The wild fact that this carnival and the Witchlight carnival’s stories are intertwined is wild! Would love to see a video expanding on this story in the future!
As long as you aren't too concerned about the Twisting and don't think for a second the carnies don't know what you're up to. Well, that and Isolde wouldn't let anyone endanger Carnival as a whole. But navigating those concerns could make for great roleplaying opportunities.
I did not realize this troupe could travel to domains that closed off thier border. Strahd, I hope you are ready for a carnival. This seems like a great way for players to catch thier breath without destroying the atmosphere that you built up.
Strahd has a bargain with the Vistani where they are granted unmolested free passage into and out of Barovia. Isolde also has a bargain with them, as they act as her couriers and suppliers. Do the math.
Same! I consider myself a huge Ravenloft buff, been reading Fraternity of Shadows for years, wore out my Domains of Dread hardback, have a Vistani character I've been playing for 15 years, and I had never heard of this domain. VERY happy to have this heretofore unknown hole in my knowledge filled!
I never considered it a domain, myself. At least back in 2nd ed. demons and devils had a warping 'reality wrinkle' in a radius around it, all having various effects; I just assumed it was a similar concept around Isolde.
The description of mysterious fliers appearing overnight on walls, people's tables and no sign of who left them is my favorite part. Been a while but I remember this being a good read written like you show up as a player, classic module.
Such a great domain that I've never been able to use despite having had the original setting material for more than two decades. The novel based on it ("Carnival of Fear" by J. Robert King) is one of the better Ravenloft side novels (those outside of the Strahd/Azalin/Soth books), and puts the cycles of tragedy and despair that the Demiplane of Dread loves to use on full display. [SPOILERS clarifications about the novel's end] Note about Hermos murdering Marie not covered in the video: it was more of a tragic decision based on compassion than anything else. Hermos was a gentle giant who loved and respected Marie, and to see her be forced to become the new Puppet Master pained him so much that he killed her to save her. EDIT: Isolde's curse is two-fold: that she may never find her quarry, and that she may actually be causing the Twisting, which is a reality warp effect that physically changes people who spend too much time in the carnival (i.e. near Isolde), transforming them into "freaks" that end up more-or-less feeling like they belong there and can never be normal again. I once played a blind staff fighter in a 3E one-shot in honor of Marie, the blind knife juggler/thrower.
I have read most of the dark domain novels. I am looking forward to this video. I'm going to have to go back to your channel and look for the others that you have done
great use of an Animorphs cover for the leopardwere btw. There are bunch of reverse-therianthropes in d&d - wolfweres and jackalweres being the most notable, besides Golarion's kitsune - but idk if leopardweres have ever popped up
I have read one of the novels associated with this setting. It was AWESOME! I'm glad to see Ravenloft making a comeback. The 2nd Ed version was pretty awesome.
I love the use of the ruby from The Sandman. Perfectly in line with Ravenloft's nightmarish qualities and the scenario from which those images were taken.
We definitely need more Ravenloft material. I love the setting overall. I get being in a horror setting for too long may drain your players or numb them to the effect the domain is supposed to have, but the idea / concept is so interesting. Also, it looks like you bought the Ravenloft compendium on DM's Guild. I am glad to see I am not the only fan of such an awesome reworked and compiled resource
Thank you. I've been trying to plan something better than the typical Haunted House for this year's Halloween adventure and you just inspired me. I'm not sure yet, brainstorming, but something along the lines of Tristan and Isolt being held prisoners in separate carnival parade wagons has turned them into evil anti-paladins until they're back together. I'm pretty sure I can come up with all sorts of creepy weirdness as the players travel in the carnival until they figure out they have to get the potion drinkers (drinkees?) back together to end the curse. For everyone reading this, it might seem early but Halloween happens fast. It is August 8th as I write this comment, it's time for DM's to start thinking about what to do for Halloween... In the meantime, happy gaming to everyone, may you have some weird and creepy games!
