GianniVacca Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Based on late 16th century/early 17th century Central European legends and lore; still sketchy at the moment: Lamentations of the Blood Countess Quote 「天朝大國」,https://rpggeek.com/rpgitem/92874/celestial-empire 很有意思: http://celestialempire.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doomedpc Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 Oooh - looks like fun. I'll keep my eye on this and see how it develops Quote Peter Cakebread Cakebread&WaltonO:) Purveyors of Fine Imaginings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerallKahla Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 This is a wonderfully evocative title! Reminds me of the tales of Elizabeth Báthory... I will be watching this blog as well - thank you for the link! Quote Emerging from my Dark Age... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GianniVacca Posted May 20, 2012 Author Share Posted May 20, 2012 This is a wonderfully evocative title! Reminds me of the tales of Elizabeth Báthory... That's the idea Of course she's remembered as a horrid, sadistic serial killer. But let us not forget that King Matthias II owed her an awful amount of money, and that she was rumoured to be a lesbian, so the whole "serial killer" affair could have been put up to get rid of one of the most powerful and independent-minded nobles in the Kingdom of Hungary. I think a campaign game where the PCs are in her employ and do not know themselves whether she's guilty or innocent would be terrific. Quote 「天朝大國」,https://rpggeek.com/rpgitem/92874/celestial-empire 很有意思: http://celestialempire.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rust Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 ... so the whole "serial killer" affair could have been put up ... Indeed. You only have to take a look at the records of 17th century witch trials to see how easy it was to find "witnesses" and other "proof" of the most spectacular crimes of the accused. Quote "Mind like parachute, function only when open." (Charlie Chan) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seneschal Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 Indeed. You only have to take a look at the records of 17th century witch trials to see how easy it was to find "witnesses" and other "proof" of the most spectacular crimes of the accused. Interestingly enough, there was at least one werewolf trial where the accused freely admitted to being a werewolf. He was, in fact, a serial killer in the modern sense. Realizing that he was sick, the authorities sentenced him to life imprisonment rather than executing him. Visitors said his eyes, indeed, shone in the dark like a wolf's. True story from the Durants' History of Philosophy aka History of Civilization. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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