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[Acid_crash]

I think in the cutscene with Leyla I wouldn't even describe the girl as Leyla specifically... just go along with it like, "and the scene cuts to this youngish girl ... (physical description and how she's sitting) ... in her hands is a tarroka deck, and one by one three cards are flipped face up. First (card), then (card 2), and finally Death. She laughs with a sinister intent, and says, (the part about the curse)." end scene.

I wouldn't even say it's Leyla, so when they do discover it's her, I think it will be even more surprising. Especially if she has like a common skin color or a common hair color and you mention the hair color but pretend the camera is looking over her shoulders, so her face is hidden.

 

[Mordmorgan the Mad]

I think I'd prefer that they know it's her and just keep her comment ambiguous. The warlock knows she's a little dark, and knows that she likes to watch him with scrying devices (since they can't always be together).

The main reason I really need them to know it's her is because we only play every 6 months, and that's a long time to remember anything about a game. I'll be lucky if they even remember it was Leyla in the cut scene, let alone what she said.

 

[Mordmorgan the Mad]

I am sorry to say that I forgot one of the most helpful movies to watch when creating horror games: The Ninth Gate (based on the book El Club Dumas).

While I'm thinking about it, what sources do you all use for inspiration?

 

[ChaosEvoker]

Hmm I'd say that I find Fantay books and movies good sources of inspiration. Tolkein and goodkind are my heroes!!! I LOVE YOU GUYS!!!!

 

[siege72]

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I'd like to join, if it's not too late.

I've been DMing since Second Edition was released, and right now I'm running three different campaigns. (They're multiplying on me like rabbits, it seems!)

 

[LilMissKittyn]

It's never too late to join. Welcome to the DMF. ^_^

 

[Lady Firehawk]

Hello! Still haven't done any DMing; work schedule's being a pain in the can. Blarrrgh. And I can't seem to peel my buddies away from World of Warcraft long enough to play any D&D... grrrrrr.

 

[Mordmorgan the Mad]

Uh-oh. ChaosEvoker just got World of Warcraft for Xmas. We better steal it from him before he gets hooked .

BTW, I'm floored to see that another one of our long-lost members found thier way here! Horray!

 

[Nightcloak]

A more interesting method is to give the players temporary PCs who are the henchmen of the big bad guy. They can then watch the fun first-hand, and even take part in it if he does the old villian trick of killing a henchman or two just for fun. Then end with "but here is how we're going to destroy those sniveling cowards!" and as the bad guy begins to explain his master plan, cut back to the regular PCs.

Now that just rocks!

Consider that one yoinked

 

[LilMissKittyn]

Uh-oh. ChaosEvoker just got World of Warcraft for Xmas. We better steal it from him before he gets hooked .

BTW, I'm floored to see that another one of our long-lost members found thier way here! Horray!

Oh, he's already hooked. I called him yesterday and he was playing it the entire time.

Welcome back, Lady Firehawk. Always good to see new people. Er....or old people that we haven't seen in a while. ^_^;
(I'm going to stop talking while I still have a face to save.)