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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Negflar2099" data-source="post: 6898185" data-attributes="member: 65944">I took the advice of the Power Score blog and decided the more Strahd the better. I had him "encounter" the PCs for a non battle right when they emerged from the Death House blooded and bruised. He charmed one PC, causing a frantic over reaction as other PCs rushed to hold back the charmed PC from going before Strahd. Then the Paladin got all snarky and in Strahd's face so Strahd charmed him too (since we weren't in battle and several moments had already gone by I figured it was okay for him to charm two of them). Strahd left the paladin with a tainted shadow as a parting gift and then left (another neat idea from the Power Score blog).Later on when the PCs were trying to bury Ireena and Ismark's dear old papa Strahd paid them another visit, this time with an army of bats and Strahd zombies (all moaning Strahd's name, an idea I got from the Knight of the Black Rose). I was going to have Strahd mostly stay out of the battle and have it be a zombies break into the room sort of encounter (in fact after showing up for one or two rounds I had Strahd mist away) but then we had to end in mid battle.When we came back one of the players that hadn't been there before was able to join us. After we caught him up, and explained that Strahd seemed to want Ireena for some reason, he "suggested" that the solution was simple, cut Ireena's head off, thus denying Strahd his target. While the PC who suggested that didn't get to try it out another player thought that was a grand idea and attacked Ireena, trying to kill her. Needless to say that blew everything the heck up. Ismark and Ireena both turned on the PCs (in the middle of a massive zombie fight mind you), half the PCs thought the PC who had attacked Ireena had gone mad and when Strahd sensed what was happening he flew into a rage. I had him drop a 5th level fireball right on top of a few of the PCs, but far enough away from Ireena so as not to harm her (I reasoned that Strahd can sense whatever his zombies can see, and since there were zombies all up in that church he knew right where everybody was). That fireball would have instantly killed two PCs but they made their saves and were just reduced to dying. The fireball did blow up most of the church and (as luck would have it) destroyed a chunk of the zombies. The remaining PCs stablized the dying ones, knocked out the one that had attacked Ireena, and ran in all directions. When they got outside Strahd was flying above the battlefield ready to drop a second fireball. The paladin challenged him to a fight and Strahd engaged him (more to try to get to Ireena who he'd lost track of in the confusion). Strahd beat the paladin senseless and would have killed him if another PC didn't run in and grab the paladin and take off. Strahd decided to let them go and look for Ireena, but by that time Ireena and Ismark had snuck away. It was a crazy night.</blockquote>

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