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<blockquote data-quote="jdrakeh" data-source="post: 4667166" data-attributes="member: 13892"><p>I'm having a hard time understanding exactly what you want from Ravenloft. If you want a <em>historical</em> Gothic Horror setting, of course, Ravenloft isn't where you want to look (you may want to try <a href="http://mythogames.150m.com/folder_01/danse_intro.htm" target="_blank">Danse Macabre</a>, which is the closest thing to a historical Gothic Horror RPG that I've ever seen). </p><p></p><p>Having said that, it's not fair to say that Ravenloft isn't a Gothic Horror setting because it also contains elements of other genres. Ravenloft may not be <em>purely</em> Gothic Horror as established during the period of that literature's genesis — but neither are many modern works recognized as such (including Hammer's horror films, various White Wolf RPGs, etc). </p><p></p><p>Your big issue seems to be with purely cosmetic details (shifting realms, for example) that really don't have a great deal of mechanical representation in the setting itself. It's pretty easy to say that all of the domains are just fixed countries on a map and do away with the mists entirely. If that's all that is keeping you from enjoying Ravenloft, I have to wonder if you aren't creating reasons to not like it. </p><p></p><p>As I mention earlier, there are ways to play Ravenloft that aren't fixated on 'weekend from Hell' scenarios and there was (again) even an entire reiterration of the setting published that did its best to focus on Ravenloft as its own world, complete with native denizens who try to survive in a dark world and fight to make it a better place. If the 'demiplane' thing bugs you, there <em>is</em> material out there that downplays it significantly.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jdrakeh, post: 4667166, member: 13892"] I'm having a hard time understanding exactly what you want from Ravenloft. If you want a [I]historical[/I] Gothic Horror setting, of course, Ravenloft isn't where you want to look (you may want to try [URL="http://mythogames.150m.com/folder_01/danse_intro.htm"]Danse Macabre[/URL], which is the closest thing to a historical Gothic Horror RPG that I've ever seen). Having said that, it's not fair to say that Ravenloft isn't a Gothic Horror setting because it also contains elements of other genres. Ravenloft may not be [I]purely[/I] Gothic Horror as established during the period of that literature's genesis — but neither are many modern works recognized as such (including Hammer's horror films, various White Wolf RPGs, etc). Your big issue seems to be with purely cosmetic details (shifting realms, for example) that really don't have a great deal of mechanical representation in the setting itself. It's pretty easy to say that all of the domains are just fixed countries on a map and do away with the mists entirely. If that's all that is keeping you from enjoying Ravenloft, I have to wonder if you aren't creating reasons to not like it. As I mention earlier, there are ways to play Ravenloft that aren't fixated on 'weekend from Hell' scenarios and there was (again) even an entire reiterration of the setting published that did its best to focus on Ravenloft as its own world, complete with native denizens who try to survive in a dark world and fight to make it a better place. If the 'demiplane' thing bugs you, there [I]is[/I] material out there that downplays it significantly. [/QUOTE]
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