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*grumble grumble* power outage *grumble grumble* lost my post *grumble grumble* It seems to me like if Strahd wanted to do something to Ismark it would be incredibly sloppy just to off him unless he wanted to send a message of clear and present warning to the PCs, as might open domination. I agree. ...

The focus shifts to Ireena now. I've already foreshadowed her reincarnation from Tatyana, so the party is aware that she's someone special. They also know that Strahd has a distinct interest in her and all but one of the party members is concerned for her. Whatever happens to Ismark is the next main...

In my Curse of Strahd game, the players met Ismark and Ireena during an attempt on Ismark's life. Though the players aren't certain, they came to the conclusion that Ismark was targeted for trying to protect and shield Ireena. I didn't make him a trained combatant in my game, instead giving Ireena a...

UPDATE: Leo is done. The party thwarted his escape and managed to take him out. I might have played a little loose with rules for staking a vampire, but they got really excited about the possibility of staking him with a shard of his own shattered coffin and I didn't want to take that awesome scene ...

Thanks, Gonzoron!

Is there a way for the default search settings to allow terms that it deems "too common"? That is, searching for something like "Strahd" or "Barovia" returns a result that reads "The following words in your search query were ignored because they are too common word...

UPDATE: Well. My party tracked Leo to a temple whose hallowed ground was being suppressed by a ritual, where he had put Ireena and a friendly NPC in a death trap. Freeing one would kill the other. He also covered them in an illusion, swapping their two forms. The party almost freed the "friend...

Here's the things I've used/done: 1. I used Dungeon #207's Fair Barovia as inspiration to add Leo Dilisnya to the plot. 2. I've used Strahd's disguise of Vasili von Holtz, as portrayed in I, Strahd . Related: I'm considering getting a copy of I, Strahd (sans framing text) printed in a leather-bound ...

Here's an idea. In my game, I'm replacing the Order of the Silver Dragon with the Dawnslayers. The reason that vampires can walk in the daylight in my game is because the sky is always just hazy enough that the sun's rays are never direct. I wanted the players to get something for lighting the beaco...

UPDATE: Well. My party tracked Leo to a temple whose hallowed ground was being suppressed by a ritual, where he had put Ireena and a friendly NPC in a death trap. Freeing one would kill the other. He also covered them in an illusion, swapping their two forms. The party almost freed the "friendl...

It was left an unknown. All the Martikovs can tell the players is that it was stolen 10 years ago.

The image of a vampire and other supernatural beings held at bay by crosses is common in pop culture horror fiction, but obviously stems from Christianity in the real world. Van Richten's Guide to Vampires clearly includes it as one of the common holy symbols, though: "It should be noted that a...

If he's Alek Gwilym's son (as opposed to merely his descendant), then there may need to be some chronological anomalies explained for depending upon the time and setting you're using for CoS. If the Guard PC's actually a Gwilym, then Strahd may have a way to follow his bloodline based on the fact t...

Chernobog In Expedition to Castle Ravenloft , the witches of Lysaga Hill and Baba Zelena (who doesn't exist in other Ravenloft continuities) attempt to summon an entity by this name (or Chernovog) in an attempt to overtake Strahd. He is known as "the Green God" and is a demon lord associa...

Something to chew on: what does Strahd represent and how can this be mirrored in Barovia? 1. A vampire drains the life of its target and always hungers for more. The populace should probably be shown to be resource-starved in most cases, as Strahd drains them. Tied to this is the Wendigo above, that...