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by Lord Cyclohexane
Tue Jul 29, 2008 1:10 am
Forum: Ravenloft Forum
Topic: Break the World: A Contest
Replies: 108
Views: 18804

Just curious if the "Break The World" description was ever posted.

Also, since the adventure wasn't going to line up with the original plot idea anymore anyway, I'm curious if we could all learn what it originally was anyway, since it'd no longer end up spoiling the real adventure.
by Lord Cyclohexane
Sun Jul 27, 2008 10:12 am
Forum: Ravenloft Forum
Topic: Vlad Drakov's Curse - Application to Defensive Wars?
Replies: 27
Views: 4641

Vlad Drakov's Curse - Application to Defensive Wars?

So, we all know that Vlad Drakov seeks to conquer neighboring lands and increase his own land holdings, that this has always been his greatest desire, to become a powerful lord. And we all know that the Drakov's curse is that he is fated to lose any conflict he begins with his neighbors. BUT... I am...
by Lord Cyclohexane
Sun Jul 27, 2008 9:29 am
Forum: Ravenloft Forum
Topic: Ordinary things not found in Ravenloft
Replies: 79
Views: 10693

If Ravenloft is a flat world, lose the concept of the nautical mile, as it's the same as a regular mile. Good catch on the nautical miles and time zones, BTW! :D (***rushes off to do a word-search on "nautical mile" and remove it from all the sea-monster submissions***) Note that I did sa...
by Lord Cyclohexane
Fri Jul 25, 2008 3:48 am
Forum: Ravenloft Forum
Topic: Ordinary things not found in Ravenloft
Replies: 79
Views: 10693

If Ravenloft is a flat world, lose the concept of the nautical mile, as it's the same as a regular mile. Also, lose the majority of Trigonometry, as circles aren't as important. Keep all of Trigonometry that relates to triangles, to calculate position in relation to two fixed points in the sky. Howe...
by Lord Cyclohexane
Fri Jul 25, 2008 3:19 am
Forum: Ravenloft Forum
Topic: Ordinary things not found in Ravenloft
Replies: 79
Views: 10693

With the lack of a world-scale religion, there's also the lack of Science destroyed by Dogma. Example being that the Greeks and Romans both knew that the Earth was round, but the Catholic Church managed to obliterate that notion during the Dark Ages and it had to be re-discovered. Additionally, the ...
by Lord Cyclohexane
Fri Jul 25, 2008 2:43 am
Forum: Ravenloft Forum
Topic: Ordinary things not found in Ravenloft
Replies: 79
Views: 10693

I wish there were Barbarians in Ravenloft. And I don't mean the class, I mean actual tribes of uncultured people of low technological level who raid across domain borders to kill and steal from people of higher technological levels. Considering that, I also think Ravenloft would lack "vandalism...
by Lord Cyclohexane
Sun Jun 15, 2008 10:29 am
Forum: Ravenloft Forum
Topic: Theories on demiplane formation
Replies: 35
Views: 7297

I keep meaning to reply and keep not getting around to it... So here's a rushed followup from me. - First, thank you to Mr. Naylor for your kind words! On Upheavals, I just figured that since Science deals with observing and creating hypotheses regarding phenomena that repeat over and over again, an...
by Lord Cyclohexane
Fri Jun 13, 2008 5:39 am
Forum: Ravenloft Forum
Topic: 4e Ravenloft Conversion Thread
Replies: 188
Views: 34849

Well, you run into the obvious issue of where you're going to find the good dragons in Ravenloft, but once you're past that hurdle I think it's good. Well, I don't think that dragons work with Ravenloft very well at all, so increasing the rarity only makes things better, in my opinion. And note, to...
by Lord Cyclohexane
Fri Jun 13, 2008 12:48 am
Forum: Ravenloft Forum
Topic: 4e Ravenloft Conversion Thread
Replies: 188
Views: 34849

I realize that the Dragonborn discussion was dropped for the moment, but I wanted to point out the idea that was proposed when a similar problem arose, as written by Jester in the thread PHB2 for Ravenloft - thoughts? In this case imagine a wyrm cult, a group of humans who worship the great slumberi...
by Lord Cyclohexane
Sun Jun 08, 2008 4:52 am
Forum: Ravenloft Forum
Topic: Theories on demiplane formation
Replies: 35
Views: 7297

Actually, looking at the map again and examining the order that domains appear, there's actually no problems at all until Nova Vaasa appears in 682. With Arak bordering on Barovia prior to that point (as Azalin goes into the Mists from Arak to form Darkon, but doesn't hit the Mists before that, Arak...
by Lord Cyclohexane
Sun Jun 08, 2008 3:14 am
Forum: Ravenloft Forum
Topic: Theories on demiplane formation
Replies: 35
Views: 7297

Hey, Strahdsbuddy, I've thought a lot about this issue as well, but not in dealing with a Chronomancy campaign. My concern was about what Darkonian elves should know, considering that elves start adventuring at around 120 years of age, meaning they were born in 635 BC (Ravenloft 3E being set in 755 ...
by Lord Cyclohexane
Fri May 23, 2008 5:44 am
Forum: Ravenloft Forum
Topic: Mazrikoth
Replies: 32
Views: 8605

Oh, I also meant to say: This is totally cool, HMB! I really like what you've created with Mazrikoth, and I'll definitely make use of him! Also, though, considering how much time you had to use for creating the stats, I'm definitely more interested in using something like Savage Worlds from now on, ...
by Lord Cyclohexane
Fri May 23, 2008 5:00 am
Forum: Ravenloft Forum
Topic: Mazrikoth
Replies: 32
Views: 8605

I also find the "Mazrikoth standing in for Azalin at the seasonal orgies" idea to not really work for me. At any other event, I could definitely see this. However, the seasonal parties at Castle Avernus are a duty that a liege lord has to his barons (he has to listen to their concerns occa...
by Lord Cyclohexane
Sat Mar 08, 2008 9:49 am
Forum: Ravenloft Forum
Topic: Break the World: A Contest
Replies: 108
Views: 18804

It didn't get posted because that would defeat the purpose of writing the adventure (underway as I write). A good point, though I always imagined that the summary would basically be like the ones on the back cover of game modules, more to hook and tempt people into buying it and (hopefully) not giv...
by Lord Cyclohexane
Sat Mar 08, 2008 9:14 am
Forum: Ravenloft Forum
Topic: Break the World: A Contest
Replies: 108
Views: 18804

So, did the summary of the winning "Break The World" adventure ever get posted?

I'm not necessarily nagging (unless it'd help :twisted:) but just curious, seeing as I'm in-and-out of the Boards rather often and so would have missed it if it's already been posted.