Jabborwacky
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So I'm reading through the DM handout for Curse of Strahd and came across their Vampirism and Lycanthropy ruling.
Vampirism and Lycanthropy
Vampires and lycanthropes are not included in the allowed rules for character creation or advancement(see the D&D Adventurers League Player’s Guide).These conditions grant characters powers and abilities that are not suitable for organized play, and typically impose a restricted or prohibited alignment. As such, characters afflicted with vampirism or lycanthropy must have the affliction cured before the start of their next episode or adventure.
An afflicted characters have the following options:
• Lycanthropes can be cured with a remove curse spell. This spell is available as a spellcasting service for 90gp (though Jeny Greenteeth might have additional requirements; see “Spellcasting Services” later in this guide).
• Vampires can be cured by a wish spell cast by a fellow player character (wish is not available as a spell-casting service). Alternatively, a vampire character can be slain and returned to life with raise dead, at
the normal cost of 1,250 gp. If a character chooses to end a vampiric curse in this manner, the Dark Powers do not offer a free raise dead, though Jeny Greenteeth might be willing to make a deal (see “Spellcasting Services” later in this guide).
An afflicted character who does not end his or her curse is retired from play until able to do so by one of the means above, or through the application of DM rewards to the character.
I'm new to DMing adventure league, but the vampirism cure feels like its going to come at the cost of roleplaying without a very different coat of paint. Perhaps I can say a "remove curse" spell is needed, but with all the associated costs of the raise dead spell? It's a cosmetic change, but it feels a bit more sensical than the DM saying "well, your options are to commit suicide or get a wish spell cast on you before next game. What was that? Your character wouldn't kill himself? I guess you're out of my game then."
Is it alright for me to make a cosmetic change like that? If not, is there anything else I could do to fix the ruling?
Vampirism and Lycanthropy
Vampires and lycanthropes are not included in the allowed rules for character creation or advancement(see the D&D Adventurers League Player’s Guide).These conditions grant characters powers and abilities that are not suitable for organized play, and typically impose a restricted or prohibited alignment. As such, characters afflicted with vampirism or lycanthropy must have the affliction cured before the start of their next episode or adventure.
An afflicted characters have the following options:
• Lycanthropes can be cured with a remove curse spell. This spell is available as a spellcasting service for 90gp (though Jeny Greenteeth might have additional requirements; see “Spellcasting Services” later in this guide).
• Vampires can be cured by a wish spell cast by a fellow player character (wish is not available as a spell-casting service). Alternatively, a vampire character can be slain and returned to life with raise dead, at
the normal cost of 1,250 gp. If a character chooses to end a vampiric curse in this manner, the Dark Powers do not offer a free raise dead, though Jeny Greenteeth might be willing to make a deal (see “Spellcasting Services” later in this guide).
An afflicted character who does not end his or her curse is retired from play until able to do so by one of the means above, or through the application of DM rewards to the character.
I'm new to DMing adventure league, but the vampirism cure feels like its going to come at the cost of roleplaying without a very different coat of paint. Perhaps I can say a "remove curse" spell is needed, but with all the associated costs of the raise dead spell? It's a cosmetic change, but it feels a bit more sensical than the DM saying "well, your options are to commit suicide or get a wish spell cast on you before next game. What was that? Your character wouldn't kill himself? I guess you're out of my game then."
Is it alright for me to make a cosmetic change like that? If not, is there anything else I could do to fix the ruling?
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