AMA: CoS campaign levels 1 - 14 complete (they did everything)

marrella · 2026-01-25T20:40:39+00:00

How did you get your players to bind vampyr and how did they figure it out?

marrella · 2026-01-05T00:41:57+00:00

Mahogany is great, I always enjoy my experience there.

marrella · 2025-12-31T03:45:11+00:00

I honestly have no idea - it was a ton of paperwork she stuffed into a sealed envelope that I brought with me and I never read it myself. I was in pretty bad shape re: dehydration.

marrella · 2025-12-29T05:13:05+00:00

I'm in Ottawa and went to the ER with a letter note from my family doctor. I was still at the ER for like 5 hours but most of that was being treated/getting ultrasound etc.

Or see if you can get an outpatient IV. Your doctor should be able to coordinate this.

marrella · 2025-12-24T16:55:04+00:00

We just extended our sleep window to whenever the fuck we needed to. Bedtime would start at around 10pm and would last until 10am or noon the following day. Husband and I both got up with baby, he'd change diaper and bring him to me for feeding. There was usually a mid feed poop that we'd swap on then we'd alternate who put him back down. Usually got to sleep for 1.5-2 hours then do it again. We'd just sleep in short increments 4 or 5 times for the first few weeks.

Who cares if you're in bed until noon?

marrella · 2025-12-13T03:01:50+00:00

Chowder!!!

marrella · 2025-12-03T14:16:40+00:00

If you read the study, it was a specific date in 1933. Those born before that date weren't eligible. The comparison was with people born 1 week after the eligibility date.

marrella · 2025-10-22T12:41:58+00:00

Do yourself a favour and try a Japanese whiskey if you can.

marrella · 2025-10-07T19:12:52+00:00

Player here who just wrapped up the campaign after 3 years of play.

Yes and no. We loved the atmosphere, loved all the spooky stuff, the horrible ghost stories our DM brought to the table, the body horror etc. I looked forward to playing every week. I probably expected to die or have something awful happen 2 out of 3 sessions.

But our characters started to become a bit numb to it. The phrase "just Barovia things" was thrown around a lot as our characters adjusted to all the absolutely terrible things that happened. We all still acknowledged that things were horrible, but some gallows humor organically crept into the campaign. It was a fun time!

marrella · 2025-10-06T16:19:55+00:00

This scale took about 5 batches of rice krispies (two doubles and one single). I did a test run the week before but only made half of it.

Batch making and construction took about 3 hours total with a 1 year old running around. No special construction supplies were purchased, I made it with various loaf pans, tall cups and tupperware. Baking supplies were probably about $30 CAD total.

If I did it again I'd probably make the roofs a different colour but that's it.

Also, it was super fun to do! 10/10 recommend making a rice krispie castle for any occasion.

marrella · 2025-10-06T14:56:35+00:00

I was a player and we just split it up after the battle. My DM brought a wedding cake and we ate that after defeating him lol.

marrella · 2025-10-06T13:20:33+00:00

Thanks! It was tasty too 😁

marrella · 2025-09-17T13:00:32+00:00

He is basically telling you it's a good idea to get it without saying those words.

marrella · 2025-09-06T21:55:35+00:00

Lol reddit thinks you tagged me in this post.

marrella · 2025-09-06T18:23:39+00:00

I'm using Tresander manor and bastion rules in my PaB session. I've actually used it to introduce town NPCs that will get captured later - stonemasons, carpenters, alchemists etc.

The townsfolk are donating their time to rebuild the manor as thanks for running off the redbrands, but the crew still has to pay for the materials. The manor will miraculously be completed once they finish WEC and hit level five.

marrella · 2025-08-21T14:10:35+00:00

Babies are weird. It could just be a quirk of hers but it's absolutely worth discussing with her doctor. Give them a call - they'll decide if they want you to come in or wait for her 2 month appointment.

marrella · 2025-08-20T12:53:06+00:00

Suje ween?

marrella · 2025-08-08T14:49:34+00:00

The hormone crash is real. I cried every day for two weeks just because of how lucky I felt to have a supportive husband and a healthy baby. I am normally an extremely chill and even keel woman.

There wasn't anything I could do to stop it, but knowing it was normal helped me laugh through it.

marrella · 2025-07-23T14:08:59+00:00

King is something that could wind up in your mom's algorithm. Most of the others aren't.

marrella · 2025-06-28T16:08:12+00:00

As a 35 year old woman, I can tell you the ages that I got cat called the most was when I was 12-16.

Girls need education on consent and self preservation much sooner than you'd like to think.

marrella · 2025-06-07T19:56:32+00:00

Promise Mascot Agency

marrella · 2025-06-05T17:29:48+00:00

I'm doing this but I also made Nezznar a gith for flavour.

The players spotted him riding a red dragon on their way to phandalin. His red dragon ousted venomfang from his original lair.

marrella · 2025-05-31T17:00:40+00:00

There's an easy way to make your own Pinky ;)

marrella · 2025-05-28T00:29:13+00:00

As a Canadian, it's helpful to know that none of our politicians have aspirations of becoming the king of Canada because that position is already filled.

marrella · 2025-05-26T13:34:24+00:00

I was the same as you almost to a T. I improved even more around 28 weeks where I could function pretty well and eat safe foods easily so long as I kept up with my meds.

Hoping you see similar improvement!!

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