jgsugden
Legend
I'm curious about how DMs are adapting any pre-existing version of Ravenloft they have established in their campaign world now that they have the new book?
For example, I have a homebrew world that has existed since the 1980s. It is my primary setting. When Ravenloft was was released in the Black Box, I decided to incorporate it into my game world. Although I "placed" many of the Domains listed in the boxed set in my setting, I altered many of them by changing the identity of certain Darklords (no Lord Soth in Sithicus) - and most of the Domains of Dread in my setting were created as reflections of events in my Homebrew setting. The Ravenloft Domains existed in a nebulous "other" plane. When 4E came out, I decided these demiplanes existed in the Shadowfell (something that WotC has officially done as well). In my lore, as of 4E, the Ravenloft Domains are created via the reflective nature of the Shadowfell. The Shadowfell reflects the real world and changes to reflect significant changes in the Prime. When a truly dreadful event takes place on the Prime, the Shadowfell reflects it in an even more sinister way, and when that reflection is dreadful enough, that dark reflection manifests in a shadowy twin of something in the 'real world'. The Strahd that existed in the Prime Material Plane was eliminated long ago - but his dark reflection lingers in the Shadowfell millenia later. Now, I am making changes to my lore after reading the new book.
I'm adding mobile Dark Domains to my Shadowfell. Inspired by the Carnival and the Train, I immediately thought of a few events in the history of my setting that could have manifested as mobile domains... A fleet of ships that were wiped out during a great betrayal, for example.
I'm adding duplicate realms. I had not really considered making two versions of the same realm in the past, with differences in the realms, but it absolutely makes sense in my lore for there to have been several Dark Domains created in the same location as there are places in my world that have been the location of many insanely evil events. It makes sense they might have spawned multiple realms, and I'm trying to figure out what happens when two, three, four, or more Dark Domains for in the same place in the Shadowfell? Are the others forced to be mobile? Do they get shunted nearby and warp th terrain? Are they just in the same place and when you enter the Mosts you're not sure which one will claim you? TBD.
I am stealing a few new domains to add to my world, but right now that will just be footnotes in case they become relevant.
There is a tie between the Raven Queen and the Shadowfell in my world, but it is quite different. However, the Keepers of the Feather are officially entering my setting - but I like the idea that they existed a long time ago and have nearly died off, impacting my world more for their lore than directly through agents.
For example, I have a homebrew world that has existed since the 1980s. It is my primary setting. When Ravenloft was was released in the Black Box, I decided to incorporate it into my game world. Although I "placed" many of the Domains listed in the boxed set in my setting, I altered many of them by changing the identity of certain Darklords (no Lord Soth in Sithicus) - and most of the Domains of Dread in my setting were created as reflections of events in my Homebrew setting. The Ravenloft Domains existed in a nebulous "other" plane. When 4E came out, I decided these demiplanes existed in the Shadowfell (something that WotC has officially done as well). In my lore, as of 4E, the Ravenloft Domains are created via the reflective nature of the Shadowfell. The Shadowfell reflects the real world and changes to reflect significant changes in the Prime. When a truly dreadful event takes place on the Prime, the Shadowfell reflects it in an even more sinister way, and when that reflection is dreadful enough, that dark reflection manifests in a shadowy twin of something in the 'real world'. The Strahd that existed in the Prime Material Plane was eliminated long ago - but his dark reflection lingers in the Shadowfell millenia later. Now, I am making changes to my lore after reading the new book.
I'm adding mobile Dark Domains to my Shadowfell. Inspired by the Carnival and the Train, I immediately thought of a few events in the history of my setting that could have manifested as mobile domains... A fleet of ships that were wiped out during a great betrayal, for example.
I'm adding duplicate realms. I had not really considered making two versions of the same realm in the past, with differences in the realms, but it absolutely makes sense in my lore for there to have been several Dark Domains created in the same location as there are places in my world that have been the location of many insanely evil events. It makes sense they might have spawned multiple realms, and I'm trying to figure out what happens when two, three, four, or more Dark Domains for in the same place in the Shadowfell? Are the others forced to be mobile? Do they get shunted nearby and warp th terrain? Are they just in the same place and when you enter the Mosts you're not sure which one will claim you? TBD.
I am stealing a few new domains to add to my world, but right now that will just be footnotes in case they become relevant.
There is a tie between the Raven Queen and the Shadowfell in my world, but it is quite different. However, the Keepers of the Feather are officially entering my setting - but I like the idea that they existed a long time ago and have nearly died off, impacting my world more for their lore than directly through agents.
