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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Shadowedeyes" data-source="post: 8232179" data-attributes="member: 7027005">I was only really commenting on Jacqueline Reiner's curse specifically in my post. With Dominic, it sounds like there is a lot more in his backstory and motivations involving his view of women. While in Reiner's case it feels more like the Dark Powers just kinda were lazy that day and threw whatever curse they had on deck for the new Darklord. It just feels, to someone (ie, me) learning about the setting now, to be an unnecessary element that muddies the themes of the character, and could be construed as a bit sexist under the right light.Mind you, I don't claim to be well versed in Ravenloft lore, so I'm coming at this from an outside perspective during the present time. You were introduced to it differently, and are certainly more passionate about the setting, at least for the Black Box, which I presume is the first setting product for Ravenloft, outside of the one off adventures like I6. Which is great, but nostalgia can sometimes blind us to shortcomings in things we remember fondly. I'm certainly not immune to doing that for the things I like in D&D. Ultimately, I guess what I'm rambling on about is that when Ravenloft is updated to 5e, it probably should change to some degree with the times as well. If it can't do that without remaining staunchly Ravenloft, well, the Black Box is still there for those who enjoy it.</blockquote>