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| − | Blue Water Inn | + | === [Blue Water Inn] === |
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| | I’ll point you over to /u/paintraina’s excellent post for notes on this. | | I’ll point you over to /u/paintraina’s excellent post for notes on this. |
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| − | Burgomaster’s Mansion | + | === [[Burgomaster’s Mansion]] === |
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| | If the Baron learns that Ireena is in town, I personally enjoy the idea of him inviting the party over for tea. This makes for a nice counterbalance to Lady Wachter’s own dinner invitation, and offers an opportunity for the PCs to meet Victor briefly (as Vargas may want to look into setting him up with Ireena). This also does a great job of humanizing the Baroness (who will likely privately suggest to any women of the group that they take Ireena to Krezk instead, fearing the consequences of drawing Strahd’s attention to Father Lucian, her brother), and increases the probability of the PCs antagonizing the Baron, with humorous consequences. It’s also a great opportunity for Izek to encounter Ireena, if he hasn’t already, or for the Baron to ask the PCs to pick up a shipment from the Wizard of Wines, in exchange for a “place of honor” at the Festival. ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8h7pvd/lessons_from_running_curse_of_strahd_vallaki/ reddit]) | | If the Baron learns that Ireena is in town, I personally enjoy the idea of him inviting the party over for tea. This makes for a nice counterbalance to Lady Wachter’s own dinner invitation, and offers an opportunity for the PCs to meet Victor briefly (as Vargas may want to look into setting him up with Ireena). This also does a great job of humanizing the Baroness (who will likely privately suggest to any women of the group that they take Ireena to Krezk instead, fearing the consequences of drawing Strahd’s attention to Father Lucian, her brother), and increases the probability of the PCs antagonizing the Baron, with humorous consequences. It’s also a great opportunity for Izek to encounter Ireena, if he hasn’t already, or for the Baron to ask the PCs to pick up a shipment from the Wizard of Wines, in exchange for a “place of honor” at the Festival. ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8h7pvd/lessons_from_running_curse_of_strahd_vallaki/ reddit]) |
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| | I highly recommend using /u/guildsbounty’s take on Victor Vallakovich, found here. They do a better job of presenting the idea than me, but the TL;DR is: (1) Victor is a powerful mage; (2) Victor has already killed two innocents in the name of research; (3) Victor’s company actively drove Stella mad; and (4) It’s rare that “cruel words” alone can drive a person’s mind to insanity. ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8h7pvd/lessons_from_running_curse_of_strahd_vallaki/ reddit]) | | I highly recommend using /u/guildsbounty’s take on Victor Vallakovich, found here. They do a better job of presenting the idea than me, but the TL;DR is: (1) Victor is a powerful mage; (2) Victor has already killed two innocents in the name of research; (3) Victor’s company actively drove Stella mad; and (4) It’s rare that “cruel words” alone can drive a person’s mind to insanity. ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8h7pvd/lessons_from_running_curse_of_strahd_vallaki/ reddit]) |
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| − | Wachterhaus | + | === [[Wachterhaus]] === |
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| | When running a political game, I find it helpful to keep track of how NPC schemes would unfold in the absence of the PCs. With that said, I highly recommend using /u/Vindicer's discussion of Lady Wachter’s plots and plans, found here. ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8h7pvd/lessons_from_running_curse_of_strahd_vallaki/ reddit]) | | When running a political game, I find it helpful to keep track of how NPC schemes would unfold in the absence of the PCs. With that said, I highly recommend using /u/Vindicer's discussion of Lady Wachter’s plots and plans, found here. ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8h7pvd/lessons_from_running_curse_of_strahd_vallaki/ reddit]) |
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| | This is a great opportunity for an uncanny valley/strange bedfellows plot point, as it’s quite possible that these cultists eventually wind up fighting Izek and the Baron’s forces in an effort to defend Ireena (or at least seize power in Vallaki for themselves). Your players will also be driven crazy by the sheer weirdness of socializing and/or allying with people who worship Strahd and other devils, which I absolutely consider a perk. ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8h7pvd/lessons_from_running_curse_of_strahd_vallaki/ reddit]) | | This is a great opportunity for an uncanny valley/strange bedfellows plot point, as it’s quite possible that these cultists eventually wind up fighting Izek and the Baron’s forces in an effort to defend Ireena (or at least seize power in Vallaki for themselves). Your players will also be driven crazy by the sheer weirdness of socializing and/or allying with people who worship Strahd and other devils, which I absolutely consider a perk. ([https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8h7pvd/lessons_from_running_curse_of_strahd_vallaki/ reddit]) |
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| − | Coffin Maker’s Shop
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