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In which D and her new traveling companion go through the looking glass. The in-character fiction from the episode without the in-depth out of character discussion for the domain.

Timestamps

0:00 Introduction

2:47 The Lord

5:05 The Land

10:24 Dread Possibilities

19:27 Parting thoughts

25:12 Postscript

Content Advisory for D's Journal (details on content advisories can be found on Facebook, Tumblr, and Patreon)

Psychological torture (major), death (major), emotional abuse (major), body horror (transformation; moderate), sexual content (fade to black, moderate), child abuse (minor)

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

Wagner Siegfried, WWV 86C - Funeral March, Finale (Dread Possibilities), performed by the United States Marine Band

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

Granados Twelve Spanish Dances, Op. 37, II. - Oriental (postscript), performed by Monica Alianello

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

The Wonderful World of Darklords logo was designed by Halite Jones, whom you can find on Tumblr and Instagram: https://www.tumblr.com/halite-jones and http://www.instagram.com/insta_halite

Contact us on:

Gmail: wonderfulworldofdarklords@gmail.com

Facebook: @wonderfulworldofdarklords

Tumblr: @wonderfulworldofdarklords

Patreon: www.patreon.com/WonderfulWorldofDarklords

YouTube: @wonderfulworldofdarklord

Welcome to Wonderful World of Darklords! Today's domain ended up being MUCH harder than we anticipated. Horror versions of Wonderland are a dime a dozen, but fitting it into the specific mold of a Ravenloft domain was another matter entirely. Follow us down the rabbit hole and through the looking glass as we discuss:

• Our potential darklord candidates, including the reason why neither Alice, the Queen of Hearts, or the Red Queen alone had what it took to be our darklord (and also a rant about how the Red Queen and the Queen of Hearts are completely different characters);
• Why you do not, under any circumstances, want to go overboard with the worldbuilding;
• Communicating the strangeness of Wonderland in the language of D&D as well as through description;
• Some of Wonderland's major horror themes, so your dark horror version of Wonderland feels like Wonderland instead of like a Hot Topic t-shirt of a blood-soaked Cheshire Cat;
• and more!

The full write-up for Wonderland is available for free on DM's Guild: https://www.dmsguild.com/en/product/559672/wonderland-a-ravenloft-domain-of-dread?preview=1

Dungeonland is available on DM's Guild here: https://www.dmsguild.com/en/product/17039/ex1-dungeonland-1e If you'd rather just watch a video about it, the video Tom mentioned is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdnP6EV0ctc&t=1s

The video Rachel mentioned about Wonderland as a dream and about the connections between Wonderland and Silent Hill is here: https://youtu.be/613V8HBrZoU?si=vS5aPt64KgcVkOsm

Timestamps

0:00 Introduction

9:26 The Lord

43:06 The Land

1:01:34 Dread Possibilities fiction

1:10:31 Dread Possibilities our of character

1:27:03 Aging up (body horror, euphemistic discussion of sexual violence, use of the word "erotica")

1:38:16 Aging up ends

1:40:24 Parting thoughts

1:57:40 D’s Parting Thoughts

2:03:26 Postscript

Content Advisory for D's Journal (details on content advisories can be found on Facebook, Tumblr, and Patreon)

Psychological torture (major), death (major), emotional abuse (major), body horror (transformation; moderate), sexual content (fade to black, moderate), child abuse (minor)

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

Wagner Siegfried, WWV 86C - Funeral March, Finale (Dread Possibilities), performed by the United States Marine Band

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

Granados Twelve Spanish Dances, Op. 37, II. - Oriental (postscript), performed by Monica Alianello

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

The Wonderful World of Darklords logo was designed by Halite Jones, whom you can find on Tumblr and Instagram: https://www.tumblr.com/halite-jones and http://www.instagram.com/insta_halite

Contact us on:

Gmail: wonderfulworldofdarklords@gmail.com

Facebook: @wonderfulworldofdarklords

Tumblr: @wonderfulworldofdarklords

Patreon: www.patreon.com/WonderfulWorldofDarklords

YouTube: @wonderfulworldofdarklord

In which D...well...departs from Agrabah.

Timestamps

0:00 "Dear Yensid..."

1:43 "And then everything changed..."

5:09 "I remembered..."

9:50 "My dreams..."

13:14 "We have left Agrabah..."

Content Advisory (details on content advisories can be found on Facebook, Tumblr, and Patreon)

Mind control (major), torture (major), slavery (major), trauma (major), memory manipulation (major). If necessary, you can skip directly from the "I remembered..." timestamp to the "My dreams..." timestamp; it's got the worst of the content warning stuff, and it's mostly reiterating information that the listener already knows.

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, performed by Eduardo Vinuela

Chopin Etude Op. 10, No. 6 in E-Flat Minor "Lament", performed by Edward Neeman

Chopin Nocturne in E Minor, Op. 72 No. 1, performed by Luke Faulkner

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

The Wonderful World of Darklords logo was designed by Halite Jones, whom you can find on Tumblr and Instagram: https://www.tumblr.com/halite-jones and http://www.instagram.com/insta_halite

Contact us on:

Gmail: wonderfulworldofdarklords@gmail.com

Facebook: @wonderfulworldofdarklords

Tumblr: @wonderfulworldofdarklords

Patreon: www.patreon.com/WonderfulWorldofDarklords

YouTube: @wonderfulworldofdarklord

In which a whole lot of metaplot comes together. The in-character fiction from the episode without the in-depth out of character discussion for the domain.

Timestamps

0:00 Introduction

1:44 The Lord

5:02 The Land

7:10 Dread Possibilities

13:19 Parting thoughts

Content Advisory for D's Journal (details on content advisories can be found on Facebook, Tumblr, and Patreon)

Mind control (major), death (minor)

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

Wagner Siegfried, WWV 86C - Funeral March, Finale (postscript), performed by the United States Marine Band

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

The Wonderful World of Darklords logo was designed by Halite Jones, whom you can find on Tumblr and Instagram: https://www.tumblr.com/halite-jones and http://www.instagram.com/insta_halite

Contact us on:

Gmail: wonderfulworldofdarklords@gmail.com

Facebook: @wonderfulworldofdarklords

Tumblr: @wonderfulworldofdarklords

Patreon: www.patreon.com/WonderfulWorldofDarklords

YouTube: @wonderfulworldofdarklord

Welcome to Wonderful World of Darklords! At long last, we get to an episode that we've been teasing for over a year, and that y'all have been asking for pretty much from episode one: Aladdin It combines a darklord with impeccable vibes, a setting with...somewhat problematic vibes that make it peccable but ridiculously cool, and well-earned nostalgia that brings it a ton of emotional power. Sit back and ruminate while we illuminate the possibilities for you. Topics discussed include:

• A broader motivation for Jafar that makes the lamp his top priority but not his only one, since "every week he tries to get the lamp from Aladdin and fails" is going to get really repetitive, really fast;
• The character class that gives Jafar all the magic your players will expect him to have, but still makes him miserable;
• How to bring Jasmine and Aladdin into your game without having them steal the spotlight from your PCs;
• Elements from the TV show you can bring in, including a villain that all you 90s kids KNEW was going to get mentioned;
• And more!

The full write-up for Agrabah is available for free on DM's Guild: https://www.dmsguild.com/en/product/555642/arabian-nights-a-ravenloft-domain-of-dread?preview=1

If you want more resources on orientalism in D&D from people who are actually qualified to talk about it, the Asians Represent readthrough of Al-Qadim is here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbQUmmaVBxqpiwt3rjqQYNBerHPGPJUkt

The video about Jafar and the TV villains is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzjwyYlsZ78

Timestamps

0:00 Introduction

10:32 The Lord

46:20 The Land

1:06:54 Dread Possibilities

1:23:19 Aging up (sexual content)

1:26:22 Sexual part of aging up ends

1:36:50 Parting thoughts

2:06:57 D’s Parting Thoughts

Content Advisory for D's Journal (details on content advisories can be found on Facebook, Tumblr, and Patreon)

Mind control (major), death (minor)

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

Wagner Siegfried, WWV 86C - Funeral March, Finale (postscript), performed by the United States Marine Band

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

The Wonderful World of Darklords logo was designed by Halite Jones, whom you can find on Tumblr and Instagram: https://www.tumblr.com/halite-jones and http://www.instagram.com/insta_halite

Contact us on:

Gmail: wonderfulworldofdarklords@gmail.com

Facebook: @wonderfulworldofdarklords

Tumblr: @wonderfulworldofdarklords

Patreon: www.patreon.com/WonderfulWorldofDarklords

YouTube: @wonderfulworldofdarklord

In which D journeys into the mouth of madness. The in-character fiction from the episode without the in-depth out of character discussion for the domain.

