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<blockquote data-quote="Wepwawet" data-source="post: 7063931" data-attributes="member: 56398">That would fit the 10 year time frame. To make the best bride golem he can he's taking it very slowly and picking only the best parts he can find.Yeah, I thought about the 10 years too. Maybe Strahd got fed up with Adventurers almost killing him (like Mordenkainen) and decided to develop an extra level of protection. The gem can be in the center of the Heart, which is a crystal grown around it (the book implies it's a crystal, doesn't it?). However it can perfectly be an actual oversized organic heart, with the gem in the center powering it. I like the idea of the characters slashing at it and blood gushing out.Oh no, there are Loads of Dead Children. The book says the secret ingredient for the dream pastries is ground children's bones. Apart from that they're normal mince pies, which are made of fruit. The hags eat the children and leave only the bones.EDIT: Actually, Strahd would also be the best at stealing the gem so effectively that no one has a clue where it went. And he would have known about the gems. After that Baba Lysaga could have learned about something being stolen and how the vineyard got weaker and eventually find out about gems.Regarding the hags, a healthy orchard next to the dark windmill would be extremely suspicious, there are ravens everywhere after all. Being hags it will look much cooler if it's a crooked and sickly orchard with tiny fruit.I'm inclined to put it in the Heart of Sorrow, it's a simple and efective solution.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wepwawet, post: 7063931, member: 56398"] That would fit the 10 year time frame. To make the best bride golem he can he's taking it very slowly and picking only the best parts he can find. Yeah, I thought about the 10 years too. Maybe Strahd got fed up with Adventurers almost killing him (like Mordenkainen) and decided to develop an extra level of protection. The gem can be in the center of the Heart, which is a crystal grown around it (the book implies it's a crystal, doesn't it?). However it can perfectly be an actual oversized organic heart, with the gem in the center powering it. I like the idea of the characters slashing at it and blood gushing out. Oh no, there are Loads of Dead Children. The book says the secret ingredient for the dream pastries is ground children's bones. Apart from that they're normal mince pies, which are made of fruit. The hags eat the children and leave only the bones. EDIT: Actually, Strahd would also be the best at stealing the gem so effectively that no one has a clue where it went. And he would have known about the gems. After that Baba Lysaga could have learned about something being stolen and how the vineyard got weaker and eventually find out about gems. Regarding the hags, a healthy orchard next to the dark windmill would be extremely suspicious, there are ravens everywhere after all. Being hags it will look much cooler if it's a crooked and sickly orchard with tiny fruit. I'm inclined to put it in the Heart of Sorrow, it's a simple and efective solution. [/QUOTE]

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