Risibilos - Revision history

Rock at 23:29, 30 November 2024

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	As originally presented in the [[Book of Crypts]], [[Risibilos]] was merely the setting of the [[module]] [[Death's Cold Laughter]]<ref name="BoC p. 83">[[Book of Crypts]] p. 83</ref>. Its nature as an [[Island of Terror]], [[Pocket Domain]], or even full [[domain]] was never specified. (However, since by default the adventure grabs the [[PC]]s from wherever they are,<ref name="BoC p. 83">[[Book of Crypts]] p. 83</ref> Risibilos' nature could very well be implied.)		As originally presented in the [[Book of Crypts]], [[Risibilos]] was merely the setting of the [[module]] [[Death's Cold Laughter]]<ref name="BoC p. 83">[[Book of Crypts]] p. 83</ref>. Its nature as an [[Island of Terror]], [[Pocket Domain]], or even full [[domain]] was never specified. (However, since by default the adventure grabs the [[PC]]s from wherever they are,<ref name="BoC p. 83">[[Book of Crypts]] p. 83</ref> Risibilos' nature could very well be implied.)

	Risibilos formed due to the actions of [[King Doerdon]], a [[humorless]] [[tyrant]] from [[Oerth]] who forbid [[laughter]], [[execution\|executing]] those ~~whom~~ laughed. After coming to [[Ravenloft]], Doerdon found himself tormented by [[Puncheron]], a [[jester]] and Doerdon's own personal shadow. Under the jester's influence, the law banning laughter changed such that all spoken statements must include laughter.<ref name="BoC p. 91">[[Book of Crypts]] p. 91</ref> This [[law]] became known as the [[Laughing Law]].<ref name="BoC p. 83">[[Book of Crypts]] p. 83</ref>		Risibilos formed due to the actions of [[King Doerdon]], a [[humorless]] [[tyrant]] from [[Oerth]] who forbid [[laughter]], [[execution\|executing]] those who laughed. After coming to [[Ravenloft]], Doerdon found himself tormented by [[Puncheron]], a [[jester]] and Doerdon's own personal shadow. Under the jester's influence, the law banning laughter changed such that all spoken statements must include laughter.<ref name="BoC p. 91">[[Book of Crypts]] p. 91</ref> This [[law]] became known as the [[Laughing Law]].<ref name="BoC p. 83">[[Book of Crypts]] p. 83</ref>

	{{netbook}}		{{netbook}}
	The [[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] added some details to [[Risibilos]] and [[Puncheron]] and made it part of [[Liffe]].		The [[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] added some details to [[Risibilos]] and [[Puncheron]] and made it part of [[Liffe]].

	Originally a small nation on [[Oerth]], Risibilos was [[annexed]] by the [[Mists]] as a [[pocket domain]] consisting of a [[hamlet]] village and [[castle]]. The [[Darklord]] of this demesne was the jester [[Puncheron]]. It became ~~subsequently~~ a part of the [[Core]] and of the [[island]] [[domain]] of [[Liffe]] in particular.		Originally a small nation on [[Oerth]], Risibilos was [[annexed]] by the [[Mists]] as a [[pocket domain]] consisting of a [[hamlet]] village and [[castle]]. The [[Darklord]] of this demesne was the jester [[Puncheron]]. It subsequently became a part of the [[Core]] and of the [[island]] [[domain]] of [[Liffe]] in particular.

	==The Land==		==The Land==
	{{canon}}		{{canon}}
	As described in the [[Book of Crypts]], Risibilos is a giant [[hill]] with various [[farm]]s and [[hamlet]]s littering its sides. At the top was a [[town]] surrounding the [[castle]] of King Doerdon, a structure simply referred to in the text as [[the Dark Castle (of Risibilos)\|the Dark Castle]]. All of the [[building]]s seem to droop or ~~sage~~ as if worn by age.<ref name="BoC p. 83">[[Book of Crypts]] p. 83</ref>		As described in the [[Book of Crypts]], Risibilos is a giant [[hill]] with various [[farm]]s and [[hamlet]]s littering its sides. At the top was a [[town]] surrounding the [[castle]] of King Doerdon, a structure simply referred to in the text as [[the Dark Castle (of Risibilos)\|the Dark Castle]]. All of the [[building]]s seem to droop or sag as if worn by age.<ref name="BoC p. 83">[[Book of Crypts]] p. 83</ref>

