Episode 44: Alice In Wonderland

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=1Dungeonland 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=1sThe video Rachel mentioned about Wonderland as a dream and about the connections between Wonderland and Silent Hill is here: https://youtu.be/613V8HBrZoU?si=vS5aPt64KgcVkOsmTimestamps0:00 Introduction9:26 The Lord43:06 The Land1:01:34 Dread Possibilities fiction1:10:31 Dread Possibilities out of character1:27:03 Aging up (body horror, euphemistic discussion of sexual violence, use of the word "erotica")1:38:16 Aging up ends1:40:24 Parting thoughts1:57:40 D’s Parting Thoughts2:03:26 PostscriptContent 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 VinuelaChopin Etude Op. 25, No. 12 in C Minor: “Ocean” (darklord theme), performed by Edward NeemanChopin Nocturne in F Minor, Op. 55 No. 1 (land theme), performed by Luke FaulknerRachmaninoff Morceaux de Fantaisie, Op. 3 - 2. Prélude in C sharp minor (Dread Possibilities), performed by Sergei RachmaninoffWagner Siegfried, WWV 86C - Funeral March, Finale (Dread Possibilities), performed by the United States Marine BandChopin Nocturne in E Minor, Op. 72 No. 1 (parting thoughts), performed by Luke FaulknerGranados Twelve Spanish Dances, Op. 37, II. - Oriental (postscript), performed by Monica AlianelloDialog for Yensid was written by Azalin Rex himself: http://www.tumblr.com/darklordazalinThe 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_haliteContact us on:Gmail: [email protected]: @wonderfulworldofdarklordsTumblr: @wonderfulworldofdarklordsPatreon: www.patreon.com/WonderfulWorldofDarklordsYouTube: @wonderfulworldofdarklord