The Amber Temple started calmly and escalated quickly. We had a party member leave, two alignment changes and an interlude into a pocket dimension. How to handle the real world social stress of the Amber Temple? We didn’t, I leaned later. Hopefully this helps you better manage the stress at your table. Have a conversation about risks before the party […]
Curse of Strahd, Amber Temple
Curse of Strahd, insights, tips and review
Running Curse of Strahd create many unexpected stories. I ran it slowly over two years. Sinking into many excellent details. With many memories to relish. The DnD party interacted with the world in fascinating, unexpected ways. This blog with contain many plot points, key details and other spoilers for Curse of Strahd (non-revamped). Beyond here are spoilers. If you have […]
Curse of Strahd, party lineup and rotating cast
A story is the sum of the actions of the characters. The DnD party’s dynamic composition shaped the interactions they had with the world. The flexibility allowed us to have friends drop in and out. Each character had a flaw that was used to pull at them through the story. Some overcame, others fell to corruption. Cast The characters fell […]
First Flame
Projects start with setup. This is the first in my series of retrospective posts from 2020. I’m writing them to share my creations and lessons learned through the process of making. This entry covers a fear I had to overcome to start moving and create. Fear limits what we are willing to interact with. I filled up on fear of […]