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{{ | == Canon Information == | ||
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The Laughing Man of Valachan was a [[ghost]] investigated by [[Dr. Rudolph van Richten]].<ref name=VRAp22>[[Van Richten's Arsenal]], p. 22</ref> | |||
During this investigation, Van Richten met [[Perseyus Lathenna]].<ref name=VRAp22>[[Van Richten's Arsenal]], p. 22</ref> | |||
In life, the Laughing Man was a simple [[hunter]] and [[trapper]] who was killed by [[bandit]]s.<ref>[[Van Richten's Monster Hunter's Compendium II]] p.21 </ref> | |||
==The Laughing Man in the [[Laughing Man (Module)|Laughing Man Module]]== | |||
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Although it conflicts with the timeline presented in [[Hour of the Knife]], one [[module]]<ref>[[Laughing Man (Module)]], [[Dungeon Magazine #52]], p. 70-72</ref> in [[Dungeon Magazine]] depicted [[Mordal]], the first bearer of the [[Fang of the Nosferatu]], as a [[bandit leader]] and the [[murderer]] of [[the Laughing Man of Valachan]]. Mordal is a [[ghost]] who is eternally [[pursued]] by the Laughing Man's ghost and is a victim of his maddening [[laughter]]. | |||
[In this module, the Laughing Man is part of the Fang's [[curse]], for he who carries it becomes the Laughing Man's next target, Mordal attempts to convince the [[PC]]s to take the dagger and use it to slay the Laughing Man. Mordal himself attacks those who refuse him. In this module, the Laughing Man is given full statistics (same magnitude as in [[Van Richten's Guide to Ghosts]] and the ability to keen like a [[banshee]]. The Laughing Man is also giving a profoundly malignant character, having [[killed]] all of Mordal's followers prior to the beginning of the module. | |||
==Stats== | |||
[[Second Magnitude Ghost]]<ref>[[Van Richten's Monster Hunter's Compendium II]] p. 14</ref>; [[Lawful Evil]]<ref>Dungeon Magazine 52</ref> | |||
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[[category:Ghost]] | [[category:Ghost]] | ||
[[category:Human]] | |||
[[category:Hunter]] | |||
[[category:Huntsman]] | |||
[[category:Inhabitants of Valachan]] | [[category:Inhabitants of Valachan]] | ||
[[category:Killed]] | |||
[[category:Killer]] | |||
[[category:Laughing]] | |||
[[category:Lawful Evil]] | |||
[[category:Loud]] | |||
[[category:Male]] | [[category:Male]] | ||
[[category:Murdered]] | |||
[[category:Murderer]] | |||
[[category:Native Monster of Valachan]] | [[category:Native Monster of Valachan]] | ||
[[category:Personality of Valachan]] | |||
[[category:Punisher]] | |||
[[category:Second Magnitude Ghost]] | |||
[[category:Semicorporeal]] | |||
[[category:Trapper]] | |||
[[category:Undead]] | [[category:Undead]] | ||
[[category:Valachani]] | [[category:Valachani]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:59, 23 September 2016
Canon Information
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This section contains canon info from officially published sources |
The Laughing Man of Valachan was a ghost investigated by Dr. Rudolph van Richten.[1]
During this investigation, Van Richten met Perseyus Lathenna.[1]
In life, the Laughing Man was a simple hunter and trapper who was killed by bandits.[2]
The Laughing Man in the Laughing Man Module
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This section contains Questionably-canon info, from sources whose officialness is in question |
Although it conflicts with the timeline presented in Hour of the Knife, one module[3] in Dungeon Magazine depicted Mordal, the first bearer of the Fang of the Nosferatu, as a bandit leader and the murderer of the Laughing Man of Valachan. Mordal is a ghost who is eternally pursued by the Laughing Man's ghost and is a victim of his maddening laughter.
[In this module, the Laughing Man is part of the Fang's curse, for he who carries it becomes the Laughing Man's next target, Mordal attempts to convince the PCs to take the dagger and use it to slay the Laughing Man. Mordal himself attacks those who refuse him. In this module, the Laughing Man is given full statistics (same magnitude as in Van Richten's Guide to Ghosts and the ability to keen like a banshee. The Laughing Man is also giving a profoundly malignant character, having killed all of Mordal's followers prior to the beginning of the module.
Stats
Second Magnitude Ghost[4]; Lawful Evil[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Van Richten's Arsenal, p. 22
- ↑ Van Richten's Monster Hunter's Compendium II p.21
- ↑ Laughing Man (Module), Dungeon Magazine #52, p. 70-72
- ↑ Van Richten's Monster Hunter's Compendium II p. 14
- ↑ Dungeon Magazine 52
Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue
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