Ender wrote:I6, page 29 has it written as "Beucephalus".
Yeah. Confirmed it in House of Strahd and the Silver Anniversary reprint too. Couldn't find it on a quick look through EtCR, but that book is a pain to navigate. I might have missed it.
1. Chris Perkins mentions a new villain: Fiona Wachter, who sleeps with her dead husband. This is a new Wachter we are unfamiliar with. Who was her husband? Ivan Wachter?
2. When asked what Curse of Strahd does to the existence of the 2E Demiplane of Dread, his response was "Nothing." Take that as you will.
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alhoon wrote:Who are the watchers and I hate necrophilia.
The Wachters have been some of Strahd's staunchest allies since the beginning of his reign. Ivan Wachter was the most recent Burgomaster of Krezk. As for necrophilia, that's one way of interpreting what he said. Another alternative might simply be that she's gone a little insane with grief and literally sleeps in the same bed as her dead husband.
alhoon wrote:Who are the watchers and I hate necrophilia.
The Wachters have been some of Strahd's staunchest allies since the beginning of his reign. Ivan Wachter was the most recent Burgomaster of Krezk. As for necrophilia, that's one way of interpreting what he said. Another alternative might simply be that she's gone a little insane with grief and literally sleeps in the same bed as her dead husband.
Ohhh... I recall them now. About the 2nd part, too late! Now that my mind has been geared to it... I know how I'll portray her. PS. I consider it necrophilia to even sleep in a coffin... unless you're a vampire in which case it's "understandable".
"You truly see what a person is made of, when you begin to slice into them" - Semirhage
"I am not mad, no matter what you're implying." - Litalia My DMGuild work!
This Reddit news inspired me to leave lurk mode. More CoS tidbits from Chris:
"There are new rules in Curse of Strahd, specific to adventuring in the land of Barovia. For example, there's a rule for "resurrection madness." No "power checks" specifically, but CoS has something comparable in one of its chapters.
Yes. Vallaki is there. Teufeldorf is not."
The Vallaki reference is made regarding a Barovian map.
The Fraternity of Shadows is proud to invite Christopher Perkins, designer of Curse of Strahd into our Parlor. Mr. Perkins sits down with us among the candle-lit cobwebs for an exclusive interview!
"We're realistic heroes. We're not here to save the world, just nudge the world into a better place."
Gonzoron of the FoS wrote:Ladies and Gents, your attention please...
The Fraternity of Shadows is proud to invite Christopher Perkins, designer of Curse of Strahd into our Parlor. Mr. Perkins sits down with us among the candle-lit cobwebs for an exclusive interview!
Quite the coup for the Fraternity. Good show!
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Gonzoron of the FoS wrote:Ladies and Gents, your attention please...
The Fraternity of Shadows is proud to invite Christopher Perkins, designer of Curse of Strahd into our Parlor. Mr. Perkins sits down with us among the candle-lit cobwebs for an exclusive interview!
Very cool, Gonzoron! Well done.
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Gonzoron of the FoS wrote:Ladies and Gents, your attention please...
The Fraternity of Shadows is proud to invite Christopher Perkins, designer of Curse of Strahd into our Parlor. Mr. Perkins sits down with us among the candle-lit cobwebs for an exclusive interview!
Ah, this is fantastic!
I've always enjoyed Chris' work and I feel like his love of the setting shows in each interview he gives. I do find the timeline even more confusing now... but in such a way that it feels like a puzzle to put together. For instance, we know Van Richten exists as someone you could possibly meet in the adventure (though you may not recognize him at first). But we also know that this is, essentially, the original I6 module being retold. The other domains are known to exist and Darkon is name-dropped. This is quite intriguing!
Chris about I10 wrote:
I felt the story contained a lot of imaginative ideas, but the adventure was a nightmare to run.
Very, VERY true words...
"You truly see what a person is made of, when you begin to slice into them" - Semirhage
"I am not mad, no matter what you're implying." - Litalia My DMGuild work!
Gonzoron of the FoS wrote:Ladies and Gents, your attention please...
The Fraternity of Shadows is proud to invite Christopher Perkins, designer of Curse of Strahd into our Parlor. Mr. Perkins sits down with us among the candle-lit cobwebs for an exclusive interview!
Nice, wonder what the part about Van Richten is meaning though. O.O' should be interesting to see!
