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by Nathan of the FoS
Wed Oct 27, 2021 11:56 am
Forum: Ravenloft Forum
Topic: Flesh Golems and The Twisting
Replies: 8
Views: 1155

Re: Flesh Golems and The Twisting

With this background, I would at least consider going for the full Pinocchio line you seem to be mulling: the Twisting is slowly turning him into a "real boy," at least physically. Does he want that? If he lets it go to completion, would some kind of ensoulment also occur? How would he kno...
by Nathan of the FoS
Mon Oct 18, 2021 11:03 pm
Forum: Ravenloft Forum
Topic: Sea of Sorrows Survey - Review Thread
Replies: 11
Views: 3072

Re: Sea of Sorrows Survey - Review Thread

This one was mine, so I suppose I might as well respond! Unlike most of the other SoS articles I've reviewed, I really feel like this entry needs more added to it. The most notable thing that is lacking is monsters. Grab those sea wolves (from QTR #20) and “scalies” (from QTR #21) and throw them int...
by Nathan of the FoS
Thu Mar 11, 2021 7:00 pm
Forum: Ravenloft Forum
Topic: How do you portray Strahd?
Replies: 63
Views: 21879

Re: How do you portray Strahd?

This is an idea that has always intrigued me. I'm surprised I've never seen any attempt to explore it. There are darklords that don't give a hoot about political power and wouldn't even mind. Whether through conquest or otherwise, I'd love to see a place where the domain borders and the political b...
by Nathan of the FoS
Tue Mar 09, 2021 3:20 pm
Forum: Ravenloft Forum
Topic: Status check
Replies: 18
Views: 4744

Re: Status check

Currently running a once-every-two-weeks campaign with my family (dad, sisters, brother-in-law, nephew)--not in Ravenloft but with a very Ravenloft vibe.
by Nathan of the FoS
Sat Apr 25, 2020 8:45 pm
Forum: Ravenloft Forum
Topic: If you were to do a Children of the Night: Liches
Replies: 27
Views: 6182

Re: If you were to do a Children of the Night: Liches

Erik van Rijn, huh?

Yeah, we might do something with that, after all these years.
by Nathan of the FoS
Sat Oct 26, 2019 5:51 pm
Forum: Ravenloft Forum
Topic: Brainstorm: Demihuman Dominant Domains
Replies: 44
Views: 6533

Re: Brainstorm: Demihuman Dominant Domains

I don't think I'd do a whole domain for her, but La Belle Dame San Merci would make a pretty great NPC if worked up well.
by Nathan of the FoS
Sat Oct 26, 2019 12:27 pm
Forum: Ravenloft Forum
Topic: Brainstorm: Demihuman Dominant Domains
Replies: 44
Views: 6533

Re: Brainstorm: Demihuman Dominant Domains

Elves? Um...prancing about the woods sipping wine and festooning the trees with brightly colored ribbons? Being unjustifiably arrogant and supremacist? You could always dig into Tolkien. There are several tragic stories involving elves in his writings. Just off the top of my head, the Noldor's obse...
by Nathan of the FoS
Fri Oct 25, 2019 6:43 pm
Forum: Ravenloft Forum
Topic: Brainstorm: Demihuman Dominant Domains
Replies: 44
Views: 6533

Re: Brainstorm: Demihuman Dominant Domains

Dunno if this is quite what you were looking for, but I wrote up Saarkaath--a domain of orcs and half-orcs--for the Book of Sacrifices.

https://www.fraternityofshadows.com/wik ... h_(Domain)
by Nathan of the FoS
Mon Oct 21, 2019 1:28 pm
Forum: Ravenloft Forum
Topic: CoE and Mistways
Replies: 5
Views: 892

Re: CoE and Mistways

There's the Captain of the Mists prestige class, from the Zherisia Gazetteer, too. Not that that speaks directly to what the Church of Ezra does, but it does offer a way for PCs to avail themselves of others' expertise for Mist-travel (and is especially relevant for active trade routes). I was under...
by Nathan of the FoS
Fri Aug 10, 2018 8:35 am
Forum: Ravenloft Forum
Topic: Hi, how can i make a domain or a cluster net-canon?
Replies: 6
Views: 1643

Re: Hi, how can i make a domain or a cluster net-canon?

Hi i've Been making maps and i stuck in one of my favorite clusters that is Nuova Aragona...since it doesnt have a map and i can't transform this scenario so i was wondering. Hey, Guardiani. I'm glad you liked Nueva Aragona; it was my first ever Ravenloft article and it's still near and dear to my ...
by Nathan of the FoS
Fri Mar 30, 2018 10:42 am
Forum: Ravenloft Forum
Topic: Other Sources of Prophecy
Replies: 9
Views: 1827

Re: Other Sources of Prophecy

I had a LOT of notes on Hazlani astronomy at one point, if you're interested in that as a supplementary option.
by Nathan of the FoS
Tue Oct 17, 2017 12:53 pm
Forum: Ravenloft Forum
Topic: Using the Fraternity of Shadows in a Ravenloft campaign
Replies: 22
Views: 3794

Re: Using the Fraternity of Shadows in a Ravenloft campaign

The original Fraternity of Shadows writeup (in Domains of Dread) specified that all the members must be able to cast illusion spells, and that the leaders were all illusionists. Under 2e rules, that meant no necromancers and the leaders can't cast necromantic spells. When I did the netbook writeup, ...
by Nathan of the FoS
Thu Oct 27, 2016 2:47 pm
Forum: Ravenloft Forum
Topic: Ravenloft Die20
Replies: 1
Views: 659

Re: Ravenloft Die20

This thread might be useful? Here's my take on Harkon Lukas in a modern Gothic Earth setting to give you an idea of what people were doing in that thread: Black Luke (born Harold Lucas) is a former rock-and-roll demigod, one of the most popular performers of his era. After a long and successful rec...
by Nathan of the FoS
Wed Aug 24, 2016 3:47 pm
Forum: Ravenloft Forum
Topic: Adventures that Explore Mordent
Replies: 17
Views: 3904

Re: Adventures that Explore Mordent

If you're up for non-canon, I wrote a short adventure set in Mordent in Quoth the Raven 15 ("The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea").
by Nathan of the FoS
Wed Aug 17, 2016 7:09 pm
Forum: Ravenloft Forum
Topic: Accents and Dialects for a game
Replies: 17
Views: 3776

Re: Accents and Dialects for a game

The idea that Falkovnian=German, High Mordentish=French, and Low Mordentish=Anglo-Saxon/Old English is...actually, I think it's been around a while, but it's specifically and canonically referenced in the Gazetteer series, where each Ravenloft language is given an equivalent (usually a real-world eq...