#The Crooked Moon
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Take from the yew tree. Feel no fear.
Very excited for The Crooked Moon module being funded! Looking forward to playing it ヽ(•‿•)ノ
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This 13th feels very 31st if you ask me, because it feels like the end of me.
God help me, they better put some werewolves in the pumpkin pie
#legends of avantris#curse of strahdanya#friday 13th spooky one-shot#silas “shepherd” morgan#beneath darl wings#professor clayton azaran#victoria isaacs#taishen fireblossom#sarnax of the edelwood#capriccio “caprice” de sesto#icebound#beneath dark wings#the crooked moon
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The Crooked Moon is a 400+ page tome that brings Folk Horror to 5E, drawing inspiration from eerie Folklore, legendary Horror Films, classic Halloween Aesthetics, and more. Evoke true terror with malevolent Monsters and Mechanics in a Campaign Setting of eternal night, or equip yourself with numerous Player Options to brave the dark wood.
Weave Your Own Dreadful Folktale
The perfect supplement to craft an Unforgettable Folk Horror Adventure with your friends.
Sinister Campaign Setting
Explore Druskenvald, a mysterious realm trapped between dusk and the witching hour. Investigate the isolated valley of Wickermoor Hollow, where Superstitious Locals adhere to “The Old Ways” and Long-Forgotten Horrors stalk the deepest woods.
Terrifying Adventure for Levels 1-13
Send shivers down your friends' spines with this chilling Folk Horror Story, where a party of Wayward Souls must journey through the shroud aboard the Ghostlight Express to uncover the dark machinations of the Crooked Man.
All-New "Fateweaving" System
Enthrall your friends with brand-new tools to Intertwine Player Character Backstories and Motivations into the main narrative. With this easy-to-use system, players will be More Invested Than Ever Before knowing that the fate of their characters is personally connected to the major plot of the adventure from the very start.
Brave the Dark Wood
All the player options you need to become the protagonist of your own Damnable Tale.
Dreadful Subclasses
Become an omen of doom with the Grim Harbinger Ranger, harness the power of witchcraft with the Horned King Patron Warlock, roll the bones and twist fate with the Sinner Rogue, or dive into horror with any of the other 13+ Subclass Options for all core 5E classes.
Halloween-Themed Races
Rise again as one of 13+ Lineages of Druskenvald, mortal souls reborn in the land of endless night and changed forever. Choose between the pumpkin-headed Harvestborn, the rat-like Plagueborn, the murk-dwelling Deepborn, or any of the other Race Options inspired by Halloween pop culture.
Upgrading Artifact Items
Equip yourself with 25+ Artifacts of Anathema, powerful Magical Items ranging from weapons to armor to trinkets and more that Level Up With You and unlock Powerful New Abilities, perfect for every tier of play.
Beware the Witching Hour
Unique features sure to add Thrills and Chills to any game, no matter your setting.
Folklore-Inspired Monsters
Face off against creatures of the night with 66+ Folkloric Monsters that require more than basic combat to defeat. Investigate local Myths and Legends, discover Secrets and Superstitions, and Perform Rituals in thrilling encounters beyond just rolling for initiative.
Legendary Boss Battles
Charge into brutal battles with 11+ Epic Boss Fights, each with Multiple Phases and unique mechanics for Minions, Terrain, and More that will test your party’s courage, tactics, and will to survive.
Chaotic Curses
Torment your friends by cursing them with 120+ Twists of Dread, random effects that range from Horrifying to Hilarious, keeping any tabletop session Totally Unpredictable and endlessly entertaining.
Kickstarter campaign ends: Thu, November 2 2023 4:00 AM UTC +00:00
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screenshot i got from last night's stream, so enjoy angry Virgil staring into your soul
#legends of avantris#edge of midnight#the crooked moon#virgil (raum)#angry borb#shhhh he is the best boi#i hired him to stare at you#congrats LoA on 2 million on kickstarter!!!#so proud of the gang
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They all look so fucking cool, but I desperately need to know what the fuck happened with Farryn to turn her into the god/monster from The Ritual
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The Chillin Crimson Abbot is actually just some guy.
Preorders for the Crooked Moon, a 400+ page dnd tome, now open on backerkit.
