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by MadStepDad
Thu Dec 03, 2020 2:26 pm
Forum: Ravenloft Forum
Topic: Ravenloft (A Red Boxed Campaign)
Replies: 25
Views: 5817

Re: Ravenloft (A Red Boxed Campaign)

HOUR OF THE KNIFE [part 1] Yes, Gonzoron! That's exactly what I'm looking for! Thank you very much! I've downloaded them both. Lord P, these are some really good thoughts. Something juicy to sink into. I'll show you how I will incorporate this as the sessions unfold. I'm currently 2 sessions down in...
by MadStepDad
Wed Nov 11, 2020 12:24 pm
Forum: Ravenloft Forum
Topic: Ravenloft (A Red Boxed Campaign)
Replies: 25
Views: 5817

Re: Ravenloft (A Red Boxed Campaign)

So there we have it. Up to current day campaign. About to embark on Hour of the Knife cuz I think that happens in 742 on the timeline. I haven't even finished reading the whole thing yet LOL Has anybody played this before? I watched some Jack the Ripper stuff to get pumped and are amazed at the meti...
by MadStepDad
Wed Nov 11, 2020 12:15 pm
Forum: Ravenloft Forum
Topic: Ravenloft (A Red Boxed Campaign)
Replies: 25
Views: 5817

Re: Ravenloft (A Red Boxed Campaign)

:shock: MSD?!?!? Returns???? Great to see more of your story! Thank you, old friend! I came back because I need your help. I'm almost up to present-day in my campaign, so I'm hoping y'all might be able to help me coordinate a good strong adventure timeline heading up to the Grim Harvest. I know I h...
by MadStepDad
Fri Nov 06, 2020 9:56 am
Forum: Ravenloft Forum
Topic: Ravenloft (A Red Boxed Campaign)
Replies: 25
Views: 5817

Re: Ravenloft (A Red Boxed Campaign)

Holy cow, the man's alive! Quarantine's bringing everyone of the woodwork.... Welcome back, MSD! looking forward to reading all these updates.... I'm so glad to see my favorite ancient vampire still ruling these halls! So much to catch up on. I am eager to dig in as much as I can. I'm trying to pos...
by MadStepDad
Thu Nov 05, 2020 2:05 pm
Forum: Ravenloft Forum
Topic: Ravenloft (A Red Boxed Campaign)
Replies: 25
Views: 5817

Re: Ravenloft (A Red Boxed Campaign)

SHIP of HORRORS Thank you again for indulging me this narrative pleasure. It's a project that I put off for so long, because I insisted my kids be the ones to keep the journal diary going this time around. But that never happened, and with everything going on now I felt it imperative to get a lot of...
by MadStepDad
Wed Nov 04, 2020 2:44 pm
Forum: Ravenloft Forum
Topic: Ravenloft (A Red Boxed Campaign)
Replies: 25
Views: 5817

Re: Ravenloft (A Red Boxed Campaign)

THE CREATED By this time, we moved the game to our friendly neighborhood New England Comics Store where we pretty much have run of the place on Thursday nights. Mostly Magic players here, though there is another game of friendly D&D players that are older (and louder). All love, and the perfect ...
by MadStepDad
Tue Nov 03, 2020 1:47 pm
Forum: Ravenloft Forum
Topic: Ravenloft (A Red Boxed Campaign)
Replies: 25
Views: 5817

Re: Ravenloft (A Red Boxed Campaign)

THE TURNING DAY Back to Gundarak where the Marquis Gavin der Stahlzah has asked for their assistance. Flashback to Episode #1 ("Dawn of the Scarlet Sun") when I introduced young Thomas Zhavov as an NPC to the players. He was the wealthy son of a landowner who absolutely INSISTED on aiding ...
by MadStepDad
Tue Nov 03, 2020 12:32 pm
Forum: Ravenloft Forum
Topic: Ravenloft (A Red Boxed Campaign)
Replies: 25
Views: 5817

Re: Ravenloft (A Red Boxed Campaign)

