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<blockquote data-quote="Sammael" data-source="post: 6973338" data-attributes="member: 4475"><p>I did random readings. The first reading (before Madame Eva) was a bit crappy:</p><p></p><p>Tome - Den of Wolves</p><p>Holy Symbol - Crypt 31</p><p>Sunsword - Blue Water Inn </p><p>Ally - Casimir</p><p>Strahd - Study</p><p></p><p>Only one item was in the castle, but the location of Sunsword and the Tome meant that a large portion of Barovia could be ignored (if the party chose to pursue the items and ignore other hooks). Furthermore, the Den is not something I envisioned PCs visiting early on, so the Tome's usefulness would be a bit diminished.</p><p></p><p>The second reading (Madame Eva) was much more to my liking:</p><p></p><p>Tome - Kasimir</p><p>Holy Symbol - Krezk Abbey garden</p><p>Sunsword - Wachterhaus</p><p>Ally - Piddlewick II</p><p>Strahd - Study</p><p></p><p>So, they got the Tome early on in exchange for a promise that they would visit the temple with Kasimir. Holy Symbol guarantees they will go to Krezk and encounter the Abbot, and the Sunsword necessitates involvement with Vallaki politics. If they pick Piddlewick II up and retreat from the castle, I plan on allowing Blinsky to "upgrade" him (provided the party is friendly to him). </p><p></p><p>I don't think I'd ever stack the deck or cheat, but I would definitively tailor other parts of the campaign to support the readings. If all the items ended up in the castle, I'd make sure the PCs would want to go to the castle early on, get them, and then leave to come up with a plan.</p><p></p><p>Additionally, I plan on allowing them to recruit more allies to ensure storming the castle in the end is a bit more epic (though all except Piddlewick will be absent from the final battle - betrayal, otherwise engaged, eliminated offscreen, etc). Candidates include:</p><p></p><p>Ezmerelda, Ismark, Sasha, Kasimir, Muriel, Zuleika, Vasilka, Victor, Donavich, Arrigal</p><p></p><p>Of course, some of those candidates aren't exactly compatible...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sammael, post: 6973338, member: 4475"] I did random readings. The first reading (before Madame Eva) was a bit crappy: Tome - Den of Wolves Holy Symbol - Crypt 31 Sunsword - Blue Water Inn Ally - Casimir Strahd - Study Only one item was in the castle, but the location of Sunsword and the Tome meant that a large portion of Barovia could be ignored (if the party chose to pursue the items and ignore other hooks). Furthermore, the Den is not something I envisioned PCs visiting early on, so the Tome's usefulness would be a bit diminished. The second reading (Madame Eva) was much more to my liking: Tome - Kasimir Holy Symbol - Krezk Abbey garden Sunsword - Wachterhaus Ally - Piddlewick II Strahd - Study So, they got the Tome early on in exchange for a promise that they would visit the temple with Kasimir. Holy Symbol guarantees they will go to Krezk and encounter the Abbot, and the Sunsword necessitates involvement with Vallaki politics. If they pick Piddlewick II up and retreat from the castle, I plan on allowing Blinsky to "upgrade" him (provided the party is friendly to him). I don't think I'd ever stack the deck or cheat, but I would definitively tailor other parts of the campaign to support the readings. If all the items ended up in the castle, I'd make sure the PCs would want to go to the castle early on, get them, and then leave to come up with a plan. Additionally, I plan on allowing them to recruit more allies to ensure storming the castle in the end is a bit more epic (though all except Piddlewick will be absent from the final battle - betrayal, otherwise engaged, eliminated offscreen, etc). Candidates include: Ezmerelda, Ismark, Sasha, Kasimir, Muriel, Zuleika, Vasilka, Victor, Donavich, Arrigal Of course, some of those candidates aren't exactly compatible... [/QUOTE]
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