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P is for... Paladin Oh, my brother, my dearest brother. You are a good man, you are. But a bigger fool I've yet to meet. Never a good deed goes unrewarded they say, but for my brother, oh, his good deeds... well... they certainly do not go unpunished... He built an orphanage once, oh, right in the ...

Haki Shinpi post death and Darklordship Powers and abilities/limitations Shinpi is a greater geist, but in may ways his abilities make him closer to an odem as he can take over the body of mortals for a time. Sadly for Shinpi, it is difficult for the Darklord to take over the bodies of more capable...

On Haki Shinpi and his relationship to his sons: Outside his first born son, the sons of Shinpi were raised mostly by men whom the patriarch had handpicked for their loyalty and skill. These men would recite many tales of their father's heroic deeds and how he saved the land from endless chaos. None...

I was in a hurry and left my last post in a somewhat unfinished state, my apologies. I'll try to (slowly) revise my thoughts on RT and its lord and offer some new perspectives. The lord: Haki Shinpi never truly felt tragic, so I propose a quick revamp. The man was, in life, a member of the warrior c...

We forget that this is Ravenloft. People may attempt to sail to the islands but the DPs ultimately decide if they'll make it or not. This is the classic IoT problem - lacking a proper geographical location, reliably getting to and from an island of terror domains is difficult. In any case, restricti...

:azalin: AD&D has a history of mashing European myths and legends together too. Also robots and dinosaurs. I agree with Zettaijin. This isn't a painstakingly detailed historical Earth game setting. Robot and dinosaurs? Blasphemy! This said, in my younger, wilder days I had a few dinosaurs prote...

Some of these monsters appeared before in some form or another in AD&D products. The ogre mage was at least partly inspired by Japanese ogre demons (oni) and the snow woman made an appearance in the Ravenloft MC 2 under the name Jezra Wagner (who also got her own little story in one anthology no...

I just watched a fabulously weird movie by Seijun Suzuki entitled Kagera-zo which inspired me quite a bit. I'll probably post my thoughts in the random hooks thread. This said, as I stated before, I was probably the first to try and do something with Rokushima Taiyoo back in the days (late 90's RL m...

O is for... Old Svalich Road Of capital importance to traders, the Old Svalich Road connects not only Barovia to its neighbours, but these said neighbours to each other. As everyone knows, traders attract brigands and bandits and other unsavory types which, of course, cannot operate in complete fre...

Theatre of Blood is a whole lot of fun, but it really does feel like Dr. Phibes in a different setting. Mind you, Dr. Phibes is pretty damn awesome and if you're going to riff on anything, it may as well be that movie. "A brass unicorn has been catapulted across a London street and impaled an e...

M is for... Marbh-Cathair ( Marbh-Cathair was discussed in the entry for Keening in Gaz V ) When one meets Lorelei for the first time it is without a doubt her gaze that you will remember. I have worked for the woman more than my fair share of times, gathering long forgotten artifacts the value of ...

L is for... Lich The ability to inspire, move, or otherwise provoke some manner of strong emotional response from others is something most will desire at some point in their lives. For some, this becomes a constant struggle and they thus pursue a career in fields such as politics or education. Some...

Or, people could go on Mistipedia!

http://www.fraternityofshadows.com/wiki/Main_Page

I'll try and include a source from now on and edit my past posts on more obscure references.

K is for... Khardoon, Grandoch (first introduced in the Forbidden Lore boxed set under Cryptic Allegiances ) They looked at him with unblinking milky eyes. None much bigger than a child of 8 yet clearly adults. Their voices were low rumbles and grating noises not unlike gravel being rubbed. That is...

J is for... Janvier, Alain and Nanette (introduced in Children of the Night: Ghosts ) While crime brought them together, necromancy is slowly driving them apart. Nanette's quick progression in the arts - now eclipsing her husband in skill - has left Alain feeling rather envious. Alain is eager to l...