Yay! More Ravenloft! (What follows is mostly rambling about my own head-canon.) I think of the Dark Powers - those responsible for the existence of the Domains of Dread - as being unfathomably alien and powerful entities investigating the nature of evil. (In game terms, something akin to the elohim of Pathfinder Bestiary 4; thematically, the Excalbians from the Star Trek TOS episode "The Savage Curtain.") Why only evil? Because there are so many different ways to be evil. It's a bit like what Tolstoy wrote: "All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way." Of course, the Dark Powers are purposefully left vague, so each DM can flesh them out as much or as little as they see fit. Another poster has made the intriguing suggestion that we, collectively, are the Dark Powers, having made Ravenloft for our own amusement. Happy gaming!
Great vid, man. Really gives me some ideas for sessions. I'm not running Ravenloft but a post apocalypse homebrew and the appearance of a carnival at one of the fortified towns will be a great way to break up an otherwise somewhat bleak setting.
Surprised you mentioned what Isolde is but not exactly how she affects the pseudo-reality of the demiplane itself. The full extent of the Twisting was one of my favorite touches, including technically innocuous manifestations like the creeplings.
I had an idea to homebrew a campaign that's a mix between this and curse of Strahd. A carnival castle the teleports to new realms, enticing travelers into its walls. There, it would be a carnival with wild games/shows but most of the workers would be undead (vampires). Most of the people in the carnival have glossed over eyes, and look to be from several eras. The lord of the castle would be a mix between Strahd and the dean from Blue Exorcist- almost like a Dracula jester. I'd like to get both these books, feel like I could make a pretty dope story out of them
It is ironic that quite a few months ago I ran a homebrew Ravenloft short campaign regarding the Carnival - though I made extreme amounts of changes and it was similar in name only. My caretaker was a Rakshasa named - Danda the Magnificent.
Really liking this video what with the Carnival's inclusion in the new book. Definitely interested what Hermos is doing alive in the domain, a trusted advisor of Isolde. Maybe if your campaign leads to Isolde freeing herself from Nepenthes, Hermos takes her spot?
Wow, this set could help with an idea I had. I was thinking of doing a campaign where everyone starts normal in the real world, then goes in a haunted house or hayride and is transported to Ravenloft or a Ravenloft-like spooky world. Perhaps this carnival could be the set piece of the campaign! Or at least part of it.
The carnival has become my parties oasis in the shadow fell. If offers them a chance to avoid shadowfell despair and gives them a way to leave ravenloft domains. Creatures I have used in the litwick market so far are sprites, recaps a green hag. And a protean scourge.
An obvious reminder to DMs is you can feel free to make the truth about Isolde anything you want to if you want to shake things up and/or have players who know the written lore of the Domains Of Dread. Personally I'd love to run a story in Barovia where the latest reincarnation of Tatyana decided to try & break her fate by starving Count Strahd by setting fire to the villages in Barovia & attempting to kill every other mortal in the realm. More than simply forcing Strahd into starvation what would be the effect of his torment engaging in atrocities that would make her an even worse Dark Lord?
Everyone always says Spelljammer was the whackiest first party setting for D&D but to be honest Ravenloft was really the only one that felt like it had a wildly different tone from the other settings
i may of missed it , but i believe you forgot to mention that the carnival also protects you from the dark powers ,but taxes you by slowly turning you into a freak.
I have the theory that the masters of all the dark domains and not the individual Lords of each realm are the standing for the authors who write the stories for us to read and enjoy.
Thank you for review but I am a little bit dissapointed - I thought this carnival would be more like place of mystery murders, source of curses or something, not the beacon of hope in the dark. Like I actually hear of it and I planned to do in my CoS campain create this tenssion - when carnaval arrives to Barovia players will have moral dilemma to side with Strahd to banished this greater evil or to doom Barovian people to even more suffering by keep it functioning. But then your video come and I realized there will be no dilemma it just shelter for poor souls. Yes it has its flaws but its more like - if something bad happens usually this means you are the master of you problems, or more like Face your dark side and (fall to it and face consequences) or overcome it.
Games workshop stole this idea for their Carnival of Chaos! LOL And I think "Isolde" is pronounced with a short "I" sound instead of the long form such as in "I sold a car." The "I" sounds like the in the phrase "It's A Mario!" So it's like in "Tristan and Isolde". (Isolda is the proper pronunciation)
7:40 Well, truthfully... (Spoiler here) The Amazing Soulless Man (or Tindal, to his friends) thinks that is the case, but in truth, he has it backwards; he IS the escaped soul of a dark wizard named Tindafulus who botched one of his diabolical spells. Oddly, Tindal is a far more benevolent person than Tindafulus is.
