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2024-01-20, 02:02 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Feb 2008
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- Texas
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Re: Castlevania II: Dracula's Curse (OOC)
The encounter rolls this time produced an unusually high density. Let's see what you spot.
Chloe (1d20+3)[21]
Cassandra (1d20+3)[16]
Vidrik (1d20+6)[19]
Mustafa (1d20+3)[5]
Sabian (1d20+3)[17]Things published on DM's Guild
Campaign Logs:
Baldur's Gate 2 (ongoing)
Castle Dracula (Castlevania)
Against the Idol of the Sun (high level hexcrawl)
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2024-01-20, 02:04 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Feb 2008
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- Texas
- Gender
Re: Castlevania II: Dracula's Curse (OOC)
Init
Sabian (1d20+2)[15]
Cassandra (1d20+3)[21]
Mustafar (1d20+3)[9]
Vidrik (1d20+2)[7]
Chloe (1d20+2)[18]
Ws (1d20+2)[10]
DWs (1d20+2)[20]Things published on DM's Guild
Campaign Logs:
Baldur's Gate 2 (ongoing)
Castle Dracula (Castlevania)
Against the Idol of the Sun (high level hexcrawl)
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2024-01-20, 06:06 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Jul 2017
- Location
- Brazil
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2024-01-20, 06:22 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Aug 2011
- Location
- ICU, under a cherry tree.
- Gender
Re: Castlevania II: Dracula's Curse (OOC)
Messed up my attack roll. Rolling 1st attack roll --> (1d20+6)[14]
Castlevania II: Dracula's Curse
Sabian Skellegue, the Unyielding Wrath
IC OOC
Expedition to Castle Ravenloft
Aelki Ruasha, Void Knight of the Star Ocean
IC OOC MAP
Chult Hex Crawl
Ondros, Mazewalker of Ubtao
IC OOC Slide Deck
Retired Characters
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2024-03-07, 12:28 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Feb 2008
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- Texas
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Re: Castlevania II: Dracula's Curse (OOC)
**Perception mods**
Chloe (1d20+3)[19]
Cassandra (1d20+3)[8]
Vidrik (1d20+6)[19]
Mustafa (1d20+3)[21]
Sabian (1d20+3)[18]Things published on DM's Guild
Campaign Logs:
Baldur's Gate 2 (ongoing)
Castle Dracula (Castlevania)
Against the Idol of the Sun (high level hexcrawl)
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2024-03-07, 12:29 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Feb 2008
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- Texas
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Re: Castlevania II: Dracula's Curse (OOC)
Sabian (1d20+2)[19]
Cassandra (1d20+3)[11]
Mustafar (1d20+0)[10] 1 exh
Vidrik (1d20+3)[12]
Chloe (1d20+2)[10]
Evens (1d20+3)[7]
Odds (1d20+3)[17]Things published on DM's Guild
Campaign Logs:
Baldur's Gate 2 (ongoing)
Castle Dracula (Castlevania)
Against the Idol of the Sun (high level hexcrawl)
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2024-03-07, 12:31 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Apr 2019
- Location
- Lower Menthis
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2024-03-07, 10:56 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Feb 2008
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- Texas
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Re: Castlevania II: Dracula's Curse (OOC)
Updated, thanks.
What did everyone think of Holmwood Tower?Things published on DM's Guild
Campaign Logs:
Baldur's Gate 2 (ongoing)
Castle Dracula (Castlevania)
Against the Idol of the Sun (high level hexcrawl)
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2024-03-07, 11:48 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Apr 2019
- Location
- Lower Menthis
Re: Castlevania II: Dracula's Curse (OOC)
I liked it. It was scary but mostly manageable. I liked that parts of it were easier with some good tactics (you did the right thing by just calling the zombies in the hall part), but some of it we just had a bad situation that we had to make the best of. That was a good balance. I also liked the gargoyles flying away and showing up at the end so we kept thinking about them, but they didn't overshadow everything.
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2024-03-08, 12:02 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Apr 2012
- Location
- England
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Re: Castlevania II: Dracula's Curse (OOC)
The cramped corridors and all the zombies pouring in was a great touch, as was the persistent threat of the gargoyles, but I'd have moved the skeletons from the ground to the top floor to make the final battle a bit more intense.
