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<blockquote data-quote="Blue" data-source="post: 8397098" data-attributes="member: 20564">In one group we've been playing Strahd and following up on some stuff and I think the DM got tired of running it.&nbsp; He had given us new clues that took us towards the Amber Temple (we didn't even know if it) a previous session, then we had a big delay in the summer with vacations, and then the DM strongly hinted to abandon it and go attack Strahd's castle and mad eit possible (free teleport into it, instant way to contact our allies to attack).This was the second session of the castle, out of the three he suggested it would take, and while he's not railroading, he's just handwaving combats and having us automatically notice secret doors and everything so it can move faster.&nbsp; Oh, at the end of both sessions in the castle he leveled us to get us ready to meet Strahd, a much faster rate then up until now.We had one satisfying encounter with an early party member who left alone to meet with Strahd when we turned down his black carriage and invitation, whom had turned into a vampire, but everything else it feels like we're makign calls which way to turn on the map (he purchased it on Roll20) but the rest of the exploration and combats are on easy mode to just get it out of the way.He's normally a very entertaining DM, I don't rate him by this at all.&nbsp; And he is getting us to some of the most interesting places in the castle to show them off which may be his goal.&nbsp; But it really feels like he's either burned out running or just wants to go back to be a player and just speed-running (and speed-levelling) us through the castle.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Blue, post: 8397098, member: 20564"] In one group we've been playing Strahd and following up on some stuff and I think the DM got tired of running it. He had given us new clues that took us towards the Amber Temple (we didn't even know if it) a previous session, then we had a big delay in the summer with vacations, and then the DM [I]strongly[/I] hinted to abandon it and go attack Strahd's castle and mad eit possible (free teleport into it, instant way to contact our allies to attack). This was the second session of the castle, out of the three he suggested it would take, and while he's not railroading, he's just handwaving combats and having us automatically notice secret doors and everything so it can move faster. Oh, at the end of both sessions in the castle he leveled us to get us ready to meet Strahd, a much faster rate then up until now. We had one satisfying encounter with an early party member who left alone to meet with Strahd when we turned down his black carriage and invitation, whom had turned into a vampire, but everything else it feels like we're makign calls which way to turn on the map (he purchased it on Roll20) but the rest of the exploration and combats are on easy mode to just get it out of the way. He's normally a very entertaining DM, I don't rate him by this at all. And he [I]is[/I] getting us to some of the most interesting places in the castle to show them off which may be his goal. But it really feels like he's either burned out running or just wants to go back to be a player and just speed-running (and speed-levelling) us through the castle. [/QUOTE]

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