Been awhile since I've read the original supplement, but some of this sounds new. I'm guessing this content (and this version of The Carnival) is from the new Guide to Ravenloft?
Hello Jorphdan. You've recently DM'ed Rod of the Seven Parts. I'm planning to run that module too, and I'd like to know what level did the PCs finished in. Do you have some other material other than the official module to recommend for a conversion for 5e? Thanks in advance.
Hey there. I'm pretty giving in the case of levels. They started at 5 and ended at 13 I think. I just used the module and then placed it in the forgotten realms. So certain quests I pulled forgotten realms knowledge when needed.
Anyone thinking of using this setting when the VRsGtR book comes or swap it out for Heckna when that setting comes out? Cuz either way they sound like good options. The later may be useful if any of my players are knowledged in FR and Ravenloft
Is, as in Elrond screaming "Isildur" in LotR -old, as in the English word "old" -e, as in "Eberron" Atleast that is how it's pronounced as I've learned it in Sweden
What the Soulless Man's reflection is getting up to, no one knows. Hey, avoiding spoilers is one thing, but outright fibbing is another thing entirely. I won't spoil either, but the Carnival book, and the adventure in it, do make it clear what's up with the errant mirror self.
Will the carnival make an appearance in my game ? You bet it will I was planning on adding a creepy carnival anyways To have one already prepared is a blessing
Just finished the novel. There's a dude with knives that grow out of his bones/body (that may be from torture cuts). There's also a guy in the 2e module that nails iron into his body because he can't feel pain?
@@Jorphdan Great. Nerd Immersion did a stream about the book and honestly Bard and Warlock subclasses are so boring. They don't have that THAT that other subclasses had like Genie warlock and Creation bard have. Spirit bard is intersting but not on the level of other bards.
I haven't seen one of these videos in a while..... that's what Jorphdan looks like?! Lol, I thought he'd be a scrawny, pasty nerd like me he looks more grown up than I thought lol.
Correction (and spoilers ahead): . . . . Isolde isn't actually the Darklord of this Domain of Dread. The Darklord is, in fact, the sword she wields, which is intelligent.
@@Jorphdan oh snap, I was already planning on getting it, but that is exciting. I was bummed 4e ended before releasing Ravenloft, but remember to find out what your players like. I like dread encounters and not everyone likes barns of zombie children, sorry that group. :)
@@bofdm if i send my players to ravenloft (using old lore not the 5e redo) i have a yuan-ti pureblood im going to transform inti a abomination if they encounter the carnival.
I'm just wondering how this becomes a threat to the players. Aside from hunting down and bringing back The Manbeast as long as you don't attack the carnies it looks to be a simple creepy carnival.
I think that's the point. It's a way to traverse the domains, but then if you start causing trouble they might not be pleased. But it's not a domain of dread like the others are, it's a slight reprieve from the constant threat of most of the other domains. It's creepy but they aren't there to cause trouble. Imagine you're in barovia, dealing with werewolves, hags and vampires, Leviathans in the lake, and then a carnival rolls up. You'd expect it to be another trap. Then again, solving problems for the carnival folk could present its own challenges. Maybe someone dangerous is hiding amongst them, well, someone more dangerous anyway. Or maybe you have to find that one dude's reflection and bring it back.
This domain seems surprisingly altruistic, for a dread domain. Actually, it dosn't seem evil at all, which actually makes me kind of suspicious of it. What dark secret are they hiding?
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The wild fact that this carnival and the Witchlight carnival’s stories are intertwined is wild! Would love to see a video expanding on this story in the future!
Same! Do you have any ideas how to do a campaign that mixes both?
I freaking love the Carnival. Never played in Ravenloft but I love the lore.
Seems like joining her troupe could be a way for players to infiltrate a closed-border domain
As long as you aren't too concerned about the Twisting and don't think for a second the carnies don't know what you're up to. Well, that and Isolde wouldn't let anyone endanger Carnival as a whole. But navigating those concerns could make for great roleplaying opportunities.
I did not realize this troupe could travel to domains that closed off thier border. Strahd, I hope you are ready for a carnival. This seems like a great way for players to catch thier breath without destroying the atmosphere that you built up.
Strahd has a bargain with the Vistani where they are granted unmolested free passage into and out of Barovia.
