Episode 5: The Nightmare Before Christmas

The Wonderful World of Darklords

Welcome to Wonderful World of Darklords! In this episode, a particularly manic Rachel and a particularly indulgent Tom discuss a movie that, on the surface, seems like a perfect match for a horror game--except that they're not mean in their town of Halloween, so how can it make your PCs truly feel that it's hopeless, they're finished, and they haven't got a prayer? Subjects discussed include:

-Giving Halloween Town a dash of thematic darkness to match its creepy aesthetic, while (we hope) still keeping it recognizable as the Halloween Town we know and love;

--How to adapt the "Halloween takes over Christmas" movie to a setting that has neither Halloween nor Christmas;

--A particularly baroque and high-concept backstory that allows you to bring Jack's new and improved visions to any domain you choose;

--The roles that various beloved Halloween Town characters might play in the domain and the adventure, including which one, other than Oogie Boogie, is just the worst;

--and more!

The full writeup for Halloween Town is available for free on DM's Guild: https://www.dmsguild.com/product/411747/Halloween-Town-A-Ravenloft-Domain-of-Dread-10-13?affiliate_id=241770&fbclid=IwAR30etbhuaECZQM3mAiVvicayrdZKqFD-Q-VnGPFRjtiL73z6ojjyu7vVyE

All music recordings are in the public domain (mark 1.0) and are licensed through https://musopen.org:

Chopin Nocturne in B-Flat Minor, Op. 9 No.1 (main theme), performed by Eduardo Vinuela

Chopin Etude Op. 25, No. 12 in C Minor: “Ocean” (darklord theme), performed by Edward Neeman

Chopin Nocturne in F Minor, Op. 55 No. 1 (land theme), performed by Luke Faulkner

Rachmaninoff Morceaux de Fantaisie, Op. 3 - 2. Prélude in C sharp minor (Dread Possibilities), performed by Sergei Rachmaninoff

Chopin Nocturne in E Minor, Op. 72 No. 1 (parting thoughts), performed by Luke Faulkner

Dialog for Yensid was written by Azalin Rex himself: http://www.twitter.com/darklordazalin

The Wonderful World of Darklords logo was designed by Halite Jones: http://www.twitter.com/katimus1

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