TheSalemlord wrote:Thanks for the Review Jester.
Right now, I don't know what to feel about that book... I wanted it so badly. Now I'm in doubt. My heart feels crushed...
I feel like... I must forget everything I've read, and played... to enjoy this... "New" Ravenloft.
You don't have to forget everything you ever read, played and loved about Ravenloft to enjoy the new book. Take from that what you like, adapt what you like and drop what you don't like.
Do you prefer NPC_822 as he/she/it was in 2e? 3e? go for that.
This book
is made in a way to cherry-pick. You don't have to take it all. Despite what many people say, changing Domain_22 with the "new" version is not that hard work except for a couple of 3e domains that had strong interactions with nearby domains. But how many domains were REALLY integrated with their neighbors? Only Falkovnia from what I recall.
I see no reason why you can't change old Valachan with new Valachan for example if you prefer it.
Furthermore, the book has more than new versions of domains. It has ideas and options. It has items and new monsters.
What it DOES NOT have, and it sorely lacks, is ... NPCs. Man, the absence of NPCs is huge. If you just wanted this book so you can have your 5e version of Darklord_17 or NPC_822 you're in bad luck.
Last but not least, you can "duplicate" domains. You like
BOTH the old Dementlieu and the new? No problem. Keep the Old Dementlieu in the core and rename the new Dementlieu as Mirage or something and keep it as an island in the mists.