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ZFMnii6Vb9xna LM -ge: /* Bildrath's Inventory */

2018-07-21T18:50:45Z

‎Bildrath's Inventory

ZFMnii6Vb9xna LM -ge: /* Bildrath's Inventory */

2018-07-21T18:48:56Z

‎Bildrath's Inventory

ZFMnii6Vb9xna LM -ge: /* Bildrath's Mercantile */

2018-07-21T18:47:52Z

‎Bildrath's Mercantile

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ZFMnii6Vb9xna LM -ge: /* Strahd Encounter */

2018-07-14T00:17:21Z

‎Strahd Encounter

ZFMnii6Vb9xna LM -ge: /* Doru and Donavich */

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‎Doru and Donavich

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 ==== Bildrath's Inventory ====
 {| class="wikitable"
-|+ Item || Inflated Cost
+|+ Items with inflated prices for outsiders like the PC party
 |-
 | Abacus || 20gp[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/90hp0i/cos_shop_menus/]
 |-
-! Ammunition: [https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/90hp0i/cos_shop_menus/]
+! colspan=2 | Ammunition: [https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/90hp0i/cos_shop_menus/]
 |-
 | Arrows (20) || 10gp[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/90hp0i/cos_shop_menus/]
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 | Sling bullets (20) || 40cp[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/90hp0i/cos_shop_menus/]
 |-
-! Arcane focus:[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/90hp0i/cos_shop_menus/]
+! colspan=2 | Arcane focus:[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/90hp0i/cos_shop_menus/]
 |-
 | Crystal || 100gp[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/90hp0i/cos_shop_menus/]
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 | Crowbar || 20gp[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/90hp0i/cos_shop_menus/]
 |-
-! Druidic focus:[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/90hp0i/cos_shop_menus/]
+! colspan=2 | Druidic focus:[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/90hp0i/cos_shop_menus/]
 |-
 | Sprig of mistletoe || 10gp[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/90hp0i/cos_shop_menus/]
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 | Healer’s kit || 50gp[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/90hp0i/cos_shop_menus/]
 |-
-! Holy symbol:[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/90hp0i/cos_shop_menus/]
+! colspan=2 | Holy symbol:[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/90hp0i/cos_shop_menus/]
 |-
 | Amulet || 50gp[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/90hp0i/cos_shop_menus/]
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 | Whetstone || 10cp[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/90hp0i/cos_shop_menus/]
 |-
-! Artisan’s tools:[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/90hp0i/cos_shop_menus/]
+! colspan=2 | Artisan’s tools:[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/90hp0i/cos_shop_menus/]
 |-
 | Brewer’s supplies || 200gp[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/90hp0i/cos_shop_menus/]
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 | Forgery kit || 150gp[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/90hp0i/cos_shop_menus/]
 |-
-! Gaming sets:[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/90hp0i/cos_shop_menus/]
+! colspan=2 | Gaming sets:[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/90hp0i/cos_shop_menus/]
 |-
 | Dice set || 10sp[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/90hp0i/cos_shop_menus/]
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 | Herbalism kit || 50gp[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/90hp0i/cos_shop_menus/]
 |-
-! Musical instruments:[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/90hp0i/cos_shop_menus/]
+! colspan=2 | Musical instruments:[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/90hp0i/cos_shop_menus/]
 |-
 | Drum || 50gp[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/90hp0i/cos_shop_menus/]
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 | Shawm || 20gp[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/90hp0i/cos_shop_menus/]
 |-
-! Starter Packs:[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/90hp0i/cos_shop_menus/]
+! colspan=2 | Starter Packs:[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/90hp0i/cos_shop_menus/]
 |-
 | Burglar’s Pack || 160gp[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/90hp0i/cos_shop_menus/]

