Ryochan8
How was The Death of a Darklord? Today, I literally had a copy in hand and was about to buy it, but it didn't seem up to the standards of MG and the earlier AB:VH. Was it worth the ten bucks?
Well... it really depends on your personal tastes in reading.
It is a perfect example of a D&D book. So, if you've played Ravenloft and you like that genre, it's a really interesting book.
However, if you're looking for something in the same style as MG or AB:VH, I would advise against it. Honestly, I wouldn't have recognized it as the work of LKH.
The plot is interesting, and the characters are unusual. Unfortunately, it's very much the first in a series, so you don't get a resolution so much as a setup of further problems. The characters definitely aren't as developed as in Anita, maybe because it's such a short book and focuses on multiple characters PoVs.
There is a female protagonist, but she's very different from Anita and Merry. She's younger and less... I don't know if mature is the right word, but definitely less jaded.
The book isn't my favorite, and I've read several D&D style books. Perhaps if I'd played Ravenloft I would have enjoyed it more.
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