Folk Sayings

[impworks]

I picked a book of folk sayings from around the world up the other day. Some of them seemed very Ravenlofty. My favourite so far has to be an eastern European saying:

"A pitch fork makes three holes"

Which sounds like it could be a saying from Barovia. While this French one comes a close second:

"He who does not eat cheese goes mad"

Dementlieu or Richemulot perhaps?

Anyone have any other good Ravenloftish folk wisdom?

[WolfKook]

"He who does not eat cheese goes mad"

Dementlieu or Richemulot perhaps?

Richemuloise. Definitely richemuloise

[Gonzoron of the FoS]

There's some great ones in the books:

Darkon: "The day you see [true] magic is the day you die."

Former Gundarak: "Someday..." [we will be free]

Vistani farewell: "Endarai-Vitir" ("All paths converge.")

[Rock of the Fraternity]

Vistani farewell: "Endarai-Vitir" ("All paths converge.")

Presumably they meant in the grave ...?

[cure]

Russian Roulette
= Drinking with Borcans (Core ex-Borca)
= Dancing with Vistani (Borca)
Robbing Peter to pay Paul
= Robbing Ivana to pay Ivan (Borca)
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
= All gloom and no love makes Soth a dull knight (Sithicus, Kartakass)
Rain, rain go away, come again another day
= Knight, knight, go away, come again another day (Sithicus, Kartakass)
Better safe than sorry
= Better a barred door than a nailed box (Barovia, Darkon)
= Better a barred door than a chained box (Souragne)
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
= Few can wield a sword; all can bar a door (Southern Core)
A stitch in time saves nine
= A fire in time saves nine (Tepest)
When Hell freezes over
= When Zhakata is sated (Core, older generation)
= When the Relentless is sold for scrap (Sea of Sorrows)
lain = When Lamordians believe (Northwestern Core ex Lamordia)
= When Malken's caught (Nova Vassa)
= When the last wolf dies (Kartakass, Verbrek)
= When the music stops (Kartakass)
= When we dance no more (Vistani)
A doubting Thomas
= A Lamordian professor (Western Core)
Don't count your chickens before they hatch
= Don't declare your love before the dawn (Barovia)
Give them an inch and they will take a yard
= Give them a drop of blood and they will rip out your soul (Southern Core)
An apple a day keeps the doctor away
= A pray a day keeps the dead away (Darkon, Mordent)
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth
= Don't disparage the dawn (Barovia, Darkon)
A wolf in sheeps clothes
= A man in wolf's fur (Kartakass)
A rolling stone gathers no moss = A Vistana makes no friends (All domains)
Don't tempt the Devil
= Don't tempt the dead (Darkon)
Between the Devil and the deep blue sea
= Between salt & Salt-Biter (Saragossa)
= Between the devil Strahd and the choking Mists (Barovia)
= Between Ivan and Ivana (Borca) A bird in hand is worth two in the bush
= A Talon in hand is better than two at the door (girls Falkovnia)
It's not over until the fat lady sings
= There's still hope till Grandfather Wolf coos (Kartakass)
A snowball's chance in Hell
= A Talon's hope in Darkon (Northwestern Core)
= A cripple's hope in Verbrek (Southwestern Core)
No good deed goes unpunished
= A cat's wages (Richemulot)
= A Paladin's wages (Core ex Richemulot)
Up the creek without a paddle
= In the mists without a Vistana (all non arid domains)
= In the mists without an anchorite (Western Core)
= In the swamp without a Voodan (Souragne) s24
A face that only a mother could love
= A face that only a Lamordian could create (Northern Core ex Lamordia)
A penny for your thoughts
= A copper for your brains (Lamordia)
To sell someone the Brooklyn Bridge
= To sell someone a cemetery in Necropolis (Darkon)
To bite off more than you can chew
= To invite hags to dinner (Tepest, Nova Vassa)
= To tell fortunes to Vistani (All domains)
Like a bat out of Hell
= Like a Vistana out of Invidia (Southwestern Core)
= Like a Halfling out of Falkovnia (Western Core)
Put the fear of God into him
= Put the Mists before his eyes (all non arid domains)
Spare the rod and spoil the child
= Spare the whip and spoil the welp (Hazlan, Nova Vassa)
A fool and his money are soon parted
= A fool and his shadow are soon parted (Tepest)
= A fool and his soul are soon parted (Darkon, Souragne)
= A fool and his spirit are soon parted (Mordent)