Timestamps

0:00 Introduction

2:34 The Lord

5:42 The Land

10:26 Dread Possibilities

15:00 Parting Thoughts

19:31 Postscript

Content Advisory for D's Journal (details on content advisories can be found on Facebook, Tumblr, and Patreon)

Mind control (major), memory manipulation (major), blood (moderate), heights and falling from them (moderate), death (minor)

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

Wagner Siegfried, WWV 86C - Funeral March, Finale (postscript), performed by the United States Marine Band

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

The Wonderful World of Darklords logo was designed by Halite Jones, whom you can find on Tumblr and Instagram: https://www.tumblr.com/halite-jones and http://www.instagram.com/insta_halite

Contact us on:

Gmail: wonderfulworldofdarklords@gmail.com

Facebook: @wonderfulworldofdarklords

Tumblr: @wonderfulworldofdarklords

Patreon: www.patreon.com/WonderfulWorldofDarklords

YouTube: @wonderfulworldofdarklord

Our name's Wonderful World of Darklords, and we're a podcast. Uh, let's see...we're three and a half years old, 42 episodes long, got a bit of sappiness in us. Our passion bubbles very near the surface, I guess, not gonna lie. Anywho, uh, what else...we're converters. We convert Disney movies to Ravenloft domains, professionally. I mean, we're very good at what we do. Thing is, being a Byronic cesspool is the name of the game. Literally. That's what the "darklord" in Wonderful World of Darklords is. So yeah, naturally King Candy is the guy we're talking about. When he does an act of ultimate darkness, he gets a domain. But are there domains for an act of ultimate Disney movie to Ravenloft domain conversion? To that, we say ha! And no, there aren't. Which is honestly a good thing, because when we see King Candy out there, living in a hell of his own creation, constantly terrified that Vanellope will come and unravel all his lies, sometimes we think...man, it sure must be awful being the bad guy. Topics discussed include:

• How the heck to translate an arcade full of living video game characters into D&D terms, and how to get your PCs interacting with them when they are not, themselves, video game characters;
• Making King Candy even more hateable (which is impressive, because he's already REALLY AWFUL);
• Why the cy-bugs, while ridiculously cool, don't complicate the setting as much as we thought they would;
• The underrated John Carpenter movie that shows how to bring out the horror in what's mostly a pretty fantasy-heavy, horror-light setting;
• And more!

The full write-up for the Arcades of Litwak is available on DM's Guild: https://www.dmsguild.com/en/product/552182/the-arcades-of-litwak-a-ravenloft-domain-of-dread?preview=1

The poll for our horror movie minisode is free for all on our Patreon, and will be until January 31st: https://www.patreon.com/posts/horror-movie-146799916

Timestamps

0:00 Announcements

1:43 Introduction

8:49 The Lord

43:25 The Land

1:08:43 Dread Possibilities

1:34:38 Parting Thoughts

1:50:03 D’s Parting Thoughts

Content Advisory for D's Journal (details on content advisories can be found on Facebook, Tumblr, and Patreon)

Mind control (major), memory manipulation (major), blood (moderate), heights and falling from them (moderate), death (minor)

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

Wagner Siegfried, WWV 86C - Funeral March, Finale (postscript), performed by the United States Marine Band

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

The Wonderful World of Darklords logo was designed by Halite Jones, whom you can find on Tumblr and Instagram: https://www.tumblr.com/halite-jones and http://www.instagram.com/insta_halite

Contact us on:

Gmail: wonderfulworldofdarklords@gmail.com

Facebook: @wonderfulworldofdarklords

Tumblr: @wonderfulworldofdarklords

Patreon: www.patreon.com/WonderfulWorldofDarklords

YouTube: @wonderfulworldofdarklord

In which D gets scammed by dogs. The in-character fiction from the episode without the in-depth out of character discussion of the NPC.

You can find Kris at MegaDumbCast (https://megadumbcast.podbean.com/) and the now-completed Gameable Podcast (https://gameabledisneypodcast.tumblr.com/)

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

Arabian Dance, from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite, via the European Archive

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

The Wonderful World of Darklords logo was designed by Halite Jones, whom you can find on Tumblr and Instagram: https://www.tumblr.com/halite-draw and http://www.instagram.com/insta_halite

Contact us on:

Gmail: wonderfulworldofdarklords@gmail.com

Facebook: @wonderfulworldofdarklords

Tumblr: @wonderfulworldofdarklords

Patreon: www.patreon.com/WonderfulWorldofDarklords

YouTube: @wonderfulworldofdarklord

Welcome to Wonderful World of Darklords! Kris Newton joins us as we close out 2025 with a discussion of Oliver and Company, and with it, the class option that has tragically never made it into a single edition of D&D: Doggie Crime Lord. Topics discussed include:

• Why a sadsack with a gambling addiction and a team of canine pickpockets is going to be irresistible for a whole lot of PCs;
• The versatility of this version of Bill Sykes, and how he can function as a low-level henchman for a variety of heavy hitters your PCs can tangle with later;
• The joys of treasure that comes with strings attached;
• An impromptu musical number;
• And more!

Full writeups for Fagin and his magic dog biscuits can be found for free on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/fagin-146739039

The link to our horror movie minisode poll is also on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/horror-movie-146799916

TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Introduction

7:14 Fagin Stats and Background

40:38 Adventures with Fagin

You can find Kris at MegaDumbCast (https://megadumbcast.podbean.com/) and the now-completed Gameable Podcast (https://gameabledisneypodcast.tumblr.com/)

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

Arabian Dance, from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite, via the European Archive

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

The Wonderful World of Darklords logo was designed by Halite Jones, whom you can find on Tumblr and Instagram: https://www.tumblr.com/halite-draw and http://www.instagram.com/insta_halite

Contact us on:

Gmail: wonderfulworldofdarklords@gmail.com

Facebook: @wonderfulworldofdarklords

Tumblr: @wonderfulworldofdarklords

Patreon: www.patreon.com/WonderfulWorldofDarklords

YouTube: @wonderfulworldofdarklord

In which D travels home for the holidays. The full episode can be found on Patreon, but we wanted to make this portion of it public to give a sense of the status quo with D's family.

Timestamps:

0:00 Introduction

0:55 First Letter ("Despite Yensid's petulant silence on the matter...")

4:38 Second Letter ("There's no feeling quite like that of coming home...")

10:32 Second Letter, continued ("And to my relief and delight, the door was opened...")

Content Advisory (details on content advisories can be found on Facebook, Tumblr, and Patreon)

Emotional abuse (major; I'm going to stop calling it "subtext" because it's text by now), psychological torture (major)

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

Granados Twelve Spanish Dances, Op. 37, II. - Oriental (letter to Binx theme), performed by Monica Alianello (public domain mark 1.0)

Mozart Piano Sonata No. 11, K. 331, 1. - Andante Grazioso (Poppy's theme), from the European Archive

Schumann Scenes from Childhood Op. 15, Movements IV, VII, X, and XII (Max and Dani), performed by Donald Betts

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

The Wonderful World of Darklords logo was designed by Halite Jones, whom you can find on Tumblr and Instagram: https://www.tumblr.com/halite-jones and http://www.instagram.com/insta_halite

Contact us on:

Gmail: wonderfulworldofdarklords@gmail.com

Facebook: @wonderfulworldofdarklords

Tumblr: @wonderfulworldofdarklords

Patreon: www.patreon.com/WonderfulWorldofDarklords

YouTube: @wonderfulworldofdarklord

In which D is fighting evil by starlight, journaling by daylight, and never running from a real fight. The in-character fiction from the episode without the in-depth out of character discussion for the domain.

Commentary on D's Journal is usually a patrons-only perk, but there's a specific bit of commentary for this one that I wanted to make available for everyone.

Timestamps:

0:00 Introduction

1:53 The Lord

5:14 The Land

8:22 Dread Possibilities

12:50 Parting Thoughts

20:48 Postscript

22:58 Commentary

Content Advisory for D's Journal (details on content advisories can be found on Facebook, Tumblr, and Patreon)

Mind control (major), memory manipulation (major), abusive relationship subtext (major; trauma bonding, fawning), body horror (minor; transformation), death (minor)

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 Mazurka in B-Flat Major, Op. 17 No.1, performed by Christoph Zbinden

Chopin Etude Op. 10 No. 1 in C Major "Waterfall" (darklord theme), performed by Chiara Bertoglio

Chopin Nocturne in F Major, Op. 15 No. 1 (land theme). performed by Luke Faulkner

Chopin Nocturne in D-Flat Major, Op. 17 No. 2 (Dread Possibilities), performed by Paul Pitman

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

Wagner Siegfried, WWV 86C - Funeral March, Finale (postscript), performed by the United States Marine Band

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

The Wonderful World of Darklords logo was designed by Halite Jones, whom you can find on Tumblr and Instagram: https://www.tumblr.com/halite-jones and http://www.instagram.com/insta_halite

Contact us on:

Gmail: wonderfulworldofdarklords@gmail.com

Facebook: @wonderfulworldofdarklords

Tumblr: @wonderfulworldofdarklords

Patreon: www.patreon.com/WonderfulWorldofDarklords

YouTube: @wonderfulworldofdarklord

Welcome to Wonderful World of Darklords! Earlier this year, our generous listeners donated $385 to Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC), and that means a second Listener's Choice episode! For this one, we're reconnecting with our Toonami days to bring you Sailor Moon, with the iconic villain who finds her way into in every iteration of the show and manga: Queen Beryl. She made a bargain with dark powers to win the heart of someone who didn't love her back, only to have them reject her...and then reincarnate and reject her again. Sounds familiar. Topics discussed include:

• Why Beryl and her four generals give you a perfect campaign structure;
• Ways to incorporate the Sailor Guardians into your campaign while still allowing the PCs to be the protagonists;
• Incorporating themes of reincarnation into the Sailor Moon section of your game without necessarily having them be a factor when your PCs move on to a less reincarnation-heavy setting;
• How to give your PCs a Sailor Guardian transformation, because that's what we're all here for, and what their Sailor Guardian names might be in a world with no Mercury, Venus, Mars, or Jupiter;
• and more!

