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Esteemed colleagues from beyond the Mists, You may remember I once asked here for shipwrecks ideas, and I got many great suggestions from you guys. It helped a lot defining Ile de la Tempête. So it is with great excitement that we announce the release of the Fraternity of Shadows' Nocturnal...

Here's the announcement: http://ww2.wizards.com/Books/Wizards/?doc=main_2008ravenlofttitles Ravenloft fan here, very happy with this news. But curious too! Anybody in the know (Ari!) can tell more about these novels? I understand they will be in our own world, and not in the RL setting. What...

Esteemed members of the Fraternity, It is a great pleasure to announce the release of the Zherisia project FoS report: http://www.fraternityofshadows.com/Library/ZherisiaGazetteer.pdf Grab a copy and behold the wonders of Paridon and the bleakness of Timor! Kudos to Pam (aka Llana) and...

I was reading Stormwrack and, unless I didn't see it, it doesn't say what kind of damage a ship takes by getting pushed to a reef by the waves? If it's not in the book as I think, what would you suggest? Joël

In a game, I will bring my players to an island surrounded by ship wrecks. An evil dude built a lighthouse to lure boats to its treacherous rocky coast. I know the players will explore the wrecks, so I need ideas for these. Please let the unbridled creativity work for these ship wrecks: what...

Esteemed members of the Fraternity, The old Celtic traditions say the ghosts of the dead are returning to earth tonight. To commemorate the event, for the Samhain festival, we urge you to built bonfires to summon warmth for the winter and make offerings to appease these spirits. The Fraternity...

Question: on your opinion, can a druid performing Trackless Step (Ex ability at druid level 3rd) be tracked by scent? (ex. by a wolf?) Trackless step: sarting at 3rd level, a druid leaves no trail in natural surroundings and cannot be tracked. She may choose to leave a trail if so desired. Joël

Hello Guys, Again asking for your infinite creature knowledge. I’m working on a zombie inspired by Haiti culture, for a Ravenloft project. It’s a template but this template is different from other template as it is modified with time. As time go by, the brain of the Souragnien zombie becomes...

Hello guys, I'm asking your great font of knowledge. Anywhere in 3e can we find the Bog Mummy (seen in Dragon 238) or a template for a were-crocodile? Joël

Dear members of the Fraternity, There you go, the twentieth and last book of the Ravenloft line produced by White Wolf. But it's a great parting gift as it is well written and full of intriguing adventure hooks. The direct link to it...

Here's the announcement from White-Wolf - Monday August 15th : You can read it here: http://www.white-wolf.com/arthaus/index.php?line=news&articleid=276 --- Esteemed and honoured members of the Fraternity, You probably have heard the news by now – Ravenloft’s license with White Wolf has...

Update me with 2e stuff – what can we use of it? Hello, I’d like to have an update on the situation with WotC’s older material, mainly 2nd edition. Many of these books were not converted to 3e and some of them should be as they were quite cool (ex: planescape, dark sun, ravenloft). My...

Just saw the Doors of the 21 Century tonight in Montréal. I wasn't expecting a lot but it is simply amazing. They are in good shape, Manzarek and Krieger. Every riff we know well is turned into a long, delicious solo. Ian as the singer is great - his presence on stage reminds a lot of late...

I saw this place 15 years ago and it was a fun place to get food and drink. I'll be in NYC in a few weeks and I'm wondering how does it look these days? Is it still nice? Joël

Mesdames, Messieurs, The Fraternity of Shadows has the pleasure of introducing two new and cool files: 1) a new web enhancement PDF file for the Masque of the Red Death book. It features fixes, and new interesting material. Thank you Rucht for this file! I'm sure Rucht wouldlike some...

Gentlemen, I'm submitting a question to this esteemed group of sage: The 2nd edition Ravenloft miniature set has a "White Stag", but our probem is that there are no mentions that we know of about this monster in Ravenloft. Does it come from another setting? Any reference? Joël

Esteemed members of the Fraternity, I am happy to tell you that drivethrurpg.com is having a freebie for the next 2 weeks: the *excellent* Gazetteer 5 book can be downloaded for free. I usually do not advertise other people's sales, but this is different as it is free and a good occasion for...

Ravenloft: The Fraternity of Shadows’ LCotN project Dear members of the Fraternity, The Fraternity of Shadows has the pleasure to announce a new Children of the Night project for the Ravenloft setting! As you all know, there are more Van Richten’s Guide than Children of the Night...

Dear members of the Fraternity, Do you remember the netbook of fiction project named ‘Tales of the Mists’? The assassin whom we sent to Jeffery A. Davis finally went back yesterday. While the book had odd bloody marks on it, Socko managed to clean most of it and make it decipherable. So...