= A fool and his heart are soon parted (Sebua)
= A fool and his life-blood are soon parted (Barovia)
= A fool and his flesh are soon parted (Kartakass, Verbrek)
You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink
= You can walk the dead to water but you can't make them clean (Souragne)
= You can lead a vampire to the Luna but you can't make him swim (Barovia)
Absence makes the heart grow fonder
= Absence blackens the heart (Barovia, Richemulot)
Easier said than done
=Easier thought than done (Bluetspur)
B oys will be boys
= Wolves will be wolves (Kartakass) = Rats will be rats (Richemulot)
= Cats will be cats (Valachan)
Curiosity killed the cat
= Curiosity killed the rat (Southeast Falkovnia)
When the cat's away the mice will play
= When the cat's away the Valachans will play (Southwestern Core)
A good cat, a good rat
= A good rat, a dead cat (Richemulot)
Do unto others as you would like them to do unto you = Do unto others as they would do unto you (Invidia)
Don't put all your eggs in one basket
= Don't put all your brains in one vat (Lamordia)
Fear of death is worse than death itself
= Fear of death is but a foretaste (Barovia)
Fools rush in where angels fear to tred
= Fools rush in where anchorites fear to tred (Mordent)
= Fools rush in where Vistani fear to tred (all domains)
Good fences make good neighbours
= Good chains make good slaves (Falkovnia)
= Good fires make good friends (Tepest)
Death is the great leveller
= In death a man rises to his level (Necropolis)
Every bird loves to sing to himself
= Every wolf loves to coo himself to sleep (Kartakass)
A house divided cannot stand
= A mind divided cannot rule (Nova Vassa)
Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open
= Keep your mouth shut and your eyes in your skull (Balustein)
Let sleeping dogs lie
= Let sleeping beasts lie (Lamordia)
= Let the dead lie (Barovia, Darkon, Mordent)
Like father, like son
= Like creator, like creation (Lamordia)
= Like master, like slave (Falkovnia)
= Like debtee, like debter (Borca)
Live and let live
= Live and let die (G'Henna)
Money is the root of all evil
= Love is the root of all evil (Barovia, Lamordia)
Nothing is certain but death and taxes
= Count on nothing, the dead pay no taxes (Barovia, Darkon, Mordent, Souragne)
Old habits die hard
= Old habits don't die (Barovia, Darkon, Mordent, Souragne)
Out of sight, out of mind
= Out of sight, out of existence (Nightmare Lands)
The early bird catches the worm = The early man catches his death (Darkon)
The pot calls the kettle black
= The zombie calls the swamp foul (Souragne)
There is more than one way to skin a cat
= There is more than one way to skin a man (Verbrek)
The proof of the pudding is in the eating
= The quality of the man is in the tasting (Kartakass)
From the mouth of babes
=From the mouth of giorgios (The Vistani)
It's not a party until something gets broken
=It's not a party until someone gets eaten (Kartakass, Richemulot)

[Guardian of Twilight]

Vistani farewell: "Endarai-Vitir" ("All paths converge.")

Which book did this come from, please? I'll have to remember it for my next session.

[Gonzoron of the FoS]

Vistani farewell: "Endarai-Vitir" ("All paths converge.")

Which book did this come from, please? I'll have to remember it for my next session.

Van Richten's Guide to the Vistani, in the patterna primer on the last page. Might have been mentioned in the body of the book somewhere too.

[Guardian of Twilight]

Vistani farewell: "Endarai-Vitir" ("All paths converge.")

Which book did this come from, please? I'll have to remember it for my next session.

Van Richten's Guide to the Vistani, in the patterna primer on the last page. Might have been mentioned in the body of the book somewhere too.

Thank you very much, my friend. I'll pull out my copy and go over it again. It's been a long time...

[Brock Marsh Runoff]

Some Hungarian folk sayings for Gundarak.

"A fish stinks from its head" (i.e., a bad group has a bad leader).

"He is only worth his money."

"Every miracle lasts only three days."

Andy my personal favorite...

"I'd like to eat your heart!" (a term of affection, similar to "I could just eat you up")

[jules]

from a christian new to ravenloft,but getting the hang of it slowly:Samson & delilah!
or better yet:by god!