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It Depends on the Darklord
Not all Darklords are also the temporal rulers of their Domains (though some are), and not all of them reveal or flaunt their true natures. Indeed, some Darklords are deliberately denied political rulership of their domains (such as the Darklord Adam) as a way to isolate them and make them lonely. Of those who conceal their true ...
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The villagers of Barovia definitely know what he is: if you look at the letter from the Burgomaster to the PCs, published in the House of Strahd adventure, it says:
"[my daughter] has been bitten by a creature calling its race "vampyr". For over 400 years, he has drained this land of the lifeblood of its people..."
They also recognise him as a threat ...
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The Demiplane of Dread can reach any prime material zone. But in counting the "Karmic/septic separation" reasoning behind Ravenloft's existence, valid reasons are slim with regard to barring the one way diode funneling of PC action from anywhere and any dimension. The reason you do not see immortals routinely routing annoying enemies to the plane, is because ...
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A decision to remove much of the class power role playing elements from basic, AD&D, 3.0 and 3.5, is the essence of 4.0. It was simplified, removing the more radical (life expectancy elements from prior editions, and reducing. It is easy enough to lets say, remove things like magic resistance, instant killing poison, and morale, but reversing those is ...
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