The full write-up for Millennium City is available on DM's Guild: https://www.dmsguild.com/en/product/548430/the-dark-kingdom-a-ravenloft-domain-of-dread?preview=1

Timestamps

0:00 Introduction

8:22 The Lord

34:58 The Land

54:27 Dread Possibilities

1:27:57 Aging Up (sexual content)

1:28:52 NSFW part of Aging Up ends

1:37:51 Parting Thoughts

1:58:34 D’s Parting Thoughts

Content Advisory for D's Journal (details on content advisories can be found on Facebook, Tumblr, and Patreon)

Mind control (major), memory manipulation (major), abusive relationship subtext (major; trauma bonding, fawning), body horror (minor; transformation), death (minor)

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 Mazurka in B-Flat Major, Op. 17 No.1, performed by Christoph Zbinden

Chopin Etude Op. 10 No. 1 in C Major "Waterfall" (darklord theme), performed by Chiara Bertoglio

Chopin Nocturne in F Major, Op. 15 No. 1 (land theme). performed by Luke Faulkner

Chopin Nocturne in D-Flat Major, Op. 17 No. 2 (Dread Possibilities), performed by Paul Pitman

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

Wagner Siegfried, WWV 86C - Funeral March, Finale (postscript), performed by the United States Marine Band

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

The Wonderful World of Darklords logo was designed by Halite Jones, whom you can find on Tumblr and Instagram: https://www.tumblr.com/halite-jones and http://www.instagram.com/insta_halite

Contact us on:

Gmail: wonderfulworldofdarklords@gmail.com

Facebook: @wonderfulworldofdarklords

Tumblr: @wonderfulworldofdarklords

Patreon: www.patreon.com/WonderfulWorldofDarklords

YouTube: @wonderfulworldofdarklord

Come with D and you'll be in a world of pure imagination. The in-character fiction from the episode without the in-depth out-of-character discussion of the domain.

Timestamps

0:00 Introduction

2:27 The Lord

4:52 The Land

8:29 Dread Possibilities

11:53 Parting Thoughts

16:31 Postscript

Content Advisory for D's Journal (details on content advisories can be found on Facebook, Tumblr, and Patreon)

Mind control (major), memory manipulation (major), body horror (transformation; major), child endangerment (major; she doesn't explicitly mention that the ticket holders are children, but if you know, you know), facial mutilation (minor), suicide (minor). If you struggle with D's emotional distress, skip the postscript; it builds on the major plot development from The Black Cauldron, but it isn't crucial.

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

Wagner Siegfried, WWV 86C - Funeral March, Finale (postscript), performed by the United States Marine Band

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

The Wonderful World of Darklords logo was designed by Halite Jones, whom you can find on Tumblr and Instagram: https://www.tumblr.com/halite-jones and http://www.instagram.com/insta_halite

Contact us on:

Gmail: wonderfulworldofdarklords@gmail.com

Facebook: @wonderfulworldofdarklords

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Welcome, my friends. Welcome to Wonderful World of Darklords. Will the ticket holders come forward, please? Welcome. It's nice to have you here. We're so glad you could come. This is going to be such an exciting day. We hope you enjoy it. We think you will. Little surprises around every corner, but nothing dangerous. Don't be alarmed. Now, hats, coats, galoshes, over here. But hurry! We have so much time and so little to podcast about. Wait! Strike that! Reverse it! Thank you. Topics discussed include:

• Mascot horror, its various tropes, and why they mesh beautifully with Ravenloft in general and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory specifically;
• A factory full of themed rooms, monsters, and magical consumables, aka a perfect dungeon;
• The darklord who makes a perfect stand-in for Slugworth, plus a bit of Darkon lore if you want the vibe of the factory without the inherent silliness of Willy Wonka annd Oompa Loompas;
• The Unknown (but not anti-graffiti gobstoppers);
• and more!

The full write-up for Wonka's Chocolate Factory is available on DM's Guild: https://site.dmsguild.com/product/544208/Willy-McDuffs-Candy-Factory-A-Ravenloft-Domain-of-Dread?affiliate_id=241770

The discount link for the Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory adventure is here: https://tools.dmsguild.com/browse.php?discount=9b8c59b61f

The watchlist we used for Episode 41 is here: https://medium.com/@oddlazdo/a-filler-reduced-viewing-guide-to-sailor-moon-season-1-d64a7d5c158d We watched all the required episodes as well as 11 and 31 (which were unnecessary but very fun), and Tom watched the first season of Crystal.

Timestamps

0:00 Introduction

11:50 The Lord

43:39 The Land

1:10:40 Dread Possibilities

1:32:36 Parting Thoughts

1:56:32 D’s Parting Thoughts

2:05:54 Episode 41 Watchlist

Content Advisory for D's Journal (details on content advisories can be found on Facebook, Tumblr, and Patreon)

Mind control (major), memory manipulation (major), body horror (transformation; major), child endangerment (major; she doesn't explicitly mention that the ticket holders are children, but if you know, you know), facial mutilation (minor), suicide (minor). If you struggle with D's emotional distress, skip the postscript; it builds on the major plot development from The Black Cauldron, but it isn't crucial.

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

Wagner Siegfried, WWV 86C - Funeral March, Finale (postscript), performed by the United States Marine Band

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

The Wonderful World of Darklords logo was designed by Halite Jones, whom you can find on Tumblr and Instagram: https://www.tumblr.com/halite-jones and http://www.instagram.com/insta_halite

Contact us on:

Gmail: wonderfulworldofdarklords@gmail.com

Facebook: @wonderfulworldofdarklords

Tumblr: @wonderfulworldofdarklords

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Welcome to Wonderful World of Darklords: Book Club of Dread! No, if you're not a patron, you didn't miss Book One; it's a Patreon exclusive. We talk about the rules of the Nightmare Land so much that we couldn't paywall them in good conscience, though, so we're making the second, rules-focused book of the 1995 Ravenloft Nightmare Lands boxed set free for everyone. The Nightmare Lands has a lot of legitimately cool ideas and some creepy, evocative settings and NPCs, but it's also an attempt to cludge together freeform indie ideas with second edition D&D mechanics. Topics discussed include:

• The five Disney/Pixar PCs we're going to subject to the torments of the Nightmare Court, complete with classes, levels, and alignments, and which one of them strides through the land of dreams like a goddess;
• How to make peace with your inner demons by gaining enough mental fortitude points to attain your inner peace number (hint: it's second edition, so it's through combat);
• Tom's on-mic meltdown at the way experience points were handled in the nineties;
• So, so many charts;
• And more!

Our beverage is Nightmare on Bourbon Street, or Nightmare on Martinelli Street for a mocktail option. You can find the recipe here: https://www.halfbakedharvest.com/nightmare-on-bourbon-street/ We used the same regular non-alcoholic sparkling cider that we give our kids on New Year's Eve, and it was absolutely delicious, so we can 100% vouch for this whether you add a shot of bourbon or not.

REMINDER: Our fundraiser for the Capital Area Food Bank is still live! https://give.capitalareafoodbank.org/wonderfulworldofdarklords

Timestamps:

0:00 Introduction

15:53 Meet the adventuring party!

29:40 General dreamscape rules

35:17 Madness rules

43:01 Inner strength and mental fortitude

1:15:20 Dream powers

1:43:12 Geography of the Nightmare Lands

1:59:49 Dream powers of the Nightmare Court

2:22:34 Dr. Illhousen's clinic

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

Night on Bald Mountain by Modest Mussorgsky, performed by the Skidmore College Orchestra

The Wonderful World of Darklords logo was designed by Halite Jones, whom you can find on Tumblr and Instagram: https://www.tumblr.com/halite-draw and http://www.instagram.com/insta_halite

Contact us on:

Gmail: wonderfulworldofdarklords@gmail.com

Facebook: @wonderfulworldofdarklords

Tumblr: @wonderfulworldofdarklords

Youtube: @wonderfulworldofdarklord

Hello, dear listeners! Our fundraiser for the Capital Area Food Bank is LIVE! https://give.capitalareafoodbank.org/wonderfulworldofdarklords

If you'd rather support your own local food bank, that's wonderful! Send us a screenshot of the receipt at wonderfulworldofdarklords@gmail.com and we'll count it toward our goal.

When we did our survey for what goals you'd like us to set for the fundraiser, there wasn't a single clear winner, but the great thing is that the four top vote-getters are all pretty easy things that can happen in installments. So here's what's going to happen!

