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<blockquote data-quote="Dirty Magurdy" data-source="post: 5444074" data-attributes="member: 84787">Not to answer for Celabrim, who probably has a more informative response at the ready, I'll just let you know how I did it when I ran 2nd edition Ravenloft. It did seem geared toward bringing in characters from outside of the Demi-plane. The whole idea of adventures wandering into a mist in an otherwise familiar place and then exiting the mist in a strange, horrid realm, everything, including many of the rules of magic and science are different, and generally in a dark and horrific way.So the contrast between what was normal makes the demiplane seem all the more dreadful, at least that was my take on it.&nbsp;Later campaigns, including a second 2nd edition and a 3.0 Ravenloft campaign I ran started the characters as natives of the demi-plane, since the first campaign made them familiar with some of the mysteries and made them, in my opinion, less likely to be influenced by the sudden shift of realms. The Ravenloft hardcover core book for 3.0 really went into detail about playing native heroes, something I don't recall the original 2nd edition boxed set doing.&nbsp;Having said that, there's no reason running a native group through Ravenloft can't be just as mysterious and horrific for them, but for me, if the players are new to Ravenloft I think it's fitting that their characters should be also. If the characters are native I think it's only fair you fill them in on certain specifics of the demiplane that a native might know, such as the transporting powers of the mists and the fear of anything that moves outside of your securely locked window at night. Just seems that the secrets and mysteries of Ravenloft are best experienced by new players using characters new to the realm.&nbsp;Just my two cents, if you have any questions fire away.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dirty Magurdy, post: 5444074, member: 84787"] Not to answer for Celabrim, who probably has a more informative response at the ready, I'll just let you know how I did it when I ran 2nd edition Ravenloft. It did seem geared toward bringing in characters from outside of the Demi-plane. The whole idea of adventures wandering into a mist in an otherwise familiar place and then exiting the mist in a strange, horrid realm, everything, including many of the rules of magic and science are different, and generally in a dark and horrific way. So the contrast between what was normal makes the demiplane seem all the more dreadful, at least that was my take on it. Later campaigns, including a second 2nd edition and a 3.0 Ravenloft campaign I ran started the characters as natives of the demi-plane, since the first campaign made them familiar with some of the mysteries and made them, in my opinion, less likely to be influenced by the sudden shift of realms. The Ravenloft hardcover core book for 3.0 really went into detail about playing native heroes, something I don't recall the original 2nd edition boxed set doing. Having said that, there's no reason running a native group through Ravenloft can't be just as mysterious and horrific for them, but for me, if the players are new to Ravenloft I think it's fitting that their characters should be also. If the characters are native I think it's only fair you fill them in on certain specifics of the demiplane that a native might know, such as the transporting powers of the mists and the fear of anything that moves outside of your securely locked window at night. Just seems that the secrets and mysteries of Ravenloft are best experienced by new players using characters new to the realm. Just my two cents, if you have any questions fire away. [/QUOTE]

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