Of course, they had a heart and I kept practicing my DMing for several years. Still DMing these days (that would be about 4 years later) I still recon myself a youngster and a pupil among other DM's. But that never stopped me. I always listen to other players and other DM's to pick up some ideas for myself and add these in my campaigns.
The first world I created was named Mytheria, and at the moment Mytheria is filled with huge powerufll monsters, deadly necromancers (for I love the dead!) and enourmous piles of treasure. The power play level is very high, as was it in DU. Now, after starting the first sessions of the Dark Realms, I intend to keep this level lower, making it just hard enough for players to enjoy it, making it mysterious enough for players to search every corner, and making it deadly enough for the players to fight for their lives!
Personally, I love Ravenloft! I would never really DM the setting, for I preferribly create my own settings and world, but I enjoy the "death behind every corner" concept, the horror and fear that strikes all in the Domain of Dread. Therefor I really enjoyed Shadowborne, read it! The dark ends all the Ravenloft novels have are great! The hero wins, but always at a great price. (Remembers me of a campaign where a certain player has to sacrfice one of his unborn children to a necromancer to save the party's life).
Anyway, the Dark Realms are still under major construction, but every new addition will be put down in these pages, watch frequently, for changes occur mostly without anyone noticing it!
