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<blockquote data-quote="Guest&nbsp; 85555" data-source="post: 8211781"><p>One of the things you will notice if you read the black boxed set and other books in the Ravenloft line is they leave a lot up to your imagination. When it comes to the dark powers, this is especially the case. So it gives you the power to say "you know what this isn't a prison, and it is not a terrarium, I think it is Y". To me that is part fo the fun. The books may offer up theories, but they often won't give conclusions. This is also why I prefer the bare bones approach of the black boxed set. In many instances, the places where I think the line was weakest is when they go beyond the idea, and get too deep into details. Not always. The expansion of the domain of Forlorn from a vague entry to what we got in the Castles Forlorn boxed set was amazing (I was honestly stunned because Forlorn was one of those domains that I just never imagined being that full and vibrant). Same with Kartakass: Feast of Goblyns opened up Kartakass and made me feel like I was looking into a breathing world that still fit the Ravenloft concept. But if I recall, and I may be being unfair here because it has been ages since i read it, there was an interesting domain called the Nightmare Lands. It started in the core and got removed. As presented it was kind of vague and surreal, but they didn't go into detail. And I was always captivated by that because it allowed me to elaborate on so much. Then the nightmare lands boxed set came out and....it got too specific in my opinion. Some people like it, so I don't want to say it is terrible. I just found it took away the mystery and magic for me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Guest 85555, post: 8211781"] One of the things you will notice if you read the black boxed set and other books in the Ravenloft line is they leave a lot up to your imagination. When it comes to the dark powers, this is especially the case. So it gives you the power to say "you know what this isn't a prison, and it is not a terrarium, I think it is Y". To me that is part fo the fun. The books may offer up theories, but they often won't give conclusions. This is also why I prefer the bare bones approach of the black boxed set. In many instances, the places where I think the line was weakest is when they go beyond the idea, and get too deep into details. Not always. The expansion of the domain of Forlorn from a vague entry to what we got in the Castles Forlorn boxed set was amazing (I was honestly stunned because Forlorn was one of those domains that I just never imagined being that full and vibrant). Same with Kartakass: Feast of Goblyns opened up Kartakass and made me feel like I was looking into a breathing world that still fit the Ravenloft concept. But if I recall, and I may be being unfair here because it has been ages since i read it, there was an interesting domain called the Nightmare Lands. It started in the core and got removed. As presented it was kind of vague and surreal, but they didn't go into detail. And I was always captivated by that because it allowed me to elaborate on so much. Then the nightmare lands boxed set came out and....it got too specific in my opinion. Some people like it, so I don't want to say it is terrible. I just found it took away the mystery and magic for me. [/QUOTE]
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