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Domain information : The Wild Lands

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#1
zombiegleemax
Sep 21, 2005 0:26:50 I seek any and all reference sources on the Domain known as The Wild Lands. For those un-aware of the Domain in any fashion: It is a Domain inhabited by free roaming wild beast & animals.
#2
Morrigan
Sep 21, 2005 5:58:54 From the the catalogue on www.kargatane.com

Main Sources: Ravenloft Third Edition, Islands of Terror

Descriptions: Ravenloft Third Edition - pp15,17,18,162-163; Secrets of the Dread Realms - p7; Islands of Terror - pp18-22

Maps: Ravenloft Third Edition - p160; Islands of Terror - poster map

Ruled by King Crocodile
Part of The Verduous Lands

Morrigan
#3
Prof._Pacali
Sep 21, 2005 18:38:04 My suggestion for running the Wildlands in 3.5, is to apply the effects of the Awaken spell to the animals there. Awaken sort of works like a template, adding 2 Hit Dice, replacing the animal's Int with a 3d6 roll. As soon as any animal leaves the Wildlands domain, it loses the Awakened effect immediately.
#4
rotipher
Sep 22, 2005 13:53:42 The Wildlands are a domain originally designed to emulate traditional African animal-tales, such as the tales of Anansi The Spider (or his Americanized equivalent, Brer Rabbit). There are no native humans in the domain, but the various animal species are sentient and behave like nastier versions of the speaking, plan-creating animals seen in such folklore.

Known species which have sentience and importance within the Wildlands include gorillas, chimpanzees, lions, elephants, tigers -- yes, tigers; while no such cats exist in IRL Africa, the DPs seem to have added them to give the lions somebody in their own weight-class to fight -- crocodiles, and tsetse flies. Snakes are not found in the domain, as a wise python convinced them to leave the area before its evil overlord, King Crocodile, could be ensnared by the Mists. Most other African wildlife could easily fit in if you need them, but including *every* type of herd animal or small predator from that continent probably isn't necessary and would overcrowd the place. For every species you add, you should think about what its natural predators and rivals are, as there's probably a long, bloody history of hatred and war between them (Wildlands animals take predation personally!).

In general, animals in the Wildlands are nasty, brutish, and make short work of "naked apes" whenever they find them. (Humans *did* used to exist there, but were so vicious to the animals that they bribed King Croc to eat them all. Bad memories of humans' nastiness still linger.) Strong animals are pushy and rude; weaker ones are treacherous and will kick you when you're down. Most are also quite stupid, though they're far too suspicious to be easily tricked. Think back to all those bad-guy animals in Disney movies, or the evil weasels and rats of the "Redwall" novels, when you're looking for inspiration for Wildlands creatures.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
#1 zombiegleemax Sep 21, 2005 0:26:50	I seek any and all reference sources on the Domain known as The Wild Lands. For those un-aware of the Domain in any fashion: It is a Domain inhabited by free roaming wild beast & animals.
#2 Morrigan Sep 21, 2005 5:58:54	From the the catalogue on www.kargatane.com Main Sources: Ravenloft Third Edition, Islands of Terror Descriptions: Ravenloft Third Edition - pp15,17,18,162-163; Secrets of the Dread Realms - p7; Islands of Terror - pp18-22 Maps: Ravenloft Third Edition - p160; Islands of Terror - poster map Ruled by King Crocodile Part of The Verduous Lands Morrigan
#3 Prof._Pacali Sep 21, 2005 18:38:04	My suggestion for running the Wildlands in 3.5, is to apply the effects of the Awaken spell to the animals there. Awaken sort of works like a template, adding 2 Hit Dice, replacing the animal's Int with a 3d6 roll. As soon as any animal leaves the Wildlands domain, it loses the Awakened effect immediately.
#4 rotipher Sep 22, 2005 13:53:42	The Wildlands are a domain originally designed to emulate traditional African animal-tales, such as the tales of Anansi The Spider (or his Americanized equivalent, Brer Rabbit). There are no native humans in the domain, but the various animal species are sentient and behave like nastier versions of the speaking, plan-creating animals seen in such folklore. Known species which have sentience and importance within the Wildlands include gorillas, chimpanzees, lions, elephants, tigers -- yes, tigers; while no such cats exist in IRL Africa, the DPs seem to have added them to give the lions somebody in their own weight-class to fight -- crocodiles, and tsetse flies. Snakes are not found in the domain, as a wise python convinced them to leave the area before its evil overlord, King Crocodile, could be ensnared by the Mists. Most other African wildlife could easily fit in if you need them, but including every type of herd animal or small predator from that continent probably isn't necessary and would overcrowd the place. For every species you add, you should think about what its natural predators and rivals are, as there's probably a long, bloody history of hatred and war between them (Wildlands animals take predation personally!). In general, animals in the Wildlands are nasty, brutish, and make short work of "naked apes" whenever they find them. (Humans did used to exist there, but were so vicious to the animals that they bribed King Croc to eat them all. Bad memories of humans' nastiness still linger.) Strong animals are pushy and rude; weaker ones are treacherous and will kick you when you're down. Most are also quite stupid, though they're far too suspicious to be easily tricked. Think back to all those bad-guy animals in Disney movies, or the evil weasels and rats of the "Redwall" novels, when you're looking for inspiration for Wildlands creatures.