Isolde also has a bargain with them, as they act as her couriers and suppliers.
Do the math.
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@@sailingsinbad7899 Thank you, sorry. Fixed
Yeah, smuggling people in need out of a domain, for a price, is one of the big plot functions of the Carnival.
I was actually not familiar with this “Domain” before. Most intriguing.
Same! I consider myself a huge Ravenloft buff, been reading Fraternity of Shadows for years, wore out my Domains of Dread hardback, have a Vistani character I've been playing for 15 years, and I had never heard of this domain. VERY happy to have this heretofore unknown hole in my knowledge filled!
This is in Van Rickters book
If you enjoy reading fantasy novels, Carnival of Fear is one of the better ones in the Ravenloft setting. It has a really creepy otherworldly theme.
@@oldfartrick As well as older books going back to 1993, as it would appear
I never considered it a domain, myself. At least back in 2nd ed. demons and devils had a warping 'reality wrinkle' in a radius around it, all having various effects; I just assumed it was a similar concept around Isolde.
I would LOVE to see an updated version of this video with witchlight and van Ricton's out.
The description of mysterious fliers appearing overnight on walls, people's tables and no sign of who left them is my favorite part. Been a while but I remember this being a good read written like you show up as a player, classic module.
Oh and this troupe can show up in cities outside the domain of dread.
It was a Barker showing you around, I am very excited to see what 5e has to say.
I imagine that the litwick fey do most of their flyering
Such a great domain that I've never been able to use despite having had the original setting material for more than two decades. The novel based on it ("Carnival of Fear" by J. Robert King) is one of the better Ravenloft side novels (those outside of the Strahd/Azalin/Soth books), and puts the cycles of tragedy and despair that the Demiplane of Dread loves to use on full display.
[SPOILERS clarifications about the novel's end]
Note about Hermos murdering Marie not covered in the video: it was more of a tragic decision based on compassion than anything else. Hermos was a gentle giant who loved and respected Marie, and to see her be forced to become the new Puppet Master pained him so much that he killed her to save her.
EDIT: Isolde's curse is two-fold: that she may never find her quarry, and that she may actually be causing the Twisting, which is a reality warp effect that physically changes people who spend too much time in the carnival (i.e. near Isolde), transforming them into "freaks" that end up more-or-less feeling like they belong there and can never be normal again.
I once played a blind staff fighter in a 3E one-shot in honor of Marie, the blind knife juggler/thrower.
I have read most of the dark domain novels. I am looking forward to this video. I'm going to have to go back to your channel and look for the others that you have done
This is always a must for any horror related/themed games! All the best shows use this setting.
Also in children's literature. (Goosebumps, anyone?)
Goosebumps,... goose! BUMPS!
great use of an Animorphs cover for the leopardwere btw. There are bunch of reverse-therianthropes in d&d - wolfweres and jackalweres being the most notable, besides Golarion's kitsune - but idk if leopardweres have ever popped up
I have read one of the novels associated with this setting. It was AWESOME! I'm glad to see Ravenloft making a comeback. The 2nd Ed version was pretty awesome.
So was 3rd edition.
nice Sandman panels, best book
Omg I'm in love with this domain, those characters, the ambiance *chef's kiss*!
This video is super inspiring for a Shadow Fell & Domains of Dread campaign I'm currently trying to run, great video.
I love the use of the ruby from The Sandman. Perfectly in line with Ravenloft's nightmarish qualities and the scenario from which those images were taken.
Very cool! Isolde sounds more like a "Lightlord" than a Darklord. :)
Yey! More Ravenloft!
We definitely need more Ravenloft material. I love the setting overall. I get being in a horror setting for too long may drain your players or numb them to the effect the domain is supposed to have, but the idea / concept is so interesting.
Also, it looks like you bought the Ravenloft compendium on DM's Guild. I am glad to see I am not the only fan of such an awesome reworked and compiled resource
The music at the throughout is a really great addition!
Thank you. I've been trying to plan something better than the typical Haunted House for this year's Halloween adventure and you just inspired me. I'm not sure yet, brainstorming, but something along the lines of Tristan and Isolt being held prisoners in separate carnival parade wagons has turned them into evil anti-paladins until they're back together. I'm pretty sure I can come up with all sorts of creepy weirdness as the players travel in the carnival until they figure out they have to get the potion drinkers (drinkees?) back together to end the curse.
