How I Ran Markovia, the Ravenloft Domain of Dread (5E / Sapient Animals) - Resources, Lore & More...

In this video, I take a deep dive into the Ravenloft Domain of Dread known as Markovia. The island of Markovia has very little info in 5E (just one short paragraph), but thankfully there's an old module - Neither Man Nor Beast - that I was able to use to get more flavor (although I ended up going down the 'sapient animals' route that's suggested in 5E's Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft). It was a bit of an odd one to run as my players visited there multiple times - on three separate occasions (so far) - only for a session or two each time, rather than only going once and spending a while there (which is often the case with other domains). I talk about what resources, maps, music and hook I used, as well as how I roleplayed the domain's Darklord, Dr Frantisek Markov, a.k.a. Dr Fran. I also say "long story short" a lot... 😅🙈 00:00 Intro & disclaimer 01:27 Markovia's old lore vs 5E 03:03 Resources 04:46 Maps 05:32 Music 06:16 Hook for Visit #1 08:37 Travel to Markovia (5E) 09:25 Visit #1 - Arrival 10:58 Visit #1 - Meeting Dr Fran at the Markov Estate 12:06 Roleplaying Dr Fran 12:49 Visit #1 - Meeting other sapient animals 14:28 Visit #1 - A possible coup? 15:44 Visit #2 - An 'escaped' mummy lord 16:59 Visit #2 - Back to the Estate 17:52 Visit #2 - The Monastery and the Table of Life 21:44 Visit #2 - Back to the Estate (again) 23:01 Visit #3 - Tiger refuge! 23:41 Visit #3 - Battle with Dr Fran 24:31 Visit #3 - Saving Dr Fran (or not...?) 25:55 Visit #3 - A new home for two groups of refugees 27:34 Outro Follow me on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/dmofthemists... Support the channel by becoming a member:    / @dmofthemists   Links to some of the things I mentioned: Neither Man Nor Beast on DMsGuild: https://www.dmsguild.com/product/1751... MereShoe1981's 5E Markovia guide on Reddit:   / markovia_for_5th_edition   The fanmade Markovia island map: https://www.fraternityofshadows.com/G... The fanmade maps for the Markov Estate and the Monastery of Lost Souls:   / frantisek_markovs_house_from_neither_man_n...   &   / the_lost_soul_monastery_markovia  , respectively. PhD&D's Niranjan:    • Let's make NIRANJAN in 5e!   Champions of the Mists on DMsGuild: https://www.dmsguild.com/product/1752... Music credits: "Invisible Mountain", "The Orrery" and "The Great Lift" by Tabletop Audio; licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... All images, logos, etc. are the copyright of their respective creators, the vast majority of which will be from Wizards of the Coast, as per their Fan Content Policy.