You have this grand setting with a vampire lord that rules over the citizenry. This is just one example of how the adventure can set your players up for failure, unless you are very actively involved as the DM. The players will naturally want to go there, but unless they are a higher level they will likely die there. For example, you might meet an NPC that has dreamed about the Amber Temple. Due to the monsters and difficulties in many locations, you need to gently guide your players to level-appropriate areas or they will die. This is contradictory to the open-world setting which Curse of Strahd tries to create. Worse, if you don’t give them plenty of detailed description, the players won’t feel that sense of hopelessness or despair we talked about earlier! In this setting, if you do not create some form of linear direction, your party will die. We talked about this in our article about railroading but it goes even further in Curse of Strahd. Many players like to have some form of direction. Every location is well thought out and described in detail, but that is where the ease of creating an adventure ends.Īs a DM running this setting, I struggled with where to lead the players. The setting includes random elements, such as how you get the players into the land of Barovia and where the items to defeat the vampire, Strahd, are placed. Instead, the book is meant to give you information on a campaign setting.
The Curse of Strahd adventure is not really an adventure. The module includes information on every aspect of Barovia, and the denizens within. In there the players must survive the rigorous horrors that are housed in the land and eventually must face off with the ruler of the land, Strahd Von Zarovich. To put it simply, Curse of Strahd is a campaign that takes the players into the demi-plane of horror, Barovia. Be warned – spoilers for the campaign setting await! Curse of Strahd Review: A Grand Overview Here is our full Curse of Strahd review to help you navigate the dangerous land of Barovia. This Curse of Strahd review will break down all the pros and cons of this campaign setting.Ĭurse of Strahd is tough, yet worthwhile adventure to run for your group. The setting is powerful in that it demands that you impart a sense of hopelessness and despair throughout the adventure. It is a fantastic adventure if you are able guide your players on which directions to go. After completing the full Curse of Strahd campaign and experiencing it as a Dungeon Master, I have put together this Curse of Strahd review, phase by phase.Ĭurse of Strahd is a great campaign setting. You really need to play through an entire campaign to find all the flaws and high points. Most adventure reviews are made from too much speculation.
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