Episode 2: Encanto

The Wonderful World of Darklords

CONTENT ADVISORY: In this episode, we're talking about how to make Encanto--a movie about emotional abuse, intergenerational trauma, emotional abuse, gaslighting, and emotional abuse--even darker, which involves getting pretty heavily into those themes and making some of the implicit horror of Encanto a lot more explicit. This episode, like this setting, isn't for everyone. For those of us who don't like nice things, subjects discussed include:

--How to turn a heartbreakingly beautiful moment into Abuela's Act of Ultimate Darkness, and why in the world we would do that (it isn't just to be edgelords, we promise!)

--One of our favorite genres of horror, which is underrepresented in Disney but which we twisted, spindled, and mutilated to fit Encanto (or vice versa);

--Why each of the Madrigals might choose to leave with the PCs, why each might fight the PCs to preserve the status quo, and which Madrigal grandchild makes us question our life choices;

--The non-evil Ravenloft NPC that your PCs might never trust again after visiting this domain;

--And more!

The full writeup for Encanto is available for free on DMs' Guild: https://www.dmsguild.com/m/product/400450

CREDITS

All music recordings are in the public domain (mark 1.0):

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

Dialog for Yensid was written by Azalin Rex himself: http://www.twitter.com/darklordazalin

The Wonderful World of Darklords logo was designed by Halite Jones: http://www.twitter.com/katimus1

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