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this thread inflicted this earworm upon me, so now I'm inflicting it upon you in this cutting-edge 80's video:

The Death House (Durst Manor) itself is a great adventure. Although the set up for it, as written in the book, is very railroad-y and not very good IMO. The players have the choice of entering the house or choked to death in the mist, which is not much of a choice. For a one-shot this is fine...

Yes, I moved it east of the village of Barovia so that it was the first major thing that the party encountered. I also changed the background a bit. I got the ideas from 'Raising the Stakes' PDF, which I am using. It provides a bunch of tweaks to Curse of Strahd. You can find these ideas on the...

Thanks! Much appreciated!

The Durst Manor Conclusion and the Village of Barovia. Previously: The House The Gang had unearthed some of the dark secrets of the Durst family’s past. The residents of Durst Manor had resorted to rituals of bloodletting and cannibalism in hopes of gaining extended or eternal life. There was...

If it's a combat-heavy session, then yes it can be very frustrating for me because I'm not participating. I'm having a tough time defining "combat-heavy," but maybe 1/3 of a session or more would be a good estimate.

I always think of this guy when players make that edgelord lone wolf

as long as the encounters are fun, and encounters have some sort of internal logic for being there. balance be damned.

The Durst Family's Dark Past Room #11. The Third Floor Balcony Previously: After entering a seemingly clean and well-kept home, the house revealed its true nature. The lights went out, walls became dried and cracked, windows were sealed with bricks, and the two children that led the Gang here...