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#1
zombiegleemax
May 09, 2004 8:07:50 What are some of your own domains?

One of my originals involved a writer. He lived in a musty old house and the townspeople loved his work. However, he would write about the supernatural occurances that happened to the folk. Little did the townfolk know, he was causing the supernatural events to occur with his writing.

The flip side is that there was an abandoned asylum on the edge of town no one ever went in to. they left it up for historical value.

See, in the Darklords mind, he was a brilliant writer. But actually, he was locked away in the asylum where there were a lot of patients and the musty old mansion had been abandoned for some time.
#2
zombiegleemax
May 10, 2004 3:19:50 right...
#3
zombiegleemax
May 10, 2004 8:17:08
Originally posted by Angelsboi24
What are some of your own domains?

Dulcit: The darklord is a clownish-bard who really cannot spin a good ghost story. Unfortunately the local tradition, holds ghost stories as the best sort of fun. The Bard scares no one but children (many of whom die from nightmares he inspires), adults just laugh at him.

Autotrappi: The Families rule Autotrappi, a land famous for its concentration camps, eugenicist agenda, and devotion for perfection. No breeding is allowed unless licensed, homosexuality, onanism, and adultery are all punishable by death. Forced abortions are common, erotocide is common, incest acceptable for keeping bloodlines pure, and the creation of human monstrosities common.

Raven: Gibber is trapped in this primitive barren domain wracked with hunger pains the entire population also suffer. The land is very similar all over and so getting lost and traveling in vest circles is the usual event.
#4
zombiegleemax
May 10, 2004 9:26:25 There's a link in my sig that leads to a board where you can detail your own domain (with accompanying darklord) and battle other posters. Or maybe you've got a Hero of Light who has come to slay the Darklords. Talk to the man in charge, he'll hook you up.
#5
hida_jiremi
May 10, 2004 14:37:16 A domain I've designed but haven't got to use yet is Cruciatis. Its darklord is a vampire who, in life, was the leader of a heretical cult to Ezra that revered him as the physical son of Ezra. He manipulated his followers for personal gain, utilizing minor magical tricks and sleight of hand to convince them of his divine heritage.

Finally, one of his followers realized what he was doing and turned him over to Darkonese authorities for subverting Azalin's power. They had him tortured and crucified, but during his last moments alive, a Kargat vampire offered him immortality in exchange for utilizing his cult as an information-gathering network. The heretic agreed, but betrayed his sire in turn, luring him into a great stone tomb and sealing him inside for all eternity.

He returned to his followers and led them into the Mists. He found a new land waiting for him, one in which his followers were shown his divine heritage in every aspect of the land, but reminded the heretic constantly that his creed was a lie. Worse, his betrayer had been swept up with him, the only man with the knowledge to reveal his lies. Quickly, as well, he realized that the followers that had traveled with him were interested only in his apparent immortality, the ability to cheat death.

Since that time, the heretic and the betrayer have been locked in a silent war for the faith of the people. The heretic must live nightly with the truth of his actions, never able to believe in his own lies, maintaining loyalty among his followers only through the application of his vampiric abilities rather than through true faith.

The great thing about Ravenloft is how you can apply the things you know in twisted fashion to make something even scarier.

Hida Jiremi
(Jeremy Puckett)
#6
rian_lightblade
May 10, 2004 14:54:55 I've created my own domain using the D20 CoC and the Dark Ages CoC book. It's called Mythos. We've had lots of fun with it so far.
#7
green_giant_02
May 10, 2004 22:09:31 One of the domains I created was a Savage Land-like place (similar to the one from Marvel Comics and The Land Time Forgot movies). The ruler was a proto-dracolich (red dragon) trapped in the body of T. Rex searching for his body to consume to transform into a true dracolich. The area was ringed by mountains similar to Vorostokov while the center contained a lush jungle valley with a large lake in the middle and a large volcano just to the east of it. In the heart of the volcano was the phylactery of the dracolich. The only way to truly destroy him was by killing every T. Rex in the valley and then traveling into the volcano and destroy the phylactery.

There was a tribe of lizard men who worshipped the T. Rex dragon (he was noticeable since each body he took would later have its scales marked in red) and made sacrifices to him by capturing humans and leaving them tied and defenseless in a spot the T. Rex dragon would come by.

