Harrowfaust
Precis:
Vampire families battling pennangalan families amidst a Gothic
backdrop of superstitious peasants and occult mysticism; Gothic
novels meets film noir meets Hammer Horror.
Conspectus: Half of the kingdom
is ruled by Sebastian von Karlok (an ancient vampire lord), the other
half is ruled by Gabrielle Lorbrek (a pennangalan priestess);
ignorant, fearful peasants; the demon Orcus worshiped as a god; gypsy
caravans and riverboat travelers; isolated mad scientists crafting
magitech that is fueled by lost souls; ancient keeps and fortresses;
Gothic atmosphere; pennangalan cults vs. vampire cults; armies of
animate skeletons and zombies (Army of Darkness-style); secret
societies of vampire hunters; tarot card magic; the poisonous gardens
of Mother Mina; undead vultures as spies
Taste, Sound, Image: The coppery
tang of blood, Bauhaus's In the Flat Field, the film
Nosferatu.
Personally I am rooting for the vampires.
ReplyDelete@ckutalik: What, no soft spot for flying heads with dangerous entrails?
ReplyDeleteChris is a full-body supremacist. He hates pennangalans (pennangalani?) disembodied heads, and crawling hands with a fiery passion.
ReplyDeleteNice write-up. :)
@Trey: In that case, if Chris ever plays in one of my games he can expect a themed-adventure featuring 100% disembodied monsters. The Shins of Kyuss will be legendary.
ReplyDeleteAnd thanks!
Hey I have nothing against parties, I just don't want any of them marrying my daughter. Or moving into my neighborhood.
ReplyDelete@ckutalik: NIMD? (Not In My Dungeon)
ReplyDeleteSo, here's my version.
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Here are 20 questions to flesh out my version further.
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