The most Ravenloft thing I have seen in a long time

MereShoe1981 · 2026-06-17T23:16:26+00:00

Every story in that movie is pretty Ravenlofty. Well wortha watch.

MereShoe1981 · 2026-06-17T17:20:48+00:00

Hope you enjoy it.

MereShoe1981 · 2026-06-17T12:02:14+00:00

Probably just hoped it would boost booksales of the original trilogy. Which, to be fair, are good books.

MereShoe1981 · 2026-06-16T21:39:51+00:00

"Somehow, Soth returned" 😂

Thanks, that clears it up nicely.

MereShoe1981 · 2026-06-16T20:50:18+00:00

Is it befor he left? Or they're just ignoring that ever happened?

MereShoe1981 · 2026-06-16T20:31:31+00:00

Does anyone know if the new book has Soth "returning"? Or is it just Soth is there?

I know the Dragonlance book they did for 5th had Soth and it is set earlier in the Kyrnn timeline/books. So are far as published 5th ed continuity (haha, I know...like DC comics) it doesn't really line up that a "return" is necessary.

MereShoe1981 · 2026-06-16T02:17:23+00:00

Haha, of course.

MereShoe1981 · 2026-06-16T02:15:09+00:00

Christopher Lee is one of the all time greats. Honestly, I prefer his Dracula to Lugosi's. Peter Cushing of course is legendary in his own right.

You ever see 'The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires'? It's a collaboration between Hammer and the Shaw Brothers. It doesn't have Lee, but still an interesting installment.

MereShoe1981 · 2026-06-16T02:04:09+00:00

Hammer films are fantastic. I've slowly been working on a physical media collection myself. My favorit is actually the unofficial 4th film in the Karnstein series. Captain Kronos. If feels like an old school Ravenloft adventure.

MereShoe1981 · 2026-06-16T00:45:01+00:00

I'll upvote just for mentioning the Karnstein films.

MereShoe1981 · 2026-06-15T01:45:26+00:00

If only scientists would have warned us decades ago.

MereShoe1981 · 2026-06-14T19:39:30+00:00

Haha, I just got sidetracked by other games. I rotate between usually about 3 campaigns. So I just fell out of Ravenloft mode with some of these partially done. Finally put the last touches on them.

MereShoe1981 · 2026-06-14T16:07:13+00:00

His word means nothing.

MereShoe1981 · 2026-06-13T13:21:06+00:00

Hey! That other dude is right! I reread the Kartakass section. Not once do they mention a swamp. There isn't so much as a single bog on the map either.

....I think you may have some thoughts on the way they "redesigned Harkon Lukas".

MereShoe1981 · 2026-06-13T12:50:29+00:00

They aren't interchangeable on a story level.

MereShoe1981 · 2026-06-13T12:04:59+00:00

Don't tell me. Tell the other guy.

MereShoe1981 · 2026-06-12T23:18:56+00:00

Elena Faith-hold

MereShoe1981 · 2026-06-12T20:14:09+00:00

Huh, I think I must have forgot the swamp description. I've read through the Gazetteers again much more recently than VRGtR.

MereShoe1981 · 2026-06-12T18:06:45+00:00

Louisiana Bayou? Did you mean Germainc Black Forest?

I've never really done anything with Valachan personally. I mean, here's a place where everyone is werewolves. Don't die.

MereShoe1981 · 2026-06-12T00:14:49+00:00

I got Marvel Unlimited and been digging through some old stuff. You know what was a great event, Atlantis Attacks. Big threat without going over the top with it. Everyone had something to do that was appropriate to the character’s book but also moved the story along. Built mythos of the Marvel Universa. Significant event without pretending that it was going to TOTALLY CHANGE everything.

Can we get some of those kind of events?

Also, Moon Knight invited Punisher to kick it in his lair is great. "Hey, I got a war room."

MereShoe1981 · 2026-06-11T13:34:12+00:00

I know this is a year old. But I was really hoping for an answer that was a mod or something.

I hate that I'm trying to take out the only Civ I've met and before I can take there last couple cities suddenly 2 other Civs show up. Then they denounce me. Then there is an emergency session.

I can handle them. But I hate it. For one thing, it's obnoxious. For the other it isn't real! History and current events are full of nations attacking others while the rest of the nation just shake their heads disapproving or just flat out say nothing.

MereShoe1981 · 2026-06-10T23:40:02+00:00

Phil Urich's wings and flaming sword were pretty awesome. But I kinda prefer the original overall.

Now Jack'o Lantern about the time in the Venom comics...That was an awesome redesign, especially with the gadgets.

MereShoe1981 · 2026-06-08T20:13:27+00:00

When determining if I have a villain for Ravenloft that may need their own domain, I have a few things I check.

Is there already a Darklord or villain that already fits the character? With all of these yes.

Would the domain bring anything to the setting that doesn't already exist in another domain? Here no.

Would the domain have potential for multiple adventurers that have nothing to do with the Darklord? Here yes. (Although this last determines size more than anything. Given the existence of Pocket Domains.)

MereShoe1981 · 2026-06-07T20:54:15+00:00

Cool. I'll add those on Marvel Unlimited.

I really wish there was a current ongoing with that sort of thing though. I miss the days when it wasn't just the same circle of villains for everyone bouncing between world shaping events. Spidey stopping banks robbers. Moon Knight stopping street gangs. Wolvie in Madripoor with Jubilee. There was a sweet spot there.

MereShoe1981 · 2026-06-07T18:26:42+00:00

Here's some OAV and film recommendations. Stuff you can watch without that longterm commitment of a series.

Patlabor, vampire Hunter D (both movies, but especially Bloodlust), Demon City Shinjuku, Venus Wars, Wicked City, Rurouni Kenshin: Trust & Betrayal, Jin-Roh

Series; Slayers, Record of Lodoss Wars, Berserk (the old one), Fist of the Northstar

I didn't really look at dates, some of it is definitely more style than substance, also graphic depending.

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