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When asked if how their Edge of Midnight characters would react to their Crooked moon counterparts:
Marius would be "scared straight" by the Abbott and stop what he's currently doing
Lethica would think the Widow was an imposter/trick and try to destroy her
Jericho would feel dread cause he sees merging with raum and losing himself as an inevitably
Yorgrim would create a self fulfilling prophecy on trying to prevent becoming him
And Richie wasn't there but speaking for him, Mikey said Briggsy would be like "nice, good operation"
#legends of avantris#edge of midnight#the crooked moon#ive timestamped this cause what they all said (specifically Andy) was very interesting and i loved it
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That scarecrow was right. This place is in ruins
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(TW: Eye contact)
Why does the moon feel different?
It feels…awful. It feels more evil. Did something happen?
This isn’t right. What happened to my Crooked Moon?
It so much louder than before. It’s voice is no longer gently beckoning. It sounds so…demanding.
I don’t like this new moon. It’s too loud…IT’S TOO LOUD!!!
I came here for guidance. This- this is not what I wanted…
#posts of the feywild#posts of the midnight#once upon a witchlight#legends of avantris#the crooked moon#edge of midnight#dnd oc#crookedposting#all hail the crooked moon
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The Crooked Moon - Cinematic Trailer | Folk Horror in 5E | Kickstarter |...
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One of my favourite dnd streams is doing a kickstarter for folk horror, and I am so excited, and the song from their trailer is so creepy and cool.
If you're into horror and/or dungeons & dragons at all, maybe check it out and consider supporting the kickstarter!
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Okay internet. Since there is zero chance of me finishing all these hours of D&D in time especially since I've learned not to watch this campaign while eating, and since nobody ever updates the wiki, this is a plea for one of the Edge of Midnight fans to get in my inbox and send an absolutely unholy amount of spoilers so I can at least have some idea what's going on when I tune in Wednesday night. Please. Be a pal. Infodump. This is your moment to shine. Lathander be with you
#legends of avantris#loa#edge of midnight#lethica nightborne#marius renathyr#farryn of the hartsblight#ol' jericho sticks#yorgrim#briggsy 'the kutlass' kratch#edge of midnight: a ravenloft folktale#the crooked moon
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The Avantris Fam Discord got this a few days early, but, in a burst of academic energy I haven't felt in weeks, I wrote a 2k word Literary Analysis on Marius from Edge of Midnight in 4 hours (complete with citations and sources)
What you are about to read is the culmination of an 18 day hyper fixation (I averaged more than a session* a day) (*each session being about 3 hours in length). It has only been slightly edited for better Tumblr consumption. It is legitimately almost 2k words. It starts VERY academic (as I get to flex my knowledge on an obscure Arthurian legend I love) and then immediately drops off in quality as I traverse some "dubious psycho-analysis" (my own words) and try to wrap up a half finished thoughts that should be thousands of words longer.
If you want to see my active descent into madness or the original google doc this was written in, join the discord (linked above!). I've got massive Legends of Avantris Brain Rot and will for a very long time I fear.
TW for Sexual Assault Themes (please tell me if my tw tags are not extensive enough)
CW for my insufferable academic attitude, literary analysis where no one wanted it, "dubious psycho-analysis", half finished thoughts, DnD, vampires, and my sailors mouth
Marius: An Analysis on Chivalry and Chastity
Break to save your dash
To get the literary shit out of the way, Marius’s seduction is a parallel of the Arthurian Legend “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” intentionally or not. I have a sneaking suspicion perhaps The Duchess scene is also based on the “Tale of Sir Galahad” bit in Monty Python and the Holy Grail BUT that bit draws inspiration from Gawain’s story. So no matter which way you cut it, Marius is connected to Gawain to SOME degree.
Attempting to be brief, I’ll sum up Gawain as briefly as I, someone who loves this tale a ridiculous amount, can.
Gawain is King Arthur’s nephew, a knight of the round table, young, chivalrous, pious, but itching to prove himself. He loves the aging Arthur and Arthur loves him like a son but he feels restless in his station because he has not gone on a great quest like many of the other knights.
