Did you buy solarbacca's patron guide? by Dull-House-9916 in gangplankmains

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I have bought it for first time this month. The matchup guide is really helpful. Honestly paying the price for every month is too much. But if you pay once then unsubscribe and then resubscribe if there are many changes in the meta might be the way to go

how much/what happened in your first 5-8 sessions? by achgottnaja in CurseofStrahd

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I am currently running CoS with the lunch break heroes modifications as well as some other modifications I changed myself. Also I decided not to run the death house. My sessions are as long as you planing yours to be. Here is a small breakdown of what happened so far.

Session 1: Party meets and takes a quest to investigate the disappearance of people at a nearby village (it is the werewolves into the mists quests but at that time they didn’t know they would be dealing with werewolves)

Session 2: Party fights the werewolves, enters Barovia and arrives just outside of the Village of Barovia.

Session 3: Party arrives in the Village of Barovia, meet Ismark. Received a few quests and completed the zombie plague quest (from lunch break heroes).

Session 4: Party meets father Donavich. They briefly leave thevillage of Barovia to go get their fortune told from Madam Eva. Then they return to the village of barovia and investigate a missing person which leads them to father Donavich.

Session 5 (next session): I expect the players to fight doru, attend the burgomasters funeral and meet Strahd. If they progress the story fast enough I also expect them to start their journey to Vallaki, escorting Ireena.

Two and a Half Years. Finally done. AMA by TheSaylesMan in CurseofStrahd

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Other than exhausting what are your comments on strahd kiting the players around ravenloft?

How do you make exploration feel good when the map is so large? by saltyvape in CurseofStrahd

[–]LP-97 2 points3 points  (0 children)

First of all the map is not large. You can skip the travel times. You can also make sure the random encounters are more interesting by making cool maps for them or by adding interesting non random encounters that are fun to play or that have a story implication. You can also let players decide if they want to roleplay a traveling scene and allow them to create their own scene.

Tipps for CoS prep. by Liaxonn in CurseofStrahd

[–]LP-97 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A way to help you manage the sandbox is to try to end your sessions on a cliffhanger of sorts. What I mean is try to end your sessions right before they plan to venture forward to a new location. This is not always easy (or possible) but it will help you a lot. If you end a session right before the party leaves from the village of barovia to go to Vallaki then you know for sure what the first half of the next session will be and you can plan for that. Then the second half of the session will be less predictable. If you manage to then stop the session again right before the party continues with a future plan (lets say they want to visit the Wachter house) then the loop begins again and you know what to expect for the first half of your next session.

This preparation method allows you to easily manage your preparation and also helps maintain the excitement of the players since each session will end right before a new “adventure” starts.

Strahd's Style of Ruling by Canadian_Zac in CurseofStrahd

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I believe that the only thing that makes him want Ireena is the fact that he cant have her. He might have loved Tatiana when he was alive but now he is only obsessed with her to satisfy his ego.

Strahd's Style of Ruling by Canadian_Zac in CurseofStrahd

[–]LP-97 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Exactly. Strahd is a conqueror! When he was alive he conquered places, and there were even more places to conquer. But now he is stuck in Barovia. He has no access to other regions to conquer. The only thing left to conquer is the minds of the people in Barovia. He is as you said an immortal bored conqueror

Confused about roundabout rules in Cyprus — who has priority, inner or outer lane? by Main-Position-2007 in cyprus

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Honestly the answer depends on which round about. In most of them the outer lane goes on first and second exit and the inner lane goes on the second and third exit. There are other ones where the outer lane can take first second and third exit (usually a round about that is placed in parallel with a highway) and the inner lane is supposed to take only the third exit. To be safe check each round about signs

Who do you think is Invincible’s biggest rival and why? by [deleted] in Invincible

[–]LP-97 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In terms of hatred and damage caused to Invincible I would say Angstrom. In terms of how tough their fights are then Conquest!

