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<blockquote data-quote="ccs" data-source="post: 8205837" data-attributes="member: 6803664"><p><em><strong>I</strong> </em>don't like Ravenloft as a whole conglomerate setting of horror. I've felt this way since the day the setting was launched back in 2e.</p><p>I've always felt that if they had to use <em>Ravenloft</em> as the masthead, then the adventures would've been best presented as an anthology. One shots, nothing connected. Instead? We got the whole demi-plane of dread crap, ongoing story, the idea that you could crisscross this weird continent of horror like traipsing around the FR, and a bunch of rules that literally scared people away from playing anything (including I6/I10 or the I6 remakes) with the RL logo as they didn't want their characters corrupted/driven insane/etc. </p><p></p><p>I'm 100% fine with the original module (I6) & I'm OK with re-visiting it every edition. You need to keep the best/most iconic stuff in circulation for the next generation of gamers.</p><p>And I like it's actual sequel - I10 House on Gyphon Hill - even though it's a slight mess & could use the additional polish I6 get's every few years....</p><p>I don't think that there's any <em>good</em> reason to make either one of these into a whole lv1-10(?) campaign though.</p><p></p><p>CoS? Well... It combines my distaste for RL as an overall setting by cramming ALL of the tropes into one tiny haunted valley AND my dislike for turning it into a complete campaign.</p><p></p><p>That's why <strong>I</strong> don't like CoS/or <em>"Ravenloft"</em> the campaign setting.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ccs, post: 8205837, member: 6803664"] [I][B]I[/B] [/I]don't like Ravenloft as a whole conglomerate setting of horror. I've felt this way since the day the setting was launched back in 2e. I've always felt that if they had to use [I]Ravenloft[/I] as the masthead, then the adventures would've been best presented as an anthology. One shots, nothing connected. Instead? We got the whole demi-plane of dread crap, ongoing story, the idea that you could crisscross this weird continent of horror like traipsing around the FR, and a bunch of rules that literally scared people away from playing anything (including I6/I10 or the I6 remakes) with the RL logo as they didn't want their characters corrupted/driven insane/etc. I'm 100% fine with the original module (I6) & I'm OK with re-visiting it every edition. You need to keep the best/most iconic stuff in circulation for the next generation of gamers. And I like it's actual sequel - I10 House on Gyphon Hill - even though it's a slight mess & could use the additional polish I6 get's every few years.... I don't think that there's any [I]good[/I] reason to make either one of these into a whole lv1-10(?) campaign though. CoS? Well... It combines my distaste for RL as an overall setting by cramming ALL of the tropes into one tiny haunted valley AND my dislike for turning it into a complete campaign. That's why [B]I[/B] don't like CoS/or [I]"Ravenloft"[/I] the campaign setting. [/QUOTE]
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