• Unless no one donates at all, AMAs are happening. Everyone who donates gets to ask questions; just let us know if you want us to field them stoned or sober. Email us, contact on our various socials, leave it on the donation page as a comment, whatever.
• At $100, we'll do a Book Club of Dread for a single Hot Blood anthology.
• At $200, we'll also do a minisode for a single horror movie.
• At $300, we'll also stream an hour or two of playing Strahd's Possession or Stone Prophet. (We want to do two, but who even knows if the kids will allow us two hours of uninterrupted time.)
• At $400, we'll also do a Book Club of Dread for a second Hot Blood anthology. (Please get us to $400, guys. Rachel really wants to talk about Hotter Blood, which is the best book in the series, but obviously we also have to talk about one that's gonzo, not good.)
• At $500, we'll also do a minisode for a second horror movie.
• At $600, we'll stream another hour or two.
• If we get past our fundraising goal, we'll just keep this cycle going!

Thank you so much for your generosity, and happy gaming! https://give.capitalareafoodbank.org/wonderfulworldofdarklords

In which D has a case of mistaken identity, gets answers to a long-standing question, and finally has a decent night's sleep. The in-character fiction from the episode without the in-depth out-of-character discussion of the domain.

Timestamps

0:00 Introduction

1:49 The Lord

5:17 The Land

10:42 Dread Possibilities

15:25 Parting Thoughts

Content Advisory for D's Journal (details on content advisories can be found on Facebook, Tumblr, and Patreon)

Mind control (major), corpses (major), death (moderate)

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

Wagner Siegfried, WWV 86C - Funeral March, Finale (postscript), performed by the United States Marine Band

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

The Wonderful World of Darklords logo was designed by Halite Jones, whom you can find on Tumblr and Instagram: https://www.tumblr.com/halite-jones and http://www.instagram.com/insta_halite

Contact us on:

Gmail: wonderfulworldofdarklords@gmail.com

Facebook: @wonderfulworldofdarklords

Tumblr: @wonderfulworldofdarklords

Patreon: www.patreon.com/WonderfulWorldofDarklords

YouTube: @wonderfulworldofdarklord

Welcome to Wonderful World of Darklords! In this episode, we're celebrating spooky season with one of Disney's spookier villains: the Horned King. He doesn't have a lot going for him other than vibes, but boy howdy, he has those vibes in abundance. (Is he aura farming? We're in our forties; we don't know.) Topics discussed include:

• A backstory for the Horned King that gives him a motivation beyond "how long I have thirsted to be a god among mortal men," which hinges entirely on three words of dialog (no, we don't mean "three lines," we mean "three words");
• Supplementary material from the books to flesh out the movie's setting while still allowing you to use the Horned King as your darklord instead of Arawn;
• Making a heroic sacrifice to destroy the cauldron without having to kill off any beloved characters;
• Why every campaign deserves an oracular pig;
• And more!

The full write-up for Prydain is available on DM's Guild: https://www.dmsguild.com/product/537766/Annuvin-A-Ravenloft-Domain-of-Dread?view_as_pub=1

Timestamps

0:00 Introduction

6:00 The Lord

45:35 The Land

1:04:32 Dread Possibilities

Aging Up (body horror, "fun skin things") 1:38:07

1:41:39 Parting Thoughts/Aging Up Ends 

1:56:45 D’s Parting Thoughts

Content Advisory for D's Journal (details on content advisories can be found on Facebook, Tumblr, and Patreon)

Mind control (major), corpses (major), death (moderate)

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

Wagner Siegfried, WWV 86C - Funeral March, Finale (postscript), performed by the United States Marine Band

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

The Wonderful World of Darklords logo was designed by Halite Jones, whom you can find on Tumblr and Instagram: https://www.tumblr.com/halite-jones and http://www.instagram.com/insta_halite

Contact us on:

Gmail: wonderfulworldofdarklords@gmail.com

Facebook: @wonderfulworldofdarklords

Tumblr: @wonderfulworldofdarklords

Patreon: www.patreon.com/WonderfulWorldofDarklords

YouTube: @wonderfulworldofdarklord

Hello, dear listeners! Our charity fundraiser this year is a bit time sensitive, so Rachel is getting the announcement out in the forty-five seconds before our youngest comes home, terrible sound quality be darned. Details here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/wonderful-world-140996564?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

TL;DR We're raising money for the Capital Area Food Bank (or your local food pantry) to provide some relief to furloughed workers, and we want to open that as soon as possible, which means we need to know what rewards you'd like to see if we hit our fundraising goals. You can vote for more than one thing; we're gauging interest, not setting something in stone.

Thank you for listening, thank you in advance for your generosity, and happy gaming!

In which D doesn't get shot at, subjected to anti-human racial slurs, captured, robbed of her magic, tortured, thrown off a building, mind-erased, or killed, which automatically makes DunBroch her favorite domain of 2025. D chooses the bear! The in-character fiction from the episode without the in-depth out-of-character discussion of the domain.

Content Advisory for D's Journal (details on content advisories can be found on Facebook, Tumblr, and Patreon)

Death (minor), body horror (transformation; minor)

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.tumblr.com/darklordazalin

The Wonderful World of Darklords logo was designed by Halite Jones, whom you can find on Tumblr and Instagram: https://www.tumblr.com/halite-jones and http://www.instagram.com/insta_halite

Contact us on:

Gmail: wonderfulworldofdarklords@gmail.com

Facebook: @wonderfulworldofdarklords

Tumblr: @wonderfulworldofdarklords

Patreon: www.patreon.com/WonderfulWorldofDarklords

YouTube: @wonderfulworldofdarklord

Welcome to Wonderful World of Darklords! In this episode, Callaghan is finally dethroned as "darklord with the fewest lines of usable dialog" as we make a darklord out of...a bear. Not a werebear. Not a talking bear. Just a bear. But he's a bear who comes with a gothic curse and with FANTASY SCOTLAND, so it's well worth the effort of making him a darklord. Topics discussed include:

• Why Mor'du is going to want to throw down with your PCs even if they don't feed anyone a magic tart that turns them into a bear (although that would certainly help);
• All the world-building information about clans MacIntosh, MacGuffin, and Dingwall that Tom was able to glean or extrapolate from a deep dive into Brave's ancillary material;
• The canonical domain that works beautifully with DunBroch as the source of the invading force that temporarily united the clans (no, not Original Recipe Falkovnia);
• Strahd or bear;
• And more!

The full write-up for DunBroch is available on DM's Guild: https://www.dmsguild.com/product/534982/The-Brave-Highlands-A-Ravenloft-Domain-of-Dread?affiliate_id=241770

Yes, Tom's Nightmare on Elm Street adventure IS finished! https://www.dmsguild.com/product/534715/Never-Sleep-Again

Timestamps

0:00 Introduction

3:57 The Lord

36:37 The Land

1:06:23 Dread Possibilities

1:40:13 Parting Thoughts 

2:01:42 D’s Parting Thoughts

Content Advisory for D's Journal (details on content advisories can be found on Facebook, Tumblr, and Patreon)

Death (minor), body horror (transformation; minor)

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.tumblr.com/darklordazalin

The Wonderful World of Darklords logo was designed by Halite Jones, whom you can find on Tumblr and Instagram: https://www.tumblr.com/halite-jones and http://www.instagram.com/insta_halite

Contact us on:

Gmail: wonderfulworldofdarklords@gmail.com

Facebook: @wonderfulworldofdarklords

Tumblr: @wonderfulworldofdarklords

Patreon: www.patreon.com/WonderfulWorldofDarklords

YouTube: @wonderfulworldofdarklord

Note: This letter takes place immediately after the Owl House episode, so please make sure to listen to that one first.

In which D has the warlock equivalent of a salary negotiation, making all of us deeply grateful that Azalin isn't our supervisor.

Content Advisory (details on content advisories can be found on Facebook, Tumblr, and Patreon)

Abusive relationship subtext (major; eggshell walking, trauma bonding), corpses (major), torture (major), vomit (moderate). If you struggled with D's emotional distress in the Thanos episode...you might just need to skip this one.

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

Granados Twelve Spanish Dances, Op. 37, II. - Oriental (main theme), performed by Monica Alianello (public domain mark 1.0)

Bach Passacaglia in C Minor BWV 582 (Azalin's theme), performed by Nicholas Danby (public domain mark 1.0)

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

The Wonderful World of Darklords logo was designed by Halite Jones, whom you can find on Tumblr and Instagram: https://www.tumblr.com/halite-jones and http://www.instagram.com/insta_halite

Contact us on:

Gmail: wonderfulworldofdarklords@gmail.com

Facebook: @wonderfulworldofdarklords

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YouTube: @wonderfulworldofdarklord

In which D travels to a domain full of witches, ruled by a witch hunter. What could go wrong? The in-character fiction from the episode without the in-depth out-of-character discussion of the domain.

Content Advisory for D's Journal (details on content advisories can be found on Facebook, Tumblr, and Patreon)

Narcissistic abuse (major), death (major), head trauma (major), suffocation (major), body horror (major; transformation, goo, nonsexual mouth penetration), blood (major), torture (major), genocide (moderate), racism (moderate), child endangerment (minor), cannibalism (minor). Also, if you struggled with D's emotional distress in the Thanos episode, she has a flashback in "The Land" that culminates in a brief onscreen panic attack.