For everyone reading this, it might seem early but Halloween happens fast. It is August 8th as I write this comment, it's time for DM's to start thinking about what to do for Halloween... In the meantime, happy gaming to everyone, may you have some weird and creepy games!
I actually put a traveling carnival in my CoS campaign that does this and i had no idea that it was already a thing. lol
Yay! More Ravenloft!
(What follows is mostly rambling about my own head-canon.)
I think of the Dark Powers - those responsible for the existence of the Domains of Dread - as being unfathomably alien and powerful entities investigating the nature of evil. (In game terms, something akin to the elohim of Pathfinder Bestiary 4; thematically, the Excalbians from the Star Trek TOS episode "The Savage Curtain.") Why only evil? Because there are so many different ways to be evil. It's a bit like what Tolstoy wrote: "All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way."
Of course, the Dark Powers are purposefully left vague, so each DM can flesh them out as much or as little as they see fit. Another poster has made the intriguing suggestion that we, collectively, are the Dark Powers, having made Ravenloft for our own amusement.
Happy gaming!
Great stuff as always.
Oh man this is so cool. I had never heard of this before but the possibilities with this are kinda amazing. Thanks for another amazing video
Not that it's connected to this video for any reason, but a video the Gentleman Caller would be cool
I am so glad you made this video.
I'm loving this series on Ravenloft
Thanks!
Great vid, man. Really gives me some ideas for sessions. I'm not running Ravenloft but a post apocalypse homebrew and the appearance of a carnival at one of the fortified towns will be a great way to break up an otherwise somewhat bleak setting.
I'm running a game in Ravenloft and tomorrow the carnival comes to town for my players. I can't wait!
The carnival reminds me of that movie "Something Wicked This way Comes."
I actually just watched all your other Ravenloft videos earlier today
Ah! My second favourite domain!
Was planning to adapt the original and module for my players and then this news dropped. Cannot wait! ^^
Gonna be blending the classic lore with some 5e for a new campaign
Surprised you mentioned what Isolde is but not exactly how she affects the pseudo-reality of the demiplane itself. The full extent of the Twisting was one of my favorite touches, including technically innocuous manifestations like the creeplings.
ugh, I was looking for lore on this back in 2019 can could find . Nothing. I am so happy this is up now
Well... my party is about to get a side quest in Barovia
I had an idea to homebrew a campaign that's a mix between this and curse of Strahd. A carnival castle the teleports to new realms, enticing travelers into its walls. There, it would be a carnival with wild games/shows but most of the workers would be undead (vampires). Most of the people in the carnival have glossed over eyes, and look to be from several eras. The lord of the castle would be a mix between Strahd and the dean from Blue Exorcist- almost like a Dracula jester. I'd like to get both these books, feel like I could make a pretty dope story out of them
It is ironic that quite a few months ago I ran a homebrew Ravenloft short campaign regarding the Carnival - though I made extreme amounts of changes and it was similar in name only. My caretaker was a Rakshasa named - Danda the Magnificent.
Really liking this video what with the Carnival's inclusion in the new book. Definitely interested what Hermos is doing alive in the domain, a trusted advisor of Isolde. Maybe if your campaign leads to Isolde freeing herself from Nepenthes, Hermos takes her spot?
One of us one of us gooblegooblegobble!
The World of Darkness also has a Midnight Carnival like this
Wow, this set could help with an idea I had. I was thinking of doing a campaign where everyone starts normal in the real world, then goes in a haunted house or hayride and is transported to Ravenloft or a Ravenloft-like spooky world. Perhaps this carnival could be the set piece of the campaign! Or at least part of it.
I really dig all these domains
Love the Carnival.
Damn this module costs an arm, leg, and a soul just to get ahold of!
The carnival has become my parties oasis in the shadow fell. If offers them a chance to avoid shadowfell despair and gives them a way to leave ravenloft domains. Creatures I have used in the litwick market so far are sprites, recaps a green hag. And a protean scourge.
Also a julajimus
"something wicked this way comes"
is a good movie...
