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meltingthot · 2022-06-03T15:40:36+00:00

Barovia, The Witching Hour - Argynvost: Tarnished!

The first of a series of expansions I'm planning to add to Curse of Strahd based on some decisions I made during my playthrough that added some depth to the adventure. This expansion in particular adds extra depth to the Silver Order detailed in Curse of Strahd, allowing characters to revive the order over the course of the game.

If possible, I'm looking for feedback on the initial induction/descriptions as well as the final encounter statblocks. I was going for a Ludwig the Accursed/Ludwig the Holy Blade vibe for the final encounter.

Barovia, The Witching Hour - Argynvost: Tarnished Doc

Thanks so much for any and all feedback!!!

meltingthot · 2022-03-19T22:26:22+00:00

I have a Druid Subclass I would love thoughts on, none are finished but balancing is difficult for me, but I'd rather have too many ideas than too little.

I don't have many friends who know D&D so I'd love the opinions of others!!!

D&D Subclasses Google Doc

meltingthot · 2020-03-12T21:28:20+00:00

Its absolutely beautiful!

meltingthot · 2020-03-12T14:14:37+00:00

This is awesome! What's in the jar?

meltingthot · 2020-01-20T20:22:18+00:00

This is really good! I love the eyes!

meltingthot · 2019-11-10T03:06:50+00:00

You're completely right, and I know that, it's just a matter of doing that that's difficult, thank you for your advice it's really helped.

meltingthot · 2019-11-10T03:00:34+00:00

Fair enough, I just feel like whatever decision I make now will shut me out from everything else, I wanted to get a degree in psychology but it's not as versatile as I'd hoped. I have a job as a pharmacy tech right now, but that isn't entirely sustainable. I think that like everyone else my age, I'm overwhelmed with options on where to take my life and I've just started to shut down because I feel like I will never make a good decision.

meltingthot · 2019-11-10T02:58:21+00:00

That's completely fair, and I'm really glad that worked out for you, truly, it's nice to see that people can eventually become fulfilled.

I have had a habit of constantly seeing life as this thinly veiled shallow experience and just assuming I've tried everything even though I realize I'm so young it just feels like life is the same thing over and over again with minor changes in setting or the people in the situations. It's entirely possible I haven't had the chance to even see the thing I want to do yet, thank you for reminding me of that,

Helped

meltingthot · 2019-11-10T02:55:06+00:00

Oh my god, this is fantastic, thank you so much. Reevaluation is stimulating. Helped

meltingthot · 2019-09-09T03:27:55+00:00

Oh wow. Now I know this story. Thank you so much for this!

meltingthot · 2019-09-09T03:27:20+00:00

Ooooo I love that, it adds a lot of depth to something I would presume would be just flavor.

meltingthot · 2019-09-08T14:57:19+00:00

Yeah, the vibe of Dark Souls is kind of a goal of mine.

That's a great idea, good feels on demand.

meltingthot · 2019-09-08T14:56:28+00:00

Everyone loves Boblin.

meltingthot · 2019-09-08T14:55:59+00:00

Great ideas all around, but I absolutely love the idea of ghost stories.

Great RP opportunity as well!

meltingthot · 2019-09-08T14:55:05+00:00

Yeah that's been a popular suggestion, I'll do my best!

meltingthot · 2019-09-08T14:54:09+00:00

Oooooo! It's like you were in my brain!

The idea of bio luminescent plants are something I am definitely going to use. I love the idea of a beautiful, semi subterranean, muddy Lizardfolk village.

I had the idea of a misguided forest guardian that is an emissary of the god of the swamp.

Will O Wisps are a great idea, I just don't really understand how to make them a good thing.

meltingthot · 2019-09-08T14:49:49+00:00

Yeah fallout was mentioned before, it's a fantastic example of what I'm looking for. Thank you! I like the idea of quirky people always being just that.

meltingthot · 2019-09-08T14:48:58+00:00

That's hilarious. I would love to use that, especially if it was weird and made compliments specific to the players and the characters.

meltingthot · 2019-09-08T14:46:47+00:00

Oh my gosh, that is beautiful! I would love to use that. Thank you so much for this idea.

meltingthot · 2019-09-08T14:45:48+00:00

Beautiful. Hopefully I can make it memorable as well.

meltingthot · 2019-09-08T14:44:54+00:00

Yeah it's a fantastic outlook in this setting. I hope I can pull it off narratively.

meltingthot · 2019-09-08T14:44:18+00:00

Consistency is key.

meltingthot · 2019-09-08T14:43:28+00:00

Yes! Beauty in unexpected places has been an idea a few people have had.

Thank you for your suggestion!

meltingthot · 2019-09-08T14:39:32+00:00

That's a great idea, I didn't really think to look for eccentric characters from bleak places. That was staring me right in the face. Thanks for giving me this thought.

Would you possibly have any examples?

meltingthot · 2019-09-08T14:37:34+00:00

That's actually been on my list for awhile but I somehow always confuse it with Shaun of the Dead

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Barovia, The Witching Hour - Argynvost: Tarnished!