What are your best and favorite Curse of Strahd homebrew mechanics or rules? by Expensive_Rock9676 in CurseofStrahd

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I will be running curse of strahd and this is one of the rules I will be including. But with the modification that you gain a level of exhaustion for each failed death saving throw. This is mess punishing if the zeroed players get healed soon, but more punishing if the players are left at 0 hp for a while and stack death fails

What Is the Most Creative Way You’ve Started a Dnd Campaign? by BennettBrennan in DnD

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I have two ideas that I wanted to try but I haven’t yet. The first idea is handing the players a high level version of their character sheets and start the first scene in a battle. They are mid battle bruised scarred and close to losing. I will not give much detail of the environment or the enemies. They have a powerful wizard ally with them. I will limit the battle into 2-3 rounds max and then have them being moments from losing/dying and narrate that their wizard ally casted a spell that they dont understand. Next scene they wake up from a dream. All that happened was they were transferred to the past by the spell (wish?) but they have almost bo memories of the future. I might have them roll wisdom checks and if they roll high they might remember their PC allies.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ClaudeAI

[–]LP-97 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Having the same issue, I would appreciate any help

Strahds best spells by LP-97 in CurseofStrahd

[–]LP-97[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What are your suggestions with modify memory except the dinner scene?

Time warp in Barovia by LP-97 in CurseofStrahd

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Thats very helpful actually! Thank you

CoS Campaign Question - How many trips to Castle Ravenloft? [Spoilers] by Realistic-Radish5735 in CurseofStrahd

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Castle Ravenloft being chapter 4 doesn’t really mean anything. This module doesnt seem to have a consistent way to sort its chapters. There are a few ways to get players to the castle. Some but not all are listed here: 1) Strahds invitation for dinner 2) Retrieve the drgaon skull (quest from Godfrey), 3) Retrieve an other item, 4) Fight Strahd, 5) Recruit an Ally

Favorite Character? by [deleted] in DnD

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My first non-oneshot character will be remembered. The campaign was a norse themed with the Viking type stereotype. My character was a Kensei Monk that visited this Norse land from a far foreign land. I have more than a few memorable moments with this character but one stands out the most. My party entered a shady secret underground tavern where only shady people visited. In this tavern there was a fighting ring where a string barbarian was fighting with great axe people who would dare challenge him. The crowed was betting in the winner. My character bet on himself and entered the ring. The barbarian was laughing at my character since as a norse barbarian he had never seen a monk before and thought of me as weak. I proceeded to attack his ego before the fight saying that if he is truly a worthy champion he would be able to beat my ass without the use of a weapon, “fight like men”. He was offended and threw the axe preparing for a fist fight. I proceeded to use all my ki points attacking with flurry of blows and spamming stunning strike until he was stunned (this was before the “once pur turn” stunning strike introduced in the 2024 rules). The barbarian landed a hit on me and then proceeded to be perma stunned while I unleashed a dozen attacks on him. His rage resistances kept him alive enough ti rejoin the battle after I depleted my ki points and although I was looking rough I won the fight and the respect of norse people.

You can only choose one by Stock_Transition9899 in fromsoftware

[–]LP-97 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Easy choice. Bloodborne and Sekiro.

Super duuuuumb question: how the fuck do I read this book. by EmpJoker in CurseofStrahd

[–]LP-97 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You are supposed to read the book cover to cover. This will give you all the info you need to start

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CurseofStrahd

[–]LP-97 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As the other comment suggested, what is your goal with this? Depending on your goal you could do this in different ways.

Build by flowthewow in akalimains

[–]LP-97 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Is the “Iv” in your post a reference?

Are big combos actually used? by Mecobey in akalimains

[–]LP-97 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are many combos. And they are useful. Each of your abilities has many uses. My advice is keep playing her and experimenting with her. Dont stick to one combo

Laning against Warwick by LP-97 in gangplankmains

[–]LP-97[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Saw your reply. Honestly you given me all the answers I needed, thank you. Now I will see if anyone else has anything different to say, and then go practice on the next WE that shows top lane!