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I kinda agree with the whole idea that robbing a player of their free-will is more or less an excuse to encourage evil acts. But of course, on the other hand, there are players who totally refuse to allow their character to become one of the fallen heroes. I guess it all comes down to how good the ...

I'm still a bit confused on what the RLPhb means under it's druid weakness (pg. 47) when it suggests that when within 20 miles of a sinkhole (virtually anywhere in Ravenloft) a Druid has a % chance of taint and a % chance to Envoke an Evil act. Just how has everyone interpretted this thus far?

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I have been doing some research into Gothic Fiction and have come across a wonderful book entitled, "The Cambridge Companion to Gothic Fiction" edited by Jerrold E. Hogle. According to this source, here is a liste of elements that are frequently observed in Gothic Literature:

1) "...a Gothic tale ...

Hmm - getting non-heroic characters to do heroic deeds is a very difficult thing to do. I have had my share of like-minded players who would prefer to get treasure and fame the "easy" way instead of doing something for the point of "goodliness". Like everyone has suggested before, you can build up ...

Personally, if you are really serious on getting into reading a lot of of gothic writings I suggest starting at the beginning with Horace Walpole's "Castle of Otranto". Then from there I suggest the following: "The Castle Spectre" & "The Monk" by Matthew Lewis, Clara Reeves "The Champion of Virtue ...