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.tumblr.com/darklordazalin

The Wonderful World of Darklords logo was designed by Halite Jones, whom you can find on Tumblr and Instagram: https://www.tumblr.com/halite-jones and http://www.instagram.com/insta_halite

Contact us on:

Gmail: wonderfulworldofdarklords@gmail.com

Facebook: @wonderfulworldofdarklords

Tumblr: @wonderfulworldofdarklords

Patreon: www.patreon.com/WonderfulWorldofDarklords

YouTube: @wonderfulworldofdarklord

Welcome to Wonderful World of Darklords! In this episode, Matthew Graydon joins us to make a darklord out of Emperor Belos, AKA Philip Wittebane, AKA THE WORST. (Please don't make a drinking game out of how many times we say "the worst." You will die of alcohol poisoning.) Topics discussed include:

• Stats and a character class for Belos that summarize "hypocritical witch hunter who can hide the fact that he's a horrible fungus lich unless he goes too long without devouring anyone's beloved pet" (have we mentioned he's the worst?);
• Alternate NPCs to fill the same role for your PCs that Eda fills for Luz, from Raine to Darius to the Bat Queen to Hunter, and how that choice of NPC will affect the feel of your campaign;
• Tips for running a Hexside-centric game, either for younger players or for players who desperately want a Ravenloft/Owl House/Strixhaven crossover;
• Potential applications Belos might have for all that life energy released during the Day of Unity;
• and more!

The full writeup for the Boiling Isles is available on DM's Guild: https://www.dmsguild.com/product/530734/The-Owlbear-House-A-Ravenloft-Domain-of-Dread?affiliate_id=241770

Matthew has contributed to In Arithmexes' Clutches on DriveThruRPG and Faces of the Cage on DM's Guild. Check thou them out!

Timestamps

0:00 Introduction

7:13 The Lord

48:39 The Land

1:17:13 Dread Possibilities

2:04:52 Parting Thoughts 

2:25:20 D’s Parting Thoughts

Content Advisory for D's Journal (details on content advisories can be found on Facebook, Tumblr, and Patreon)

Narcissistic abuse (major), death (major), head trauma (major), suffocation (major), body horror (major; transformation, goo, nonsexual mouth penetration), blood (major), torture (major), genocide (moderate), racism (moderate), child endangerment (minor), cannibalism (minor). Also, if you struggled with D's emotional distress in the Thanos episode, she has a flashback in "The Land" that culminates in a brief onscreen panic attack.

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.tumblr.com/darklordazalin

The Wonderful World of Darklords logo was designed by Halite Jones, whom you can find on Tumblr and Instagram: https://www.tumblr.com/halite-jones and http://www.instagram.com/insta_halite

Contact us on:

Gmail: wonderfulworldofdarklords@gmail.com

Facebook: @wonderfulworldofdarklords

Tumblr: @wonderfulworldofdarklords

Patreon: www.patreon.com/WonderfulWorldofDarklords

YouTube: @wonderfulworldofdarklord

In which Grunkle Stan and the peddler get into a scam-off. The in-character fiction for the episode without the in-depth out-of-character discussion of the Gummi Bears.

You can find Kris at MegaDumbCast (https://megadumbcast.podbean.com/) and the now-completed Gameable Podcast (https://gameabledisneypodcast.tumblr.com/)

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

Arabian Dance, from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite, via the European Archive

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

The Wonderful World of Darklords logo was designed by Halite Jones, whom you can find on Tumblr and Instagram: https://www.tumblr.com/halite-draw and http://www.instagram.com/insta_halite

Contact us on:

Gmail: wonderfulworldofdarklords@gmail.com

Facebook: @wonderfulworldofdarklords

Tumblr: @wonderfulworldofdarklords

Patreon: www.patreon.com/WonderfulWorldofDarklords

YouTube: @wonderfulworldofdarklord

Welcome to Wonderful World of Darklords! In honor of Small Screen Summer, Kris Newton joins us for a Disney show that literally no one has ever asked for: Gummi Bears. Not only are they dashing and daring, courageous and caring, but they have much more complex and interesting lore than anyone would expect from a show about colorful bouncing bears, and it can lead to some terrific stories if you can get past the idea of a character named Tummi Gummi. Topics discussed include:

• Yes, really, this isn't a belated April Fools episode;
• The absurd amount of mythology in Gummi Bears, from the Great Gummis and the Gexodus to Gumadoon and the Barbics (I swear we are not making any of this up);
• The many connections between the culture of the Gummi Bears and that of the Vistani (NO, SERIOUSLY, Y'ALL);
• How to connect a Gummi Bears story to themes of the fragility of hope, the inherent corruptibility of man, and the need for trust in a fallen world (NO COME BACK WHERE ARE YOU GOING);
• and more!

Full writeups for the Gummi Bears and Gummi Berry Juice can be found for free on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/135151538

You can find Kris at MegaDumbCast (https://megadumbcast.podbean.com/) and the now-completed Gameable Podcast (https://gameabledisneypodcast.tumblr.com/)

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

Arabian Dance, from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite, via the European Archive

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

The Wonderful World of Darklords logo was designed by Halite Jones, whom you can find on Tumblr and Instagram: https://www.tumblr.com/halite-draw and http://www.instagram.com/insta_halite

Contact us on:

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YouTube: @wonderfulworldofdarklord

In which D encounters a familiar face, Grunkle Stan runs a scam, and no one can get a good night's sleep. The in-character fiction from the episode without the in-depth out-of-character discussion of the domain.

Content Advisory for D's Journal (details on content advisories can be found on Facebook, Tumblr, and Patreon)

Memory modification (major), gaslighting (major)

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.tumblr.com/darklordazalin

The Wonderful World of Darklords logo was designed by Halite Jones, whom you can find on Tumblr and Instagram: https://www.tumblr.com/halite-jones and http://www.instagram.com/insta_halite

Contact us on:

Gmail: wonderfulworldofdarklords@gmail.com

Facebook: @wonderfulworldofdarklords

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YouTube: @wonderfulworldofdarklord

Welcome to the second installment of Wonderful World of Darklords' Small Screen Summer! In this episode, we're looking at the darklord who introduced a whole generation of fresh-faced little Disney XD viewers to cosmic horror. Bill Cipher is Baby's First Elder God and Gravity Falls is a phenomenal setting for occult investigation, but can a character as alien and amoral as Bill ever meet our four elements of darklord? (Spoilers: yes, but only with some help from Book of Bill. No, you don't have to read Book of Bill in order to understand the episode; we'll summarize it for you.) Topics discussed include:

• Preserving the feel of Gravity Falls, a town where everyone is deep in denial about the existence of the supernatural, in a world where magic is objectively real;
• Potential mysteries for your PCs to solve, since they probably already know what's hidden in the basement of the Mystery Shack;
• Tips for giving monsters a Gravity Falls spin, since brain-eating zombie clots feel a little too grim but bride-hungry gnome clots are an established part of the setting;
• The 2e/3e darklord whose powers and plans map almost perfectly to Bill's (although his name is confusingly close to that of a major Gravity Falls character, which isn't helpful for podcasting clarity);
• and more!

The full write-up for Gravity Falls is available on DM's Guild: https://www.dmsguild.com/product/528280/Gravity-Fell-A-Ravenloft-Domain-of-Dread?affiliate_id=241770

The Shadow Rift adventure is also available on DM's Guild, although not for free: https://www.dmsguild.com/product/17482/The-Shadow-Rift-2e

Timestamps

0:00 Introduction

5:18 The Lord

39:42 The Land

1:11:52 Dread Possibilities

1:40:21 Parting Thoughts 

2:00:38 D’s Parting Thoughts

2:07:08 Episode 37 Watchlist

Content Advisory for D's Journal (details on content advisories can be found on Facebook, Tumblr, and Patreon)

Memory modification (major), gaslighting (major)

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.tumblr.com/darklordazalin

The Wonderful World of Darklords logo was designed by Halite Jones, whom you can find on Tumblr and Instagram: https://www.tumblr.com/halite-jones and http://www.instagram.com/insta_halite

Contact us on:

Gmail: wonderfulworldofdarklords@gmail.com

Facebook: @wonderfulworldofdarklords

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YouTube: @wonderfulworldofdarklord

In which it is too early in the evening for Demona to deal with D's nonsense. The in-character fiction from the episode without the in-depth out-of-character discussion of the domain.

Content Advisory (details on content advisories can be found on Facebook, Tumblr, and Patreon)

Heights (major), blood (moderate), death (moderate)

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.tumblr.com/darklordazalin

The Wonderful World of Darklords logo was designed by Halite Jones, whom you can find on Tumblr and Instagram: https://www.tumblr.com/halite-jones and http://www.instagram.com/insta_halite

Contact us on:

Gmail: wonderfulworldofdarklords@gmail.com

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Welcome to Wonderful World of Darklords' Small Screen Summer! We're kicking off our summer of Disney shows with the villain that made little twelve-year-old Rachel look from her TV screen to her copy of the 1994 Ravenloft supplement Domains and Denizens and say, "I think she belongs in here": Demona. She's a Byronic garbage fire who will stare directly at the sun but never in the mirror, but she's also less involved in the day-to-day operations of the domain than Xanatos, which poses some unique challenges. Topics discussed include:

• How to compress the series' thousand-year timeline and globe-spanning adventures to a single domain that got pulled into Ravenloft after Strahd did;
• Why people might be uniquely afraid of gargoyles in a world that has aarakocra, dragonborn, and tieflings;
• Adapting the various antagonist factions of Gargoyles into D&D terms, from Xanatos to the Hunters to Macbeth;
• Drawing your PCs into Demona's orbit even though she's much more interested in messing with Goliath than with a random band of wandering transients;
• and more!