Serendipitously, during the New Years celebrations a strange man enters Arthur’s great hall. He is green and carries a great axe in one hand and a bough of holly in his other. He challenges anyone in the room to hit him with the axe and he will return the blow in a year and a day. No one takes the man up on the challenge. Arthur is about to do it when Gawain takes his chance to prove himself. Thinking he can outsmart the Green Knight, Gawain cleaves the man’s head from his shoulders. Unexpectedly the Green Knight picks up his detached head, leaves the axe for Gawain as a trophy, and strides out of there with the reminder that he will return the blow in a year and a day. Gawain has effectively doomed himself.
Attempting to put off his fate, Gawain waits to seek the Green Knight until All Saints Day (November 1st). He is sent forth with all of the pomp and circumstance a Knight of the Round Table and favorite of King Arthur can get. He spends nearly two months seeking someone who knows of the Green Chapel where the Green Knight resides and is fruitless. Winter sets in and he begins to suffer exposure when he is greeted by a beautiful castle that seemingly appears out of nowhere. He meets the Lord of the Castle and the Lord's beautiful wife. In the spirit of Christmas the Lord challenges Gawain to a game. The Lord will be hunting the next three days, anything he catches is to be Gawain’s. In return Gawain is to give the Lord anything he receives during his stay.
Well what Gawain receives is a lot of unwanted attention from the Lord’s wife. She attempts to seduce the ever pious Knight. Gawain, minding his promise and his tenets, only allows her six kisses over the course of the three days. All of which he returns to the Lord. But seeing as she can’t sway him with the sins of the flesh, she tempts Gawain with magic. The same day she convinces Gawain to receive three kisses she offers him an enchanted sash that will keep him from harm. Gawain accepts this knowing it will save his life in the coming days. He breaks his promise to the Lord and does not divulge this gift.
Gawain keeps his appointment with the Green Knight who admonishes Gawain when he flinches at the first swing, holds back on his second, and finally drives home the third, only wounding Gawain slightly. Gawain now must confess his temptation to the Green Knight who tells him that it is not Gawain’s fault. This has all been a plan by Morgan le Fay to attempt to ruin Arthur. Gawain only fell to part of her plan and so it has been thwarted. He should learn from this stumble on his path. And learn he does.
Monty Python takes this tale and guts it for “the Tale of Sir Galahad” segment. Galahad is instead searching for the Grail when he stumbles upon a mystical castle with a grail shaped beacon. His temptress(es) are the “8 scores” of young women of Castle Anthrax. He too enters the castle sick from exposure and wounded and thwarts unwanted advances until he learns that the grail is not there. Before he can fall to his temptation Lancelot, Ector, and ironically Gawain rescue him from his “peril” judging it to be “too perilous” for him to face. (It is really important to note that the actual Sir Galahad in Arthurian Legend doesn’t have a story that even resembles this one. Galahad is supposed to be an emulation of good ol’ Jesus Christ and the perfect chivalric Knight. He literally ascends to heaven in his tale. The only reason Gawain’s Tale is used is because it is the perfect setting to test “Sir Galahad the Pure” as long as you fudge a few details.)
These are both humorous stories with happy endings. It is important that Marius’s story is not.
Marius is searching for the Grail much like Sir Galahad in Monty Python and the Holy Grail (a parallel Mikey brings up often by singing “Brave, Brave, Brave, Brave Sir Robin Marius”).
Like both Gawain and Galahad his quest leads him on a lengthy adventure that causes him to suffer from exposure to the elements. A fate he is saved from by a mystical castle that appears out of nowhere.
Much like Gawain and Galahad, this Castle is the home of a seductress.
And all too much like Sir Gawain, the Lord of this Castle is away on a hunting expedition.
But here is where Sir Gawain, Sir Galahad, and Sir Marius’s stories diverge. Because Marius’s story partially is a story of sexual assault.
We see in the ritual that Marius’s “head is filled with exhaustion, wine, and a strange perfume that feels almost magical in its enchantment” (Nikkie’s narration, 2:32:00, Chapter 17). There’s literally no other way to say this, Marius cannot consent to the acts about to take place in The Red Duchess’s bedchamber. He is too sick, too drunk, and, on top of it, literally charmed.
