So I think I figured out what I'm gonna write about

A Pitch for the Twisted Classics Jam

A ferry crossing from the mainland to Vancouver Island encounters untraversable fog, and is forced to shelter at a nearly forgotten port town fully enclosed by the surrounding mountains. With only a couple hundred residents, a diner, a gas station, church, and abandoned lighthouse, the town of Raven's Lot seems like the perfect place to wait out the fog. But little do the passengers know that they are truly trapped here- the next victims of the immortal vampire who has established himself of the town's reverend, and of the monstrous congregation who call him Master.

Raven's Lot, as I currently imagine it, will be a modern spin on both the classic module Ravenloft as well as Stephen King's second novel Salem's Lot. When I saw Goblin Archive's announcement of the upcoming Twisted Classics Jam for Liminal Horror, my brain gears started spinning. I've been looking for a new project for awhile, I think I have found it. Heck, the Jam is even scheduled to end during the summer--perfect timing for me, who gets the summer off.

As you can see above, I think I kinda know how this will go. A flurry of sticky notes on my office window are already a Draft 0 of sorts. Aside from that? Open skies, baby. Do I stick closely to the structure of Ravenloft, or do I take a page out of the way Liminal Horror adventures are set up? At this point, I have no idea. And besides--I haven't read much Liminal Horror, and I certainly haven't played even so much as a session of it. But I did just read The Devil's Game a few weeks ago, and that has some pretty strong layout that I think could be adapted to this purpose. More reading is required. Any recommendations for strong Liminal Horror modules?

Huh... A visually rhyming map would be very fun. Anybody know good people to commison?

As a side note-Ever read Ravenloft 2? The module that supposes that the events of Ravenloft were a dream? If you haven't, it's wild. And awful! An idea I've thought would be neat for awhile is to run both Ravenlofts simultaneously, alternating between them when the party sleeps. Could I put that in this one? That seems like a big swing, but hey we're just spittballing here at this point.

At any rate, I have a lot to do. I'm currently writing this as I procrastinate from the stack of papers I have to mark this afternoon, so I'll get to the point. My plans from here are as follows:

1) Actually re-read Ravenloft. I've played it a few times as a player, including the dreadful 5e version, and generally I hated it. And I read it in passing years ago, but you know what time does to people. 2) Identify what the essential elements of Ravenloft are. What has to stay for it to still be recognizable, and what can I let go. 3) What do I fill in to replace what has been removed? This is probably where I'll do my re-read of Salem's Lot 4) Prep the scenario to run for my table. 5) Run it for my table. 6) Get writing with the initial playtest in mind.

Anyway, I have a lot to think about, and a lot of marking piling up on my desk. Let's see if I can get to the "Run It for my Table" part by mid-June. I'll be updating here as I write, so stay tuned if you're interested. Let me know if you have feedback- I'll try to be as active as possible on the Liminal Horror Discord server.