An obvious reminder to DMs is you can feel free to make the truth about Isolde anything you want to if you want to shake things up and/or have players who know the written lore of the Domains Of Dread. Personally I'd love to run a story in Barovia where the latest reincarnation of Tatyana decided to try & break her fate by starving Count Strahd by setting fire to the villages in Barovia & attempting to kill every other mortal in the realm. More than simply forcing Strahd into starvation what would be the effect of his torment engaging in atrocities that would make her an even worse Dark Lord?
Carnival of fear was the 1st D&D novel I EVER read. I didn't know the carnival module was a sequel pretty cool
Well I'm intrigued. I can't wait until this book comes out to see the update to this.
Isolde....."Is-old"
Really appreciate your videos and the spoiler warning. Stopped the vidoe there but the rest was great!
I've been having weird dreams lately about fantasy 'circus' places, I reckon this video may have subconsciously inspired them. :)
Everyone always says Spelljammer was the whackiest first party setting for D&D but to be honest Ravenloft was really the only one that felt like it had a wildly different tone from the other settings
Pronounced "iz ol da" taken from Shakespeare. Love yer work
Convinced, adding this to Barovia soon
I wanna do a Mist Odyssey campaign. The Carvnival and Cyre 1313 would be great modes of transport through the mist
Isolde is now my Favorite NPC. Not gonna spoil the twist but I love her character!
i may of missed it , but i believe you forgot to mention that the carnival also protects you from the dark powers ,but taxes you by slowly turning you into a freak.
this is so cool
I had this book for 2e I loved the ravenloft setting but never played it
I have the theory that the masters of all the dark domains and not the individual Lords of each realm are the standing for the authors who write the stories for us to read and enjoy.
Thank you for review but I am a little bit dissapointed - I thought this carnival would be more like place of mystery murders, source of curses or something, not the beacon of hope in the dark. Like I actually hear of it and I planned to do in my CoS campain create this tenssion - when carnaval arrives to Barovia players will have moral dilemma to side with Strahd to banished this greater evil or to doom Barovian people to even more suffering by keep it functioning. But then your video come and I realized there will be no dilemma it just shelter for poor souls. Yes it has its flaws but its more like - if something bad happens usually this means you are the master of you problems, or more like Face your dark side and (fall to it and face consequences) or overcome it.
Should do a video on the Mourning Rail
here ya go ruclips.net/video/__tcc7nwebI/видео.html
11:25 what are the two pieces of art here? the COlour one and the black and white one? ty
The color one is a piece from magic the gathering, The black and white art is from the second edition AD&D carnival supplement
Reminds me of the fan made Heckna campaign setting.
Games workshop stole this idea for their Carnival of Chaos! LOL
And I think "Isolde" is pronounced with a short "I" sound instead of the long form such as in "I sold a car." The "I" sounds like the in the phrase "It's A Mario!"
So it's like in "Tristan and Isolde". (Isolda is the proper pronunciation)
Alternative way of saying Isolde (According to league of legends) is "Ee-Sol-Deh"
Not only to league , it's an italian name and that's the right pronunciation
Is there a book on the carnival? Seems like it would be interesting
Yep I'm the description there's a link
7:40 Well, truthfully... (Spoiler here)
The Amazing Soulless Man (or Tindal, to his friends) thinks that is the case, but in truth, he has it backwards; he IS the escaped soul of a dark wizard named Tindafulus who botched one of his diabolical spells. Oddly, Tindal is a far more benevolent person than Tindafulus is.
Kind of wondering if Evernight will be included in the New Ravenloft source-book as a domain.
Been awhile since I've read the original supplement, but some of this sounds new.
I'm guessing this content (and this version of The Carnival) is from the new Guide to Ravenloft?
Ruby is part of shard of darkness?
Hello Jorphdan. You've recently DM'ed Rod of the Seven Parts. I'm planning to run that module too, and I'd like to know what level did the PCs finished in. Do you have some other material other than the official module to recommend for a conversion for 5e? Thanks in advance.
Hey there.
I'm pretty giving in the case of levels.
They started at 5 and ended at 13 I think.
I just used the module and then placed it in the forgotten realms. So certain quests I pulled forgotten realms knowledge when needed.
