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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Stormonu" data-source="post: 5666928" data-attributes="member: 52734">3.5 game, I6 Ravenloft/Expedition to Ravenloft HybridThe characters, having been twice already assaulted by the evil Count, arrived at Castle Ravenloft to follow the sound of music to a dining room where they found what appeared to be a human Count Strahd Von Zoravich.  He proceeds to tell them that he is cursed and a jeckyl-like version of him haunts the countryside, performing evil in his name.  He offers to take the party (who has Ireena with them) to his upper chambers for her protection and offers his assistance in tracking down the "evil" version of himself.Along the way to the chambers, Strahd has an aside with each of the players.  Just before the party reaches the upper chambers, half the group "realizes" the other half is under the control of the "evil" Strahd.However, it turns out that the half of the party who is actually under Strahd's control is the one who strikes first, thinking they are "protecting" the party, but instead acting on Strahd's orders (Strahd has the charmed individuals stage an attack on himself as well).  Their ambush kills the party cleric, badly injures the monk and the druid, who run off with Ireene.  In truth, there was only one Strahd, and as the party was heading upstairs, he managed to charm/dominate all the characters save the Druid, Monk and Cleric (via secret saves and failed Perception checks by the PCs to notice the charms) and turned the party against itself.  I'd done the dominate so subtly that had the party was totally confused who was on whom's side; both groups thought they were fighting against another side who had been dominated by Strahd.  From a RBDM's point of view, the best part was it resulted in two character deaths, one on each side of the equasion and the killers thought they were totally justified in defending themselves.  It wasn't until about two sessions later that the true circumstances came to light and the party heartily banded together to hunt down Strahd for once and for all.</blockquote>

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