounds as if there might be no stats ever published to provide in the first place; it's a long time since I've seen the Realm of Terror mate...

Thanks, Rock! Yes, there wouldn't be any mention of it or its lord in 2nd Ed. unless you have the first Ravenloft boxed set; Sanguina never had a published adventure and it was one of the lands which disappeared and permanently escaped during the Grand Conjunction (I remember there was a line in the...