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<blockquote data-quote="Morrus" data-source="post: 7688421" data-attributes="member: 1"><p>On the <em>Down With D&D</em> podcast, writer Shawn Merwin (who is writing at least one adventure for the next D&D Adventurers Guild season) responded to a query about whether the next season was "gothic" in nature -- [hq]"I can neither confirm nor deny that, although I've heard that much was talked about at Gamehole Con in[/hq] <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/content.php?3033-WotC-s-Chris-Perkins-Talks-About-Everything!-Upcoming-Storylines-Products-Staffing-Other-Worlds-More!#.VmYPbISc9Bw" target="_blank">Chris Perkins' seminar</a> [hq]... I think people who have heard that seminar know what's going on, but I still cannot say anything."[/hq] That seminar, <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/content.php?3033-WotC-s-Chris-Perkins-Talks-About-Everything!-Upcoming-Storylines-Products-Staffing-Other-Worlds-More!#.VmYPbISc9Bw" target="_blank">which I largely transcribed here</a>, hinted really strongly at <em>Ravenloft</em>. (thanks to<strong> darjr</strong> for the scoop)[PRBREAK][/PRBREAK]</p><p></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center"><a href="http://misdirectedmark.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/029-Sword-Coast-Adventures.mp3" target="_blank">[ATTACH=full]110094[/ATTACH]</a></p><p></p><p>In response to comments about Dracula, Frankenstein, and the Wolfman, Merwin said [HQ]"You like that kind of stuff? I get misty-eyed about it myself."[/HQ]</p><p></p><p>Of course, none of this is conclusive. But it's hard not to think that - if not <em>Ravenloft</em> itself - something <em>Ravenloft</em>-inspired is coming with the next D&D storyline.</p><p></p><p>They went on to discuss Baldman Games' (hosts of Winter Fantasy) <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/content.php?3047-Winter-Fantasy-40-Coming-In-February-2016#.VmYQ0oSc9Bw" target="_blank">announcements about D&D events at the convention</a> in February. Regarding the Epic adventure being used to launch the upcoming season, which will debut at that convention, they have the following exchange: </p><p></p><p><strong>Shawn Merwin:</strong> ...if you're into D&D at all, or if you're into Adventurer's League specifically, you will not want to miss.</p><p></p><p><strong>Christopher Sniezak: </strong>I hear there may be blood and stakes involved?</p><p></p><p><strong>Shawn Merwin:</strong> It's definitely possible.</p><p></p><p>It sounds a little to me like they have discussed this subject in more detail off-air. Whatever the case, these are not the first "gothic" hints we've gotten - it's certainly <em>Beginning To Look A Lot Like Ravenloft</em>, as Bing Crosby once famously sang.</p><p></p><p>If you want to listen to the full podcast, <a href="http://misdirectedmark.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/029-Sword-Coast-Adventures.mp3" target="_blank">click here or on Strahd up above</a>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Morrus, post: 7688421, member: 1"] On the [I]Down With D&D[/I] podcast, writer Shawn Merwin (who is writing at least one adventure for the next D&D Adventurers Guild season) responded to a query about whether the next season was "gothic" in nature -- [hq]"I can neither confirm nor deny that, although I've heard that much was talked about at Gamehole Con in[/hq] [URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/content.php?3033-WotC-s-Chris-Perkins-Talks-About-Everything!-Upcoming-Storylines-Products-Staffing-Other-Worlds-More!#.VmYPbISc9Bw"]Chris Perkins' seminar[/URL] [hq]... I think people who have heard that seminar know what's going on, but I still cannot say anything."[/hq] That seminar, [URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/content.php?3033-WotC-s-Chris-Perkins-Talks-About-Everything!-Upcoming-Storylines-Products-Staffing-Other-Worlds-More!#.VmYPbISc9Bw"]which I largely transcribed here[/URL], hinted really strongly at [I]Ravenloft[/I]. (thanks to[B] darjr[/B] for the scoop)[PRBREAK][/PRBREAK] [CENTER][URL="http://misdirectedmark.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/029-Sword-Coast-Adventures.mp3"][ATTACH=FULL]110094[/ATTACH][/URL][/CENTER] In response to comments about Dracula, Frankenstein, and the Wolfman, Merwin said [HQ]"You like that kind of stuff? I get misty-eyed about it myself."[/HQ] Of course, none of this is conclusive. But it's hard not to think that - if not [I]Ravenloft[/I] itself - something [I]Ravenloft[/I]-inspired is coming with the next D&D storyline. They went on to discuss Baldman Games' (hosts of Winter Fantasy) [URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/content.php?3047-Winter-Fantasy-40-Coming-In-February-2016#.VmYQ0oSc9Bw"]announcements about D&D events at the convention[/URL] in February. Regarding the Epic adventure being used to launch the upcoming season, which will debut at that convention, they have the following exchange: [B]Shawn Merwin:[/B] ...if you're into D&D at all, or if you're into Adventurer's League specifically, you will not want to miss. [B]Christopher Sniezak: [/B]I hear there may be blood and stakes involved? [B]Shawn Merwin:[/B] It's definitely possible. It sounds a little to me like they have discussed this subject in more detail off-air. Whatever the case, these are not the first "gothic" hints we've gotten - it's certainly [I]Beginning To Look A Lot Like Ravenloft[/I], as Bing Crosby once famously sang. If you want to listen to the full podcast, [URL="http://misdirectedmark.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/029-Sword-Coast-Adventures.mp3"]click here or on Strahd up above[/URL]. [/QUOTE]
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