The full writeup for Castle Wyvern is available on DM's Guild: https://www.dmsguild.com/product/525108/The-City-of-Gargoyles-A-Ravenloft-Domain-of-Dread?affiliate_id=241770

Timestamps

0:00 Introduction

5:37 The Lord

41:15 The Land

1:03:05 Dread Possibilities

1:22:24 Aging Up (racism, hate groups, sexual content)

1:29:58 Aging up ends 

1:40:59 Parting Thoughts 

2:13:43 D’s Parting Thoughts

2:17:15 Episode 36 Watchlist

Content Advisory for D's Journal (details on content advisories can be found on Facebook, Tumblr, and Patreon)

Heights (major), blood (moderate), death (moderate)

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.tumblr.com/darklordazalin

The Wonderful World of Darklords logo was designed by Halite Jones, whom you can find on Tumblr and Instagram: https://www.tumblr.com/halite-jones and http://www.instagram.com/insta_halite

Contact us on:

Gmail: wonderfulworldofdarklords@gmail.com

Facebook: @wonderfulworldofdarklords

Tumblr: @wonderfulworldofdarklords

Patreon: www.patreon.com/WonderfulWorldofDarklords

YouTube: @wonderfulworldofdarklord

Hello, dear listeners! If you haven't finished our previous episode and don't want to be spoiled on where D is going next, hold off on this one. Turn back now! Last chance!

If you haven't seen Gargoyles and want a minimum watchlist, or if you haven't seen it since the mid-90s, here's a watchlist in order of importance:

Awakening

City of Stone

The Mirror

Long Way Till Morning

Temptation

Hunter's Moon (probably more important than Temptation but also a lot more confusing without context, so we've done our best to be comprehensible without it)

Also, an important announcement on the future of D's Journal.

Thank you so much for listening, and happy gaming!

In which D has a horrible, terrible, no-good, very bad day. The in-character fiction from the episode without the in-depth out-of-character discussion of the domain.

Content Advisory for D's Journal (details on content advisories can be found on Facebook, Tumblr, and Patreon)

Torture (major), forced mind-reading (major), imprisonment (major), genocide (moderate), slavery (moderate), blood (moderate), body horror (minor), kidnapping (minor), child abuse (minor), forced experimentation (minor)

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.tumblr.com/darklordazalin

The Wonderful World of Darklords logo was designed by Halite Jones, whom you can find on Tumblr and Instagram: https://www.tumblr.com/halite-jones and http://www.instagram.com/insta_halite

Contact us on:

Gmail: wonderfulworldofdarklords@gmail.com

Facebook: @wonderfulworldofdarklords

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Patreon: www.patreon.com/WonderfulWorldofDarklords

Welcome to Wonderful World of Darklords: Marvel May! As soon as we announced this theme last May, you knew this one was coming. Thanos is such a compelling Big Bad for the entire MCU that they've been flailing to replace him ever since Infinity War, and he could make a fantastic Big Bad for your campaign as well . . . but can any villain, no matter how grandiose and self-deluded, be a darklord if they don't have a domain in the source material? Topics discussed include:

• The D&D setting that fits perfectly with Thanos's backstory and motivation, and also gives us plenty of flavor for a domain we have to invent almost from whole cloth;
• What even is an Infinity Stone in D&D terms, anyway?;
• Alternate motivations for Thanos, since resource scarcity is hardly the most pressing problem in Ravenloft;
• The dangers of introducing an epic-level villain with an epic-level scheme to any game that isn't all about him;
• And more!

The full write-up for the Domain of the Mad Titan is available on DM's Guild: https://www.dmsguild.com/product/521375/The-Mad-Titans-Domain-A-Ravenloft-Domain-of-Dread?affiliate_id=241770

PhD&D's video on Tovag is available here: https://youtu.be/jXoORohKKAQ?si=h62KXORCqijkTAUz

Our second Listener's Choice poll is available to all listeners on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/listeners-choice-127690065?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

Timestamps

0:00 Introduction

7:41 The Lord

46:27 The Land

58:54 Dread Possibilities D's Journal (this is where all the bad stuff is; skip if necessary)

1:08:36 Dread Possibilities discussion

1:34:19 Aging Up (body horror, mind control, emotional abuse)

1:38:58 Aging up ends 

1:48:29 Parting Thoughts 

2:14:36 D’s Parting Thoughts

Content Advisory for D's Journal (details on content advisories can be found on Facebook, Tumblr, and Patreon)

Torture (major), forced mind-reading (major), imprisonment (major), genocide (moderate), slavery (moderate), blood (moderate), body horror (minor), kidnapping (minor), child abuse (minor), forced experimentation (minor)

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

Granados Twelve Spanish Dances, Op. 37, II. - Oriental (post-credits scene), performed by Monica Alianello (public domain mark 1.0)

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

The Wonderful World of Darklords logo was designed by Halite Jones, whom you can find on Tumblr and Instagram: https://www.tumblr.com/halite-jones and http://www.instagram.com/insta_halite

Contact us on:

Gmail: wonderfulworldofdarklords@gmail.com

Facebook: @wonderfulworldofdarklords

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YouTube: @wonderfulworldofdarklord

A couple of quick announcements about revisiting an old darklord and about the next round of Listener's Choice voting!

The Maleficent episode is here: https://youtu.be/A53ZxWvrwMs?si=mkVPgRcb9zOGsJUa

We'll link them in those show notes AND these show notes! Visage of Eyes' Tumblr is here: https://www.tumblr.com/ravenloftbythelamplight There's so much great Ravenloft art here, y'all. Do yourself a favor and check it out.

Thank you for listening, and happy gaming!

In which D somehow turns Jareth down. The in-character fiction from the episode without the in-depth out-of-character discussion of the domain.

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.tumblr.com/darklordazalin

The Wonderful World of Darklords logo was designed by Halite Jones, whom you can find on Tumblr and Instagram: https://www.tumblr.com/halite-jones and http://www.instagram.com/insta_halite

Contact us on:

Gmail: wonderfulworldofdarklords@gmail.com

Facebook: @wonderfulworldofdarklords

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Patreon: www.patreon.com/WonderfulWorldofDarklords

While D's Journal is normally a patrons-only perk, we felt bad that we couldn't give more concrete examples of how to personalize the Labyrinth to your own PCs because the episode was already so. dang. long. That's why we've decided to open up this behind-the-scenes explanation of the imagery and encounters that D experienced to everyone. Patrons, don't worry--you'll still be getting some exclusive D content, it just isn't done yet.

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.tumblr.com/darklordazalin

The Wonderful World of Darklords logo was designed by Halite Jones, whom you can find on Tumblr and Instagram: https://www.tumblr.com/halite-jones and http://www.instagram.com/insta_halite

Contact us on:

Gmail: wonderfulworldofdarklords@gmail.com

Facebook: @wonderfulworldofdarklords

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YouTube: @wonderfulworldofdarklord

Welcome to Wonderful World of Darklords! In this extremely long episode, Tom and an increasingly thirsty Rachel are talking about a villain who looms large in the imaginations of Xennials everywhere: Jareth, the Goblin King. He's a magnetic and malevolent presence whose domain is a perfect reflection of his disaster bi energy, but he has no canon backstory and may just be a figment of Sarah's imagination, so adapting him posed some challenges. But if Sarah can escape the oubliette, cross the Bog of Eternal Stench, and say no to Jareth looking at her like that in the masquerade ball, we can rise to this challenge. Topics discussed include:

• Squaring the circle of making Jareth an independent being and a figment of Sarah's imagination at the same time, and how you can make him occupy that same role for your PCs;
• Adapting the labyrinth so it reflects your PCs' inner worlds in the same way that the canon labyrinth reflects Sarah's, from "give the movie's labyrinth-dwellers the mannerisms of your NPCs" to high-concept lunacy that makes our Christmas Carol episode look straightforward;
• How to bring your PCs into the labyrinth in the first place, since presumably none of them are going to wish for the goblins to steal their babies;
• Why everything about the labyrinth, including the thirteen-hour time limit, is ultimately a distraction from Jareth's real game;
• and more!

