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<blockquote data-quote="hawkeyefan" data-source="post: 6934504" data-attributes="member: 6785785">Combined with his lair actions and legendary actions, and some minions, he can be a beast. It really does boil down to how tactfully the DM playa him. If you read accounts of play online, you'all see some people claim he was a pushover....I think in any such case, the DM handled things poorly. The Sunsword and Holy Symbol of Ravenkind actually do bolster the party quite a bit. But if played smart, those that wield those items should be targeted heavily by minions. Strahd should hit and run until the impact of those items is minimized or until the odds seem in his favor. My players are 9th level, on the verge of 10th, and they'll be going to Castle Ravenloft soon. I don't expect them all to make it. Once it's over, they'all be heading back to Sigil to pick our campaign up from where things left off when they went through the mists. You can definitely run this as part of an ongoing campaign. Strahd's abilities and allies can help sway things to his side, while the items sway things to the PCs. You should be able to figure out the right balance to create a challenging scenario but still have a campaign afterward.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="hawkeyefan, post: 6934504, member: 6785785"] Combined with his lair actions and legendary actions, and some minions, he can be a beast. It really does boil down to how tactfully the DM playa him. If you read accounts of play online, you'all see some people claim he was a pushover....I think in any such case, the DM handled things poorly. The Sunsword and Holy Symbol of Ravenkind actually do bolster the party quite a bit. But if played smart, those that wield those items should be targeted heavily by minions. Strahd should hit and run until the impact of those items is minimized or until the odds seem in his favor. My players are 9th level, on the verge of 10th, and they'll be going to Castle Ravenloft soon. I don't expect them all to make it. Once it's over, they'all be heading back to Sigil to pick our campaign up from where things left off when they went through the mists. You can definitely run this as part of an ongoing campaign. Strahd's abilities and allies can help sway things to his side, while the items sway things to the PCs. You should be able to figure out the right balance to create a challenging scenario but still have a campaign afterward. [/QUOTE]

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