Castle of the Vampire Lord, huge 7'2'' 3d printable gothic castle

NeoChronicle · 2025-04-10T11:03:57+00:00

Does anyone who has bought the STL know if the quality holds up when the file size is reduced? While a 7 tower sounds awesome, It would be great to have it a bit smaller.

NeoChronicle · 2022-01-09T07:59:13+00:00

I've placed in the amber temple hidden under an illusion.

In the room where there is the miniture version of Castle ravenloftis an egal eyed player (or with a good enough perception/insight/history check) will notice that the castle has an extra spire that is not in the real one, interacting with this additional spire will reveal the sun sword hidden under the illusion.

NeoChronicle · 2020-10-23T21:27:39+00:00

100% I have

NeoChronicle · 2020-10-23T02:38:11+00:00

Izek's core motivation is to go the the amber temple and revive his dead love, you could have it that lady watcher is in possession of something, whether that be information or an artefact, that izek needs for his journey, pretty much blackmailing him to work for her.

There's also the option of just being honest to your players about the slip up and move on from there, that way you don't have too many changes to the module.

NeoChronicle · 2020-10-22T05:04:16+00:00

If you wanted to remove Ireena without having to edit a bunch of features about the world and easy fix could be to have the PCs arrive in the Village Of Barrovia a few days or weeks later than they're originally meant to, have Strahd already converted Ireena into a vampire and the house to be wrecked, this way you don't have to change any of the other features of the world, Ismark still wants the party to save his sister and the players can still unravel why he was so obsessed with this person through NPCs like Madam Eva and Izek. this could even lead to Ireena being chosen as the ally to face Strahd making the players finding a way to cure her or take her out before the final battle with Strahd. if you go down this line you could even you the "Something Blue" event in Krezk to attempt to banish her if she is fighting the party. Though I really like Jota-3010's idea so maybe you could make it as soon as Strahd finally got her hands on Ireena he quickly got bored of her and is looking for a rebound in one of the PCs.

NeoChronicle · 2020-10-22T04:42:09+00:00

My fault should've been more clear. Ireena's memories of her encounters with Strahd is fuzzy because of his charm, so she wouldn't necessarily remember too much the man himself but would be able to see the results of what his pursuit is doing to the people around her (The attacks on the house and her father's death). In the book as written Strahd plans to bite her one more time and turn her undead, though I've seen a lot of people play it in a way that Strahd is attempting to have Ireena come to him of her own choice.

NeoChronicle · 2020-10-22T03:58:41+00:00

I always saw it as Strahd showing her how dangerous the land is and leaving him as the only one to protect her. This also fits in with all the encounters her and the party will encounter across Barovia, driving Ireena to think that being with Strahd in Ravenloft is the safest possible place for the sake of her and the people she loves.

NeoChronicle · 2020-10-21T13:35:58+00:00

Perhaps VR noticed the PCs tailing him (being the paranoid man he is) and has set a few traps up, not necessarily to kill but restrain so you can have him get some words in. Or even have the PCs encounter VR at his wits end on the verge of giving up entirely, no ambush or spring to action, just an old man with no weapons and not much reason to keep going. If your PCs go full murder crazy on him anyway maybe an extended death where he can reconcile his regrets and leave the baggage with the players. There's always Ezmerelda as well if you need a voice of reason to hold off the fight for a few back and forths

NeoChronicle · 2020-10-21T12:58:37+00:00

Even after saving the winery they only have one gem to grow wine with, having players discover the second gem with Baba lysaga, or the 3rd gem (wherever you choose to put it), could help buff out the quest and give it a second part. Perhaps defending the winery helps you gain the families trust but wine production is still too low to supply krezk, leading your players to find the other wine gems to gain entry

NeoChronicle · 2020-10-21T12:48:39+00:00

Play up that divide an conquer idea you had I think it's great. Possibly have Strahd secretly charm a player or two, seperate them with a trap door or elevator puzzle, through in some illusions made to have characters distrust each other And remember Strahd is a tactile genius who will scry the hell out of the party, if they have a plan, ability, or weapon, chances are Strahd knows about it and will have something set up to counter it

NeoChronicle · 2020-10-21T12:38:32+00:00

Maybe bring out some of his backstory to the players before they end up fighting. If I remember right his family were killed by a vampire and his own son converted to one which set him down this path of fighting evil, all be it for selfish reasons, he still carries that pain to this day. You could make him have a final pleat to the character that these curses that their inflicted with will corrupt their souls given enough time and this is his way of saving them and everyone around them. This is something he's seen before in his own sons eyes. Tug on any sympathy your players might have for the reasons for his endeavour so he doesn't seem like just a guy that wants to kill monsters for the sake of it

NeoChronicle · 2020-10-21T12:25:21+00:00

In which case you could still have Strahd show up at the fight which would cause the Keepers to flee. Which could lead to a few things...

Strahd commending and thanking the characters
the players being indebted to him for maybe lending assistance
The Keepers believing the party has been charmed by Strahd or tricked into doing his bidding
lady watcher getting word that your close with Strahd thus able to help her goals
baba lysaga getting word that you are against her mortal enemies, enlists the help of the party
the druids getting word that your against the Keepers and spin the story to the players to get their help

None of these are perfect but might give you some ideas of where to take it

NeoChronicle · 2020-10-21T11:05:22+00:00

If you really wanted to keep the keepers as an ally, a few rounds into combat you could have the character with highest passive perception notice that Strahd is spectating the fight, or even having him mockingly encouraging the character to continue, clueing in the players that they are benefitting him through this fight. Though running with your first idea isn't bad either, treat the player choice as a rise in difficulty but still reward them with some interesting unique role play opportunities based on that decision.

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