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	==The Law==		==The Law==
	{{canon}}		{{canon}}
	[[King Doerdon]] is the [[ruler]] of the land, but his [[jester \| court jester]], [[Puncheron]], is the real power. All subjects, save the king and Puncheron, are required under penalty of death to start every sentence with "ha ha ha".<ref name="BoC p. 83, 91">[[Book of Crypts]] p. 83, 91</ref>		[[King Doerdon]] is the [[ruler]] of the land, but his [[jester\|court jester]], [[Puncheron]], is the real power. All subjects, save the king and Puncheron, are required under penalty of death to start every sentence with "ha ha ha".<ref name="BoC p. 83, 91">[[Book of Crypts]] p. 83, 91</ref>

	{{netbook}}		{{netbook}}
	According to the [[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]], Doerdon has fallen. ([[Puncheron]], however, still lurks.)<ref>[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]], p.300</ref> [[Baron Julyan Linklater]] is now baron.<ref>[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]], p.21</ref>		According to the [[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]], Doerdon has fallen. ([[Puncheron]], however, still lurks about the land.)<ref>[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]], p.300</ref> [[Baron Julyan Linklater]] is now baron.<ref>[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]], p.21</ref>

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IanFordam: Added the "Canon Domain" category.

2024-01-12T19:44:54Z

Added the "Canon Domain" category.

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			[[Category:Canon Domain]]
	[[Category:Former Pocket Domain]]		[[Category:Former Pocket Domain]]
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Added reference to Baron Julyan Linklater.

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	[[King Doerdon]] is the [[ruler]] of the land, but his [[jester \| court jester]], [[Puncheron]], is the real power. All subjects, save the king and Puncheron, are required under penalty of death to start every sentence with "ha ha ha".<ref name="BoC p. 83, 91">[[Book of Crypts]] p. 83, 91</ref>		[[King Doerdon]] is the [[ruler]] of the land, but his [[jester \| court jester]], [[Puncheron]], is the real power. All subjects, save the king and Puncheron, are required under penalty of death to start every sentence with "ha ha ha".<ref name="BoC p. 83, 91">[[Book of Crypts]] p. 83, 91</ref>

			{{netbook}}
			According to the [[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]], Doerdon has fallen. ([[Puncheron]], however, still lurks.)<ref>[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]], p.300</ref> [[Baron Julyan Linklater]] is now baron.<ref>[[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]], p.21</ref>

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	[[Category:Hamlet]]		[[Category:Hamlet]]
	[[Category:Locations in Liffe]]		[[Category:Locations in Liffe]]

IanFordam at 23:39, 7 July 2022

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	As originally presented in the [[Book of Crypts]], [[Risibilos]] was merely the setting of the [[module]] [[Death's Cold Laughter]]<ref name="BoC p. 83">[[Book of Crypts]] p. 83</ref>. ~~It's~~ nature as an [[Island of Terror]], [[Pocket Domain]], or even ~~real~~ [[domain]] was never specified. (However, since by default the adventure grabs the [[PC]]s from wherever they are.<ref name="BoC p. 83">[[Book of Crypts]] p. 83</ref>, Risibilos' nature could very well be implied)		As originally presented in the [[Book of Crypts]], [[Risibilos]] was merely the setting of the [[module]] [[Death's Cold Laughter]]<ref name="BoC p. 83">[[Book of Crypts]] p. 83</ref>. Its nature as an [[Island of Terror]], [[Pocket Domain]], or even full [[domain]] was never specified. (However, since by default the adventure grabs the [[PC]]s from wherever they are,<ref name="BoC p. 83">[[Book of Crypts]] p. 83</ref> Risibilos' nature could very well be implied.)

