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Bluebeard?

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#1
zombiegleemax
Oct 03, 2005 15:34:36 On the political map of the Core (from the 3.5 Player's Guide), I noticed that the only place of interest on the island of Blaustein is "Castle Bluebeard". Can someone give me some info about that? I can't find Blaustein in the book.
I assume it is different that the fairy tale of Bluebeard since that would be very difficult to make into an RPG adventure and the character would be instantly recognized.

I don't own and 2nd ed. stuff though.
#2
armitage
Oct 03, 2005 18:39:55 Bluebeard appeared in the 2e supplement "Darklords". He is the legendary Bluebeard, 5th-level LE Fighter. His wives haunt him as spectres. He's immune to energy drain and can detect lies at will and can alter the memories of the native subjects of his realm as desired. Whenever he's attracted to a woman from his realm, he suddenly sees her as the rotting corpse of one of his wives, so he seeks romance with outsiders.
#3
thanael
Oct 05, 2005 12:33:51 Check the Darklords thread for a 3E conversion. (in fact there are three versions) by yours truly. Also there's a nice short story in the Tales of Ravenloft anthology that features Bluebeard.

And if you want some nice ideas how Bluebeard is interacting with other domains check out Awakening's Reckonings campaign.
#4
bluebomber4evr
Oct 16, 2005 12:59:52 The 2nd edition book Darklords not only gives you a complete rundown of Bluebeard's history and stats, but also fully maps his castle.

A brief synopsis of Bluebeard is that he's like the character of the same name from the famous folk-tale, but without the happy ending.
#5
zombiegleemax
Oct 16, 2005 23:02:56 That sounds somewhat cool, I might have to buy the Darklords thing sometime. Can someone tell me a good way to incorporate him into a campaign though? I suppose I could have him marry an NPC but then it would basically be the same old "go into the castle and rescue the maiden in distress" adventure. I mean it would be cool if I got him to marry a female PC but my players would just go "dude, that's freakin' Bluebeard, I'm not going to marry him".
I don't want anything like "Reckonings" because I'm currently running a native-to-Ravenloft game with everyone at a very low level.
#6
john_w._mangrum
Oct 17, 2005 0:50:45
Can someone tell me a good way to incorporate him into a campaign though?

If we'd made it to Gazetteer VII (The Sea of Sorrows), I wanted to rethink Blaustein as a pirate haven. Bluebeard himself, not being the nautical type, would have been running a protection racket -- offering Blaustein as safe harbor from patrols by the sea powers of the northwestern Core in return for a cut of the take. Toss Bluebeard his gold and the occasional kidnapped damsel, and you're free to do whatever you like, to whoever you want... unless they do it to you first.
#7
thanael
Oct 17, 2005 6:59:46 Which is exactly what Awakenings does in the Reckonings campaign. Great minds and so forth...

Epic PCs aside the background info, ideas and descriptions from that PbP game are easily adaptable for any campaign level. The Blaustein action is happening in this thread btw.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
#1 zombiegleemax Oct 03, 2005 15:34:36	On the political map of the Core (from the 3.5 Player's Guide), I noticed that the only place of interest on the island of Blaustein is "Castle Bluebeard". Can someone give me some info about that? I can't find Blaustein in the book. I assume it is different that the fairy tale of Bluebeard since that would be very difficult to make into an RPG adventure and the character would be instantly recognized. I don't own and 2nd ed. stuff though.
#2 armitage Oct 03, 2005 18:39:55	Bluebeard appeared in the 2e supplement "Darklords". He is the legendary Bluebeard, 5th-level LE Fighter. His wives haunt him as spectres. He's immune to energy drain and can detect lies at will and can alter the memories of the native subjects of his realm as desired. Whenever he's attracted to a woman from his realm, he suddenly sees her as the rotting corpse of one of his wives, so he seeks romance with outsiders.
#3 thanael Oct 05, 2005 12:33:51	Check the Darklords thread for a 3E conversion. (in fact there are three versions) by yours truly. Also there's a nice short story in the Tales of Ravenloft anthology that features Bluebeard. And if you want some nice ideas how Bluebeard is interacting with other domains check out Awakening's Reckonings campaign.
#4 bluebomber4evr Oct 16, 2005 12:59:52	The 2nd edition book Darklords not only gives you a complete rundown of Bluebeard's history and stats, but also fully maps his castle. A brief synopsis of Bluebeard is that he's like the character of the same name from the famous folk-tale, but without the happy ending.
#5 zombiegleemax Oct 16, 2005 23:02:56	That sounds somewhat cool, I might have to buy the Darklords thing sometime. Can someone tell me a good way to incorporate him into a campaign though? I suppose I could have him marry an NPC but then it would basically be the same old "go into the castle and rescue the maiden in distress" adventure. I mean it would be cool if I got him to marry a female PC but my players would just go "dude, that's freakin' Bluebeard, I'm not going to marry him". I don't want anything like "Reckonings" because I'm currently running a native-to-Ravenloft game with everyone at a very low level.
#6 john_w._mangrum Oct 17, 2005 0:50:45	Can someone tell me a good way to incorporate him into a campaign though? If we'd made it to Gazetteer VII (The Sea of Sorrows), I wanted to rethink Blaustein as a pirate haven. Bluebeard himself, not being the nautical type, would have been running a protection racket -- offering Blaustein as safe harbor from patrols by the sea powers of the northwestern Core in return for a cut of the take. Toss Bluebeard his gold and the occasional kidnapped damsel, and you're free to do whatever you like, to whoever you want... unless they do it to you first.
#7 thanael Oct 17, 2005 6:59:46	Which is exactly what Awakenings does in the Reckonings campaign. Great minds and so forth... Epic PCs aside the background info, ideas and descriptions from that PbP game are easily adaptable for any campaign level. The Blaustein action is happening in this thread btw.