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Re: CONFIRMED: Ravenloft for 5th Edition

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Jester of the FoS wrote:Thanks should go to Mister Perkins for agreeing to be interviewed.
Wait, did you give him a chance to say "no" when he awoke to see the "representatives" of the fraternity with their black clocks and gleaming daggers around his bed? :shock:
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Re: CONFIRMED: Ravenloft for 5th Edition

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Question about the 14 Adventure league adventures: Can they be played randomly, out of order or they have to be in order? I.e. could I decide I put #X,Y,Z in my campaign and not the rest?
Are the PCs supposed to be in Ravenloft in most of them? Or there's the mist-duction option in most?
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alhoon wrote:Question about the 14 Adventure league adventures: Can they be played randomly, out of order or they have to be in order? I.e. could I decide I put #X,Y,Z in my campaign and not the rest?
Are the PCs supposed to be in Ravenloft in most of them? Or there's the mist-duction option in most?
Heard something about that in one of the podcasts. I think they said you don't have to play all of them, although they are connected. Don't know about out of order, but you can skip some. Also that once you play in organized play in Barovia, you can't play out of Barovia until you find a way out.

But since they are designed for any random group of strangers to sit down and play immediately, I'm sure any DM worth his or her dice could massage them to fit their own campaign without much trouble.
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alhoon wrote:Question about the 14 Adventure league adventures: Can they be played randomly, out of order or they have to be in order? I.e. could I decide I put #X,Y,Z in my campaign and not the rest?
It's encouraged that they be played in order, since there are elements that tie one story to others. For example, I inserted clues in "The Ghost" that are followed up on in "The Innocent." That said, you can pull, delete, and rearrange any elements you like for your own campaigns. It may take you a bit longer to adapt them for out-of-order play, compared to adapting earlier AL seasons.
Are the PCs supposed to be in Ravenloft in most of them?
That would be telling.
Or there's the mist-duction option in most?
Yes. If you want to adapt one or more of these adventurers for home use and simply drop the PC into the Mists, that's covered in the intro notes for the DM.
Gonzoron of the FoS wrote:Also that once you play in organized play in Barovia, you can't play out of Barovia until you find a way out.

But since they are designed for any random group of strangers to sit down and play immediately, I'm sure any DM worth his or her dice could massage them to fit their own campaign without much trouble.
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Gary Con is coming up this week. Chris Perkins will be running a Ravenloft adventure as part of the Adventurers League. And I will be one of the players at the table!
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<------ totally jealous ! :)

Let us know how it goes. Looking for your comments!

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<----- Very jealous of Mangrum, but even more crazy jealous of the other players at that table, who get to play IN Chris Perkins' game WITH John Mangrum. :lucas: Who are the other players? Tracy Hickman? Steve Miller? Cindi Rice? ;)
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Gonzoron of the FoS wrote:<----- Very jealous of Mangrum, but even more crazy jealous of the other players at that table, who get to play IN Chris Perkins' game WITH John Mangrum. :lucas: Who are the other players? Tracy Hickman? Steve Miller? Cindi Rice? ;)
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Looks like a new Tarokka deck is in the works-- with all-new artwork, yet!

http://www.gf9.com/Default.aspx?tabid=227&art_id=5100

(Going to the preorder link indicates that it comes out in April.)
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The Tarokka deck has the best Ravenloft art IMO for the past 12 years, if not more. Since I'm not going to pay 15+ euros for transportation, I'll probably get the images (WotC gives them for free) and send them to a printshop to make and laminate.
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Brandi wrote:Looks like a new Tarokka deck is in the works-- with all-new artwork, yet!

http://www.gf9.com/Default.aspx?tabid=227&art_id=5100

(Going to the preorder link indicates that it comes out in April.)
Yup, noted upthread. To recap, so far we are aware of the following stuff coming out:
  • Curse of Strahd hardcover (including "Death House" adventure already released free online as a preview)
  • Tarokka Deck
  • Strahd + Bucephalus miniature
  • 14 Adventurers League adventures related to Curse of Strahd
  • Dragon+ #6 online magazine, with six Curse of Strahd related articles (already released)
  • "Shadows of the Vampire" storyline in D&D comic book
Did I miss anything?
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Mangrum wrote:
Gonzoron of the FoS wrote:<----- Very jealous of Mangrum, but even more crazy jealous of the other players at that table, who get to play IN Chris Perkins' game WITH John Mangrum. :lucas: Who are the other players? Tracy Hickman? Steve Miller? Cindi Rice? ;)
It's Adventurers League; I'm just a guy who bought a ticket. :)
Fights the urge to buy a ticket...

OK, where is Indianapolis? ;) Mmm, 13 h drive only ...
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Joël of the FoS wrote:
Mangrum wrote:
Gonzoron of the FoS wrote:<----- Very jealous of Mangrum, but even more crazy jealous of the other players at that table, who get to play IN Chris Perkins' game WITH John Mangrum. :lucas: Who are the other players? Tracy Hickman? Steve Miller? Cindi Rice? ;)
It's Adventurers League; I'm just a guy who bought a ticket. :)
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OK, where is Indianapolis? ;) Mmm, 13 h drive only ...
Not Gencon, Garycon... Lake Geneva, WI
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ah ah ah, ok, a bit far :)
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Mangrum wrote:
Gonzoron of the FoS wrote:<----- Very jealous of Mangrum, but even more crazy jealous of the other players at that table, who get to play IN Chris Perkins' game WITH John Mangrum. :lucas: Who are the other players? Tracy Hickman? Steve Miller? Cindi Rice? ;)
It's Adventurers League; I'm just a guy who bought a ticket. :)
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