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Message: <blockquote data-quote="J-H" data-source="post: 9827524" data-attributes="member: 7020951">This game is a classic for a lot of us, and a couple of years ago I was bit by the "Can I make this in D&D?" bug.  The answer is "In a land over-run with monsters and minions of Dracula, every night is a horrible night to be under a curse."<img src="https://d1vzi28wh99zvq.cloudfront.net/images/8957/550356.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="734x955" style="" />Each wielding a powerful item to a family legacy, the players are a group of young adventurers who barely survive an attack on their order of vampire-hunters by agents of Dracula. After escaping, they discover Dracula has placed a curse upon the land which makes restful sleep difficult outside of hallowed areas. Dracula, "alive" on another plane but dead on this one, must be resurrected so they can kill him, end the curse, and avenge their dead.  To accomplish this goal, the player characters must journey through forest, marsh, hill, and underground paths to retrieve relics of Dracula's last life from keeps and fortresses overrun by monsters and the undead.  If they can resurrect him, he will be weak and easy to kill... but the adventurers aren't the only ones who want Dracula on the Material Plane, and Dracula is not the only vampire in the world.This adventure takes the players from 2nd through 9th or 10th level on a milestone basis as they choose where to travel in what order to retrieve what they need.  Starting at a happy gathering at the Belmonte Order, which the characters are hereditary members of, the campaign kicks off with a bang as the group retrieves their chosen legacy items, salvages what other gear they can in a race against time and a growing number of foes, and then escapes to begin their quest.In addition to the six main "dungeons," there are two optional regional lairs, traveling vampires, and many foes along the way.  Most of the towns in the area have managed to survive, providing points of light at which the party may stop, long rest safely, acquire supplies, and socialize.Travel is hazardous!  5e classes are balanced for resource management across a 5-8 encounter adventuring day.  The campaign is designed to have a semi-variable flow of encounters  as the party traels around the area. Encounters grow progressively more difficult as time passes and the party spends more time within a region. These are not random encounters rolled on a table, but encounters designed to be unique to each area's geography, combat terrain, and mix of foes.  As the party spends more time in a region or revisits it, the encounter difficulty increases.Dracula's curse requires a Constitution saving throw to successfully long rest outside of Hallowed areas (towns).  The difficulty scales up over time, forcing the party to balance speed and safety as they try to accomplish their goals without pushing beyond the limits of what they can handle.I am about 85% of the way through my playtest; the party is currently exploring an invisible arcane tower, and has only one relic left to find after that.DM's guild link:<a href="https://www.dmsguild.com/en/product/550356/castle-dracula-ii-dracula-s-curse?src=enpp" target="_blank">Dracula's Curse</a></blockquote>

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