the players fall down a darkened well from which a strange mist was rising. I introduce them to the reskinned satyr cleric dmpc, ralsei the prince of darkness. they roll their eyes. the encounter proceeds as in-game, up until the great door. it leads to Barovia. i have like three or so ideas for Darklords these may be kinda brutal for scratch and not gloomy & depressing enough for shadowfell but one is a illusory hotel-running fox fey cursed by endless hunger (you know the rest), the second is basically displacer beast artificer (rw) but with a ✨circus aestheticc✨ and the last one is a cubi bard/idol singer whose curse is that as soon as she tries to sing on stage, her voice becomes a cacophony of her rivals’ screams as she uhh shortened their life to her desired length so she keeps staging “accidents” at her monthly concerts so attendees never find out the truth that she doesn’t live up to the hype she spread about herself pc idea: vampire charlatan druid - they turn into a cute cat and mrrp mrrp their way into strangers’ houses (since pspsps counts as giving permission..right?) then loot them while the owners are asleep npc idea: annoying kobold that keeps following the party everywhere
HEY THERE WELCOME TO ANOTHER EPISODE OF WTH WAS MY YOUNGER SELF ON
