I'm searching for in game information from the old SSI adventures Strahd's Possession and The Stone Prophet.
Specifically, I'm looking for dialogue scripts and the like from the various games. In addition, I'm particularly looking for some sort of wav of mp3 file of the singing ghost from Stone Prophet. I'm building a Ravenloft campaign and I want to adapt portions of these adventures for the campaign.
I'd appreciate anyone who can point me in the right direction.
These predate MP3s by quite a few years so the only way you'll get that is when somebody converts the files into mp3s. More likely the files are in midi format.
I have never survived past the first encounter with wolves in Strahd's Possession. That also means I have been rather reluctant to start playing Stone Prophet, although I plan to do so sometime.
Look up Touch of Death for more information about Har'Akir, or the Darklords accessory for Ankhtepot himself. I don't remember if Islands of Terror has anything about Har'Akir.
On a final note, where does the realm's name come from anyway? Is it actual ancient Egyptian? It strikes me as being quite similar to a Japanese suicide technique known as hara-kiri...
On a final note, where does the realm's name come from anyway? Is it actual ancient Egyptian? It strikes me as being quite similar to a Japanese suicide technique known as hara-kiri...
Given that Har'Akir was introduced with the original black box Ravenloft set, and thus pre-dated TSR's actually looking into IRL Middle Eastern culture or history for the Al-Qadim product line, my guess is that it roughly translates as: "What the heck, it sounds kinda Ancient-Egypty...."
http://www.cdaccess.com/html/pc/ad&drl2.htm
http://www.davidcwood.com/adnd/campaign/touch.php
http://www.hallofhero.com/sand/index.cfm
http://www.guardians.net/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/egyptians/
On a side note, I loved SP. The end was frustrating because of that thrice-damned foggy forest but, apart from that, I had great fun playing it. If only it wasn't so hopelessly outdated on current systems...
Given that Har'Akir was introduced with the original black box Ravenloft set, and thus pre-dated TSR's actually looking into IRL Middle Eastern culture or history for the Al-Qadim product line, my guess is that it roughly translates as: "What the heck, it sounds kinda Ancient-Egypty...."
Including the fact that a Har'Akir native actually is called a "Harakiri"? ;)
Joël
http://web.archive.org/web/20021224232323/http://kargatane.com/sotk/ref/meanings.html
Including the fact that a Har'Akir native actually is called a "Harakiri"? ;)
To nitpick, it's actually just Akiri.
I know the perils of locking horns with Mangrum, so I'll have to let this rest until I get some hard evidence
To nitpick, it's actually just Akiri.
Black Box "Realm of Terror" sourcebook ISBN 0-8838-853-6 p.83, Chapter XII: Islands of Terror under domain "Har'akir" and under heading The Folk, the rule book clearly says:
Har'Akiri natives are small, brown people whose faces are weathered and lined.
Thus, my point about the origins of the name coming from Hara-kiri still holds some validity.
To give Mangrum his due, I do believe this was changed to read simply "Akiri" in 3rd edition onwards, and it seems that was fairly consistent throughout all 3rd ed. products.