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Hello, long-term Ravenloft player but new to the FoS.

Is there a theme for the 2018 QtR yet?

Having enjoyed QtR in the past, I feel it's time I submitted something!
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Last year, theme suggestions were requested in June, and one was chosen in early July. I imagine the same pattern will be followed this coming year.
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true, but it's never too early to think about it. Any suggestions?
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Thanks for the advice, Wolfglide.

Not sure on a theme myself. Maybe some real gothic trope like "Hubris", "Isolation" or "Mad Science"? We're now over 20 years since the publication of "Domains of Dread", so is there room for a "Ravenloft: 20 years of terror" issue where we cover things that have happened since, both in the real world and in-game?

I myself was planning an essay on using Indie RPGs (like "My Life With Master" or "Dread") for Ravenloft. Has that been done already?
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No problem, though I am afraid I can't answer your last question.

As for a theme idea, I had the snippet of phrase, Which Can Eternal Lie, rattling around in my head recently. For those who don't like mixing Lovecraftian horror into Ravenloft, it could also refer to particularly ancient undead.
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Theme idea: Who do you trust? We all have people we rely upon. Friends, family, lovers, business associates...everyone has someone they entrust. People we can drop our guard around, tell our secrets, be vulnerable with. Villains too. Every Dracula needs his Renfield, every Frankenstein his Igor. The heroes as well- the Harkers would be doomed without Van Helsing, after all. Let's hear about the support networks, the brave middle men, the viceroys and fixers that make sure the hidden layers stay hidden and the general affairs of horrors and heroes stay in order.
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I rather like that one. It fits with what I am already working on.
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nothri wrote:Theme idea: Who do you trust? We all have people we rely upon. Friends, family, lovers, business associates...everyone has someone they entrust. People we can drop our guard around, tell our secrets, be vulnerable with. Villains too. Every Dracula needs his Renfield, every Frankenstein his Igor. The heroes as well- the Harkers would be doomed without Van Helsing, after all. Let's hear about the support networks, the brave middle men, the viceroys and fixers that make sure the hidden layers stay hidden and the general affairs of horrors and heroes stay in order.
I really like that idea.

It also implies the breaking of trust, which is very gothic.

Some indie games (e.g. "Cold City" and "Hot War") have trust mechanics, whereby characters allow other characters they trust a bonus to both co-operate and screw them over! Might be able to adapt something similar to D&D...
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What is the QtR schedule like these days? I presume previously it was more than once a year.
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tomokaicho wrote:What is the QtR schedule like these days? I presume previously it was more than once a year.
It's been once a year for a long time. Early one there were as many as 4 a year, but it's been annual since 2006.
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I might submit something. QtR has been quite a bit thinner in recent years, to say the least.
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I just submitted my article for QtR 2018. Woot! Lets see how it goes.
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Last year it was my idea which won, this year I support gladily another forumist's one: the theme of trust is really nice.
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I had been holding my grammar-fascism in check before now, but I do want to remark that, if the trust theme is used, the correct form of the original statement is "Whom do you trust?"
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I've got a couple of ideas for QtR 2018. What about "Lights in the Darkness" that details good NPCs and groups that exist in the Demiplane? Or something about secret societies, good and ill, that lurk unseen? Which would likely fall in the category of "Whom Do You Trust." :-|
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