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DM HELP! My players killed Strahd too easily!
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<blockquote data-quote="FormerlyHemlock" data-source="post: 6938671" data-attributes="member: 6787650"><p>Right, it is "instead of falling unconscious," meaning that he does not go unconscious and assumes Misty Escape form. Nothing about Misty Escape form makes him invulnerable to anything except normal weapons. It seems indisputable that he remains subject to insta-death from massive damage; it's possible that he may also be vulnerable to death from accumulated failed death saves, but that's a DM judgment call, subject to the DM's judgment of what is cool.</p><p></p><p>But that section of the epilogue you quote is interesting. It implies one of two things: either (1) Strahd gets special rules, or (2) it's broadly referring to the existing rules, without detailing the exceptions. Since we know that a normal vampire <em>does</em> have exceptions (it can clearly be destroyed outside its resting place if it's in sunlight or running water), there is no possibility that (3) normal vampires can only be destroyed in their resting places.</p><p></p><p>In the context of a Strahd-oriented campaign, #1 is probably the most entertaining interpretation. If you're running Curse of Strahd more as an extended one-shot inside of an existing campaign, #2 might be preferred. Strahd also has enough special-snowflake-ness via his spellcasting and improved attacks and Crystal Heart Whatsitcalled, he doesn't need any more bonuses to be an episodic villain.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FormerlyHemlock, post: 6938671, member: 6787650"] Right, it is "instead of falling unconscious," meaning that he does not go unconscious and assumes Misty Escape form. Nothing about Misty Escape form makes him invulnerable to anything except normal weapons. It seems indisputable that he remains subject to insta-death from massive damage; it's possible that he may also be vulnerable to death from accumulated failed death saves, but that's a DM judgment call, subject to the DM's judgment of what is cool. But that section of the epilogue you quote is interesting. It implies one of two things: either (1) Strahd gets special rules, or (2) it's broadly referring to the existing rules, without detailing the exceptions. Since we know that a normal vampire [I]does[/I] have exceptions (it can clearly be destroyed outside its resting place if it's in sunlight or running water), there is no possibility that (3) normal vampires can only be destroyed in their resting places. In the context of a Strahd-oriented campaign, #1 is probably the most entertaining interpretation. If you're running Curse of Strahd more as an extended one-shot inside of an existing campaign, #2 might be preferred. Strahd also has enough special-snowflake-ness via his spellcasting and improved attacks and Crystal Heart Whatsitcalled, he doesn't need any more bonuses to be an episodic villain. [/QUOTE]
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