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 {| class="wikitable"
 |-
 | Abacus || 20gp[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/90hp0i/cos_shop_menus/]
 |-
-|+ Ammunition: [https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/90hp0i/cos_shop_menus/]
+! Ammunition: [https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/90hp0i/cos_shop_menus/]
 |-
 | Arrows (20) || 10gp[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/90hp0i/cos_shop_menus/]
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 | Sling bullets (20) || 40cp[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/90hp0i/cos_shop_menus/]
 |-
-|+ Arcane focus:[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/90hp0i/cos_shop_menus/]
+! Arcane focus:[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/90hp0i/cos_shop_menus/]
 |-
 | Crystal || 100gp[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/90hp0i/cos_shop_menus/]
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 | Crowbar || 20gp[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/90hp0i/cos_shop_menus/]
 |-
-|+ Druidic focus:[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/90hp0i/cos_shop_menus/]
+! Druidic focus:[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/90hp0i/cos_shop_menus/]
 |-
 | Sprig of mistletoe || 10gp[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/90hp0i/cos_shop_menus/]
@@ Line 184: / Line 185: @@
 | Healer’s kit || 50gp[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/90hp0i/cos_shop_menus/]
 |-
-|+ Holy symbol:[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/90hp0i/cos_shop_menus/]
+! Holy symbol:[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/90hp0i/cos_shop_menus/]
 |-
 | Amulet || 50gp[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/90hp0i/cos_shop_menus/]
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 | Whetstone || 10cp[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/90hp0i/cos_shop_menus/]
 |-
-|+ Artisan’s tools:[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/90hp0i/cos_shop_menus/]
+! Artisan’s tools:[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/90hp0i/cos_shop_menus/]
 |-
 | Brewer’s supplies || 200gp[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/90hp0i/cos_shop_menus/]
@@ Line 302: / Line 303: @@
 | Forgery kit || 150gp[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/90hp0i/cos_shop_menus/]
 |-
-|+ Gaming sets:[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/90hp0i/cos_shop_menus/]
+! Gaming sets:[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/90hp0i/cos_shop_menus/]
 |-
 | Dice set || 10sp[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/90hp0i/cos_shop_menus/]
@@ Line 314: / Line 315: @@
 | Herbalism kit || 50gp[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/90hp0i/cos_shop_menus/]
 |-
-|+ Musical instruments:[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/90hp0i/cos_shop_menus/]
+! Musical instruments:[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/90hp0i/cos_shop_menus/]
 |-
 | Drum || 50gp[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/90hp0i/cos_shop_menus/]
@@ Line 326: / Line 327: @@
 | Shawm || 20gp[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/90hp0i/cos_shop_menus/]
 |-
-|+ Starter Packs:[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/90hp0i/cos_shop_menus/]
+! Starter Packs:[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/90hp0i/cos_shop_menus/]
 |-
 | Burglar’s Pack || 160gp[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/90hp0i/cos_shop_menus/]

← Older revision		Revision as of 00:17, 14 July 2018
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	After each session, I write down stuff like this so I don't forget to incorporate it. My Post-session notes might be just "cut cloak on wereraven, (Warlock Character Name) traded lock of hair to Vistani spy for fake potion, Hag will haunt (Rogue Character Name) because of assault outside Bonegrinder" Then when you recap the previous session, make sure to touch on these story points - TV series will do this all the time, they touch on plot points before the episode that are going to be developed in the episode. ([https://www.reddit.com/r/DnDBehindTheScreen/comments/4hkmut/modules_what_i_have_learned_from_running_curse_of/ reddit])		After each session, I write down stuff like this so I don't forget to incorporate it. My Post-session notes might be just "cut cloak on wereraven, (Warlock Character Name) traded lock of hair to Vistani spy for fake potion, Hag will haunt (Rogue Character Name) because of assault outside Bonegrinder" Then when you recap the previous session, make sure to touch on these story points - TV series will do this all the time, they touch on plot points before the episode that are going to be developed in the episode. ([https://www.reddit.com/r/DnDBehindTheScreen/comments/4hkmut/modules_what_i_have_learned_from_running_curse_of/ reddit])

		+	-----

		+	==Leaving Barovia==
		+
		+	With the Burgomaster buried, Ireena is ready to head out to Vallaki. Depending on how badly the confrontation with Doru went, your players may want to spend another night in the village. Ireena and Ismark are pretty heavily against this. They want to get going quickly and they're actually really right about that.[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8xu9lo/fleshing_out_curse_of_strahd_the_village_of/]
		+
		+	With the Burgomaster laid to rest, Strahd no longer has a reason to let up his pursuit of Ireena. If the players stay the rest of the day and then the night, Srahd will come and attack the house again. [https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8xav90/curse_of_strahd_reloaded_a_campaign_guide_by/ This guide has a great chart] laid out on how a siege of the mansion might go.[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8xu9lo/fleshing_out_curse_of_strahd_the_village_of/]
		+
		+	Ismark and Ireena assure the players that they can likely reach Tser Pool before nightfall, which should be a relatively safe place to make camp. Ismark also tells the PCs that there's a Vistani tribe at that location as well who are pretty friendly to visitors, unlike the evil women that own the tavern.[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8xu9lo/fleshing_out_curse_of_strahd_the_village_of/]
		+
		+	If your players are hurting from fighting Doru, they don't have any fights on the road. If they have nicely avoided fighting throughout the Village of Barovia, you may want to throw in a random encounter of wolves along the way. Either way, they approach the Vistani camp around dusk.[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8xu9lo/fleshing_out_curse_of_strahd_the_village_of/]
	[[Category:Places]]		[[Category:Places]]

