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Any good werewolf-horror movies? That are not cheesy AND the werewolf is the bad guy that needs to be killed with silver and stuff? Silver bullet , based on the Sttephen King novella. There's also Dog Soldiers but that's more of a soldier movie with werewolves in it. And we never see much of said l...

There are two D&D creatures who've been described as coming into being when a spellcaster's lich transformation goes awry: the D&D 3.5 grisgol (a vaguely humanoid amalgamation of scrolls and magic components) Grisgols in 3.5 are constructs made of used up magic items (used scrolls, wands an...

alhoon wrote: ↑Wed May 10, 2023 10:45 am As far as I recall, Stone Prophet is mostly dungeon crawling with little of the plot of the original module. I could be wrong though.

You're right. A lot of dungeon crawling, very little actual plot. Very disappointing compared to Strahd's Possession.

Stone Prophet is similar to Touch of Death but is ultimately its own game with a lot more dungeon crawling and unique characters. I would say it was inspired by the module but doesn't try and adhere to it very closely. As for what year it happens, that's never mentioned. There are mentions of the A...

Now that I've had a chance to play them, Fatal Frame 4 and 5 rank up there as worthy looks. Mask of the Lunar Eclipse speaks to themes of ignorance of the truth of the supernatural and lessons learned too late as well as how what's forgotten doesn't go away and always comes back to haunt the present...

O.O Well...I guess I won't even be buying the core rulebooks for 6e/5.5/whatever it's called. I'm all for mechanics changes that help make things more consistent and reduce unnecessary complexity (like 2e to 3.x). But make things too simple and I feel like something has all the flavor of ABC gum. I ...

To be succinct: I'm not going to bother with it. I have a lot of books already, and WotC's recent offerings haven't really left me craving more from them. This. I already have all the books I really want and need, aside from 2e Ravenloft books (PDF or hardcopy, IDC). I just don't see the point in s...

I should mention the one-off will be with their existing characters (levels 7-8 when we last played). Tough enough to have a chance of resisting the tactics of the OG House. Kind of necessary when the entire thing is composed of living walls that want nothing more than to absorb intruders once they'...

<snip> I like those ideas and I'll certainly use them. I don't have VRGt Ravenloft and if it's a Wizards product, I have no plans on buying it. WotC and Hasbro both have soured me towards them and I already have all the books for 3.5. Plus all the most important rules are online for free (d20srd.or...

Ever since the "virus of unknown origins" hit, the old group I DMed hasn't played. But now we want to get back into it but they really need a refresher on the rules. So I decided to run a one-off in the House of Lament. The problem is, it's been so long since I read Domains of Dread I only...

Dario Argento's Seven Gates of Hell trilogy ( City of the Living Dead , House by the Cemetery , and The Beyond ). All three have scenes that are way over the top for Gothic horror but do have elements that are worth looking at. The first movie includes an excellent example of what a Spawn of Kyuss's...

I take some time to recharge offline and I miss the greatest troll on the boards?!

(Excerpts from the journals of Alexander Dreamfire, Mordentshire, Mordent, Aug. 9, 741 BC) I've returned home after a subjective five years in the Rift much refreshed and with some new ideas for the Shining Force. One of the things I discovered was a unique spell called egress , a short-range telep...

(Excerpt from the journals of Alexander Dreamfire, Draper, UT, July 22, 2011) Gamma Squad has been getting a myriad of minor cases lately, most of them false alarms or things that could have been handled by the local authorities. I get the feeling someone or something wants to keep us busy because ...

(Excerpts from the journals of Alexander Dreamfire, Esmerth, Shadow Rift, ??, ??) The Courts changed rulership for the year a week ago. I was introduced to Loht and almost immediately we disliked each other. To him I'm an interloper that has no business associating with the Arak in general, much le...