OTOH, Dracula can't enter Seward's asylum until Renfield invites him in (near the beginning of Chapter 21). Of course, a well-run 19th century sanitarium is a different proposition from, say, Bedlam, which was explicitly open to the public for a fee.Rotipher of the FoS wrote:(It's a residence of sorts, but not a private residence, hence was no more off limits to vampires than an inn.)
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Speaking of insanity, how did the Clinic for the Mentally Distressed get hijacked into the Nightmare Lands physically? Is it detailed everywhere or did it just jump there from the Nightmare Lands supplement to Domains of Dread? It almost reads like the writer misread the nature of Trasker's Nightmare Asylum, but I could be wrong.
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Eh, it's a distinction VRGtV took pains to draw. I only remembered because I'd had to look it up when I was determining whether or not a ship's quarters should count as a "residence" for the sea monster book. (Conclusion: officers' private cabins yes, crew bunks and passenger cabins no.)
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Moreover, Renfield was in a private sanitarium that Seward actually had his own living quarters in, IIRC. The Waterdeep asylum was a piece of civic infrastructure, owned and operated by the city, hence no more "private" than a courthouse or public hospital.Nathan of the FoS wrote:OTOH, Dracula can't enter Seward's asylum until Renfield invites him in (near the beginning of Chapter 21). Of course, a well-run 19th century sanitarium is a different proposition from, say, Bedlam, which was explicitly open to the public for a fee.
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Dharlaeth Asylum - Doctor Augustus - location?
http://www.wizards.com/DnD/Article.aspx ... /20071031a
At a glance, no location is given. The doctor's name is latin, which is to say Darkonese, but that doesn't tell us that much. Not sure which language to associate the asylum's name with.
http://www.wizards.com/DnD/Article.aspx ... /20071031a
At a glance, no location is given. The doctor's name is latin, which is to say Darkonese, but that doesn't tell us that much. Not sure which language to associate the asylum's name with.
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Well, I associate Dharlaeth with the Cthulhu mythos, in phonetic terms exclusively. I aslo don't have a real-world language I can offer as counterpart, but say Dharlaeth, and recall Nyarlathotep or something similar.cure wrote:Dharlaeth Asylum - Doctor Augustus - location?
http://www.wizards.com/DnD/Article.aspx ... /20071031a
At a glance, no location is given. The doctor's name is latin, which is to say Darkonese, but that doesn't tell us that much. Not sure which language to associate the asylum's name with.
Anyway, the author is Mouseferatu iirc, so when he's around you might ask him
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Not to mention that "Dharlaeth" is quite close to Derleth, as in August Derleth, H. P. Lovecraft's biggest fan and tireless post-humous promoter. He also wrote some cthulhoid short stories himself, but most people agree that they're not on par with the rest of the Lovecraft circle's. To put it mildly.
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You're right! Perhaps that was the name in my subconscious, pointing in that directionAgamemnon wrote:Not to mention that "Dharlaeth" is quite close to Derleth, as in August Derleth, H. P. Lovecraft's biggest fan and tireless post-humous promoter. He also wrote some cthulhoid short stories himself, but most people agree that they're not on par with the rest of the Lovecraft circle's. To put it mildly.
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Ail wrote: ↑Mon Jan 25, 2010 5:39 pmWell, I associate Dharlaeth with the Cthulhu mythos, in phonetic terms exclusively. I aslo don't have a real-world language I can offer as counterpart, but say Dharlaeth, and recall Nyarlathotep or something similar.cure wrote:Dharlaeth Asylum - Doctor Augustus - location?
http://www.wizards.com/DnD/Article.aspx ... /20071031a
At a glance, no location is given. The doctor's name is latin, which is to say Darkonese, but that doesn't tell us that much. Not sure which language to associate the asylum's name with.
Anyway, the author is Mouseferatu iirc, so when he's around you might ask him
I went to ask him and he says its in Lamordia. https://bsky.app/profile/mouseferatu.bs ... lemhzy2l2n
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Heheheh... that's a necro I can stand behind.
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