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#1
malbeth_
Jan 15, 2009 0:29:42 I am collecting Mystra novels for background inspiration. I have the list from Pandius. However, I note The Unicorn Hunt, Summerhill Hounds, Pawns Prevail, Suitors Duel, & Immortal Game are not listed as Mystra novels? Does anyone know if these books are based in Mystra? Can anyone rate the quality of reading enjoyment? Also btw, I know the canon has originated Strahd from Forgotten Realms, but I always had the impression the original Ravenloft module was grouped with the Known World modules... i.e. Mystra? Thanks for the help.
#2
havard
Jan 15, 2009 8:45:11
I am collecting Mystra novels for background inspiration. I have the list from Pandius. However, I note The Unicorn Hunt, Summerhill Hounds, Pawns Prevail, Suitors Duel, & Immortal Game are not listed as Mystra novels? Does anyone know if these books are based in Mystra?

Those novels are not officially placed in any official game setting. The Quest Trilogy (Pawns Prevail, Suitors Duel and Immortal Game) use the Mystaran cosmology with Immortals, Spheres, Entropy etc and is set in a region called Karawenn. I have adapted Karawenn to Mystara's Norwold and you can find some more details on that here:
http://www.thepiazza.org.uk/bb/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1250

Unicorn Hunt and Summerhill Hounds are fairly generic. I made adaptions for them to Mystara which you can find here:
Unicorn Hunt: http://pandius.com/uhuntmap.html
Summerhill Hounds: http://pandius.com/smmrhill.html
Summerhill Hounds map: http://pandius.com/shillmap.html

Can anyone rate the quality of reading enjoyment?

These novels were written for "young adult readers" ie kids. I found this a little annoying at first, but got to enjoy them more as I read on. I don't know... they are alright

Also btw, I know the canon has originated Strahd from Forgotten Realms, but I always had the impression the original Ravenloft module was grouped with the Known World modules... i.e. Mystra? Thanks for the help.

Hmmm...I have never thought of Castle Ravenloft as a Mystara module. Castle Ravenloft was written for AD&D and back then Mystara was only Classic D&D. That doesn't mean it cant fit in Mystara though. Both Karameikos and Glantri's Boldavia would be good locations for it.

Hope this helps!

Havard

PS: It's Mystara ;)

PPS: Don't forget to stop by the Piazza which is where most Mystara fans seem to be hanging out these days
#3
Vatras
Jan 16, 2009 18:59:48 The original Ravenloft was a generic module for any setting, as was Ravenloft 2. The popularity of the module sparked the Domains of Dread line and the demiplane concept. Strahd v. Zarovich has been turned from a lowly vampire into a demigod of bloodsucking evil since then, though

As Havard said, Boldavia and Karameikos are possible locations. I picked Karameikos myself to avoid problems with Prince Morphail, and because I needed a coastal region for Ravenloft 2. I put the castle into the western duchy, in the foothills northeast of Koriszegy Keep and used Vorloi as the town where part 2 takes place.
#4
gawain_viii
Jan 17, 2009 10:25:38 Several years ago I spoke to Tracy Hickman when he was a Guest-of-Honor at CoastCon in Gulfport, MS. He said that the locale of I6-Ravenloft was intentionally left obscure so that a DM can use it with whatever setting the DM was using without any changes.

He did mention, however, that he (or rather his wife) was inspired to write it after reading X2-Castle Amber (Chateau d'Ambreville) (which is set in Mystara's Glantri)--but he stopped short of saying that Ravenloft's "Domain of Dread" was one in the same as X2's "Land of the Grey Mist".

I, myself, chose to take that "hint" and declare that my Ravenloft was once a part of my Mystara.

Roger
#5
havard
Jan 18, 2009 6:59:30
I, myself, chose to take that "hint" and declare that my Ravenloft was once a part of my Mystara.

Interesting. Well, there's always the Masque of the Red Death which could be the same world as LaTerre (with the timeline advanced). It might be interesting to make a revised version of LaTerre, using MotRD, but shifting the time back to the Middle Ages and incorporating some of the other Ravenloft Realms to LaTerre? I might leave out those realms that are directly linked to Dragonlance, FR and Dark Sun though, unless those aspects can be toned down...

Back to the topic of novels though,
I recently piked up a couple of Greyhawk novels; Keep on the Borderlands and Tomb of Horrors. Given that KotB is strongly linked to Mystara, these might be worth adapting to Mystara? They get very poor reviews though...

Havard
#6
agathokles
Jan 20, 2009 12:39:58
Interesting. Well, there's always the Masque of the Red Death which could be the same world as LaTerre (with the timeline advanced). It might be interesting to make a revised version of LaTerre, using MotRD, but shifting the time back to the Middle Ages and incorporating some of the other Ravenloft Realms to LaTerre? I might leave out those realms that are directly linked to Dragonlance, FR and Dark Sun though, unless those aspects can be toned down...

Most of the core Ravenloft domains are linked to FR (Kartakass, Nova Vaasa, Hazlan), GH (Darkon), or Dragonlance (Falkovnia, Sithicus), or come from later timeframes (Mordent, Lamordia, Zherisia). You could adapt individual monsters or NPCs, but not entire domains, since the main concepts (domain borders, for example) would not match except in the most limited sense (pocket domains or small islands of terror could be used).

