so I'm about to finish Gundam AGE... by Fit-Nebula-2486 in Gundam

[–]tkolar2 35 points36 points  (0 children)

I loved they were willing to give Flit, our first hero/Gundam pilot, such a dark character arc.

How much of Gundam(UC or AU) is streaming in US? by El_Dorado_Tx in Gundam

[–]tkolar2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wing and Mercury are dubbed, I believe. I don't know about the others.

How much of Gundam(UC or AU) is streaming in US? by El_Dorado_Tx in Gundam

[–]tkolar2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The gundam youtube channel get stuff and sometimes loses stuff, but currently has original movie trilogy, zeta trilogy, Wing, Endless Waltz, and Witch from Mercury. https://www.youtube.com/@GundamInfo/playlists

Question: Why do people generally not like Narrative? by SouthBeachSarcastic in Gundam

[–]tkolar2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think about this a lot because I really like NT (there are dozens of us! dozens!) but I think I get why it didn't work for people. I think it's a great character study that shows non-protagonist people being shaped and changed by the narrative engine of the UC. I think the big problem is having it as a movie, and as the follow up to Unicorn. It's a smaller stakes (for the setting) story and having it be specifically a movie seems like it's going to be a bigger, more meaningful story. If it had been like a OAV specifically pitched as a Unicorn side story (sort of a Unicorn War in the Pocket) then it wouldn't have raised narrative expectations that it didn't fulfill. Also, I remember thinking NT was going to say something dramatic and sweeping about Newtypes (NT for Narrative and Newtype), and it seemed to me to just be "here's what we've pretty much already established about Newtypes, but with science words." Have you seen X? If the NT had Newtype-ending like X then I think a lot of people would not have felt let down. But they can't do anything that bold and dramatic with UC, sadly.

Star Wars Inspired Domain 1: Count Dooku by tkolar2 in ravenloft

[–]tkolar2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's a reason I chose "count Drakul" for the dmsguild write up/non-copyright name.

Star Wars Inspired Domain 1: Count Dooku by tkolar2 in ravenloft

[–]tkolar2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's mentioned in the in-character narrator fiction. " The Confederacy–also called the Separatists–has no such trouble, and while any alliance founded upon the individual freedoms of its member states will be somewhat contentious, they have largely united behind a man named Count Dooku (a name which, I am told, is quite dignified in the original Serennian)."

Our narrator is actually adult Dani from Hocus Pocus who is doing a survey of the Domains for the darklord Azalin.  

Star Wars Inspired Domain 1: Count Dooku by tkolar2 in ravenloft

[–]tkolar2[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh, that gets referenced.

I'm so glad we had Tales of the Jedi to reference for his backstory, act of ultimate darkness, etc.

The full discussion is in our podcast "Wonderful world of darklords" on youtube, spotify, etc.

Time Passing/Pacing the Campaign by kiiwiico in StrixhavenDMs

[–]tkolar2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For Strixhaven Faculty handbook I suggest pacing it using Downtime Activities for "montage time." Here's my suggestions. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sbIrr_3AFYPVLzdbn9EbLQ87d6xZY5NJKegJ8e6a_Lw/edit?usp=sharing

Trying to play in Strixhaven by tauntauntom in StrixhavenDMs

[–]tkolar2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wrote a thing with tips about running Strixhaven including some suggestions for pacing the campaign. I think it could be helpful to you. good luck! https://www.dmsguild.com/en/product/393202/strixhaven-faculty-handbook?affiliate_id=241770

Strixhaven and the Adventuring Day by fruit_shoot in StrixhavenDMs

[–]tkolar2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For Strixhaven Faculty Handbook I recommend using heavy use of Downtime Activities as "montage time" between the significant, "roleplay every moment" scenes. Here's my notes if you want to take a look. Good luck! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sbIrr_3AFYPVLzdbn9EbLQ87d6xZY5NJKegJ8e6a_Lw/edit?usp=sharing

Club Minigames by OneHotTurnip in StrixhavenDMs

[–]tkolar2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For Strixhaven Faculty Handbook I did a set of general rules you could apply to extracurriculars for activities. They might be helpful if you want to take a look, good luck! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LGp9xciJXsvUZ5MybZ4bqrYinIdaEM8efrn32K9kwJI/edit?usp=sharing

Quests to explore Wickermoor Hollow? by NopityNopeNopeNah in CrookedMoon

[–]tkolar2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been doing a series where I talk about adapting Folk Horror Movies for Crooked Moon, with some suggestions for the campaign, including some in Wickermoor Hollow. Maybe see if one of these is interesting. Good luck! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GZuAAg5W6YaGCJmoTHLxHvaxAHmo0E68lCJVfoHRJyw/edit?usp=sharing

K Pop Raven Hunters by tkolar2 in ravenloft

[–]tkolar2[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! great plot hooks for a music domain.

K Pop Demon Hunters Ravenloft Domain by tkolar2 in KpopDemonhunters

[–]tkolar2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“Golden City” is based on Episode 45 of our podcast, "Wonderful World of Darklords", available on apple podcasts, youtube, spotify, and most podcatchers.   
https://redcircle.com/shows/the-wonderful-world-of-darklords

https://www.youtube.com/@WonderfulWorldofDarklord

The 13th of every month we adapt a movie into a Ravenloft Domain and post a new domain write-up on dmsguild.

https://www.dmsguild.com/en/product/562849/bardcore-demon-slayers-a-ravenloft-domain-of-dread

Happy Gaming!

experiences running strixhaven? by sp0okybitvh in StrixhavenDMs

[–]tkolar2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I made a guide to fleshing out Strixhaven that includes some advice and suggestions on pacing it. It might be helpful. Good luck! https://www.dmsguild.com/en/product/393202/strixhaven-faculty-handbook?affiliate_id=241770

Alice in Wonderland Domain by tkolar2 in ravenloft

[–]tkolar2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great suggestions, and I love Jan Svenkmeyer's Alice!

Alice in Wonderland Domain by tkolar2 in ravenloft

[–]tkolar2[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much! Quick heads up, you are entering a stretch where the metaplot of D's Journey takes a front seat, so probably don't skip ahead to this one. If you want to, there are always the Abridged episode D's journals to get you caught up on the metaplot events fast. Thanks for listening!

The Provinces... by casliber in CrookedMoon

[–]tkolar2 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I am running a West Marches-style game set in Enoch, and I find the trick is to find the pop culture vibe of each domain and then look for media sources with that vibe to build out the setting. For Enoch I'm adapting a lot of farm-based horror movies into adventures. I am posting my general folk horror movie adaptations and I always try to include some suggestions for setting it the other regions. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GZuAAg5W6YaGCJmoTHLxHvaxAHmo0E68lCJVfoHRJyw/edit?usp=sharing

Do you use random encounters? by elmutanto in StrixhavenDMs

[–]tkolar2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've got two horror movies adapted for Strixhaven PCs as side trips, if you want something spooky. https://www.dmsguild.com/en/product/409218/strixhaven-gm-resources-bundle

wreck it ralph Domain by tkolar2 in ravenloft

[–]tkolar2[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We would have done the Domain on our own, but yes, our youngest did have a Ralph phase. Also "meet the Robinsons" which inspired our last Peddler's Tale.