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Maybe it wasn't mentioned in the article but in Neither Man nor Beast or Realm of Terror instead, but I'm pretty sure Broken Ones are sterile, whether by 'happy coincidence' (the Dark Powers) or by design from Markov's end. Or just simple biology saying that 2 misshapen hybrids of mad science could...

It might have mentioned it in the article but if it did I didn't see it, but can Broken-Ones breed? Cause if so that creates the more interesting angle of the fact that these are not just science experiments but an truely a new race, and thus even further out of Markov's ability to control. You coul...

Those are all good ideas! I like to think that when Sri Raji and the Wildlands were placed next to each other, a very small group of Yuan-Ti ventured out into the Wildlands and have kept a VERY low profile. Of course, if even a mouse saw them, then every animal in the Wildlands would know and then ...

While it definitely makes sense to characterize the animals of the Wildlands as agnostic or even outright atheist (as nature is a cruel realm), it helps 'humanize' them and make them a bit more relatable to both DMs and players to see that even the animals of the Wildlands have made their own belie...

I talked about this in the Markovia Survery Thread, but I just can't help but consider the similarities and differences between the Broken-Ones and the Intelligent Animals. Where as the broken-ones are shamanistic, religious, or at least superstitious, I feel the animals of the Wildlands would be ve...

While we've yet to explore the Wildlands or the rest of the Verduous Lands cluster, it would be interesting to see the difference in attitudes and nature of Markovia and the Wildlands. Certainly the idea is that Markovia is a perverted sort of nature (clashing ecosystems, the broken-ones, the dread ...

Some more encounter and adventure ideas: Some still human Sri-Rajan slaves have escaped and are hiding out near the quarry. In their terror, they believe that Gorg is an avatar of Ganesh, and are devising a way to free him, believing he can help them escape this hellish island. If approached, they w...

A few ideas I had to small encounters/side events for players to stumble upon: Captain Gaertner has come to use some of the broken ones to load his ships, but his hanging of a simian broken-one for stealing tobacco has lead to tensions. Markov hates seeing an outside damage his work, while the other...

I just realized, Markov's ability to change shape only adds more to his mistique as a god to the Broken Ones. Think about it: he could be wandering about on the island in an animal form to spy the place out, so every so often the Broken Ones will just see a wolf or bird with their gods face! Speakin...

Another approach to the religious angle could be to present this place as a twisted Garden of Eden. Except in this one you know that your creator does not love you; In fact, he thinks you are a mistake! This idea just dropkicked my brain. It takes a notion suggested by Meph's "Tree of Life&quo...

I mentioned the Skeleton Knights of Soth in another thread, but the petrified hyrda is a better idea (its both a mummy and not just another humanoid). Did the 4th gazetter ever mention the knights and their fate? Perhaps they are an asset Inza and Azrael fight over (or some wanna-be black cloaks try...

Speaking of Books, maybe an explaination of effects on the Books of the Mists.
In the Nine-of-Hearts we see the effects of the Books-of-S, so what about others?
What do you get for reading Van Richten's Guides?
What are the benefits of a Falkovnian War Manual?
Or meredoth's notes?

While Verbrek is one of the 'wilderness' domains (alongside Wildlands, Kartakass, Forlorn, Valachan), I feel what makes it different from the others is the sense of abandonment. This isn't like Forlorn which is overgrown, nor like Kartakass which is sparse but still lively. This place is abandonned,...

I loved the article, it has everything I imagined of Markovia, particularly the transported landscapes. In my imagination, Core-bound Markovia was like the Verbrek of its day only slightly less dangerous: frontier land just waiting to be settled, and thus has a great mess of Barovian, Vaasan, and Te...

Something I just realized: In Dragonlance, the symbol of the Knights of Solamnia is the Kingfishers (a bird), while Drakov choose the symbol of the Falcon. Maybe drakov had a runin with the knights when he still lived in Kyrnn and took their symbol (or perhaps is a disgraced member of the order?)