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Stu's Campaign

Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2004 4:34 am
by Ail
Hi all,

long time no see, they say ;-)

I'm back with enthusiasm for Ravenloft again. Right now, I'm sending my players to Barovia and I'm looking for ideas. I've been reading the netbooks and some books that I have, but actually waht I'm missing (for continuity and such) is Stu's Campaign. Does any one know if it still exists somewhere? Can anyone send me "lost" parts? I have all 'issues' up to "Castles Forlorn 1".

Also, another hint. I wish to make a reading of E.A. Poe's The Raven in-character. I'm thinking that a man at an inn where they are now could kill himself out of love and when the PCs find him, he has the poem written in front of him, as if he had written it himself. With them would be a close friend of the deceased who'd read the poem aloud, but I think the situation would not be the most suitable for him to read the poem as I think it should be read: ominously and scaringly. He'd probably be sobbing and I think the effect of the poem would be lost. What would be a good way of reading this to the PCs? Is the writer an itinerant poet who reads it in public? But if he's expecting clapping hands and/or money as prize, reading it scaringly seems to be wrong again. I thought he could do this as the folks at the inn, at night, recounted ghost tales, but what would be his purpose to read the poem? Just testing an audience, for example?

I'd like to hear your ideas, thanks. By the way, this scene will still not be in Barovia.

W.C.

Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2004 5:37 am
by Glim
Have it read by a bard, troubadour or minstrel of some kind, who's just reciting it to give all the creeps, so that his next song will sound extra jolly... Or put it on the Inn's menu... as a flavor text :)

Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2004 6:53 am
by Shadowsworn
You have all the issues up to Castles Forlorn 1? I've been looking for Stu's campaign transcripts for a year now. Can you e-mail me them?

my e-mail is shadowsworn2000@yahoo.com

Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2004 8:02 am
by Ail
Shadowsworn wrote:You have all the issues up to Castles Forlorn 1? I've been looking for Stu's campaign transcripts for a year now. Can you e-mail me them?

my e-mail is shadowsworn2000@yahoo.com
I don't have them with me at the moment, but I'll try not to forget tonight.

W.C.

Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2004 12:13 pm
by Shadowsworn
Thanks. :D

I've been kicking myself ever since SotK closed for not printing them off myself.

Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2004 5:25 am
by Ail
Well, this is sort of an announcement then. I have them with me now, and if anyone needs Stu's Campaign (what I have it), I can gladly email it. I have the original html, both the session diary and Stu's comments up to Castles Forlorn 1 (I don't know if Stu ever published Castles Forlorn 2, but from what I have apparently yes, he did) and the first Inheritances that he published in a thread in the Malodorous Goat Messageboard.

Once again, if any one has more scripts of Stu's campaign, I'd be very, very happy to have them. This has been the most profound influence for me ever, in Ravenloft terms, even though I own a number of books from the line.

W.C.

Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2004 7:01 am
by Algaris
Well I have all of Stu's Campaign logs and DM notes from the start up till Castles Forlorn - Part Three, but none of the forum posts he made after that.

If anyone has any of the forum posts he made regarding his campaign I'd be quite interested.

Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2004 7:32 am
by Tellura
Cairnstone, I would be grateful if you can send them my way also.
E-mail is searth78@yahoo.com

Thanks a lot!

Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2004 11:36 am
by Ail
Algaris wrote:Well I have all of Stu's Campaign logs and DM notes from the start up till Castles Forlorn - Part Three, but none of the forum posts he made after that.

If anyone has any of the forum posts he made regarding his campaign I'd be quite interested.
I have the first Inheritances. Can you please send me the logs and notes for Castles Forlorn then? Thanks.

alx@dcc.fc.up.pt

W.C.

Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2004 11:41 am
by Algaris
Sure thing. :D

Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2004 12:09 pm
by Shadowsworn
Can you send me that too?

Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2004 2:32 am
by Algaris
What would you llike all of it? Its about 557kb zipped.

Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2004 2:52 am
by Jester of the FoS
Me too please and thank you!!

david.jw.gibson@gmail.com

It's gmail so I have lots and lots of space. I'll take it all!!

Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2004 3:35 am
by Algaris
Done and done.

Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2004 6:55 am
by Shadowsworn
Thank you! :D

Yahoo can store up to 100 MB now for free, so I'm fine.