His affliction is also another facet of this assault. While his transformation is not a direct result or part of the sex act, it follows quickly on the heels of it. Nikkie even notes Marius is still naked and that the shame of what has just happened is beginning to bubble up.
(Now this is where I get into the dubious psycho-analysis)
Perhaps attempting to swallow that shame, he accepts the Faux Grail and drinks from it, not questioning the appearance of the so-called Grail of Dawn. If he can just get through this night he can bring it back to Victor and all will be righted. He can live with the shame if it saves his kingdom.
But that isn’t the Grail of Dawn he is drinking from and the woman who has just taken something irreplaceable from him is not just a beautiful woman looking for the comforts of the flesh on a cold, lonely winter’s night. And he is going through something so much more horrible than being assaulted like he has been.
And so he ends up back in the cold, irrevocably changed through no fault of his own, and he hates himself for it.
It’s heartbreakingly common that Sexual Assault survivors blame themselves for being assaulted. Marius’s conviction that he was at fault, that if only he was stronger, smarter, less feeble, he could have found a way to say no. He could have escaped her clutches. He wouldn’t be a Dhampir. He wouldn’t be haunted by her noxious perfume. He would still have his clear connection to Lathander.
None of it is really his fault. The Duchess took advantage of him. There was truly nothing he could have done to change his fate that night.
At this point I am trying to articulate some of the things @middycat_ @zer09851 and @purpledinosaurdnd were talking about here https://discord.com/channels/223485292449890305/892828741900849182/1182483200505815153
I think I want to jump into my High Inquisitor thoughts because they tie so closely with the novel I wrote above. This section is admittedly a little more scatterbrained.
The High Inquisitor is a perfect example of both Marius’s self loathing and the way abusers seemingly can sniff out who has been abused before. From the second we meet her she singles Marius out. While yes, Marius is the most “normal” out of the EoM cast, Jericho is a MUCH easier target. He is touch starved and his sin is literally Envy. Jericho would have bent immediately at the first hints of affection and then she has an actual demon under her control. But Marius, though a tougher catch, is a much tastier meal so to say. (Not in that way you freaks /j)
By answering to the High Inquisitor’s beckoning is how we end up with Marius as the Crimson Abbot. His self hatred would make him spiral and he’d turn to his Wrath to compensate. We’ve seen it before, especially recently when he thinks Lathander has abandoned him. He gives in because it's so much easier. She wants me? Fine. Let her have me in all of my broken glory. I’m too wrong to serve Lathander. Etc etc.
Man, I wish I could string these thoughts together better.
AHA! This was the thought I had that I felt needed more context!
@middycat_ brought up “hoping beyond hope that it’s not lathander’s choice to leave him”
I think the severed connection between him and Lathander is both a subconscious self-sabotage and a direct result of the ritual binding him to The Red Duchess.
Most of the binding rituals I was pretty comfortable with. Lethica, Briggsy, Farryn, and somewhat Yorgrim were simply binding themselves to their gods/patrons. (I’m still not entirely sure what the Maiden of the Mists' whole deal is about but she seems mostly benevolent for now. Mr Crossroads didn’t really make Briggsy that way, he kinda was a bastard from the start. The zombification was a result of “fuck around and find out”). The ones I felt least comfortable with and that are reaping the most consequences are Jericho and Marius. Jericho’s character analysis is another similarly sized tome that will have to wait but he is having a harder and harder time keeping Virgil in check. Marius has bound himself to the woman that literally raped him.
No wonder Lathander has found it hard to commune with him, The Duchess is practically breathing down his neck, whispering in his ear that he is not worthy of Lathander. He has been debased, ruined, made unloveable in the eyes of that god. And at least up until Chapter 22 he has been pushing back against that. Not any longer. He’s given in. As @middycat_ said “he’s a tired old man, a jaded old soldier who should have long since given up this fight to someone else.”
I am afraid we are about to see the beginnings of the Crimson Abbot
And the only thing that can save Marius are his friends.
But I am also afraid they may not learn their lessons in time. Many of them tried to encourage him to fuck or made fun of him for not fucking the High Inquisitor when he was clearly triggered by something.
Jericho will have to quash his envy.
Briggsy and Farryn will have to admit they were wrong.
Lethica and Yorgrim will have to speak up.
