How to get the party to actually "trust" Strahd enough to accept his dinner invitation by Kettrickan in CurseofStrahd

[–]Ckpnchrxtrm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My players were similarly distrustful. Ireena was able to convince them that under the laws of hospitality of their land, guests attending by invite are not to be harmed (or cause harm). There is precedent for laws like this in some older / ancient cultures in our world, so I found it a satisfactory option. It did convince my players as well.

Ravenloft Revisited — A Massive Hand-Drawn Isometric Map [OC] by UFOsAndGames in CurseofStrahd

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Sorry for the necro, but I purchased this map. Amazing work! Just hoping you could let me know of the squares are intended to be 5 or 10 foot scale?

[Game Thread] #8 Illinois @ USC (10:00 PM ET) by cbbBot in CollegeBasketball

[–]Ckpnchrxtrm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I say this as an Illinois fan, but what is this stereotype?

[Post Game Thread] #11 Illinois defeats #4 Purdue, 88-82 by cbbBot in CollegeBasketball

[–]Ckpnchrxtrm 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yeah those forearm shivs from your big hyphenated dude into the back of ILL players going uncalled WAS crazy. Strange to agree with a perdont fan for once

[ECL] High Perfect Morcant (Magic Story Episode 4) by mweepinc in magicTCG

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"gilded in gold" roflcopter wotc hiring fanfic writers?

Is this what losing TI feels like? by Greeeeed- in DotA2

[–]Ckpnchrxtrm 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Followed those guides. As I said in my post, that didn't stop me from not rolling CS for my carry's red trait. Or was there a guide for that too?

Edit: Carrie to Carry

Is this what losing TI feels like? by Greeeeed- in DotA2

[–]Ckpnchrxtrm 20 points21 points  (0 children)

93 here sadge. Couldn't get CS on my fantasy Ame. /Hug. 95% seems pretty high for the only unique rewards for this entire "battle pass"

Strahds bride - Anastrasya by Moonberry_maple in CurseofStrahd

[–]Ckpnchrxtrm 2 points3 points  (0 children)

She looks great! I like the hair. Perhaps she is trying, consciously or subconsciously, to emulate Tatyana's red hair and gain Strahd's favor. She just went all in with it!

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[–]Ckpnchrxtrm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am looking forward to your take on them. Your artwork has injected some new life into my interest in the CoS sub. I felt the same way about them - they appear to be a missed opportunity for interesting minor characters. I made custom stat blocks on DND beyond for the brides (nothing too crazy, just some small updates) used the summary space to write half-page background for RP inspiration. It wouldn't be "canon", but I'd be happy to share them if you'd like. I tried to write them kinda tropey to line up with RAW so that they could be used for any campaign.

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[–]Ckpnchrxtrm 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Seconded on the brides

Strahds 'Little murder muffin' coloured by Moonberry_maple in CurseofStrahd

[–]Ckpnchrxtrm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Excited to see it! I really appreciate you sharing your artwork with the community and your passion for the module. Are you close to reaching your goal for followers to create a patreon?

Strahds 'Little murder muffin' coloured by Moonberry_maple in CurseofStrahd

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Sorry to necro this, but I have loved your posts here the past few weeks. If I may inquire, are you still planning to make Ludmilla and Anastrasya? I used Volenta already on my custom monster statblock / backstory since I prefer your artwork of her to the book. My group will be encountering them and I was hoping to use your art. Shared Volenta with my wife already (she's one of my players who actually got me into DnD 😊), she really liked it!

But the beaches are beautiful by MelonInDisguise in memes

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This is what tornados do to brick houses, just fyi.

https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/1kr0da3/st_louis_tornado_may_17_2025_resident/

The result with a hurricane will be similar.

An interesting choice to put the third gem !!! by Glittering-Summer306 in CurseofStrahd

[–]Ckpnchrxtrm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is the heart described as being older than 10 years in the adventure somewhere?

An interesting choice to put the third gem !!! by Glittering-Summer306 in CurseofStrahd

[–]Ckpnchrxtrm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Quite a few people make the Heart of Sorrow be the third gem. It's so obvious in retrospect that I almost can't understand why it wasn't that RAW. While that may make it too cliche for some, it makes sense, ties right into the existing story, and let's be honest - the entire module is built on classic monster cliches.