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<blockquote data-quote="d20Gurus.com" data-source="post: 172812" data-attributes="member: 814">Just to interject on what best describes Ravenloft vs. CoC (as I like both equally),-A modern-day CoC example would be the movie, &quot;In the Mouth of Madness,&quot; by Clive Barker (I think). That was pretty much a dead-on example.-A good Ravenloft example is taking Bram Stoker's Dracula, and adding an Elf and a Dwarf beside Van Helsig in the hunt to destroy the Vampire. Of course, defeating one vampire is nothing to usurp the overbearing weight of evil that permeates Ravenloft, but at least you tried....Also, keep in mind that both settings share some similarities. The truth about CoC and Ravenloft (minus the whole grand conjuction thing) is that there is no happy ending. You will die surrounded by darkness, Cthulhu will eventually stop his dreaming, and all will be lost. There is no escape, there is no hope. Both settings convey this well.Jo just decide if you want a more in-your face horror, or a psychological descent into insanity. Decide if you want chain guns or vorpal swords. Decide if you want Shoggoths or Goblins. Then pick accordingly.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="d20Gurus.com, post: 172812, member: 814"] Just to interject on what best describes Ravenloft vs. CoC (as I like both equally), -A modern-day CoC example would be the movie, "In the Mouth of Madness," by Clive Barker (I think). That was pretty much a dead-on example. -A good Ravenloft example is taking Bram Stoker's Dracula, and adding an Elf and a Dwarf beside Van Helsig in the hunt to destroy the Vampire. Of course, defeating one vampire is nothing to usurp the overbearing weight of evil that permeates Ravenloft, but at least you tried.... Also, keep in mind that both settings share some similarities. The truth about CoC and Ravenloft (minus the whole grand conjuction thing) is that there is no happy ending. You will die surrounded by darkness, Cthulhu will eventually stop his dreaming, and all will be lost. There is no escape, there is no hope. Both settings convey this well. Jo just decide if you want a more in-your face horror, or a psychological descent into insanity. Decide if you want chain guns or vorpal swords. Decide if you want Shoggoths or Goblins. Then pick accordingly. [/QUOTE]

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