	Risibilos formed due to the actions of [[King Doerdon]], a [[humorless]] [[tyrant]] from [[Oerth]] who forbid [[laughter]], [[execution\|executing]] those whom laughed. After coming to [[Ravenloft]], Doerdon found himself tormented by [[Puncheron]], a [[jester]] and Doerdon's own personal shadow. Under the jester's influence, the law banning laughter changed such that all spoken statements must include laughter.<ref name="BoC p. 91">[[Book of Crypts]] p. 91</ref> This [[law]] became known as the [[Laughing Law]].<ref name="BoC p. 83">[[Book of Crypts]] p. 83</ref>		Risibilos formed due to the actions of [[King Doerdon]], a [[humorless]] [[tyrant]] from [[Oerth]] who forbid [[laughter]], [[execution\|executing]] those whom laughed. After coming to [[Ravenloft]], Doerdon found himself tormented by [[Puncheron]], a [[jester]] and Doerdon's own personal shadow. Under the jester's influence, the law banning laughter changed such that all spoken statements must include laughter.<ref name="BoC p. 91">[[Book of Crypts]] p. 91</ref> This [[law]] became known as the [[Laughing Law]].<ref name="BoC p. 83">[[Book of Crypts]] p. 83</ref>

	{{netbook}}		{{netbook}}
	The [[Nocturnal ~~Seas~~ Gazetteer]] added some details to [[Risibilos]] and [[Puncheron]] and made it part of [[Liffe]].		The [[Nocturnal Sea Gazetteer]] added some details to [[Risibilos]] and [[Puncheron]] and made it part of [[Liffe]].

	Originally a small nation on [[Oerth]], ~~Risbilos~~ was [[annexed]] by the [[Mists]] as a [[pocket domain]] consisting of a [[hamlet]] village and [[castle]]. The [[Darklord]] of this demesne was the jester [[Puncheron]]. It became subsequently a part of the [[Core]] and of the [[island]] [[domain]] of [[Liffe]] in particular.		Originally a small nation on [[Oerth]], Risibilos was [[annexed]] by the [[Mists]] as a [[pocket domain]] consisting of a [[hamlet]] village and [[castle]]. The [[Darklord]] of this demesne was the jester [[Puncheron]]. It became subsequently a part of the [[Core]] and of the [[island]] [[domain]] of [[Liffe]] in particular.

	==The Land==		==The Land==
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	The [[hamlet]] of Risibilos is, despite its population of just 130, a productive [[community]] with a large enough variety of [[merchants]] and servants to suit just about any [[adventurer]]. The stone-paved streets are typical of a [[Dark Age]] [[domain]].		The [[hamlet]] of Risibilos is, despite its population of just 130, a productive [[community]] with a large enough variety of [[merchants]] and servants to suit just about any [[adventurer]]. The stone-paved streets are typical of a [[CL_5\|Dark Age]] [[domain]].

	==The People==		==The People==
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	[[Category:~~domain~~]]		[[Category:Domain]]
	[[Category:The Core]]		[[Category:The Core]]
	[[category:Community]]		[[category:Community]]

The Lesser Evil at 18:55, 3 April 2021

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	==The People==		==The People==
	{{canon}}		{{canon}}
	The people are a dour, humorless bunch. They are not unfriendly, but a visitor can tell that they are not too happy with their lot in life. They begin every sentence they say with "ha ha ha".<ref name="BoC p. 83">[[Book of Crypts]] p. 84</ref>		The people are a dour, humorless bunch. They are not unfriendly, but a visitor can tell that they are not too happy with their lot in life. They begin every sentence they say with "ha ha ha".<ref name="BoC p. 84">[[Book of Crypts]] p. 84</ref>

	==The Law==		==The Law==

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	As originally presented in the [[Book of Crypts]], [[Risibilos]] was merely the setting of the [[module]] [[Death's Cold Laughter]]<ref name="BoC p. 83">[[Book of Crypts]] p. 83</ref>. It's nature as an [[Island of Terror]], [[Pocket Domain]], or even real [[domain]] was never specified. (However, since by default the adventure grabs the [[PC]]s from wherever they are.<ref name="BoC p. 83">[[Book of Crypts]] p. 83</ref>, ~~Risibolos~~' nature could very well be implied)		As originally presented in the [[Book of Crypts]], [[Risibilos]] was merely the setting of the [[module]] [[Death's Cold Laughter]]<ref name="BoC p. 83">[[Book of Crypts]] p. 83</ref>. It's nature as an [[Island of Terror]], [[Pocket Domain]], or even real [[domain]] was never specified. (However, since by default the adventure grabs the [[PC]]s from wherever they are.<ref name="BoC p. 83">[[Book of Crypts]] p. 83</ref>, Risibilos' nature could very well be implied)

