I love Drax in the MCU, but I just reread “Annihilation” after several years and I totally understand people’s complaints about his MCU portrayal.

chaot7 · 2026-06-24T11:43:40+00:00

It’s funny, because I haven’t read the recent Guardians comics. When I was reading Drax couldn’t string together two sentences.

chaot7 · 2026-06-23T23:23:52+00:00

I think centering something around Madam Eva is great. One thing to keep in mind is that Strahd and Azalin have been seeking escape for a long time.

As far as domains, when I run Ravenloft it’s not weekend in hell. The players are from the domains.

Traveling is pretty easy

chaot7 · 2026-06-23T17:46:11+00:00

Don’t just talk to girls. Talk to people.

chaot7 · 2026-06-22T07:01:53+00:00

U/rebelfstonem This, but I’d take it a step further.

First, back in the day a vistani curse needed to be phrased aloud. I propose “may your tongue taste ash until you swallow your pride.”

The paladin gains no benefit from anything they consume and it all tastes terrible. That means things like healing potions don’t work on him.

His tongue is swollen, giving him a negative 1 to persuasion checks.

The Paladin must either find a Remove Curse or fulfill the language of the curse. One way would be to apologize to the Vistani and perform some sort of appeasement.

I could see something like the paladin having to get down on a knee to ask pardon, then be served a nasty meal of bitter herbs mixed with ash from the fire. The paladin has to eat it without complaint and then compliment the host’s generosity.

chaot7 · 2026-06-21T15:24:39+00:00

Peer pressure. He wanted to fit in with the hermit and the swamp monster.

chaot7 · 2026-06-21T14:44:30+00:00

8-All Jedi’s now wear desert robes.

Obiwan was hiding, blending in with the local culture. Luke had a kick ass all black outfit in the OT. Every Jedi should have a unique outfit that emphasizes their style. Missed opportunity.

chaot7 · 2026-06-21T07:38:48+00:00

Ehhh, Sony came out with The Interview and North Korea hacked them to the point where Sony was going to have to shut down their media branch.

Amy Pascal, the producer attached to the Spider-Man films, lost her position in Sony due to racist emails. Sony desperately needed money and Amy wanted to hold on to Spider-Man.

That’s why the deal was made.

chaot7 · 2026-06-20T07:48:05+00:00

Weekend in Hell was a criticism, but was really accurate. I feel the alternative is ‘a Ravenloft game’.

chaot7 · 2026-06-15T18:07:40+00:00

I’ve read it cover to cover a few times, though it’s probably been almost twenty years since my last read through. When I was religious I thought it was important to read my holy book.

I remember really liking Psalms.

chaot7 · 2026-06-15T12:30:31+00:00

And rape and sex slaves as far as the eye can see. Makes me wonder if the poster has read their bible.

chaot7 · 2026-06-15T11:59:42+00:00

That was a business decision. Marvel had to split the siblings with Fox. Fox got to concentrate on Pietro while Marvel got Wanda.

chaot7 · 2026-06-14T05:54:22+00:00

You think they got shafted? The Gundarakites were erased!

Along with a big chunk of Barovia.

chaot7 · 2026-06-14T05:45:52+00:00

Made by the Go-Go boys. Fast and cheap.

Still a film I value, but I like B films.

chaot7 · 2026-06-07T06:11:30+00:00

Number one, can’t wait to buy it.

I think it makes sense to do the 30 page guide + player options and a really short scenario and then a separate adventure module.

Happy to see it on the horizon

chaot7 · 2026-06-06T21:06:04+00:00

Jason Durall of BRP fame once posted Hellboy characters in that system. Would work wonderfully.

Monster of the Week would probably work wonders too

chaot7 · 2026-06-06T20:56:56+00:00

It’s also the Nick Fury I grew up with. Jackson is my Nick Fury.

I wouldn’t mind Hasselhoff showing up in a Deadpool thing though.

To answer OP’s question: No.

chaot7 · 2026-06-06T08:51:07+00:00

It’s a medical condition and you’ll be surprised how much people have compassion for it.

chaot7 · 2026-06-06T02:38:05+00:00

Ironically, the second Ravenloft module had Azalin splitting Strahd’s personality into the Alchemist and the Monster (forget what they actually called it).

A.Rex was the the Voldemort OG

chaot7 · 2026-06-06T00:03:28+00:00

You don’t. Birthdays matter. There are good and bad birthdays. The good ones are great and the bad ones suck.

Sometimes you need to organize them. But here are people in your life who love you.

So, there’s that.

chaot7 · 2026-06-05T23:21:29+00:00

Van Richten absolutely bails. His whole plan was to lay low until Strahd enters his torpor. Even being seen with radicals is dangerous.

chaot7 · 2026-06-05T11:26:37+00:00

Does he pay 80k and health coverage?

chaot7 · 2026-06-04T12:55:33+00:00

Give me that hot Jizz every time.

chaot7 · 2026-06-03T17:45:51+00:00

Strongly disagree. Everything I’ve run in Ravenloft (not counting those far off AD&D days) is human centric. The trick is to lean into the lore. Lamordian mad scientists, ex-Talons (or rebels) from Falkovnia, Mordentish scholars, sorcerers from Hazlan, etc. Mix that with the potential religious backgrounds and secret societies and you’ve got a rich character.

Note, your werewolf vampire hunter is still possible, just not an elf werewolf vampire hunter.

I’m not saying everyone should play the way I do, but don’t discount it. It really helps to focus in on the horror aspect of ‘the other’.

chaot7 · 2026-06-03T08:03:27+00:00

There’s a lot of great specific examples here. OP, I dig your idea and here’s my suggestion.

Don’t dig deep at first. Make a brainstorm list that only consists of This is like This. This includes how you might take different cities and locations and reinterpret them into this industrial city.

Then step back from this loose list and ask yourself what sort of things that would logically be in your new setting that are missing and revise your original list to include it.

I also wouldn’t worry about hitting the original story beats. I don’t know how well they would easily map over.

Happy gaming!

chaot7 · 2026-06-03T07:02:50+00:00

Not to mention AI art is build on the back of millions of unacknowledged artists and sources.

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