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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Remathilis" data-source="post: 9342696" data-attributes="member: 7635">One of the things I've played up in my Ravenloft game is that the general population has been so surrounded by death and horror that it's likewise a part of the culture. Bards sings songs about death and ghosts. Art is macabre, surreal or both. The group once stayed in a Bed and Breakfast in Dementleiu that sponsored a "honeymooner's" special for anyone looking for an inconspicuous way to off their spouse. (They will help with body removal, and for an extra fee, supply the poison). That wasn't even relevant to the plot, just a bit of flavor added. (The group did spend the night in the regular room and had no complications, btw, but way suitably creeped out by the notion.) It's easy to get campy with such things and make it feel like a Halloween parody, but I found a little of the absurdity helps both in explaining why the gen pop don't question weird stuff going on (what's one more mystery in a realm full of them) and to reinforce that this land is not natural and normal. A place where the commoner laughs at death while locking their door tight. Those things that would not make sense in Faerun fly under the radar here. Plus, the look on your player's faces when they realize they are staying at a Dead and Breakfast is golden, especially when they are offered the honeymooner's special and look at each other to make sure no one is paying for the special tea...</blockquote>

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