	Risibilos formed due to the actions of [[King Doerdon]], a [[humorless]] [[tyrant]] from [[Oerth]] who forbid [[laughter]], [[execution\|executing]] those whom laughed. After coming to [[Ravenloft]], Doerdon found himself tormented by [[Puncheron]], a [[jester]] and Doerdon's own personal shadow. Under the jester's influence, the law banning laughter changed such that all spoken statements must include laughter.<ref name="BoC p. 91">[[Book of Crypts]] p. 91</ref> This [[law]] became known as the [[Laughing Law]].<ref name="BoC p. 83">[[Book of Crypts]] p. 83</ref>		Risibilos formed due to the actions of [[King Doerdon]], a [[humorless]] [[tyrant]] from [[Oerth]] who forbid [[laughter]], [[execution\|executing]] those whom laughed. After coming to [[Ravenloft]], Doerdon found himself tormented by [[Puncheron]], a [[jester]] and Doerdon's own personal shadow. Under the jester's influence, the law banning laughter changed such that all spoken statements must include laughter.<ref name="BoC p. 91">[[Book of Crypts]] p. 91</ref> This [[law]] became known as the [[Laughing Law]].<ref name="BoC p. 83">[[Book of Crypts]] p. 83</ref>

	{{netbook}}		{{netbook}}
	The [[Nocturnal Seas Gazetteer]] added some details to [[~~Risibolos~~]] and [[Puncheron] and made it part of [[Liffe]].		The [[Nocturnal Seas Gazetteer]] added some details to [[Risibilos]] and [[Puncheron]] and made it part of [[Liffe]].

	Originally a small nation on [[Oerth]], Risbilos was [[annexed]] by the [[Mists]] as a [[pocket domain]] consisting of a [[hamlet]] village and [[castle]]. The [[Darklord]] of this demesne was the jester [[Puncheron]]. It became subsequently a part of the [[Core]] and of the [[island]] [[domain]] of [[Liffe]] in particular.		Originally a small nation on [[Oerth]], Risbilos was [[annexed]] by the [[Mists]] as a [[pocket domain]] consisting of a [[hamlet]] village and [[castle]]. The [[Darklord]] of this demesne was the jester [[Puncheron]]. It became subsequently a part of the [[Core]] and of the [[island]] [[domain]] of [[Liffe]] in particular.

The Lesser Evil: separating canon from noncanon

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	\|ecology=		\|ecology=
	\|terrain=		\|terrain=A large [[hill]] with various hamlets and farms<ref name="BoC p. 83">[[Book of Crypts]] p. 83</ref>
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	\|ruler=[[King Doerdon]]		\|ruler=[[King Doerdon]]<ref name="BoC p. 91">[[Book of Crypts]] p. 91</ref>
	\|darklord=[[Puncheron]]		\|darklord=[[King Doerdon]]/[[Puncheron]]<ref name="BoC p. 91">[[Book of Crypts]] p. 91</ref>
	\|analog=		\|analog=
	\|nationality=[[Liffen]]		\|nationality={{netbook-small}}[[Liffen]]
	}}		}}
	{{canon}}		{{canon}}
	[[Risibilos]], ~~originally~~ a small nation on [[Oerth]], was [[annexed]] by the [[Mists]] as a [[pocket domain]] consisting of a [[hamlet]] village and [[castle]]. The [[Darklord]] of this demesne was the jester [[Puncheron]]. It became subsequently a part of the [[Core]] and of the [[island]] [[domain]] of [[Liffe]] in particular.
			As originally presented in the [[Book of Crypts]], [[Risibilos]] was merely the setting of the [[module]] [[Death's Cold Laughter]]<ref name="BoC p. 83">[[Book of Crypts]] p. 83</ref>. It's nature as an [[Island of Terror]], [[Pocket Domain]], or even real [[domain]] was never specified. (However, since by default the adventure grabs the [[PC]]s from wherever they are.<ref name="BoC p. 83">[[Book of Crypts]] p. 83</ref>, Risibolos' nature could very well be implied)

			Risibilos formed due to the actions of [[King Doerdon]], a [[humorless]] [[tyrant]] from [[Oerth]] who forbid [[laughter]], [[execution\|executing]] those whom laughed. After coming to [[Ravenloft]], Doerdon found himself tormented by [[Puncheron]], a [[jester]] and Doerdon's own personal shadow. Under the jester's influence, the law banning laughter changed such that all spoken statements must include laughter.<ref name="BoC p. 91">[[Book of Crypts]] p. 91</ref> This [[law]] became known as the [[Laughing Law]].<ref name="BoC p. 83">[[Book of Crypts]] p. 83</ref>

			{{netbook}}
			The [[Nocturnal Seas Gazetteer]] added some details to [[Risibolos]] and [[Puncheron] and made it part of [[Liffe]].

