Hmm, I wonder if we were to ask for volunteers, if there would be
anyone to pick up the Kargatane's tracks? What do you think? Would
Wizards of the Coast, or more likely, Sword & Sorcery, be prepared to
sponser a website if we had a team of willing workers? We could
update the current netbooks to v3.0/3.5, and have some special
adventures and prestige classes. The community of Ravenloft gamers
may slowly disperse if we have nowhere to congregate. I've noticed
that for such a big group, The Ravenloft Domain is surprisingly
quiet. I used to be an avid player of Rookhausen, the online chat
game, which had many people, but a lot of the players seem to be
bored now.
On a brighter note, I've picked up some new members for my Ravenloft
PBeM: Avengement. Most of the group seems to be lurkers, but there's
some keen players as well. There is a wide range of PCs, comprising
humans, elves, and dwarves, and some of the well-known NPCs of the
Ravenloft setting, such as Count Strahd Von Zarovich, and Bray
Martikova.
I have been using a lot of 'textbook' Ravenloft (to save time and
work), but also adding in some personal touches, such as mysterious
merchants and unresolved curses. Rather than having it as a
traditional PBeM, where everyone travels in a big group, I wanted to
give it a more 'real world' feel. Players are encouraged to travel in
small groups of 2-4, and many different scenarios are happening all
at once. I post to one group one day, to another group the next. This
way, there is always something happening, but also gives the players
a few days to post. It also keeps my workload manageable.

If you have any tips for running a PBeM (Play By eMail) game more
smoothly, please reply to this message. If you would like to check
out the game, there is a link in my profile to the group. I would
like to keep a bit of a journal on here, to let everyone know how the
campaign is progressing, and to keep some interest in Ravenloft
alive. Thanks for letting me be part of your group :)
Until next time,
Melinda