Episode 31: Atlantis: The Lost Empire


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Feb 13 2025 126 mins   11

Welcome to Wonderful World of Darklords! Many, MANY of you have asked for a domain based on the Disney movie about a team of heavily armed transients who dive through subterranean tunnels in search of either treasure or a sad, unresolved Bond. Atlantis is, without question, the most D&D movie that Disney has ever done, and while it's more Eberron or Spelljammer than Ravenloft, we're here for the challenge. Because, hey, that's what this is all about, right? I mean, imagination, teamwork, intellectual puzzles. Unless, maybe...we're just in it for the cool submarine. Topics discussed include:

  • The challenge of choosing a darklord for Atlantis, since Rourke is there to ransack, not to rule;
  • The D&D equivalent of "technologically advanced immortals who have somehow forgotten how to use their technology and read;"
  • A default adventure for Atlantis that will still (hopefully) have plot twists and surprises for players who have seen the movie;
  • Ideas for adapting Atlantis to Eberron and Dragonlance, with or without Ravenloft attached;
  • And more!


The full write-up for Atlantis is available for free on DM's Guild: https://www.dmsguild.com/product/510757/The-Lost-Empire-of-Atlantis-A-Ravenloft-Domain-of-Dread?view_as_pub=1

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Timestamps

0:00 Introduction

7:32 The Lord

43:10 The Land

54:15 Dread Possibilities

1:18:11 Aging Up (CW racism, slavery, colonialism, inbreeding)

1:22:23 Aging Up ends

1:35:36 Parting Thoughts

1:59:59 D’s Parting Thoughts

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


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