Episode 47: Darth Vader

The PCs have traveled to another region of the Stellar Archipelago in an attempt to rescue its people from the clutches of the vile archdevil Sidious..Little do the PCs know that the IMPERIUM has secretly begun construction on a new floating fortress, the dreaded BLACK CITADEL.When completed, this ultimate weapon will spell certain doom for the small band of heavily armed transients struggling to restore freedom to the domain...It's the man himself: DARTH VADER! Topics discussed include:How to adapt the most iconic villain and the most iconic setting in all of Star Wars into D&D terms so that your players don't wonder why they aren't just playing Star Wars;The perfect stat block for Vader, and how that led to one of our biggest scifi-to-fantasy changes to the source material;Some of the iconic NPCs of this period, both villainous and heroic, and the role they can play in a Star Wars Ravenloft game;The scariest fantasy horror version of the Death Star we could come up with, complete with a fate worse than death for the Jedi;And more!The full write-up for the Imperium is available for free on DM's Guild: https://www.dmsguild.com/en/product/569605/a-ravenloft-far-far-away-lord-invader?preview=1The poll for our next Book Club of Dread After Dark is here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/poll-for-book-of-159301758?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_linkTimestamps0:00 Introduction12:03 The Lord40:12 The Land1:17:42 Dread Possibilities1:45:34 Parting thoughts2:05:09 D’s Parting ThoughtsContent Advisory for D's Journal (details on content advisories can be found on Facebook, Tumblr, and Patreon)Slavery (major), incarceration (major), vomit (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 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 RachmaninoffChopin Nocturne in E Minor, Op. 72 No. 1 (parting thoughts), performed by Luke FaulknerDialog 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