Nathan of the FoS wrote:I think it is worth considering to change the traditional alignment of political boundaries and domain boundaries. So, for example, Azalin is the (nominal) ruler of Keening, but Tristessa is still the darklord. Or Forlorn is now considered a part of Barovia, although Tristen apBlanc is still the darklord of Forlorn.
I have my concerns about this, mostly because of the added level of complexity... Should we have a "PC version" of RLR, with political boundaries, and a "DM version" of it, with domain boundaries? Should we make the darklords of absorbed domains demilords? Or their domains pocket domains?
On other matters... Are you also proposing that Barovia conquers Forlorn and takes it stuff?
I would have Nidala conquer Avonleigh, the Shadowborn Manor, and Tepest.
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If we cannot arrange for that, Tepest taking over Castle Island is fine too.
The joining of Nidala and Tepest (And Malosia
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) seems interesting, and would enrich both domains, which already share their religious views and their inquisitive ways. However, we would have to find a way to harmonize Elena's point of view with Wyan's... Or are they antagonistic to each other? If so, why doesn't Elena just crush the old man? He may be a beacon of light in the domain, and she might recognize him as such. Plus, he wouldn't have any strong feelings towards her (Something difficult to believe, given the circumstances). And what about the Hags? Should we get rid of them, move them to another domain, or to a corner of Nidala? I guess Elena would be the Darklord... She's a very strong character, even more when put alongside the hags.
But, even with my concerns, I'll second the proposal. I hope someone would be brave enough to make the write-up.
I would combine Verbrek with Invidia and put Arkandale over with the "New World Domains" (Souragne, Nueva Aragona, et al.).
Verbrek with Invidia? How so? I know Gabrielle has a thing for werewolves, so I guess that would work on the darklord level (Especially if you ignore the "Malocchio factor", which turns Invidia into a very different domain), and the raging passions of the invidians could reflect the inner rage of the werewolves, but I still don't see it, so I won't give my vote right away, but I might be convinced to. The question is: How would you put it together, Nathan?
Igor the Henchman wrote:I'm proposing making the living Il Aluk and the dead Necropolis into two separate cities. Necropolis might be Il Aluk's reflection on the shadow plane, or Darkon's mythical old capital, taken over by undead centuries ago and looming as a persistent menace ever since. Just put it somewhere where it wouldn't block the domain's most used roadway.
Wow!!! That sounds interesting! The disaster on Il-Aluk happened in the distant past, and the new Il-Aluk built on the old one, surrounding it. The new city is the metropolis we once knew, but it has a city of the dead inside of it... I like it!!! Would this Necropolis be fortified, or "open to the public"? What will followers of the death cults think about it? It would be interesting if Nykylai built upon this idea... I recall him having interesting ideas about Necropolis.
I would suggest keeping Ebonbane as a separate Darklord. He's after all very powerful, very evil, and a continual foil for Elena. Plus, there's his whole "Just you wait till I break free!!!" deal. Very darklord-ish.
Yeap, and making the Manor a pocket domain inside Nidala, as opposed to inside Avonleigh, would create a situation where both darklords could be very near to destroying each other, without ever being able to do so. I like it (Though I know it needs more elaboration).
After some pondering, I'll second that. I think it would result in a richer, more popular domain overall. But who would be the political ruler, Mircea or Gregor? And who would be the Darklord? Both interesting variations of a classic Gothic Horror creature, and I don't know which one to put on top. I'm hesitant to make them co-lords, too, as that would make the existing co-darklord domains feel less special. Historically, twin darklords have always shared some extra connection aside from living in the same place - like being family, or a creator/created deal.
I have the same problems. I guess Mircea would have to be the nominal ruler, but his rulership would be a distant one, so Gregor would have his space to bully people around and become the de-facto ruler of the settled lands. I'm not sure, though, on who should be the darklord, as both seem very compelling, and your point about co-darklordship is true.
Dementlieu conquers Richemulot and takes its stuff
Dementlieu and Richemulot: both cosmopolitan-urban, both mystery-oriented, both heavy on class-conflict, both renaissance, both french. Both feature haughty nobles and masquerade balls and stuff. The only distinguishing factor is a subtle difference of theme: Dementlieu is light and carefree, Richemulot is dark and shadowy. Such flavor variation can easily exist within a single, larger domain. In my games, I play Pont-A-Museau as the "ex-capital", hence lots of empty ruins of past majesty, while Port-A-Lucine is the modern, more enlightened seat of power.
I'll second that one, but I have some comments about it: First and foremost, who would be the darklord? Dominic is a great character, but so is Jackie... Also, what to make of Le Cerveaux? I guess the wererats would represent the lower castes of society, and the Reniers would be those of them who want to be nobles and play in politics... It would be interesting if the wererats were somehow immune to Dominic's mind games. Perhaps they just answer to the Pied Piper.
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