Welcome to Wonderful World of Darklords! In this, our FIFTIETH EPISODE(!), Robin LaGrave joins us to discuss the Disney/gaming crossover that predates ours by twenty years: Kingdom Hearts. Its world-hopping structure lends itself beautifully to a domain-hopping Ravenloft game, but can the notoriously complicated backstory of its villain do the same? Topics discussed include: Why we're primarily sticking to the first Kingdom Hearts game, and the alternate Ansem backstory from former cohost Matt Graydon that maintains the essence of the character while beautifully streamlining the plot;Why the Dark Powers might secretly be championing the power of friendship;How to incorporate Keyblades into your game without signifying that a single member of your party is the protagonist of the entire campaign;Canonical Ravenloft NPCs that can serve as Ansem, Mickey/Donald/Goofy. and the Princesses of Heart, as well as ideas for alternate domain-spanning master plans, if you want to use the structure of Kingdom Hearts for a straightforward Ravenloft game;And more! The full write-up for Hollow Bastion is available for free on DM's Guild: https://www.dmsguild.com/en/product/583023/Kingdom-of-Misty-Hearts-A-Ravenloft-Domain-of-Dread?preview=1 TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Introduction 8:04 The Lord 49:45 The Land 1:00:59 Dread Possibilities 1:54:03 Parting thoughts 2:28:23 D’s Parting Thoughts Content Advisory for D's Journal (details on content advisories can be found on Facebook, Tumblr, and Patreon) Possession (major), abandonment (major), parentification (major), caregiver burnout (major) Episode Zero of Robin's podcast, D-Pad Darklords, is LIVE! https://open.spotify.com/show/2Lefh5WhCxtREXJDZaC94s All music recordings are licensed through https://musopen.org: Chopin Nocturne in B-Flat Minor, Op. 9 No.1 (main theme), performed by Eduardo Vinuela (public domain mark 1.0) Chopin Etude Op. 25, No. 12 in C Minor: “Ocean” (darklord theme), performed by Edward Neeman (public domain mark 1.0) Chopin Nocturne in F Minor, Op. 55 No. 1 (land theme), performed by Luke Faulkner (public domain mark 1.0) Rachmaninoff Morceaux de Fantaisie, Op. 3 - 2. Prélude in C sharp minor (Dread Possibilities), performed by Sergei Rachmaninoff (public domain mark 1.0) Chopin Nocturne in E Minor, Op. 72 No. 1 (parting thoughts), performed by Luke Faulkner (public domain mark 1.0) Draeseke Agnus Dei and Requiem Aeternam (Maul's theme), unknown performers (Creative Commons attribution 3.0) Dialog for Yensid was written by Azalin Rex himself: http://www.tumblr.com/darklordazalin The 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_halite Contact us on: Gmail: wonderfulworldofdarklords@gmail.com Facebook: @wonderfulworldofdarklords Tumblr: @wonderfulworldofdarklords Patreon: www.patreon.com/WonderfulWorldofDarklords YouTube: @wonderfulworldofdarklord