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(...) all because we all had a different idea of what "Ravenloft" meant. Sadly, quite a few members of my club won't even touch the setting anymore - they learned that Ravenloft meant "you can't win" and don't think that sounds like a fun time. Was the tearing of the blouse arbi...

Have you GMed something into your adventure and later regreted it because it caused a level of awkwardness or left someone uncomfortable? Have you had to roleplay something thrown by your GM that felt unfun? In my AD&D campaign back in the day I was used to run quite a few horror themed adventur...

Note that this somewhat links with my above idea of Barbarians: I propose that the Core might be like the Roman Empire, rather than Renaissance Europe. Since there has not yet been a fall of civilization in the Core, that might be something coming up in the future. Instead of going into the Dark Ag...

Instead of "Government: Meritocratic Corporatocracy", I would suggest "Dystopian Anarcho-Capitalism"

I don't know if it's clearer, but it'd be more precise, I think.

Rucht and I were working years ago on a guide to madness of sorts, one of the many abortive projects laying aorund in my hard drive. I'll see what I can dig up. That would be so cool for me. I'm looking forward to homebrewed stuff, especially since you mentioned you have a major in psychology. A bu...

You could also use a variant of the taint system (either Oriental Adventures or the Heroes of Horror version). I believe the Heroes of Horror version allows for tainted characters to develop mental instabilities. There's this Dark Side Points system from SW Saga. It's a more gradual approach then t...

With one single fail a victim can develop schizophrenia, multiple personalities and suicide thoughts? Granted, the check is only triggered by deep (insert curse here). But in real life it takes years for someone to develop these things. I'm not saying the system is flawed. I just want more verissimi...

I'm pretty sure other Italian film makers have exploited the zombie fetus concept, but I can't seem to recall any of the top of my head. I'm yet to watch these italian movies and classics you all keep talking about. I'm pretty unknowledgeable when compared to you guys, it seems. I'm used only to wh...

:shock: And you call yourself a horror fan!? :D JK. It's Dawn of the Dead . Yeah, that's the one, lol. With the womb zombie, right? Keep forgetting the names, cause they're all similar. A zombie fan I am for sure! Gotta love em. Vampires too. I know the gothic horror theme is not meant for villains...

As a matter of fact, the perfect horror movie for me never fully shows what is stalking and/or killing people, or explains in depth what the creature/creatures/whatever is and where it came from. I watched Predator when I was six. I'm a huge, huge, huge, Predator fan. I hated when people started to...

What if the Radanaviches had actually abducted two giorgio children for Baron Metus, not just one? Compelling story! Like you said, I'll have to present it to him, and ask if he'd like to follow the suggestion or something similar (I'm pretty sure working without his consent would displease him - h...

Discovery Channel's Most Evil tv show might be a source of inspiration.

The interesting thing for me is the fact that none of my nightmares involve monsters, dreadful creatures, or any other direct threat - rather it is the surreal and oppressive atmosphere that makes them so terrifying. The funny thing about dreams is that their "skin" is not what sets the f...

Nice insights into the various possibilities. Thanks for that. They're enriching, cause I'm a newbie. I must say, though, that we're not much interested in his relation with his tribe as his travels and new purpose. We didn't move in to the details yet, but he said his character went through sort of...

Nikolas of the Mists wrote:His life won't be simple if he's male and has the sight.
Dukkars make enemies quickly -- or soon find some.

The funny thing is... the idea was his.