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<blockquote data-quote="JonnyP71" data-source="post: 7695817" data-attributes="member: 6788862"><p>I hope nothing has been done to tone down the difficulty level of the original. I bought it when I was a teenager in the 80s, and enjoyed reading it - but was never sure how it would play - and I wasn't a good enough DM to do it properly.</p><p></p><p>30 years later - I finally ran it - last Hallowe'en as one mammoth all-day session. We wore Hallowe'en costumes to scare/amuse trick or treaters, I put some spooky sound effects on my Ipod - creaking doors, organ music, howling wolves, thunder, etc</p><p></p><p>And it was fantastic.</p><p></p><p>Strahd managed to divide the party, first putting one PC to sleep - then charming another. He then disguised the sleeping character as himself and placed him in his coffin. I told the trapped character's player he was now playing as Strahd, and told him his motive (to make Ireena fall for him). The remaining PCs eventually found the dungeon level, and reached Strahd's crypt - they saw what they thought was the Vampire and staked him..... killing their own party member.</p><p></p><p>The Strahd player then commanded the (charmed) party Wizard to help him, who started flinging fireballs at anyone defiling the crypt - killing 2 more PCs. The last 2 fled, all the way back to the entrance where they were fried by the dragon statues.</p><p></p><p>Leaving poor Ireena, alone with Strahd and his new apprentice.</p><p></p><p>Such a great villain! I'm glad I waited to run it though, and with an experienced group of roleplayers who really got into the spirit of the adventure.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JonnyP71, post: 7695817, member: 6788862"] I hope nothing has been done to tone down the difficulty level of the original. I bought it when I was a teenager in the 80s, and enjoyed reading it - but was never sure how it would play - and I wasn't a good enough DM to do it properly. 30 years later - I finally ran it - last Hallowe'en as one mammoth all-day session. We wore Hallowe'en costumes to scare/amuse trick or treaters, I put some spooky sound effects on my Ipod - creaking doors, organ music, howling wolves, thunder, etc And it was fantastic. Strahd managed to divide the party, first putting one PC to sleep - then charming another. He then disguised the sleeping character as himself and placed him in his coffin. I told the trapped character's player he was now playing as Strahd, and told him his motive (to make Ireena fall for him). The remaining PCs eventually found the dungeon level, and reached Strahd's crypt - they saw what they thought was the Vampire and staked him..... killing their own party member. The Strahd player then commanded the (charmed) party Wizard to help him, who started flinging fireballs at anyone defiling the crypt - killing 2 more PCs. The last 2 fled, all the way back to the entrance where they were fried by the dragon statues. Leaving poor Ireena, alone with Strahd and his new apprentice. Such a great villain! I'm glad I waited to run it though, and with an experienced group of roleplayers who really got into the spirit of the adventure. [/QUOTE]
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