The outside of the valley contained a raging blizzard which the ring of mountains blocked. Half of the outside was an ice covered sea (for those who ended up in the domain by traveling by ship) while the other was a glacier (for those traveling overland). People would be driven into the valley although it was difficult and many died to reach safety. The only way to leave the domain was to find one of the underground entrances that could only be found in the valley. The caves would eventually take you to another domain underground.
#8
MidwayHaven
May 11, 2004 5:09:56 I've created:

Charity Cove: A simple heavily-forested domain haunted by the ghost of a cleric whose wife was betrayed by her community.
Earth-basis: New England

Mubonyete: A colorful realm where people dread the coming of the Bone Collectors every night.
Earth-basis: Kenya

Huninfjord: A volcanic island where faeries rule supreme, and where dwarves must cower in fear of the Queen of the Old Ways.
Earth-basis: Iceland

Kungthrom Sound: An exotic kingdom whose king clings to ruthless power in the face of massive uprising.
Earth-basis: Thailand

Tragathos: A deserted collection of city-states where two rivals thirst for eternal beauty at the expense of others.
Earth-basis: The Mycenaeans

Dorjiloka: A mountainous realm where a monk demands respect from the people who have shunned his godlike status.
Earth-basis: Tibet

Igid Rabi-i: A tropical island whose religious tyrant searches for an artifact that the people see as righteously for themselves.
Earth-basis: Philippines

Chamhok Mun: A land divided torn by a wall, and ruled by a creature who desires (yet fails) to unite the two realms under his rule.
Earth-basis: Korea

Dur-Anea: A crag of living rock ruled by a shadowy figure who refuses to let his mount rest in peace.
Earth-basis: Sumer/Babylon

Ukhu Pacha: A mountainous land whose governess desecrates the dead of those she rules supreme over.
Earth-basis: The Inca

Session Road: A floating domain ruled by a baron who wishes to restore his unfinished building through blood.
Earth-basis: Session Road, Baguio City, Philippines

Sanzhou Grove: A deeply-forested realm where natives have to pay tribute to a dread treant in order to survive and live in her land.
Earth-basis: China

Hiva Motu: An extremely remote utopian collection of islands whose outsider-visitor feeds on the dreams of men
Earth-basis: Polynesia

Issutoq: A land covered in snow and ice, where the people hunt by day and dread the coming of the White Hunter by night.
Earth-basis: The Inuit