The full write-up for the Goblin King's Labyrinth is available for free on DM's Guild: https://www.dmsguild.com/product/517199/The-Goblin-Kings-Labyrinth-A-Ravenloft-Domain-of-Dread?view_as_pub=1

Our Listener's Choice poll is available as a public post on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/listeners-choice-125322997

Timestamps

0:00 Introduction

6:01 The Lord

53:05 The Land

1:21:50 Dread Possibilities

2:15:37 Parting Thoughts

2:41:52 D’s Parting Thoughts

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.tumblr.com/darklordazalin

The Wonderful World of Darklords logo was designed by Halite Jones, whom you can find on Tumblr and Instagram: https://www.tumblr.com/halite-jones and http://www.instagram.com/insta_halite

Contact us on:

Gmail: wonderfulworldofdarklords@gmail.com

Facebook: @wonderfulworldofdarklords

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Patreon: www.patreon.com/WonderfulWorldofDarklords

YouTube: @wonderfulworldofdarklord

Ah, Leslie the Listener! How unexpected...and by unexpected, we mean COMPLETELY EXPECTED! Behold, our April UNFools-inator! You see, back in Gimmelshtump, we always wanted to run a Phineas and Ferb-themed session of Ravenloft, but we didn't know how to do it, and even if we had, no one would have come to our game because they would have been playing Roger's game instead. So with the April UNFools-inator, we're going to turn what would normally be a wacky April Fools Day episode into an actual guide to running a Phineas and Ferb session in your Ravenloft game. Topics discussed include:

• Why Dr. Doofenshmirtz is the most evil, brilliant, and devastatingly handsome darklord in all of Ravenloft (or will be, when he targets Strahd with the Uglinator);
• The role of Vanessa's friend Candace, along with her two brothers and her very normal pet platypus;
• How to bring heavily armed transients into the Tri-State Area. (Heavily armed, that's weird. Like, are their arms heavy? The paladin's wearing plate mail on her arms, that looks heavy, I guess, but what about that gnomish rogue over there?)
• Aglets;
• And more!

Dr. Doofenshmirtz's stats and the writeup for the Spell-Inator are available as a public post on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/behold-spell-125329957

Our Listener's Choice poll is also available as a public post on our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/posts/listeners-choice-125322997

Timestamps

0:00 Introduction

5:20 The Lord

26:20 Dread Possibilities

45:04 D’s Parting Thoughts

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

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.tumblr.com/darklordazalin

The Wonderful World of Darklords logo was designed by Halite Jones, whom you can find on Tumblr and Instagram: https://www.tumblr.com/halite-jones and http://www.instagram.com/insta_halite

Contact us on:

Gmail: wonderfulworldofdarklords@gmail.com

Facebook: @wonderfulworldofdarklords

Tumblr: @wonderfulworldofdarklords

Patreon: www.patreon.com/WonderfulWorldofDarklords

YouTube: @wonderfulworldofdarklord

In which D gets kidnapped by dogs and makes a rash statement. The in-character fiction from the episode without the in-depth out-of-character discussion of the domain.

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.tumblr.com/darklordazalin

The Wonderful World of Darklords logo was designed by Halite Jones, whom you can find on Tumblr and Instagram: https://www.tumblr.com/halite-jones and http://www.instagram.com/insta_halite

Contact us on:

Gmail: wonderfulworldofdarklords@gmail.com

Facebook: @wonderfulworldofdarklords

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Patreon: www.patreon.com/WonderfulWorldofDarklords

Welcome to Wonderful World of Darklords! We're continuing last month's theme of "traveling to amazing and faraway places" with a very different elderly darklord who mistrusts outsiders. Up is one of the greatest animated movies ever made, but can it be a great D&D setting as well? Topics discussed include:

• How to make Kevin feel like a singularly beautiful and unique creature in a world with literal unicorns;
• Why Up is especially suited to low-level play (although it can also be adapted to higher-level parties);
• The D&D version of "intelligent talking dogs in airplanes that shoot tranquilizer darts;"
• Why it's critical to enter Paradise Falls with a specific goal in mind in order to make the adventure feel like the movie;
• and more!

The full write-up for Paradise Falls is available for free on DM's Guild: https://www.dmsguild.com/product/514273/Paradise-Falls-A-Ravenloft-Domain-of-Dread?view_as_pub=1

Timestamps

0:00 Introduction

2:41 The Lord

28:27 The Land

43:37 Dread Possibilities

1:18:09 Parting Thoughts

1:39:24 D’s Parting Thoughts

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.tumblr.com/darklordazalin

The Wonderful World of Darklords logo was designed by Halite Jones, whom you can find on Tumblr and Instagram: https://www.tumblr.com/halite-jones and http://www.instagram.com/insta_halite

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In which D totally, absolutely has no idea where the Heart of Atlantis is, nope, not at all. The in-character fiction from the episode without the in-depth out-of-character discussion of the domain.

Content Advisory for D's Journal (details on content advisories can be found on Facebook, Tumblr, and Patreon)

Corpses (major), racism (moderate), colonialism (minor), slavery (minor), genocide (minor)

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.tumblr.com/darklordazalin

The Wonderful World of Darklords logo was designed by Halite Jones, whom you can find on Tumblr and Instagram: https://www.tumblr.com/halite-jones and http://www.instagram.com/insta_halite

Contact us on:

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Welcome to Wonderful World of Darklords! Many, MANY of you have asked for a domain based on the Disney movie about a team of heavily armed transients who dive through subterranean tunnels in search of either treasure or a sad, unresolved Bond. Atlantis is, without question, the most D&D movie that Disney has ever done, and while it's more Eberron or Spelljammer than Ravenloft, we're here for the challenge. Because, hey, that's what this is all about, right? I mean, imagination, teamwork, intellectual puzzles. Unless, maybe...we're just in it for the cool submarine. Topics discussed include:

• The challenge of choosing a darklord for Atlantis, since Rourke is there to ransack, not to rule;
• The D&D equivalent of "technologically advanced immortals who have somehow forgotten how to use their technology and read;"
• A default adventure for Atlantis that will still (hopefully) have plot twists and surprises for players who have seen the movie;
• Ideas for adapting Atlantis to Eberron and Dragonlance, with or without Ravenloft attached;
• And more!

The full write-up for Atlantis is available for free on DM's Guild: https://www.dmsguild.com/product/510757/The-Lost-Empire-of-Atlantis-A-Ravenloft-Domain-of-Dread?view_as_pub=1

Our fundraiser for Catholic Legal Immigration Services is here: https://gofund.me/628989d5 There doesn't seem to be a place for comments, so please email or message us with your Listener's Choice nominee after donating.

Timestamps

0:00 Introduction

7:32 The Lord

43:10 The Land

54:15 Dread Possibilities

1:18:11 Aging Up (CW racism, slavery, colonialism, inbreeding)

1:22:23 Aging Up ends

1:35:36 Parting Thoughts

1:59:59 D’s Parting Thoughts

Content Advisory for D's Journal (details on content advisories can be found on Facebook, Tumblr, and Patreon)

Corpses (major), racism (moderate), colonialism (minor), slavery (minor), genocide (minor)

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.tumblr.com/darklordazalin

The Wonderful World of Darklords logo was designed by Halite Jones, whom you can find on Tumblr and Instagram: https://www.tumblr.com/halite-jones and http://www.instagram.com/insta_halite

Contact us on:

Gmail: wonderfulworldofdarklords@gmail.com

Facebook: @wonderfulworldofdarklords

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YouTube: @wonderfulworldofdarklord

In which D gets the full Toontown experience and a months-long mystery is solved. The in-character fiction from the episode without the in-depth out-of-character discussion of the domain.

Content Advisory for D's Journal (details on content advisories can be found on Facebook, Tumblr, and Patreon)

Racism against a group analogous to immigrants (major), death (minor)

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.tumblr.com/darklordazalin

The Wonderful World of Darklords logo was designed by Halite Jones, whom you can find on Tumblr and Instagram: https://www.tumblr.com/halite-jones and http://www.instagram.com/insta_halite

Contact us on:

Gmail: wonderfulworldofdarklords@gmail.com

Facebook: @wonderfulworldofdarklords

Tumblr: @wonderfulworldofdarklords

Patreon: www.patreon.com/WonderfulWorldofDarklords

CONTENT ADVISORY: Because this episode is based on Who Framed Roger Rabbit, it takes place in Langeles, a fantasy version of Los Angeles. I don't think we even mention fire, but if the Los Angeles wildfires hit at all close to home for you, we're putting a detailed content advisory that includes all the neighborhoods and landmarks mentioned at the end of the show notes, with separate entries for the episode proper and the D fiction (so you can skip one or both if you're less worried about content and want to avoid spoilers).

Welcome to Wonderful World of Darklords! We're reaching back into our childhood nightmares and pulling out one of our favorite Disney villains: Judge Doom. He's made of pure nightmare fuel, but he's also a man living his best life who only makes sense in a world with living cartoons, so adapting him was a challenge. For Doom, though, we'll take up that challenge, because he's magnificent. Better than Goofy. Topics discussed include:

• The obscure creature that allows us to adapt toons into D&D terms;
• More than a minute of Eberron, including how to do Who Framed Roger Rabbit purely as an Eberron game if you choose;
• A beloved Disney movie we're not planning to adapt into a full domain that you can easily plunder for Roger Rabbit NPCs and storylines;
• Ideas for running a years-long Toontown/Runetown game with Judge Doom as the spider at the center of the web without it becoming repetitive;
• and more!

