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<blockquote data-quote="toucanbuzz" data-source="post: 7392933" data-attributes="member: 19270"><p>Playing CoS now and also highly doubt players will want or need a stronghold. Agree with Defcon and add other issues:</p><p></p><p>1. The House itself. [sblock] It's not friendly and it loses a lot of its horror value if tamed. Horrible things were done there that have empowered it. Doubtful a low-level party could overcome the will of the Dark Powers to cleanse it. <em>I had the house collapse in the end after the party escaped. When they return, it will have rebuilt itself for its next victims</em>.[/sblock]</p><p></p><p>2. The entire valley doesn't have much of an economy. Assuming you get past point #1, there's not a lot of options to fix it up, whether it be skilled labor or economics.</p><p></p><p>3. Even if the party lays stake to another more central location, the risk of random encounters makes getting to any base risky. Plus, the party's campaign goal is to get out. A stronghold mini-game would clash with the theme.</p><p></p><p>4. The theme of the campaign also shouldn't make the party feel safe. Ever. </p><p></p><p>5. And Strahd. [sblock] At some point, they'll piss Strahd off enough that he'll decide to kill them. Mobility is an ally and having a set base is an invitation for disaster. Just ask Ismark and Ireena's father.[/sblock]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="toucanbuzz, post: 7392933, member: 19270"] Playing CoS now and also highly doubt players will want or need a stronghold. Agree with Defcon and add other issues: 1. The House itself. [sblock] It's not friendly and it loses a lot of its horror value if tamed. Horrible things were done there that have empowered it. Doubtful a low-level party could overcome the will of the Dark Powers to cleanse it. [I]I had the house collapse in the end after the party escaped. When they return, it will have rebuilt itself for its next victims[/I].[/sblock] 2. The entire valley doesn't have much of an economy. Assuming you get past point #1, there's not a lot of options to fix it up, whether it be skilled labor or economics. 3. Even if the party lays stake to another more central location, the risk of random encounters makes getting to any base risky. Plus, the party's campaign goal is to get out. A stronghold mini-game would clash with the theme. 4. The theme of the campaign also shouldn't make the party feel safe. Ever. 5. And Strahd. [sblock] At some point, they'll piss Strahd off enough that he'll decide to kill them. Mobility is an ally and having a set base is an invitation for disaster. Just ask Ismark and Ireena's father.[/sblock] [/QUOTE]
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