Inaction hurts as much as action
And Marius needs all the help he can get.
[If you stuck this out A) you deserve awards and B) check out my other 2k word research essay on a niche topic: Why Ghouls Look Different Across the Fallout Games (Not because of Stylistic Differences) ]
This is fucking insane but here are the sources i used
Sir Gawain
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Gawain_and_the_Green_Knight
https://www.yorku.ca/inpar/sggk_neilson.pdf
(Translation PDF if you want to read the tale)
Sir Galahad
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galahad
(for the one time i reference his actual arthurian legend)
Monty Python (I really can’t believe I cited this)
https://montycasinos.com/montypython/grailmm2.php.html
(This is a script I was quoting from)
https://montypython.fandom.com/wiki/Sir_Galahad
(I was looking for other info on him in the movie but ended pulling the list of knights from this)
Pretty basic article on why victims blame themselves
https://www.throughthewoodstherapy.com/sexual-assault-survivors-blame/
(In case you want to do some light reading)
EoM Episodes
17 + 22 Definitely
Anytime the High Inquisitor shows up
#I apologize to my fallout mutuals#I was doomed by the narrative#These silly dnd bitches in my electronics are funny#I guess I'm just gonna be known for writing 2k word essays on topics no one gives a shit about but me and a handful of other people#Legends of Avantris#the crooked moon#crooked moon#edge of midnight#marius renathyr#King Arthur#arthurian legend#arthurian mythology#arthurian literature#sir gawain#gawain and the green knight#DnD#d&d 5e#d&d#dnd 5e#5e#homebrew#DnD compendium#literary analysis#literature#english literature#classic literature#dnd character#dungeons and dragons#paladin#dnd5e
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An invitation for a midnight snack I PART 1 I
May the fallen trees show mercy to the lumberjack, for their roots will feast on his corpse.
My delusion makes me believe that the Curse of Strahadanya cast is going to find themselves on Druskenvald.
And MAYBE interact with the EOM cast.
I don't think it's going to happen, but I can dream.
#legends of avantris#edge of midnight#the crooked moon#curse of strahdanya#professor clayton azaran#silas “shepherd” morgan#farryn of the hartsblight#victoria isaacs#kana soyokaze#tw body horror#sarnax of the edelwood#tw long post
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It's great to see that there are out-right Over the Garden Wall quotes on the Kickstarter page for The Crooked Moon. (They actually quote The Beast's song "Come Wayward souls.")
Kind of funny that Jason Nesbitt person insisted the only thing they had in common was the use of Americana.
Weird that he'd haunt an Over the Garden Wall Facebook group while pretending that Crooked Moon has content from European folklore but Over the Garden Wall Does not. I guess he missed the Faust and Divine Comedy references among other things.
Though he did completely ignore it when I pointed out that they directly quoted the opening narration of Over The Garden Wall with just five words changed.
He seems like the sort of person who would try to insist Adam's Wrath has nothing to do with Frankenstein.
The only thing that bothers me still is that he created this narrative that said something ableist to him and then deleted it for my rebuttal which you can find on my Facebook wall.
1. I don't completely delete replies, I edit to expand on what I'm saying or fix types.
2. How could I have even known he had a disability to be ableist toward him?
3. If you're going to accuse someone of ableism you should PROBABLY make sure they aren't visually impaired first. I'm considered legally blind, though I do see. It's just really poor eyesight.
#Over The Garden Wall#Dungeons and Dragons#Dungeons & Dragons#DandD#D and D#D&D#The Crooked Moon#Night of the Crooked Moon#Legends of Avantris
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me when me when cult of the fates me when me me the the crooked fates me when the crooked moon when the when the lore me when the lore me when me when when when the crooked creatures when the feral and and and the devourer me me me when when when the sad and the found family and me wh-
#legends of avantris#the cult of the fates#the crooked moon#the crooked creatures#they're in my b r a i n s p a c e
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GET WIZZED ON
support legends of avantris' "the crooked moon" at;
#wizardposting#wizard#video#funny#meme#dnd#dungeons & dragons#critical role#dimension 20#legends of avantris#the crooked moon#voice acting#Youtube
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YEEEAAAAAHHHH
ITS ON SPOTIFYYYYY
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