It is a great class with tons of flavour, which I think suits Ravenloft. I'm sure you could create a perfect path for a character or NPC to follow.
I'm also sure that some new Dread Vestiges could be engineered. Pershaps some inspiration could be taken from Voudan
Not sure if there has been a thread about this before. But how has everyone dealt with the Binder class (from Tome of Magic) in Ravenloft.
It is a great class with tons of flavour, which I think suits Ravenloft. I'm sure you could create a perfect path for a character or NPC to follow.
I'm also sure that some new Dread Vestiges could be engineered. Pershaps some inspiration could be taken from Voudan
Maybe some "dread" vestiges could be ex-domain lords that were either defeated or escaped (in essence, a part of them was left behind). Kas would be a good example (he did appear in Dragon as a vestige, after all).
Maybe some "dread" vestiges could be ex-domain lords that were either defeated or escaped (in essence, a part of them was left behind). Kas would be a good example (he did appear in Dragon as a vestige, after all).
Sounds good anyone have a list of the Ex-Dark Lords?
Which do you need?
From what I can tell, the following dark lords are dead:
- Duke Gundar, of Gundarak
- Kas the Destroyer of Tovag (squished by Vecna)
- Daglan Daegon of Daglan
- Lord Soth, though he was released to Krynn first and then killed by the most powerful force known to D&D - the retcon
- Bakholis, werewolf lord of Invidia before Aderre
- Darcalus arguably (if he existed at all, he was the lord of Darkon before Azalin destroyed him)
And the following vanished without a trace:
- Jack Karn, lord of Farelle
- Lord Torrence Bleysmith (or Bleystone? I can't remember) of Staunton Bluffs
Additional ex-darklords are still around but we're not sure if they are darklords or not:
- Nathan Timothy, used to rule Arkandale, now he rules a ship
- Ivan Dilisnya, used to rule Dorvinia, now he timeshares with his cousin Ivana Boritsi
- Duke Gundar, of Gundarak
Was dead. now he's back, as of CotN:Werebeasts.
- Darcalus arguably (if he existed at all, he was the lord of Darkon before Azalin destroyed him)
Most likely false history. Az's full name is Firan Darcalus Zal'honan, and previous products make it clear that he stepped into the mists, and Darkon appeared.
Then there's also
- Camille Boritsi, former lord of Borca, killed by her daughter Ivana
- Claude Renier, former lord of Richmulot, killed by his daughter Jacqueline (I think, maybe she just took over after he died. I can't remember).
Additional ex-darklords are still around but we're not sure if they are darklords or not:
- Ivan Dilisnya, used to rule Dorvinia, now he timeshares with his cousin Ivana Boritsi
He's definitely a darklord. He's listed as such, and he can't leave Borca. The only thing that might indicate he's not a DL is that he can't close the borders, but neither can Drakov.
keep the good work coming
And Darklords that were dead (or "dead") and then revived might under some circumstances be a possibility as well. One of the Vestiges suggested in "Tome of Magic" was after all Tenebrous, and there's little to suggest that Tenebrous at any time was anyone but Orcus during a brief stint as semi-revived before he made it back to full life and divinity.
[*]Claude Renier, former lord of Richmulot, killed by his daughter Jacqueline (I think, maybe she just took over after he died. I can't remember).
Claude was Jacqueline's grandfather, not her father. (Her mom killed her human father, Simon Audaire, when Jackie and Louise were five.) Claude Renier was poisoned by Jacqueline using his chemical bane.
It's also more morally-ambiguous than using ex-darklords, which is consistent with the idea that vestiges aren't good or evil, just spooky and enigmatic.
Granted, I don't own the Tome of Magic (yet), the few vestiges I've seen popping up lately (such as the Abyssal vestiges in Dungeon AND Dragon) seems to indicate alignment still plays a factor for the vestige (and I'm not talking about the binder).
Granted, I don't own the Tome of Magic (yet), the few vestiges I've seen popping up lately (such as the Abyssal vestiges in Dungeon AND Dragon) seems to indicate alignment still plays a factor for the vestige (and I'm not talking about the binder).
Well the vestige is a definite personality, and some are evil. Normal D&D doesn't label any of the abilities evil unless they're based on a [Evil] spell. Maybe a powers check (in some cases madness save) for making a poor pact with an evil vestige.
if i had the books i'd do some work but my older brother has then and he's half way across the country.
When he came home for 4th of July i played a binder warlock worked out great with the feel of Ravenloft.
Now this really makes me want to get Deepshadow and Nathan of the Fraternity together to write an article (or a short story) about the Burning Peaks Cluster.