Welcome to Wonderful World of Darklords! In this episode, Matthew Graydon joins us to make a darklord out of Emperor Belos, AKA Philip Wittebane, AKA THE WORST. (Please don't make a drinking game out of how many times we say "the worst." You will die of alcohol poisoning.) Topics discussed include: --Stats and a character class for Belos that summarize "hypocritical witch hunter who can hide the fact that he's a horrible fungus lich unless he goes too long without devouring anyone's beloved pet" (have we mentioned he's the worst?); --Alternate NPCs to fill the same role for your PCs that Eda fills for Luz, from Raine to Darius to the Bat Queen to Hunter, and how that choice of NPC will affect the feel of your campaign; --Tips for running a Hexside-centric game, either for younger players or for players who desperately want a Ravenloft/Owl House/Strixhaven crossover; --Potential applications Belos might have for all that life energy released during the Day of Unity; --and more! The full writeup for the Boiling Isles is available on DM's Guild: https://www.dmsguild.com/product/530734/The-Owlbear-House-A-Ravenloft-Domain-of-Dread?affiliate_id=241770 Matthew has contributed to In Arithmexes' Clutches on DriveThruRPG (https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/337578/odyssey-anthology-volume-iii-in-arixmethes-clutches) and Faces of the Cage on DM's Guild (https://www.dmsguild.com/product/475903/Faces-of-the-Cage). Check thou them out! Timestamps 0:00 Introduction 7:13 The Lord 48:39 The Land 1:17:13 Dread Possibilities 2:04:52 Parting Thoughts 2:25:20 D’s Parting Thoughts Content Advisory for D's Journal (details on content advisories can be found on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/posts/introducing-128061331?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link, on Tumblr at https://www.tumblr.com/wonderfulworldofdarklords/782533621911322624/introducing-content-warnings-for-ds-journal?source=share, or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid037sb7hNXRaRMpyamiLiB4EYFfnqmpeGBX3DdS2gzPtUq3EooecwHAgwQVk73cbFMl&id=100083262132645) Narcissistic abuse (major), death (major), head trauma (major), suffocation (major), body horror (major; transformation, goo, nonsexual mouth penetration), blood (major), torture (major), genocide (moderate), racism (moderate), child endangerment (minor), cannibalism (minor). Also, if you struggled with D's emotional distress in the Thanos episode, she has a flashback in "The Land" that culminates in a brief onscreen panic attack. All music recordings are in the public domain (mark 1.0) and are licensed through https://musopen.org: 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: 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 Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-wonderful-world-of-darklords/donations