Anyone thinking of using this setting when the VRsGtR book comes or swap it out for Heckna when that setting comes out? Cuz either way they sound like good options. The later may be useful if any of my players are knowledged in FR and Ravenloft
Is, as in Elrond screaming "Isildur" in LotR
-old, as in the English word "old"
-e, as in "Eberron"
Atleast that is how it's pronounced as I've learned it in Sweden
What the Soulless Man's reflection is getting up to, no one knows.
Hey, avoiding spoilers is one thing, but outright fibbing is another thing entirely. I won't spoil either, but the Carnival book, and the adventure in it, do make it clear what's up with the errant mirror self.
Will the carnival make an appearance in my game ?
You bet it will
I was planning on adding a creepy carnival anyways
To have one already prepared is a blessing
Yep I'd like to use it thank you. I there a guy with 1000 blade cuts or is that a different novel hmmm
Just finished the novel. There's a dude with knives that grow out of his bones/body (that may be from torture cuts). There's also a guy in the 2e module that nails iron into his body because he can't feel pain?
Is it going to be in the Van Ricken's guide?
Yep
@@Jorphdan Great. Nerd Immersion did a stream about the book and honestly Bard and Warlock subclasses are so boring. They don't have that THAT that other subclasses had like Genie warlock and Creation bard have. Spirit bard is intersting but not on the level of other bards.
I haven't seen one of these videos in a while..... that's what Jorphdan looks like?! Lol, I thought he'd be a scrawny, pasty nerd like me he looks more grown up than I thought lol.
What is a greater eladrin?
Think of an Eladrin... only greater...
In previous editions they were powerful angels.
Correction (and spoilers ahead):
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Isolde isn't actually the Darklord of this Domain of Dread. The Darklord is, in fact, the sword she wields, which is intelligent.
Hmm the PCs maybe can track, find and kill that Incubus as a plot... thats giving me some ideas hehe
They skip so many Saturday DnD Show weeks i just noticed he grew his beard back XD
Is this gonna appear in the new revenloft book?
It's in the table of contents actually
Amazing something I can drop in a curse of strahd campaign without taking away from the book
@@Jorphdan So it may even be AL friendly?
@@Jorphdan oh snap, I was already planning on getting it, but that is exciting. I was bummed 4e ended before releasing Ravenloft, but remember to find out what your players like. I like dread encounters and not everyone likes barns of zombie children, sorry that group. :)
Hunting an incubus? Like the gentleman caller AKA Malocchio’s dad?
Going to start a home brew for the carnival. Anyone have pictures of performers or acts that I can use.
Vampires can be seen in mirrors , but not in silver mirrors cause silver is bad.
Isn't the incubus the "gentleman caller" ?
Yes.
And the fact that the Carnival always announces it's approach means he can always flee with plenty of time to stay ahead of her.
@@bofdm if i send my players to ravenloft (using old lore not the 5e redo) i have a yuan-ti pureblood im going to transform inti a abomination if they encounter the carnival.
I'm just wondering how this becomes a threat to the players. Aside from hunting down and bringing back The Manbeast as long as you don't attack the carnies it looks to be a simple creepy carnival.
I think that's the point. It's a way to traverse the domains, but then if you start causing trouble they might not be pleased. But it's not a domain of dread like the others are, it's a slight reprieve from the constant threat of most of the other domains. It's creepy but they aren't there to cause trouble. Imagine you're in barovia, dealing with werewolves, hags and vampires, Leviathans in the lake, and then a carnival rolls up. You'd expect it to be another trap. Then again, solving problems for the carnival folk could present its own challenges. Maybe someone dangerous is hiding amongst them, well, someone more dangerous anyway. Or maybe you have to find that one dude's reflection and bring it back.
This domain seems surprisingly altruistic, for a dread domain. Actually, it dosn't seem evil at all, which actually makes me kind of suspicious of it. What dark secret are they hiding?
Well.. lets put them in my Curse of Strahd campaign
Do “dance of the dead or spellfire.
V similar tones to that HBO show Carnivale.
When are they going to think of something NEW? I mean , Ravenloft, really? - I played that in the 80s. Let it be. Think of something NEW.
Ok, I'm going to make a character based on this.
SPOILER ALERT
Okay THIS is Witch and Light's original carnival?? Bro, the homebrew that can come from these adventures...
Isolde was the original Juliette if you actually do some deep research into Anglican and Saxon "mythology" pre-Christianity.
oh shhh, manbeast was once a leopard that was bitten by a human