Introductions first.
I live in Belgium, Antwerp and am 18years old.
I'm quite the new DM, been doing it for two or three years (but only once a month or so, max) and I'm addicted to Ravenloft since a year, I think. I've got 4 out of 5 gazetteers and the Setting book, DMG and monster compendium. (oh! and VRG Shadow Fey and Champions of Darkness
)As my first adventure/campaign, I played Feast of Goblyns. Lasted 14 or 15 sessions I think
(put some extra things in it as well) It ended with chasm opening and thunderbolts striking, getting all the characters to wake up somewhere on a road in FRCS again. (Characters I've played with since the beginning... Known them from level 1 to 10, was great experience for me)My group really liked the gothic feel I was able to give the game and would love to play more Ravenloft.
Although...
Two of them are real FRCS freaks (one of them almost had all the books) and play a lot of NwN. I have nothing against those, but I gotta say that they can't step away from the "I wanna be an elf and be a real bastard who casts spells" idea. With Ravenloft I've tried to give them a bit more, but didn't work out too well.
Next story I'll do my best to set the mood better. I'll use music, play it at my place, where it's quiet, maybe use candles, I'll see
(any tips are welcome)Now, I have a problem trying to come up with a good storyhook to start the campaign. I read this wonderful idea about climbing the walls of Falkovnia to give a signal to rebel troops somewhere on this forum (dunno who wrote it, but kudos to him). So my mind got rolling and I decided I wanted to do something with the Freemen of Falkovnia eventually.
As for the rest of it, I'm clueless.
I was thinking about it all starting in a small village with every character being native to that small place, but my players don't really want that. They say it blocks the creative process of character generation. Their liberty is taken away or something. (Remember the "I want to be an elf with a sword"thing. It's exagerated, but I hope you all understand the problem.
)We played one single adventure with new characters that was also set in Ravenloft. It was the adventure from Quoth the Raven 1. (Tainted Love, I set it in south-western Barovia, the old Gundarak)
It featured the Gentleman Caller, and I might want to be reusing that character sometime later.
Now that thing was a long time ago and the players won't remember a thing about it if I start from where that ended.
Actually, I just want to start anew. Do it right, from the start. I don't want to be trying to make the best out of something I actually don't like.
Thank you all for taking the bother to read through this.
Any help, tips, ideas, anything would be kindly appreciated.
- Fido