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#1 zombiegleemax May 09, 2004 8:07:50	What are some of your own domains? One of my originals involved a writer. He lived in a musty old house and the townspeople loved his work. However, he would write about the supernatural occurances that happened to the folk. Little did the townfolk know, he was causing the supernatural events to occur with his writing. The flip side is that there was an abandoned asylum on the edge of town no one ever went in to. they left it up for historical value. See, in the Darklords mind, he was a brilliant writer. But actually, he was locked away in the asylum where there were a lot of patients and the musty old mansion had been abandoned for some time.
#2 zombiegleemax May 10, 2004 3:19:50	right...
#3 zombiegleemax May 10, 2004 8:17:08	Originally posted by Angelsboi24 What are some of your own domains? Dulcit: The darklord is a clownish-bard who really cannot spin a good ghost story. Unfortunately the local tradition, holds ghost stories as the best sort of fun. The Bard scares no one but children (many of whom die from nightmares he inspires), adults just laugh at him. Autotrappi: The Families rule Autotrappi, a land famous for its concentration camps, eugenicist agenda, and devotion for perfection. No breeding is allowed unless licensed, homosexuality, onanism, and adultery are all punishable by death. Forced abortions are common, erotocide is common, incest acceptable for keeping bloodlines pure, and the creation of human monstrosities common. Raven: Gibber is trapped in this primitive barren domain wracked with hunger pains the entire population also suffer. The land is very similar all over and so getting lost and traveling in vest circles is the usual event.
#4 zombiegleemax May 10, 2004 9:26:25	There's a link in my sig that leads to a board where you can detail your own domain (with accompanying darklord) and battle other posters. Or maybe you've got a Hero of Light who has come to slay the Darklords. Talk to the man in charge, he'll hook you up.
#5 hida_jiremi May 10, 2004 14:37:16	A domain I've designed but haven't got to use yet is Cruciatis. Its darklord is a vampire who, in life, was the leader of a heretical cult to Ezra that revered him as the physical son of Ezra. He manipulated his followers for personal gain, utilizing minor magical tricks and sleight of hand to convince them of his divine heritage. Finally, one of his followers realized what he was doing and turned him over to Darkonese authorities for subverting Azalin's power. They had him tortured and crucified, but during his last moments alive, a Kargat vampire offered him immortality in exchange for utilizing his cult as an information-gathering network. The heretic agreed, but betrayed his sire in turn, luring him into a great stone tomb and sealing him inside for all eternity. He returned to his followers and led them into the Mists. He found a new land waiting for him, one in which his followers were shown his divine heritage in every aspect of the land, but reminded the heretic constantly that his creed was a lie. Worse, his betrayer had been swept up with him, the only man with the knowledge to reveal his lies. Quickly, as well, he realized that the followers that had traveled with him were interested only in his apparent immortality, the ability to cheat death. Since that time, the heretic and the betrayer have been locked in a silent war for the faith of the people. The heretic must live nightly with the truth of his actions, never able to believe in his own lies, maintaining loyalty among his followers only through the application of his vampiric abilities rather than through true faith. The great thing about Ravenloft is how you can apply the things you know in twisted fashion to make something even scarier. Hida Jiremi (Jeremy Puckett)
#6 rian_lightblade May 10, 2004 14:54:55	I've created my own domain using the D20 CoC and the Dark Ages CoC book. It's called Mythos. We've had lots of fun with it so far.
#7 green_giant_02 May 10, 2004 22:09:31	One of the domains I created was a Savage Land-like place (similar to the one from Marvel Comics and The Land Time Forgot movies). The ruler was a proto-dracolich (red dragon) trapped in the body of T. Rex searching for his body to consume to transform into a true dracolich. The area was ringed by mountains similar to Vorostokov while the center contained a lush jungle valley with a large lake in the middle and a large volcano just to the east of it. In the heart of the volcano was the phylactery of the dracolich. The only way to truly destroy him was by killing every T. Rex in the valley and then traveling into the volcano and destroy the phylactery. There was a tribe of lizard men who worshipped the T. Rex dragon (he was noticeable since each body he took would later have its scales marked in red) and made sacrifices to him by capturing humans and leaving them tied and defenseless in a spot the T. Rex dragon would come by. The outside of the valley contained a raging blizzard which the ring of mountains blocked. Half of the outside was an ice covered sea (for those who ended up in the domain by traveling by ship) while the other was a glacier (for those traveling overland). People would be driven into the valley although it was difficult and many died to reach safety. The only way to leave the domain was to find one of the underground entrances that could only be found in the valley. The caves would eventually take you to another domain underground.
#8 MidwayHaven May 11, 2004 5:09:56	I've created: Charity Cove: A simple heavily-forested domain haunted by the ghost of a cleric whose wife was betrayed by her community. Earth-basis: New England Mubonyete: A colorful realm where people dread the coming of the Bone Collectors every night. Earth-basis: Kenya Huninfjord: A volcanic island where faeries rule supreme, and where dwarves must cower in fear of the Queen of the Old Ways. Earth-basis: Iceland Kungthrom Sound: An exotic kingdom whose king clings to ruthless power in the face of massive uprising. Earth-basis: Thailand Tragathos: A deserted collection of city-states where two rivals thirst for eternal beauty at the expense of others. Earth-basis: The Mycenaeans Dorjiloka: A mountainous realm where a monk demands respect from the people who have shunned his godlike status. Earth-basis: Tibet Igid Rabi-i: A tropical island whose religious tyrant searches for an artifact that the people see as righteously for themselves. Earth-basis: Philippines Chamhok Mun: A land divided torn by a wall, and ruled by a creature who desires (yet fails) to unite the two realms under his rule. Earth-basis: Korea Dur-Anea: A crag of living rock ruled by a shadowy figure who refuses to let his mount rest in peace. Earth-basis: Sumer/Babylon Ukhu Pacha: A mountainous land whose governess desecrates the dead of those she rules supreme over. Earth-basis: The Inca Session Road: A floating domain ruled by a baron who wishes to restore his unfinished building through blood. Earth-basis: Session Road, Baguio City, Philippines Sanzhou Grove: A deeply-forested realm where natives have to pay tribute to a dread treant in order to survive and live in her land. Earth-basis: China Hiva Motu: An extremely remote utopian collection of islands whose outsider-visitor feeds on the dreams of men Earth-basis: Polynesia Issutoq: A land covered in snow and ice, where the people hunt by day and dread the coming of the White Hunter by night. Earth-basis: The Inuit