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Message: <blockquote data-quote="evilbob" data-source="post: 4067560" data-attributes="member: 9789">Edited the OP to include the sblock.  (At this point, I think folks know what they are getting in to. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />)The thing is, the creature isn't listed as "optional;" the location for Strahd is.  Also, this is a very bad place for the PCs to run from, as it is possible for them to have bonuses to fight in this place and Strahd will specifically fight them here (and my interpretation here is:  and hunt them down, if necessary).  And I just can't imagine Strahd's attack leading the other creature to do anything other than attack the PCs himself; there's not really any other choice for that creature.Honestly, I think the best way to handle it would be to remove the other main challenge from the room; this cuts back on a nice little subplot (and some XP!) but otherwise you're just asking for some serious trouble.  (Not that this is the only place that a CR 11 creature will join Strahd in a fight, but I think it's the only one where so many other things can come together in one spot without hesitation.)  However, this involves changing all the other references to this creature, which is a pain.The only other good option I can think of is to just change the Strahd encounter to a slightly different room; obviously nothing is mentioned specifically, so changing it just a little bit might not be too bad, either.</blockquote>

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