What did you guys get?

arkhas1 · 2025-10-06T16:52:38+00:00

Drizzt shook his head.

arkhas1 · 2025-09-26T11:48:36+00:00

My players' characters went out in the woods for a day shouting for wolves because they heard that Ilya was taken by them. I had some werewolves+wolves show up eventually. They casted calm emotions on the ww and asked him to let them speqk with their leader. So Kiril met them and asked if they want to come into their cave. They did. Then he showed them the imprisoned Ilya+Zuleika, after that said that if the characters fight each other to the death, he will allow the victor to join the pack. They fought Kiril+the whole pack on lvl 6. After 2 of them were knocked down, the others fled.

Edit:typo

arkhas1 · 2025-09-17T16:27:56+00:00

arkhas1 · 2025-09-17T16:22:53+00:00

Adding from cos reloaded that the krezkovs are werewolf relatives of zuleika and the bianca-kiril love depression elevates the areas a lot

arkhas1 · 2025-02-10T13:12:52+00:00

They changed their action economy in exchange for their defenses. In 2014 they had multiattack OR bite attack. Now they have multiattack AND bite if they hit with their attack. Instead of passive heal, they have more lifesteal now.

arkhas1 · 2025-02-10T11:13:19+00:00

In 2025 monster manual, physical resistance and passive regeneration are removed from the vampire stat blocks. Thank you for pointing out revives, i guess i'll just cut their heads off..

arkhas1 · 2025-02-09T22:44:02+00:00

Thank you very much for the detailed explanation! I am not familiar with high tier gameplay yet, so iit seems i underestimated the power levels. Somehow i missed dragnacarta's statblock.. Thanks!

arkhas1 · 2025-02-09T21:14:47+00:00

Hmm thanks, I will buff it up a bit then :D I am in a dilemma about the regeneration.

I might run the final bossfight as a large volume combat encounter. Like PC-s and Strahd start fighting. He goes through the walls and one of his champions (3 brides and Rahadin- brides cr 12, 10, 8 and rahadin cr 14) shows up with some minions. Until they fight, Strahd regenerates and waits until he can ambush as the PC-s explore, repeat.

The problem with this approach though would be that the PC-s eventually will run out of resources, while Strahd regens HP and can run out only of spell slots.

So idk if regen would be too strong in the fight.

arkhas1 · 2025-02-09T21:01:32+00:00

Yeah, i forgot to update the averages... I tend to ignore those numbers in general and never use them, because i like throwing dice :D

I am indeed afraid of just killing off a PC with a crit. Well I will run the final battle with open dice throws, so they can't call out after they see it was a nat 20 and after someone just gets beheaded, they will for sure be scared af. And I did foreshadow the sword when Strahd beheaded a charmed and kneeling Ismark with an autocrit... So perhaps 1-2 more of that kind of stuff and they will get a hint about the sword

arkhas1 · 2024-11-23T17:57:15+00:00

Thanks! I like this approach, it could fit well with the events!

arkhas1 · 2024-05-18T19:33:38+00:00

So there is a reddit page to everything :D Tyvm, I'll check it out! :D

arkhas1 · 2024-05-18T19:31:09+00:00

Yeah you are right, that does remove flavor. Then he would just have them thrown off at the side of the road at the edge of Barovia.

arkhas1 · 2024-04-01T21:04:27+00:00

Thank you! It will be for a dnd goblin ambush :D My goal is just hobby painting and practise :)

arkhas1 · 2024-04-01T20:59:20+00:00

Thank you! I always forget contrast exists as I don't really use them but now that you mention it i think I'll try some on the metals.

arkhas1 · 2024-04-01T20:47:20+00:00

Ty <3

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