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	My players pretty much instantly viewed Doru as a Monster To Be Defeated, which is pretty much the way he comes off if you run his introduction by the book. Still, a good amount of the text seems to imply that the PCs should have a fair chance to gain the information that Doru knows about Strahd and the Mad Mage. If that's the case, you can make him more sympathetic and less monstrous by playing up his desperation and having him pleading for "just a little blood." ([https://www.reddit.com/r/DnDBehindTheScreen/comments/76v6q4/lessons_from_running_curse_of_strahd_barovia/])		My players pretty much instantly viewed Doru as a Monster To Be Defeated, which is pretty much the way he comes off if you run his introduction by the book. Still, a good amount of the text seems to imply that the PCs should have a fair chance to gain the information that Doru knows about Strahd and the Mad Mage. If that's the case, you can make him more sympathetic and less monstrous by playing up his desperation and having him pleading for "just a little blood." ([https://www.reddit.com/r/DnDBehindTheScreen/comments/76v6q4/lessons_from_running_curse_of_strahd_barovia/])
		+
		+	-----
		+
		+	Ireena and Ismark should give the PCs a bit of a warning about the church. After all, the state of Donovich and his son is well known town gossip.[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8xu9lo/fleshing_out_curse_of_strahd_the_village_of/]
		+
		+	===Doru's Backstory===
		+
		+	The book tells us that Doru was part of a march against castle Ravenloft that ended pretty tragically. I changed this.[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8xu9lo/fleshing_out_curse_of_strahd_the_village_of/]
		+
		+	Instead, Doru is yet another consort that caught Strahd's eye. If you read my post on Strahd you'll know that, to me, he's a little bit bi. While Strahd prefers women, he's had some male consorts along the way. It's more about power to Strahd, anyway, which appeals to his abusive nature.[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8xu9lo/fleshing_out_curse_of_strahd_the_village_of/]
		+
		+	Doru was a young, frail boy sheltered by the church and his father. Strahd found Doru only vaguley appealing by himself. However, the chance to do something so fun as screw with the church made Doru a promising target. Strahd seduced Doru and turned him, only for Donovich to find out and lock his son in the cellar.[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8xu9lo/fleshing_out_curse_of_strahd_the_village_of/]
		+
		+	In my mind, this happened almost a decade ago instead of only a year prior. I figure, why would Strahd pursue Doru when Ireena is literally right around the corner? Now, Ireena would have been a small child when Strahd came to town and he would have been far less likely to pay her any notice.[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8xu9lo/fleshing_out_curse_of_strahd_the_village_of/]
		+
		+	Donovich spends his every waking hour praying for Doru's soul and hoping his son will come back to him.[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8xu9lo/fleshing_out_curse_of_strahd_the_village_of/]
		+
		+	===Ismark Accompanies===
		+
		+	For this side quest, Ismark stays with the party while Ireena stays at home. Ireena really wants to come and stubbornly fights with Ismark, but to no avail. She's already getting the assurance that her father will rest peacefully, so staying safely behind the walls of their home for another day isn't too much to ask.[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8xu9lo/fleshing_out_curse_of_strahd_the_village_of/]
		+
		+	This also keeps that nice limit on the number of NPCs fighting with the party at a given time.[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8xu9lo/fleshing_out_curse_of_strahd_the_village_of/]
		+
		+	===The Burgomaster's Burial===
		+
		+	The following morning, the party wakes up nice and refreshed and ready to bury a dead dude. A couple of the stronger PCs will help Ismark carry the coffin across town.[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8xu9lo/fleshing_out_curse_of_strahd_the_village_of/]
		+
		+	Meeting Donavich will be pretty strained. The party should feel really bad for this broken shell of a man. The screams of his son coming from beneath the floorboards will also be quite disconcerting. But Ismark will be able to quietly convince the priest to leave his praying for just enough time to conduct a funeral.[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8xu9lo/fleshing_out_curse_of_strahd_the_village_of/]
		+
		+	The funeral goes off without any issues. At this point, the PCs should be super tense. Nothing terrible has happened to them in a while and they're expecting shit to hit the fan soon. The more you can push the atmosphere and the longer you can hold this tension, the better.[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8xu9lo/fleshing_out_curse_of_strahd_the_village_of/]
		+
		+	===Strahd Attends the Funeral===
		+
		+	Even though Ireena isn't present, this is still his beloved's father. And the Burgomaster's death is very much Strahd's fault and he knows it. The man's death isn't something that Strahd wanted to happen and he honestly laments the Burgomaster's passing, if only because it pains Ireena so.[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8xu9lo/fleshing_out_curse_of_strahd_the_village_of/]
