tylermalan
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That's excellent news! CR 2 was much too low.
They added no ability mod to the HP.That doesn't seem that much better. Did they have d6 racial HD before or something? ...
This could be automatic, if this version of Strahd has many class levels, as all player classes got a boost.Its probably worth looking at the PRD for changes to vampire, to see if any of the base vampire abilities are different to 3.5 vampire. Since the PCs get beefed up a bit with Pathfinder, it might be worth beefing up Strahd a bit as well.
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It is CR 3 since 3.5. CR 2 was 3.0. And it was a big mistake IMHO.That's excellent news! CR 2 was much too low.
Ryltar said:I'm currently playing in a PF Ravenloft Campaign. Some of the changes my DM has introduced:
- PC abilities only work on undead within a certain HD range (e.g., +/- 4 difference from the PC's level). No smiting Strahd.
- No spells that require planar connections to work.
- Detect evil, detect lies, zone of truth etc. are banned.
- Categories such as the 'undead' type or 'evil' alignment are removed, and all abilities that play off them are modified. For example, you can't select bane or favored enemy (undead) anymore, but have to specify a certain type of monster you have already encountered (e.g. skeletons). Protection from evil and the like only work within a certain HD range.
- Channel Energy only allows the players to heal, and can't be used to damage undead.
To balance some of the above 'losses', out-of-combat healing is automatically maximized.
We felt that these changes were necessary to preserve the setting flavor, which is notably different from standard settings (2e materials are really your best bet if you want to read up on Ravenloft any further). 21 sessions in so far, and we haven't had any balance problems; not having access to the D&D standard of information gathering has in fact increased the fun we've had in playing.
Also, may I strongly suggest that you don't DM Expedition to Castle RL as written? It's really quite horrible in part (insofar as Strahd does not make any sense in it, and IMHO, Ravenloft adventures should not be about killing Darklords anyway).
- PC abilities only work on undead within a certain HD range (e.g., +/- 4 difference from the PC's level). No smiting Strahd.
Vic Wertz on the Paizo boards said:We've just officially announced the Carrion Crown Adventure Path, which will run from January through June 2011.
The Cult of the Whispering Way weaves a wide-ranging conspiracy throughout the horror-tinged lands of Ustalav aimed at freeing the Lich King Tar-Baphon, better known as the Whispering Tyrant, from his eternal prison in the dungeon of Gallowspire. Their debased rites and malicious schemes set werewolf against vampire, ghost against terror from beyond time and space in a thrilling campaign that touches upon themes of classic horror and dark swords and sorcery!
January 2011: Haunting of Harrowstone, by Michael Kortes
February 2011: Trial of the Beast, by Richard Pett
March 2011: Broken Moon, by Tim Hitchcock
April 2011: Wake of the Watcher, by Greg A. Vaughan
May 2011: Ashes at Dawn, by Neil Spicer
June 2011: Shadows of Gallowspire, by Jason Bulmahn