3. Perpetually dark and gloomy atmosphere. I prefer games with some levity rather than constant doom and gloom (again, not really a problem for Beamdog, as they have proven their willingness to include funny moments in their content).
And here I am hoping for a Ravenloft scenario game...
3. Perpetually dark and gloomy atmosphere. I prefer games with some levity rather than constant doom and gloom (again, not really a problem for Beamdog, as they have proven their willingness to include funny moments in their content).
And here I am hoping for a Ravenloft scenario game...
People are different indeed.
I am hoping for elements of both. I liked Ravenloft in PnP (as a DM that is, for a player it can be much less pleasant) but the whole group including me were glad when it was over. I wouldn't want that to be the whole game, but a good chunk would be fun.
Please, not Ravenloft. Vampires, werewolves, etc. are so done to death And this is coming from someone who already didn't like vampires before Twilight was a thing. (Look at me, hipstering it up.) I mean, having some vampires in a different story (like it was done in BG2), that is okay, but forming the entire setting around it? No thanks.
Anne Rice killed vampires... since then they've become so oversaturated in all kinds of fiction. I agree with @Buttercheese that they should be buried for a good 10 years or so, along with Werewolves and the 'quiet outsider with extraordinary powers' trope.
All this vampire hate makes me want to reinstall Vampire The Masquerade - Bloodlines.
Ha! You too? The Masquerade was cool but reading this thread got me reminiscing about my old Ravenloft 'black box' set. The setting was perpetually gloomy but I loved all the idiosyncrasies that DM's could use to make life a living hell for the players.
All this vampire hate makes me want to reinstall Vampire The Masquerade - Bloodlines.
Heh..funny though. Vampire the Masquarade: Redemption a few years earlier, had IMO one of the most insufferable protagonists ever. Generally the dialogue in that game was very cheesy as well.
One quest I did in Ravenloft made me be scared of dolls for at least two months.
My mom often said that, when she was young, she was petrified of getting out of bed or looking under the bed, because she saw a movie in which a doll hiding under the bed stabbed a girl's ankles.
My mom also told me, in precise detail, about a scene in a vampire movie where the vampire is floating outside a little boy's window, smiling and very gently tapping on the glass, urging him to open the window and let him inside.
I didn't even see the movie until years later, but my mom's description of the scene was so vivid that the idea of that vampire coming to my window and tapping gently on the glass terrified me. Whenever the scene comes to mind, I have to think of something else to get it out of my head. It was just that eerie.
My mom also told me, in precise detail, about a scene in a vampire movie where the vampire is floating outside a little boy's window, smiling and very gently tapping on the glass, urging him to open the window and let him inside.
I didn't even see the movie until years later, but my mom's description of the scene was so vivid that the idea of that vampire coming to my window and tapping gently on the glass terrified me. Whenever the scene comes to mind, I have to think of something else to get it out of my head. It was just that eerie.
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People are different indeed.
And this is coming from someone who already didn't like vampires before Twilight was a thing. (Look at me, hipstering it up.) I mean, having some vampires in a different story (like it was done in BG2), that is okay, but forming the entire setting around it? No thanks.
*Gets rusty spoon*
The Masquerade was cool but reading this thread got me reminiscing about my old Ravenloft 'black box' set. The setting was perpetually gloomy but I loved all the idiosyncrasies that DM's could use to make life a living hell for the players.
Though I don't think Beamdog is responsible for said controversies.
The greatest thing about Ravenloft is that everything is unexpected. You can't rely on common knowledge about the baddies.
Really guys, give this scenario a try and never - ever - spoil it by reading DM material.
One quest I did in Ravenloft made me be scared of dolls for at least two months.
My mom also told me, in precise detail, about a scene in a vampire movie where the vampire is floating outside a little boy's window, smiling and very gently tapping on the glass, urging him to open the window and let him inside.
I didn't even see the movie until years later, but my mom's description of the scene was so vivid that the idea of that vampire coming to my window and tapping gently on the glass terrified me. Whenever the scene comes to mind, I have to think of something else to get it out of my head. It was just that eerie.