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<blockquote data-quote="Alzrius" data-source="post: 8207055" data-attributes="member: 8461"><p>Well, there <em>were</em> a few instances of domains changing hands, and some of those were among family members; I think that Jacqueline Renier inherited Richemulot when she murdered her grandfather Claude, for instance. Malken, of Nova Vaasa, was (in some later products) hinted at being a generational affliction among the Hiregaard family line as well.</p><p></p><p>The idea, as I read it, was that those darklords who weren't immune to aging inadvertently recreated their circumstances among at least one of their children. Like a parent setting a bad example, they created the opportunity for their progeny to imitate and usurp them, taking over their domain in the process (though they'd typically gain a curse tailored specifically for them as well). That was a theme explored in <em>Legacy of the Blood: Great Families of the Core</em>, from the 3.X Ravenloft line.</p><p></p><p>Speaking of which, WotC seems to have the rights to republish those books as PDFs now, but hasn't put many up. A search through DriveThruRPG only turns up five of (if I counted correctly) twenty products, counting the PDF-only release of <em>Van Richten's Guide to the Mists</em> as the twentieth:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/2478/Ravenloft-30?affiliate_id=820" target="_blank"><em>Ravenloft Campaign Setting (3.0)</em></a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/2523/Secrets-of-the-Dread-Realms-3e?affiliate_id=820" target="_blank"><em>Secrets of the Dread Realms</em></a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/2476/Denizens-of-Darkness-3e?affiliate_id=820" target="_blank"><em>Denizens of Dread</em></a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/2475/Champions-of-Darkness-3e?affiliate_id=820" target="_blank"><em>Champions of Darkness</em></a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/701/Ravenloft-Players-Handbook-35?affiliate_id=820" target="_blank"><em>Ravenloft Player's Handbook (3.5)</em></a></li> </ul><p>Hopefully they'll release the other books in the series soon. The Gazetteers were truly great!</p><p></p><p><em>Please note my use of affiliate links in this post.</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alzrius, post: 8207055, member: 8461"] Well, there [I]were[/I] a few instances of domains changing hands, and some of those were among family members; I think that Jacqueline Renier inherited Richemulot when she murdered her grandfather Claude, for instance. Malken, of Nova Vaasa, was (in some later products) hinted at being a generational affliction among the Hiregaard family line as well. The idea, as I read it, was that those darklords who weren't immune to aging inadvertently recreated their circumstances among at least one of their children. Like a parent setting a bad example, they created the opportunity for their progeny to imitate and usurp them, taking over their domain in the process (though they'd typically gain a curse tailored specifically for them as well). That was a theme explored in [I]Legacy of the Blood: Great Families of the Core[/I], from the 3.X Ravenloft line. Speaking of which, WotC seems to have the rights to republish those books as PDFs now, but hasn't put many up. A search through DriveThruRPG only turns up five of (if I counted correctly) twenty products, counting the PDF-only release of [I]Van Richten's Guide to the Mists[/I] as the twentieth: [LIST] [*][URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/2478/Ravenloft-30?affiliate_id=820'][I]Ravenloft Campaign Setting (3.0)[/I][/URL] [*][URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/2523/Secrets-of-the-Dread-Realms-3e?affiliate_id=820'][I]Secrets of the Dread Realms[/I][/URL] [*][URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/2476/Denizens-of-Darkness-3e?affiliate_id=820'][I]Denizens of Dread[/I][/URL] [*][URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/2475/Champions-of-Darkness-3e?affiliate_id=820'][I]Champions of Darkness[/I][/URL] [*][URL='https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/701/Ravenloft-Players-Handbook-35?affiliate_id=820'][I]Ravenloft Player's Handbook (3.5)[/I][/URL] [/LIST] Hopefully they'll release the other books in the series soon. The Gazetteers were truly great! [I]Please note my use of affiliate links in this post.[/I] [/QUOTE]
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