THE AWAKENING I'm still keeping with my loosely-timeline affiliated run of RL Red Box adventures and next up in the cut is THE AWAKENING. This thing is feature-length full story; the first of its kind for my players. This thing went on for MONTHS. Maybe even longer. Ran through a whole assortment of...
by MadStepDad
Tue Nov 03, 2020 11:40 am
Forum: Ravenloft Forum
Topic: Ravenloft (A Red Boxed Campaign)
Replies: 25
Views: 5817

Re: Ravenloft (A Red Boxed Campaign)

[ -- Hello? Is this thing still on? --] We're still rolling; perhaps stronger than ever before. Please allow me to indulge myself: When we last left off, I began my new Ravenloft Red Box campaign using old 3.5E era rules and a Pathfinder adventure called "Dawn of the Scarlet Sun". I rejigg...
by MadStepDad
Sun Apr 19, 2015 1:46 pm
Forum: Ravenloft Forum
Topic: Ravenloft (A Red Boxed Campaign)
Replies: 25
Views: 5817

Re: Ravenloft (A Red Boxed Campaign)

I used the "Gathering Information" chapter of the module to give the players a fuller taste of Village Solyss (a homebrewed Level-2 province that was founded in Gundarak, but really belongs to Barovia). In the wake of the Grand Conjunction, Strahd has been encouraging military conquests an...
by MadStepDad
Sun Apr 19, 2015 1:44 pm
Forum: Ravenloft Forum
Topic: Ravenloft (A Red Boxed Campaign)
Replies: 25
Views: 5817

Re: Ravenloft (A Red Boxed Campaign)

To the monastery. Enter our 3rd and final PC, young " Sonyo " the Morninglord Monk (both my boyz are also greenbelts in Young Dragons MMA so I catered to that interest with this character creation). His grandfather (" Zhurak ") was our main NPC host for the evening. After being a...
by MadStepDad
Sun Apr 19, 2015 1:43 pm
Forum: Ravenloft Forum
Topic: Ravenloft (A Red Boxed Campaign)
Replies: 25
Views: 5817

Re: Ravenloft (A Red Boxed Campaign)

The journey begins at the base of what Dark Powerz know as the Balinok mountains. With the echoes of mobs & hunting dogs in his ears, Rick von Pier ("RvP" for brevity sake) exited the Mistz and found himself alone on unfamiliar lands. A tremendous storm is brewing in the background. He...
by MadStepDad
Sun Apr 19, 2015 1:41 pm
Forum: Ravenloft Forum
Topic: Ravenloft (A Red Boxed Campaign)
Replies: 25
Views: 5817

Re: Ravenloft (A Red Boxed Campaign)

Excellent, then it is agreed. The party starts now. First, the official Introduction. This is D&D 3.5 rules, though I still continue to put more of an emphasis on problem-solving and role-playing than anything else. 1st-level characters. I believe strongly in the "Mash-Up Theory" of ga...
by MadStepDad
Thu Apr 16, 2015 3:05 pm
Forum: Ravenloft Forum
Topic: Ravenloft (A Red Boxed Campaign)
Replies: 25
Views: 5817

Ravenloft (A Red Boxed Campaign)

The longtime traveler returns to the hearth, blowing off the dust of a dozen lifetimes. For those in the know, no introduction is necessary. To the novice observer, no explanation will suffice. I have my own chapter in the "Memoirs of the Fraternity Book Set" ( for sale in the Frat store! ...
by MadStepDad
Mon Apr 30, 2012 8:59 am
Forum: Ravenloft Forum
Topic: Gothic Earth lives again! Here's a new Ravenloft setting!
Replies: 125
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Re: Gothic Earth lives again! Here's a new Ravenloft setting

Love it. Still think it’s very similar to Urban Arcana, just with some “Ravenloft” vernacular thrown in, but I love it and support it 2 the death. Certainly an ambitious project, one I even tried to pull off myself. I applaud the effort and would love to contribute in anyway. Here’s an idea I had t...