		+
		+	As the funeral progresses, Donovich will begin reciting the final rites and prayers. During this time, have PCs roll perception. At least one of them should be able to spot a figure standing beyond the cemetery fence shrouded in mist. The figure is a tall man, too obscured to really see, but it appears he's wearing all black and is bowing his head as if in prayer.[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8xu9lo/fleshing_out_curse_of_strahd_the_village_of/]
		+
		+	===Confronting Doru===
		+
		+	If Ismark and Ireena told the party the details of Doru's story, they may accept that it's a terrible tragedy and leave it be.[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8xu9lo/fleshing_out_curse_of_strahd_the_village_of/]
		+
		+	More likely, nosy players will be nosy and want to help.[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8xu9lo/fleshing_out_curse_of_strahd_the_village_of/]
		+
		+	===Donovich===
		+
		+	No matter what the PCs say, they cannot convince Donovich to kill his son or to advocate the killing of his son. Unless the argument is borderline award winning with some enchantment magic on the side, Donovich can't let his son go.[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8xu9lo/fleshing_out_curse_of_strahd_the_village_of/]
		+
		+	Donovich knows that his son is still within the monster he's become and he knows in his heart that one day the Morning Lord will set Doru free. What's left of Donovich's sanity relies on this belief. Shattering that hope would destroy Donovich entirely.[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8xu9lo/fleshing_out_curse_of_strahd_the_village_of/]
		+
		+	However, PCs can still offer to take a look at Doru and Donovich happily agrees. He's willing to do just about anything for the sake of his son. However, he warns the party repeatedly that no harm can come to his son.[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8xu9lo/fleshing_out_curse_of_strahd_the_village_of/]
		+
		+	If at any point the PCs seem like they're going to kill Doru, Donovich will descend into the undercroft himself and actively fight them. He'll do absolutely anything to protect his boy.[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8xu9lo/fleshing_out_curse_of_strahd_the_village_of/]
		+
		+	===Into the Undercroft===
		+
		+	I debated on how much Doru's thirst would have effected him and what it would take to make him sane again. And here's what I figured: Doru is starving. Like, hardcore. He's a vampire so he can't actually die, but he's in a lot of pain. A measly pint of blood isn't going to be enough to make him feel better.[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8xu9lo/fleshing_out_curse_of_strahd_the_village_of/]
		+
		+	He's been down here for almost ten years without so much as a drop of blood. The players may try to satiate him with some of their own blood, but it's going to take a lot. If they offer a small amount to Doru, it's going to lead to a battle when Doru's thirst takes over his sanity.[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8xu9lo/fleshing_out_curse_of_strahd_the_village_of/]
		+
		+	Should a battle ensue, do everything in your power to get the players to run away. Between Donovich screaming at them to leave his son alone and the hardcore healing abilities of a vampire spawn to a low-level party, this isn't a battle that should go down.[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8xu9lo/fleshing_out_curse_of_strahd_the_village_of/]
		+
		+	===Outcomes===
		+
		+	If the party kills Doru, even accidentally, Donovich is devastated. To borrow from this post, "If Doru is killed, Donavich becomes withdrawn and inconsolable. When the PCs leave the church, they can hear the church bell ring a single time. If the party returns to the church, they find that Donavich has hanged himself from the bell's rope."[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8xu9lo/fleshing_out_curse_of_strahd_the_village_of/]
		+
		+	If Doru escapes, he flees into the woods towards castle Ravenloft. He'll likely come across some wolves or deer and drain them dry along the way, regaining some semblance of his mind. With nowhere else to go, he'll go to Strahd.[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8xu9lo/fleshing_out_curse_of_strahd_the_village_of/]
		+
		+	If Doru is recaptured down in the undercroft, things will proceed without change.[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8xu9lo/fleshing_out_curse_of_strahd_the_village_of/]
		+
		+	My players actually recommended that Donovich keep feeding Doru a little blood at a time to help him. I haven't actually rolled the results of this yet, but when the time is right, I plan on rolling to see a couple things. Whether Donovich gives Doru too much and dies from exsanguination, for instance. If Doru got out during a feeding and killed his father before fleeing. If the feedings actually go well and Doru and his father are having civil conversations again. Who knows?[https://www.reddit.com/r/CurseofStrahd/comments/8xu9lo/fleshing_out_curse_of_strahd_the_village_of/]
		+
		+	-----

	== Church Graveyard ==		== Church Graveyard ==