Obsidian Portal has a lot of really cool features that use JavaScript. The story concerns itself with Azalin, the king of the title. To Find a King: 9109 : C5 : The Bane of Llywelyn: 9206 : C6 : The Official RPGA Tournament Handbook : 9123 : CB1 : Conan Unchained! There are elements here that could be used to great effect in almost any horror game you care to mention, and you'll get an extremely good read into the bargain. DeWeese paints a convincing picture of his life on Oerth and his moral dilemmas concerning his life and his son, and his narrative flows smoothly from one locale to the next. Ravenloft setting. Contents You should check them out. That’s how many lives were broken by the horror at L-House. I know that it’s difficult for you to understand but times were different then. Azalin's servitude with Strahd is summarized in just a few paragraphs (perhaps allowing P. N. Elrod to establish canon in her later "I, Strahd: The War Against Azalin"). "[1], http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?18856, Dungeon Master Option: High-Level Campaigns, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=King_of_the_Dead_(novel)&oldid=945478115, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 14 March 2020, at 06:39. As the book begins, the reader is thrown immediately into the struggles of Azalin's mortal incarnation as he flounders around Darkon, bereft of his memory. DMs can take inspiration for altered-memory adventures featuring the PCs: drop them in Darkon with no idea of how they got there or what they've missed, except for tantalizing hints, which will lead them to strive to found out what happened to them. Given the in-game rivalry between the two darklords, it seems reasonable to use the one as a reference point for the other. Series list: Ravenloft (22 Books).

In the shadow of our absent King, the Holy See emerged to lead the people of Darkon and to care for her terrified men, women, and children as best she could.

The Ravenloft book series by multiple authors includes books Vampire of the Mists, Ravenloft: Knight of the Black Rose, Dance of the Dead, and several more. The book also ends chronologically just as Azalin takes control of Darkon, so later developments such as the Kargat, Grand Conjunction, and Llowellyn Dachine are left out. His trip to Mordent is left out entirely, and his transformation into lich-hood is glossed over in vagaries. King of the Dead is a fantasy novel by Gene DeWeese, set in the world of Ravenloft, and is based on the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game. Ravenloft readers should also read the sequel "Lord of the Necropolis" (containing several non-canon references) as well as "I, Strahd" and "I, Strahd: The War Against Azalin" by P. N. Elrod.

[1] He commented that "Gene De Weese is yet another New York Times best-selling author who has been persuaded by TSR to write an AD&D-based novel.

Crops were made vulnerable to starveling thieves, the roads became a country owned by criminals, and the lowborn wailed as one: Oh, where is my King? Rivers rerouted, mountains shifted creating new ranges, and the protective mists that ring our kingdom swallowed the rest and spat out still more. As adults…well, now that’s a different matter entirely…”, Brother Ionescoe Orphanages were created and given over to wealthy patrons to run under the careful guidance of church representatives. Then when they do find out, show them that knowledge has its own unwelcome price... and that by regaining their memories, they may have become the exact thing they were trying to avoid. Despite the near-limitless powers that are now his to command, he is continually haunted by the death of his son.

760 Barovian Calendar “I will tell you all about the children of L-House but first I must speak of recent events. Additionally, DeWeese gives an interesting portrayal of the political tensions in Darkon. Wikia for Ravenloft: Prisoners of the Mist, a Neverwinter Nights gothic horror roleplaying server. It also introduces the new (and now-canonical) concept of Azalin splitting into two incarnations after leaving Barovia: a mortal wizard and an undead king, named Darcalus. And now we finally come to the subject at hand: the children of L-house. DeWeese's personification feeds into Elrod's later sequel, where she portrays Azalin as similarly fiery-tempered and arrogant. Many DMs I know shy away in fear from these memory-related phenomena in their games, because they're so hard to pull off convincingly. 9124 : CB2 : Conan Against Darkness! King of the Dead is a fantasy novel by Gene DeWeese, set in the world of Ravenloft, and is based on the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game. The wiki is to be considered out-of-character. King of the Dead TSR: Fiction (1996 ) Knight of the Black Rose TSR: Fiction (1991 ) Lord of the Necropolis ... (2001 PDF) Super Endless Quest 1: Master of Ravenloft TSR: Super Endless Quest 1 (1986 ) Index background Series Search: Ravenloft (21 results) AD&D2 Ravenloft Grim Harvest Series: TSR: A sortable list in reading order and chronological order with publication date, genre, and rating.