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by Cromstar
Tue Jun 23, 2020 1:24 pm
Forum: Ravenloft Forum
Topic: I had VRG to the Mists Printed on Demand
Replies: 8
Views: 872

Re: I had VRG to the Mists Printed on Demand

First, it looks very nice. Quality job you did. If you posted it was a pre-print mock-up that had actually been made before the whole thing was dropped, I'd have believed it.

Second, I love the "You can't have it, but here it is."
by Cromstar
Tue Jun 16, 2020 9:12 pm
Forum: Ravenloft Forum
Topic: maps update
Replies: 125
Views: 24939

Re: maps update

For the banshee dark lord of the obsidian plain, I will use a templar character named in the Obsidian plain fanbook. I justI need to write her in a better way than “I’m evil because I’m evil”. I can't seem to find this fanbook. Is there a link for that? I believe the reference is to this netbook, T...
by Cromstar
Wed Apr 08, 2020 12:20 am
Forum: Ravenloft Forum
Topic: Domain of the Month: Rokushima
Replies: 27
Views: 2983

Re: Domain of the Month: Rokushima

My personal take on Rokushima was centered around the theme of family, dynasty, and legacy. Real-life history has dynastic names that may be recognized by many people around the world: Ming, Qing, Tokugawa, York, Lancaster, Habsburg, Bonaparte (to name a few). Haki Shinpi, unlike so many other Raven...
by Cromstar
Tue Apr 07, 2020 10:53 pm
Forum: Ravenloft Forum
Topic: If you were to do a Children of the Night: Liches
Replies: 27
Views: 6286

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

KingCorn wrote:A vassalich of Azalin that got trapped in Il Aluk, which seperated the hold Azalin had on him. Now he tries to get Death's ear thinking he can control it
"All I'm saying is, there are two things in life that are certain. We've already covered the first, and taxes just make so much sense!"
by Cromstar
Tue Mar 31, 2020 11:22 pm
Forum: Ravenloft Forum
Topic: Article for QtR 27: Project Jotun: The Giants of Falkovnia
Replies: 17
Views: 1666

Re: Article for QtR 27: Project Jotun: The Giants of Falkovn

If you want to get fancy, you can use a Krynn Calendar. The catch with the Krynn calendar it is that Ansalon is in the southern hemisphere, and yet they have Winter occurring in their December-February equivalents when it is really Summer down here. :mrgreen: Thinking it over, would weather effects...
by Cromstar
Fri Mar 13, 2020 8:46 am
Forum: Ravenloft Forum
Topic: Ivana Boritsi, "experimental"? (calling Dr Freud or Naylor)
Replies: 29
Views: 2868

Re: Ivana Boritsi, "experimental"? (calling Dr Freud or Nay

ewancummins wrote:Men aren't women, so I'd expect a guy to use a different gesture. Maybe a patronizing shoulder pat or a power grip on arm.
I was thinking a pat on the head, which is the kind of thing you'd do to a child.
by Cromstar
Thu Mar 12, 2020 1:44 pm
Forum: Ravenloft Forum
Topic: Ivana Boritsi, "experimental"? (calling Dr Freud or Naylor)
Replies: 29
Views: 2868

Re: Ivana Boritsi, "experimental"? (calling Dr Freud or Nay

So looking into it, I was rather surprised that the only details I could find on Camille's murder are...in Nostalia's MC entry. All the information I could find on Ivana (Black Box, Red Box, the 3e Campaign Setting book, etc), just say that Ivana poisoned Camille with no details on the murder itself...
by Cromstar
Wed Mar 11, 2020 1:15 pm
Forum: Ravenloft Forum
Topic: Ivana Boritsi, "experimental"? (calling Dr Freud or Naylor)
Replies: 29
Views: 2868

Re: Ivana Boritsi, "experimental"? (calling Dr Freud or Nay

As a slight addendum on the issue of Nostalia, when she goes to Camille and "Here, she professed her loyalty and love, saying that she had come to warn her monarch about Ivana's foul plot[...]" Now, this may or may not mean anything, but in the context of modern readings is a strange empha...
by Cromstar
Tue Mar 10, 2020 2:07 pm
Forum: Ravenloft Forum
Topic: Fun and Horror with Radiation
Replies: 7
Views: 1187

Re: Fun and Horror with Radiation

IIRC, I believe that the old Dungeon adventure ‘Horror’s Harvest’ had a radioactive meteor in it and a table of effects. Indeed, there is. It was too strange for my taste, so I did not use it in my game, but it's a good start for anyone looking to add random radiations effects to his game. I think ...
by Cromstar
Wed Feb 19, 2020 9:52 am
Forum: Ravenloft Forum
Topic: Love the Theme, Hate the Execution: Fixing Marcel Delacourte
Replies: 12
Views: 2393

Re: Love the Theme, Hate the Execution: Fixing Marcel Delaco

DeepShadow of FoS wrote: I hope I get the chance to give that speech. The best villains see themselves as heroes.
Quote of the year, right here.
by Cromstar
Wed Feb 19, 2020 9:50 am
Forum: Ravenloft Forum
Topic: Addar's Bane: a True Unicorn in Ravenloft
Replies: 13
Views: 3051

Re: Addar's Bane: a True Unicorn in Ravenloft

It brings up an interesting issue, Addar has reason to be proud of his progeny, as much as he wants to fear them. In Kara's Daughters I had a PC come to him from Rokushima petitioning for help with the Clan of the Unicorn. Getting his boon would be a good omen, getting a foal to take back would be ...
by Cromstar
Sat Feb 15, 2020 2:52 pm
Forum: Ravenloft Forum
Topic: Archibald Everlast's guide to redeem the evil creatures
Replies: 3
Views: 620

Re: Archibald Everlast's guide to redeem the evil creatures

I would very much be interested, personally. I like to place emphasis on the agency of characters in Ravenloft, PC and NPC alike, and part of that is the opportunity to change. I'd be very curious what you come up with for it.
by Cromstar
Sun Feb 02, 2020 11:32 am
Forum: Ravenloft Forum
Topic: maps update
Replies: 125
Views: 24939

Re: maps update

The map looks very nice. I put Odiare in the far north, hidden in the middle of a bushy and wild wood and the midnight isle is coming from "the House at the Edge of Midnight", Dungeon magaine 76. Does anyone have ideas about what other domains i can put in it ? I was thinking about Staunto...
by Cromstar
Tue Jan 28, 2020 5:04 pm
Forum: Ravenloft Forum
Topic: My updated take on [Insert Domain Name Here]
Replies: 10
Views: 2870

Re: My updated take on [Insert Domain Name Here]

With that out of the way, I want to talk about my next target: Duke Gundar and Gundarak. Hoooboy, this was probably to me always the worst domain in the original box set. It was honestly so bad that, when I started compiling my master list of domains and darklords (200 strong and growing), I origina...
by Cromstar
Tue Jan 28, 2020 4:31 pm
Forum: Ravenloft Forum
Topic: My updated take on [Insert Domain Name Here]
Replies: 10
Views: 2870

Re: My updated take on [Insert Domain Name Here]

So originally this was going to be a one-off thread, but I've had some more thoughts on other domains and realized there's no need for me to make a bunch of single-page threads scattered across the forum, especially when a single thread would help me keep the information centralized anyway. So I cha...