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No interrupts for spell like abilities in 2E :gabrielle: And they have a +3 initiative modifier 'casting time'. DMG, Chapter 9, Special Attacks Innate abilities are different from spells in one major way, however. Unlike spells, innate abilities are natural powers and do not require casting times o...

Solan wrote: ↑Tue May 07, 2024 6:37 pm Alas, Fordam was not merciful enough to provide 2nd Ed. stats for Mircea...

That was me showing mercy! Even a glimpse of Mircea's ability scores has been known to drive readers mad... mad, I tell you!

Rock of the Fraternity wrote: ↑Tue May 07, 2024 4:00 pm You might try reading Ian Fordam's "Sanguinia, Survey of a Snow-Bound Land" in Quoth the Raven #30; if I recall correctly, it has 2e stats for Mircea.

Thanks for the shout-out, Rock!

Yeah, I'm pretty sure the closest we get to a canon 2e stat block for Ladislav Mircea is the following write-up from Realm of Terror, p.84:

He is a vampire.

I've always played that innate abilities have a speed factor of zero. Who knows, there might even be support for this in the 2e rules?

I appreciate that Morguhald has a secret... but it's not a evil secret.

Mephisto of the FoS wrote: ↑Mon Apr 15, 2024 6:59 am Well it is a nice scenario to find his body in the woods (or maybe he recently died from White Fever) and while investigating his death they learn about the claim he made.

Alternatively, Alskel's odds of survival might also improve if a band of adventurers gets involved.

I don't disagree with any of what you said, Speedy, but none of that changes the likelihood that Meph is right. It's just a matter of when the countdown begins in earnest.

Klippekant a hamlet in Valachan One of many hamlets scattered throughout Valachan, Klippekant is notable for two reasons. First, much of the hamlet is built upon the top, bottom, and middle of a steep ravine. From a building which overhangs the edge, a wooden platform may be lowered from the buildi...

Something where you play as a Vistani caravan or wagon like Oregon Trail would be a fun phone game. Maybe you pick up not quests so much as jobs or reasons to go here or there so it is not one linear trip every time. I would totally play "Ravenloft Trail". At least until the 27459th time ...

alhoon wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 3:02 pm As for not using the "born in Darkon, taken away as a baby" loophole that can't be used often:
As long as you use it for a different campaign each time, I don't see the problem.

Once per campaign strikes me as not too often.

Flumphs and flail snails. I mean, they're not gothic horror. They're more game design horror. But seriously, though. Flumphs and flail snails!

But... but... cheep?

In the case of Darkon, perhaps they had some inkling of the claiming mechanic beforehand and had a charm or talisman that prevented that? Just for the record, I really like the idea of a talisman that delays the memory-rewrite effect. Especially if it gives warning as its protection starts to fade,...

Strahdsbuddy wrote: ↑Sun Feb 25, 2024 9:38 pm Four Corners, a hamlet at the meeting point of four domains, known for its strange connection to the Mists.

I like this. There is lots of possibility in places at the crossroads.