			Originally a small nation on [[Oerth]], Risbilos was [[annexed]] by the [[Mists]] as a [[pocket domain]] consisting of a [[hamlet]] village and [[castle]]. The [[Darklord]] of this demesne was the jester [[Puncheron]]. It became subsequently a part of the [[Core]] and of the [[island]] [[domain]] of [[Liffe]] in particular.

	==The Land==		==The Land==
			{{canon}}
			As described in the [[Book of Crypts]], Risibilos is a giant [[hill]] with various [[farm]]s and [[hamlet]]s littering its sides. At the top was a [[town]] surrounding the [[castle]] of King Doerdon, a structure simply referred to in the text as [[the Dark Castle (of Risibilos)\|the Dark Castle]]. All of the [[building]]s seem to droop or sage as if worn by age.<ref name="BoC p. 83">[[Book of Crypts]] p. 83</ref>

			{{netbook}}
	The [[hamlet]] of Risibilos is, despite its population of just 130, a productive [[community]] with a large enough variety of [[merchants]] and servants to suit just about any [[adventurer]]. The stone-paved streets are typical of a [[Dark Age]] [[domain]].		The [[hamlet]] of Risibilos is, despite its population of just 130, a productive [[community]] with a large enough variety of [[merchants]] and servants to suit just about any [[adventurer]]. The stone-paved streets are typical of a [[Dark Age]] [[domain]].

	==The People==		==The People==
			{{canon}}
	The people are a dour, humorless bunch. They are not unfriendly, but a visitor can tell that they are not too happy with their lot in life. They begin every sentence they say with "ha ha ha".		The people are a dour, humorless bunch. They are not unfriendly, but a visitor can tell that they are not too happy with their lot in life. They begin every sentence they say with "ha ha ha".<ref name="BoC p. 83">[[Book of Crypts]] p. 84</ref>

	==The Law==		==The Law==
			{{canon}}
			[[King Doerdon]] is the [[ruler]] of the land, but his [[jester \| court jester]], [[Puncheron]], is the real power. All subjects, save the king and Puncheron, are required under penalty of death to start every sentence with "ha ha ha".<ref name="BoC p. 83, 91">[[Book of Crypts]] p. 83, 91</ref>

	[[King Doerdon]] is the [[ruler]] of the land, but his [[jester \| court jester]], [[Puncheron]], is the real power. All subjects, save the king and Puncheron, are required under penalty of death to start every sentence with "ha ha ha".		{{ref}}

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			[[category:Possible Domain]]
			[[category:Possible Pocket Domain]]
			[[category:Possible Island of Terror]]
			[[category:Hill]]
			[[category:CL 5 Domain]]

	==Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue==		==Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue==

The Lesser Evil at 15:32, 8 August 2015

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	==Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue==		==Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue==

The Lesser Evil at 02:54, 19 March 2015

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	\|nationality=[[Liffen]]		\|nationality=[[Liffen]]
	}}[[Risibilos]], originally a small nation on [[Oerth]], was [[annexed]] by the [[Mists]] as a [[pocket domain]] consisting of a [[hamlet]] village and [[castle]]. The [[Darklord]] of this demesne was the jester [[Puncheron]]. It became subsequently a part of the [[Core]] and of the [[island]] [[domain]] of [[Liffe]] in particular.		}}
			{{canon}}
			[[Risibilos]], originally a small nation on [[Oerth]], was [[annexed]] by the [[Mists]] as a [[pocket domain]] consisting of a [[hamlet]] village and [[castle]]. The [[Darklord]] of this demesne was the jester [[Puncheron]]. It became subsequently a part of the [[Core]] and of the [[island]] [[domain]] of [[Liffe]] in particular.

	==The Land==		==The Land==