Durst Manor After a brief encounter with Strahd in the last session, my players arrived in the Village of Barovia where they were led to a manor by two sobbing children. The children, Rose and Thorn, told the party that their baby brother was alone in the nursery upstairs. I...
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Curse of Strahd DM Diary - Session One
Welcome to Barovia
You Start in a Tavern! My journey as a Curse of Strahd DM began, as many great adventures do, in a tavern. Specifically, at The Lady’s Luck tavern in the town of Daggerford. I decided on using the Secrets of the Tarokka adventure hook by DragnaCarta, so my players all...
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Creating a Vistana PC for Curse of Strahd
During my Session Zero for Curse of Strahd one of my players told me they wanted to play as a fortune-teller. I felt this was a perfect opportunity to tie their character into the adventure by making them a Vistana, they agreed to my idea, so we set out to...
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Waterdeep Dragon Heist: Final Thoughts
Several months ago, I began my journey as a DM by running Waterdeep Dragon Heist for a group of friends, and last week we finished the adventure. I decided on WDH because I frequently saw it recommended for new DMs or players, and the story seemed straightforward but interesting. While...
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Waterdeep Dragon Heist Recap: Chapter Four
Now that my players completed their fireball investigation, and had their sights set on the Stone of Golorr, I was ready to start the final chapter of Waterdeep Dragon Heist. In Chapter Four, players should be chasing after the Stone of Golorr, hunting down the vault keys, and entering the...
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