Episode 1: The Lion King

The Wonderful World of Darklords

Welcome to Wonderful World of Darklords! In our pilot episode, we discuss The Lion King, why Scar is basically already a darklord, and how to bring him into your own campaign if saving a horror-movie version of the Pride Lands sounds like a fun way to spend a Saturday night. Subjects discussed include:

–Our own histories with Ravenloft, including Rachel flexing extremely hard because she doesn’t want to get atted;

–A detailed breakdown of how we’ll be evaluating the darklord potential of Disney villains throughout the series, and why Scar is basically Strahd with a musical number;

–How to keep the “talking animal” flavor of The Lion King without the silliness of actual talking animals;

–The sorts of adventures you can have in the Pride Lands, beyond “stand back and cheer for Simba;”

–And more!

The full writeup for the Pride Lands is available for free on DMs' Guild.

All music recordings are in the public domain (mark 1.0):

Chopin Nocturne in B-Flat Minor, Op. 9 No.1 (main theme), performed by Eduardo Vinuela

Chopin Etude Op. 25, No. 12 in C Minor: “Ocean” (darklord theme), performed by Edward Neeman

Chopin Nocturne in F Minor, Op. 55 No. 1 (land theme), performed by Luke Faulkner

Rachmaninoff Morceaux de Fantaisie, Op. 3 - 2. Prélude in C sharp minor (Dread Possibilities), performed by Sergei Rachmaninoff

Chopin Nocturne in E Minor, Op. 72 No. 1 (parting thoughts), performed by Luke Faulkner

Dialog for Yensid was written by Azalin Rex himself.

The Wonderful World of Darklords logo was designed by Halite Jones.

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