Now that Curse of Strahd is out, I figure this is a good time to hear about how people are planning to run it! My own table is going to start CoS as soon as we finish Tyranny of Dragons (we were going to do Princes of the Apocalypse, but my players are major Ravenloft fans, so as soon as this was announced, it went to the front of the line).
So, let us know what changes you make and how they work out at the table!
How are you starting the adventure, if your campaign doesn't take place in the Forgotten Realms? Is anyone moving Barovia wholesale to a different world/plane?
I'm also particularly interested in hearing about how the DDAL adventures can be worked into a Curse of Strahd campaign, or vice-versa.
NOTE: This is now a wiki thread. Please post favorite ideas below (or summaries, with links to the posts that explain them in detail). Thanks!
The following is a quick index into the posts of this thread broken down by book chapter:
Introduction
Ch. 1: Into the Mists
Ch. 2: The Lands of Barovia
Ch. 3: The Village of Barovia
Ch. 4: Castle Ravenloft
Ch. 5: The Town of Vallaki
Ch. 6: Old Bonegrinder
Ch. 7: Argynvostholt
Ch. 8: The Village of Krezk
Ch. 9: Tsolenka Pass
Ch. 10: The Ruins of Berez
Ch. 11: Van Richten's Tower
Ch. 12: The Wizard of Wines
Ch. 13: The Amber Temple
Ch. 14: Yester Hill
Ch. 15: Werewolf Den
Epilogue
App. A: Character Options
App. B: Death House
App. C: Treasures
App. D: Monsters and NPCs
App. E: The Tarokka Deck
App. F: Handouts
Maps #28
Further Reading
Indexed up to: #149
So, let us know what changes you make and how they work out at the table!
How are you starting the adventure, if your campaign doesn't take place in the Forgotten Realms? Is anyone moving Barovia wholesale to a different world/plane?
I'm also particularly interested in hearing about how the DDAL adventures can be worked into a Curse of Strahd campaign, or vice-versa.
NOTE: This is now a wiki thread. Please post favorite ideas below (or summaries, with links to the posts that explain them in detail). Thanks!
The following is a quick index into the posts of this thread broken down by book chapter:
Introduction
- DDAL Adventures: #4, #14, #148
- Links Roundup Posts: #28, #46, #55, #71, #82, #101, #115, #133
- DM's Guild Resources: #95
- Subreddit: #149
- Miniatures: #8
- Approaches to running the adventure: #16, #34, #59, #60, #67, #82, #97
- Prep: #140
- Backstory: #69, #134
- Info in MM and DMG: #72, #74
- XP vs leveling: #105
- Over-planning: #114
Ch. 1: Into the Mists
Ch. 2: The Lands of Barovia
Ch. 3: The Village of Barovia
Ch. 4: Castle Ravenloft
Ch. 5: The Town of Vallaki
Ch. 6: Old Bonegrinder
Ch. 7: Argynvostholt
Ch. 8: The Village of Krezk
- Abbot: #39
Ch. 9: Tsolenka Pass
Ch. 10: The Ruins of Berez
Ch. 11: Van Richten's Tower
Ch. 12: The Wizard of Wines
- Letter from Strahd: #138
Ch. 13: The Amber Temple
Ch. 14: Yester Hill
Ch. 15: Werewolf Den
Epilogue
App. A: Character Options
App. B: Death House
App. C: Treasures
App. D: Monsters and NPCs
App. E: The Tarokka Deck
App. F: Handouts
Maps #28
Further Reading
Indexed up to: #149
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