PLAYER'S GUIDE TO RAVENLOFT: written submissions closed!!!

[Rotipher of the FoS]

14: There is wide speculation that the Morninglord cult grew out of a much older solar religion, the Church of Andral, which died out in 350 BC

Just a quibble, but I'd recommend dating the CoAndral's extinction to "the late 4th century", not to a particular year. Pinning the date down that specifically is a bit much, for what's meant to be just "speculation". Plus, "I, Strahd" shows the Old Borjian faith hanging on by a thread for another generation at least, although P.N. Elrod doesn't actually specify what the religion was called.

[tec-goblin]

I would change the DCs of the last two entries and raise them by at least 2 each, though I would also change the mention of there being evidence of the militant nature of the cult, saying only that there are rumors on this direction.

I also thought some of these DCs were low, considering that a player with 4 ranks in a Knowledge, and a +2 mod, could gain on level 3 with a divine insight spell by a cleric a total of +14 mod, which means that:
1) everything with a DC up to 10 is known to you if you have the appropriate knowledge
2) many things with a DC up to 25 will be known if you really try, even at very low levels.

And, yes, the timeline will include sub-entries on the Scourge of Arak, the Great Upheaval, the Grim Harvest and the Time of Unparalleled Darkness (That's a good excuse to go beyond the 2-page limit without breaking the rules... Thanks, Tec-Gob!)

Ahahah, at your service

[Dion of the Fraternity]

I've taken liberties to incorporate the "Shadow Rift" entry into the "Shadow Fey" entry, since they seem too related.

[TwiceBorn]

I'll tackle the entry for Voodan, if it's still unclaimed...

[tec-goblin]

Ok, list of topics updated here

[Eric the Light Bringer]

This, however does not limit the ideas for new entries that you as a writer may submit. Creativity counts!

Deadline for all submissions would be January 31, 2007, with a netbook release in early 2007.

Best regards,
Dion, Sharon, Joel, Jason, David
The Fraternity of Shadows

If no one minds, I would like to take a stab at the faith of the Morninglord and it's church

[tec-goblin]

If no one minds, I would like to take a stab at the faith of the Morninglord and it's church

If you want, I can send you my original manuscript on the Church of Ezra (or Dion could send you a corrected version). It might provide some ideas and some consistency in the format , while at the same time, you can use it to present the differences of Morninglord from other deities.

[Dion of the Fraternity]

Good news:

Due to increasing interest in the Player's Guide, I'm extending the deadline of all submissions to FEBRUARY 15, 2007. yaY!

[tec-goblin]

Good news:

Due to increasing interest in the Player's Guide, I'm extending the deadline of all submissions to FEBRUARY 15, 2007. yaY!

It's not necessarily good news, as I am anxious to see the end results .
But this means that I can take the Church of Lawgiver if noone takes it in the following 10 days (I prefer someone else to do it, to have many authors, but I know I can do it).

[Le Noir Faineant]

Thanks! I don't know if I would have had my submisison ready in January.

[Eric the Light Bringer]

If you want, I can send you my original manuscript on the Church of Ezra (or Dion could send you a corrected version). It might provide some ideas and some consistency in the format , while at the same time, you can use it to present the differences of Morninglord from other deities.

That would be nice, to have a template to work with

if you can, could you send it to me through my email (forgot to make it visible ?

[Eric the Light Bringer]

It's not necessarily good news, as I am anxious to see the end results .
But this means that I can take the Church of Lawgiver if noone takes it in the following 10 days (I prefer someone else to do it, to have many authors, but I know I can do it).

I'd hate to bring this up, but with the Cult of the Morninglord, Ezra, the Lawgiver (and add in Hala and the other single-domain faiths) it kind of looks like the beginnings of a "Faiths of Ravenloft" guide

[WolfKook]

Good news:

Due to increasing interest in the Player's Guide, I'm extending the deadline of all submissions to FEBRUARY 15, 2007. yaY!

Certainly good... I already have a list of "common knowledge" events, with their dates, but I'm just starting putting it together (From a Lamordian -that is, purely logical -point of view), and I was getting afraid about not being able to finish the Timeline on time.

Besides, I've already completed the entries on "Creation Myths" and "The Age of the Silver Kingdoms" (Around -1000BC); I've just started writing "The Barbaric Years" entry, and I'm starting to get pretty excited at the results. If I just haven't had to work...

OTOH, my timeline contains references to other entries in the Guide, I guess I would need your help, Dion, to make it fit correctly with the other entries (Things like "For more information, see This Topic on That Page", though I don't think a quote like that would be in line with the mood of the Guide).

[TwiceBorn]

Good news:

Due to increasing interest in the Player's Guide, I'm extending the deadline of all submissions to FEBRUARY 15, 2007. yaY!

Amen, brutha...

[tec-goblin]

Any news? I try to communicate with Dion and I cannot find him...