The full writeup for Runetown is available on DM's Guild: https://www.dmsguild.com/product/507839/Runetown-A-Ravenloft-Domain-of-Dread?affiliate_id=241770

Timestamps

0:00 Content Advisory

1:26 Introduction

9:08 The Lord

45:13 The Land

1:06:17 Dread Possibilities

1:21:42 Aging Up (CW discussion of drug use and erotic body horror)

1:29:15 Aging Up ends

1:42:54 Parting Thoughts

2:10:47 D’s Parting Thoughts

Content Advisory for D's Journal (details on content advisories can be found on Facebook, Tumblr, and Patreon)

Racism against a group analogous to immigrants (major), death (minor)

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.tumblr.com/darklordazalin

The Wonderful World of Darklords logo was designed by Halite Jones, whom you can find on Tumblr and Instagram: https://www.tumblr.com/halite-jones and http://www.instagram.com/insta_halite

Contact us on:

Gmail: wonderfulworldofdarklords@gmail.com

Facebook: @wonderfulworldofdarklords

Tumblr: @wonderfulworldofdarklords

Patreon: www.patreon.com/WonderfulWorldofDarklords

YouTube: @wonderfulworldofdarklord

GENERAL CONTENT ADVISORY

• Discussion of the destruction of a neighborhood and its residents (Toontown/Runetown)
• Conspiracy theories involving the Langeles government (primarily Judge Doom, but since it's noir there's a lot of corruption)
• Discussion of Burbank, the Golden Triangle, Bel Air, and Beverly Hills

D'S JOURNAL CONTENT ADVISORY (SPOILERS)

• A concert hall reminiscent of the Walt Disney Concert Hall in downtown LA is targeted for sabotage. Nothing comes of it, but D worries about the possibility of it collapsing with people inside.
• D is briefly exposed to a blast of heat in Toontown that melts her to a puddle before she can reform again.

In which D, being chaotic good, has a crisis of conscience regarding Shan Yu and her lawful evil patron. Now, if only we could give those two crazy kids a meet-cute while we're at it... The in-character fiction from the episode without the in-depth out-of-character discussion of the domain.

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

Arabian Dance, from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite, via the European Archive

The Wonderful World of Darklords logo was designed by Halite Jones, whom you can find on Tumblr and Instagram: https://www.tumblr.com/halite-jones

and http://www.instagram.com/insta_halite

Contact us on:

Gmail: wonderfulworldofdarklords@gmail.com

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Happy Holidays, and welcome to the Peddler's Tales! In a Yuletide miracle, we are finally joined by the powerful, the pleasurable, the indestructible Kris Newton as we discuss one of our favorite non-darklord Disney villains: Shan Yu. Topics discussed include:

• Why Shan Yu not only doesn't work as a darklord, but would be seriously diminished as a villain if you made him one;
• The existential threat Shan Yu poses to the PCs, the innocent bystanders of Ravenloft, and even the darklords themselves;
• Rachel's unquenchable Shan Yu thirst, and how you can use it to make Shan Yu a thirst trap, uneasy ally, or living moral dilemma for your PCs;
• More ways to tie Shan Yu into Vecna: Eve of Ruin than anyone expected;
• And more!

Full writeups for Shan Yu, the doll, and the falconing glove are available for free on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/118783518/

There doesn't seem to be a video of just Shan Yu's deleted scene on YouTube, but you can find all the deleted scenes here: https://youtu.be/5zOXI2cnbDE?si=H__nwuc7mtDOuP7i

You can find Kris at the now-completed Gameable Podcast (https://gameabledisneypodcast.tumblr.com/), the now-active MegaDumbCast (https://megadumbcast.podbean.com/ and https://www.patreon.com/megadumbcast), and occasionally on the still-active Hard Choices (https://hardchoices.libsyn.com/).

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

Arabian Dance, from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite, via the European Archive

The Wonderful World of Darklords logo was designed by Halite Jones, whom you can find on Tumblr and Instagram: https://www.tumblr.com/halite-draw and http://www.instagram.com/insta_halite

Contact us on:

Gmail: wonderfulworldofdarklords@gmail.com

Facebook: @wonderfulworldofdarklords

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In which D learns about the power of friendship and acknowledges some unpleasant truths. The in-character fiction from the episode without the in-depth out-of-character discussion of the domain.

Content Advisory for D's Journal (details on content advisories can be found on Facebook, Tumblr, and Patreon)

Gaslighting (major), death (major)

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.tumblr.com/darklordazalin

The Wonderful World of Darklords logo was designed by Halite Jones, whom you can find on Tumblr and Instagram: https://www.tumblr.com/halite-jones and http://www.instagram.com/insta_halite

Contact us on:

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Facebook: @wonderfulworldofdarklords

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Welcome to Wonderful World of Darklords! In this episode, we're looking at a property that Disney has adapted for both Mickey Mouse and the Muppets: A Christmas Carol. At its heart, A Christmas Carol is a story of redemption--so how do we square that with darklords, who are fundamentally irredeemable? By sending your PCs into a trippy journey through the past, present, and future of a character who isn't the darklord, that's how. Topics discussed include:

• Why we didn't choose Scrooge as our darklord, instead opting for another miser whose prison comes with hate;
• Concrete examples of past, present, and future visions for Scrooge, a beloved canon NPC, and two PC archetypes;
• Ways for your non-Charisma PCs to help Scrooge be a better person (because even the Ghost of Christmas Future had an astronomical Intimidation bonus);
• Various levels of dreamscape weirdness, from "we're literally just doing A Christmas Carol" to "we just cited the last two episodes of Neon Genesis Evangelion;"
• And more!

The full write-up for Scrooge and Marley is available for free on DM's Guild: https://www.dmsguild.com/product/504721/Scrooge-and-Marley-A-Ravenloft-Domain-of-Dread?view_as_pub=1

The Verge Games Christmas Carol adventure that we "borrowed" much of this domain from is available on their website: https://vergegames.org/all-products/p/christmas-carol-adventure-book

The Nightmare Lands, which we "borrowed"...pretty much the rest of this domain from, is available on DM's Guild: The Nightmare Lands (2e) - Wizards of the Coast | Ravenloft | AD&D 2nd Ed. | AD&D 2nd Ed. | Ravenloft | Dungeon Masters Guild You

Timestamps

0:00 Introduction

08:27 The Lord

31:33 The Land

40:36 Dread Possibilities

1:27:42 Parting Thoughts

1:50:51 D’s Parting Thoughts

Content Advisory for D's Journal (details on content advisories can be found on Facebook, Tumblr, and Patreon)

Gaslighting (major), death (major)

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.tumblr.com/darklordazalin

The Wonderful World of Darklords logo was designed by Halite Jones, whom you can find on Tumblr and Instagram: https://www.tumblr.com/halite-jones and http://www.instagram.com/insta_halite

Contact us on:

Gmail: wonderfulworldofdarklords@gmail.com

Facebook: @wonderfulworldofdarklords

Tumblr: @wonderfulworldofdarklords

Patreon: www.patreon.com/WonderfulWorldofDarklords

YouTube: @wonderfulworldofdarklord

In which D gives her name to a witch and is predictably thrilled about it. The in-character fiction from the episode without the in-depth out-of-character discussion of the domain.

Content Advisory for D's Journal (details on content advisories can be found on Facebook, Tumblr, and Patreon)

Memory manipulation (moderate), body horror (moderate)

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.tumblr.com/darklordazalin

The Wonderful World of Darklords logo was designed by Halite Jones, whom you can find on Tumblr and Instagram: https://www.tumblr.com/halite-jones and http://www.instagram.com/insta_halite

Contact us on:

Gmail: wonderfulworldofdarklords@gmail.com

Facebook: @wonderfulworldofdarklords

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Welcome to Wonderful World of Darklords! In the spirit of Thanksgiving and of thankfulness for you, our listeners, we're presenting the domain you chose in our Listeners' Choice poll: Spirited Away. Yubaba is an excellent villain, Chihiro's parents and No-Face give us some phenomenal horror moments, and we actually see the bathhouse's borders close in the first twenty minutes of the movie...but the bathhouse feels more like a Domain of Delight than of Dread, and Yubaba doesn't have much of a backstory even in ancillary materials, so we had our work cut out for us. Topics discussed include:

• An Act of Ultimate Darkness and element of tragedy/relatability for Yubaba that plays into some themes we might not have been able to work into the domain otherwise;
• Why Zeniba and Yubaba hate each other with the fiery passion of a thousand burning suns, and how to play up that rivalry in a way that lends itself to more traditional D&D antics than Ghibli movies typically allow;
• How to get your PCs to seek out jobs in the bathhouse and sign their names away to Yubaba even though there's no way in the Nine Hells they're going to think it's a good idea;
• The sorts of adventures one can have in a setting that doesn't lend itself to combat, puzzle-solving, or the disarming of traps;
• and more!

The full write-up for the Bathhouse of the Spirits is available for free on DM's Guild: https://www.dmsguild.com/product/501385/The-Bath-House-of-the-Spirits-A-Ravenloft-Domain-of-Dread?affiliate_id=241770

Timestamps

0:00 Introduction

06:20 The Lord

53:02 The Land

1:09:29 Dread Possibilities

1:32:32 Parting Thoughts

2:02:12 D’s Parting Thoughts

Content Advisory for D's Journal (details on content advisories can be found on Facebook, Tumblr, and Patreon)

Memory manipulation (moderate), body horror (moderate)

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.tumblr.com/darklordazalin

The Wonderful World of Darklords logo was designed by Halite Jones, whom you can find on Tumblr and Instagram: https://www.tumblr.com/halite-jones and http://www.instagram.com/insta_halite

Contact us on:

Gmail: wonderfulworldofdarklords@gmail.com

Facebook: @wonderfulworldofdarklords

Tumblr: @wonderfulworldofdarklords

Patreon: www.patreon.com/WonderfulWorldofDarklords

YouTube: @wonderfulworldofdarklord