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<blockquote data-quote="MNblockhead" data-source="post: 9357789" data-attributes="member: 6796661">When I ran Curse of Strahd, I had the location where the party would have the final confrontation with Strahd decided by the Tarokka deck.Because of some close calls early in the campaign, the party avoided Castle Ravenloft until they were levels 9 and 10 and had acquired some allies. The party entered the castle through a cliff side window, crashing through the window right into the location where Strahd was located. I had upstated Strahd using a product I bought on DMs Guild that I really like, so there was an interesting, if not particularly threatening to the PCs, battle through the catacombs.But we played and explored almost none of Castle Ravenloft. As soon as I knew the PCs plans, I knew that this was the likely outcome. But because that was where the card put Strahd, I stuck to it. I generally run things as they are and let the dice fall where they may. I generally dislike quantum ogres, fudging dice rolls, etc. I enjoy the story emerging, rather than trying to force things to go a certain way.But I really feel that this was one instance where I should have placed Strahd in another area of Castle Ravenloft. I would have been much more interesting and challenged and better end to what was otherwise a great campaign.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MNblockhead, post: 9357789, member: 6796661"] When I ran Curse of Strahd, I had the location where the party would have the final confrontation with Strahd decided by the Tarokka deck. Because of some close calls early in the campaign, the party avoided Castle Ravenloft until they were levels 9 and 10 and had acquired some allies. The party entered the castle through a cliff side window, crashing through the window right into the location where Strahd was located. I had upstated Strahd using a product I bought on DMs Guild that I really like, so there was an interesting, if not particularly threatening to the PCs, battle through the catacombs. But we played and explored almost none of Castle Ravenloft. As soon as I knew the PCs plans, I knew that this was the likely outcome. But because that was where the card put Strahd, I stuck to it. I generally run things as they are and let the dice fall where they may. I generally dislike quantum ogres, fudging dice rolls, etc. I enjoy the story emerging, rather than trying to force things to go a certain way. But I really feel that this was one instance where I should have placed Strahd in another area of Castle Ravenloft. I would have been much more interesting and challenged and better end to what was otherwise a great campaign. [/QUOTE]

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