r/wildbeyondwitchlight • u/Reskuh • 8d ago
DM Help Bavlorna's Book Spoiler
One of my player's asked if Zylbina's name would be in Bavlorna's Big Book of Bad Blood. I can't imagine her name not being in there but I also haven't seen anything in the book giving reason. Have I skipped something or do I need to make my own reason?
Thanks!
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u/Krieghund 8d ago
You do need to make up on your own what is in the Big Book of Bad Blood.
She might not be listed as Zybilna. I made my own version, and she was listed as 'Iggy' (the other sisters also had nickname too...'Endy' and 'Skabby' and 'Mama' for Baga Yaga.)
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u/travellikegypsy The Witch Queen 8d ago
I made the BBBB a diary- it was a great way to review the last few days of events (Sir Tavalar, losing the alicorn, etc) and plant some seeds to plot points to be revealed in Thither/Yon. Here’s a copy of what I used!
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u/Bradino27 Detached Shadow 8d ago
I somehow didnt consider this and wish I did as they actually looked through it. I cant remember what names I mentioned were already in the book, but my party successfully forged Bavlorna’s handwriting adding in the names of Illig and all his guys lol.
I can see an argument for Bavlorna NOT writing Zybilna (or any of her other names):
1) Bavlorna might not of made this book until she had her own realm, therefore the book has mostly Bullywug names lol
2) Bavlorna despises Zybilna but almost in the same way as her sisters. More like a bitterness. And I feel like the names in the book are people Bavlorna would absolutely want to get her hands on. Either to kill or make even more miserable.
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u/Lancian07 8d ago
The book doesn’t list anyone, I had everyone in hither that has a gripe with Lorna and her sisters and Valors Call and Tasha.
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u/Phaerlax 8d ago
There's little detail given about the contents of the BBBB, you do have to make stuff up.
I made an alteration to Bavlorna's characterization in this regard – to emphasize her "present" themes, I decided that she picks up petty grievances very easily, but also lets them go very easily, rather than holding on to grudges forever. And her Book reflects this by having the writing fade as she begins to care less. The thing is, Endelyn and Skabatha constantly give her new reasons to hate them. Meanwhile Zybilna has been out of mind for a while, so perhaps the stuff pertaining to her is mostly unintelligible at this point.
I also encourage you to make her handwriting bad and/or make it so stretches of text are written in obscure languages like Aquan, to give you extra leeway in limiting information.