GP

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
#1 malbeth_ Jan 15, 2009 0:29:42	I am collecting Mystra novels for background inspiration. I have the list from Pandius. However, I note The Unicorn Hunt, Summerhill Hounds, Pawns Prevail, Suitors Duel, & Immortal Game are not listed as Mystra novels? Does anyone know if these books are based in Mystra? Can anyone rate the quality of reading enjoyment? Also btw, I know the canon has originated Strahd from Forgotten Realms, but I always had the impression the original Ravenloft module was grouped with the Known World modules... i.e. Mystra? Thanks for the help.
#2 havard Jan 15, 2009 8:45:11	I am collecting Mystra novels for background inspiration. I have the list from Pandius. However, I note The Unicorn Hunt, Summerhill Hounds, Pawns Prevail, Suitors Duel, & Immortal Game are not listed as Mystra novels? Does anyone know if these books are based in Mystra? Those novels are not officially placed in any official game setting. The Quest Trilogy (Pawns Prevail, Suitors Duel and Immortal Game) use the Mystaran cosmology with Immortals, Spheres, Entropy etc and is set in a region called Karawenn. I have adapted Karawenn to Mystara's Norwold and you can find some more details on that here: http://www.thepiazza.org.uk/bb/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1250 Unicorn Hunt and Summerhill Hounds are fairly generic. I made adaptions for them to Mystara which you can find here: Unicorn Hunt: http://pandius.com/uhuntmap.html Summerhill Hounds: http://pandius.com/smmrhill.html Summerhill Hounds map: http://pandius.com/shillmap.html Can anyone rate the quality of reading enjoyment? These novels were written for "young adult readers" ie kids. I found this a little annoying at first, but got to enjoy them more as I read on. I don't know... they are alright Also btw, I know the canon has originated Strahd from Forgotten Realms, but I always had the impression the original Ravenloft module was grouped with the Known World modules... i.e. Mystra? Thanks for the help. Hmmm...I have never thought of Castle Ravenloft as a Mystara module. Castle Ravenloft was written for AD&D and back then Mystara was only Classic D&D. That doesn't mean it cant fit in Mystara though. Both Karameikos and Glantri's Boldavia would be good locations for it. Hope this helps! Havard PS: It's Mystara ;) PPS: Don't forget to stop by the Piazza which is where most Mystara fans seem to be hanging out these days
#3 Vatras Jan 16, 2009 18:59:48	The original Ravenloft was a generic module for any setting, as was Ravenloft 2. The popularity of the module sparked the Domains of Dread line and the demiplane concept. Strahd v. Zarovich has been turned from a lowly vampire into a demigod of bloodsucking evil since then, though As Havard said, Boldavia and Karameikos are possible locations. I picked Karameikos myself to avoid problems with Prince Morphail, and because I needed a coastal region for Ravenloft 2. I put the castle into the western duchy, in the foothills northeast of Koriszegy Keep and used Vorloi as the town where part 2 takes place.
#4 gawain_viii Jan 17, 2009 10:25:38	Several years ago I spoke to Tracy Hickman when he was a Guest-of-Honor at CoastCon in Gulfport, MS. He said that the locale of I6-Ravenloft was intentionally left obscure so that a DM can use it with whatever setting the DM was using without any changes. He did mention, however, that he (or rather his wife) was inspired to write it after reading X2-Castle Amber (Chateau d'Ambreville) (which is set in Mystara's Glantri)--but he stopped short of saying that Ravenloft's "Domain of Dread" was one in the same as X2's "Land of the Grey Mist". I, myself, chose to take that "hint" and declare that my Ravenloft was once a part of my Mystara. Roger
#5 havard Jan 18, 2009 6:59:30	I, myself, chose to take that "hint" and declare that my Ravenloft was once a part of my Mystara. Interesting. Well, there's always the Masque of the Red Death which could be the same world as LaTerre (with the timeline advanced). It might be interesting to make a revised version of LaTerre, using MotRD, but shifting the time back to the Middle Ages and incorporating some of the other Ravenloft Realms to LaTerre? I might leave out those realms that are directly linked to Dragonlance, FR and Dark Sun though, unless those aspects can be toned down... Back to the topic of novels though, I recently piked up a couple of Greyhawk novels; Keep on the Borderlands and Tomb of Horrors. Given that KotB is strongly linked to Mystara, these might be worth adapting to Mystara? They get very poor reviews though... Havard
#6 agathokles Jan 20, 2009 12:39:58	Interesting. Well, there's always the Masque of the Red Death which could be the same world as LaTerre (with the timeline advanced). It might be interesting to make a revised version of LaTerre, using MotRD, but shifting the time back to the Middle Ages and incorporating some of the other Ravenloft Realms to LaTerre? I might leave out those realms that are directly linked to Dragonlance, FR and Dark Sun though, unless those aspects can be toned down... Most of the core Ravenloft domains are linked to FR (Kartakass, Nova Vaasa, Hazlan), GH (Darkon), or Dragonlance (Falkovnia, Sithicus), or come from later timeframes (Mordent, Lamordia, Zherisia). You could adapt individual monsters or NPCs, but not entire domains, since the main concepts (domain borders, for example) would not match except in the most limited sense (pocket domains or small islands of terror could be used). GP