If you're worried a wight and two skeletons are too much for a third level party after all those zombies, you could add a short side quest that suggests the gargoyles are enchanted sentries for the tower and there's a command word (found in the captain's quarters perhaps) that makes the gargoyles recognise you as friend not foe and they could help against the enemies in the tower. You might want to give the gargoyles reduced hit points if you do that, though, to reflect that they've been fighting the zombies and skeletons long before you arrived.
For the sake of tension and atmosphere, the ground floor doesn't really need enemies as much as it needs visual clues. Perhaps the entrance to the tower could have been torn open and there could be evidence of attempts to repel the attacking force, such as barricades, fallen skeletons and dead guards. Make it a real horror movie moment, showing these people fought and died but took a lot of enemies with them.
I assume the intention was that the wight had killed everyone in the tower and raised them as zombies under its control, so evidence of that would really add a lot to the tower as a whole. Perhaps all of the zombies could be described as wearing the same armour, indicating they were the soldiers stationed here and they all fell in the attack."Don't think of it as dying," said Death,
"Just think of it as leaving early to avoid the rush."
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2024-03-08, 01:04 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Jan 2011
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- Castle Sparrowcellar
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Re: Castlevania II: Dracula's Curse (OOC)
I thought it was solid enough, I liked the gargoyles. Animated Armour might be a bit much - could consider having it be "slightly rusted" to drop its AC a point or two since we're otherwise hitting only 1/4 of the time, which made it feel a bit sloggish, but hard to tell if that was because we were already lower on resources that we might've had if we hadn't been getting crit so hard earlier in the day.
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2024-03-10, 07:22 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Apr 2019
- Location
- Lower Menthis
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2024-03-10, 11:37 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Aug 2011
- Location
- ICU, under a cherry tree.
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Re: Castlevania II: Dracula's Curse (OOC)
The tower was good. Like the atmosphere, and narrow winding hallway on each floor. I agree the gargoyles were a good touch, as most people would expect the monster to engage and stand and fight, where as hit and run with breath attack can be added to any of the encounters to add difficulty. Gave the party an opportunity to take matters into their own hands and go after the gargoyles, which appeared to have impacted the final encounter for the better.
I'm no fan of animated armors but given our depleted resources we were still able to prevail so I think it's okay. All in all I think the tower was interesting and provided atmosphere; we knew something was up as soon as we entered, and it informed the way we slowly progressed the whole time. The zombies having to smash the doors down also added to that.Castlevania II: Dracula's Curse
Sabian Skellegue, the Unyielding Wrath
IC OOC
Expedition to Castle Ravenloft
Aelki Ruasha, Void Knight of the Star Ocean
IC OOC MAP
Chult Hex Crawl
Ondros, Mazewalker of Ubtao
IC OOC Slide Deck
Retired Characters
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2024-03-14, 02:06 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Feb 2008
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- Texas
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Re: Castlevania II: Dracula's Curse (OOC)
This should be a bit more exciting and satisfying, because danger is more interesting.
**Initiative**
Sabian (1d20+2)[22]
Cassandra (1d20+3)[10]
Mustafar (1d20+0)[17] 1 exh (1d20+0)[19]
Vidrik (1d20+4)[24]
Chloe (1d20+2)[15]
**Perception mods**
Chloe (1d20+3)[22]
Cassandra (1d20+3)[20]
Vidrik (1d20+6)[21]
Mustafa (1d20+3)[20]
Sabian (1d20+3)[18]Things published on DM's Guild
Campaign Logs:
Baldur's Gate 2 (ongoing)
Castle Dracula (Castlevania)
Against the Idol of the Sun (high level hexcrawl)
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2024-03-14, 02:07 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Feb 2008
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- Texas
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Re: Castlevania II: Dracula's Curse (OOC)
Wow, everybody hears them coming.
Forgot enemy init.
Evens (1d20+1)[18]
Odds (1d20+1)[20]Things published on DM's Guild
Campaign Logs:
Baldur's Gate 2 (ongoing)
Castle Dracula (Castlevania)
Against the Idol of the Sun (high level hexcrawl)
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2024-04-08, 09:10 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Feb 2008
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- Texas
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Re: Castlevania II: Dracula's Curse (OOC)
Perception
Cassandra (1d20+3)[18]
Titus (1d20+3)[17]
Sabian (1d20+3)[5]
Stealth
(1d20+3)[9]
(1d20+3)[20]
(1d20+3)[19]
(1d20+3)[9]
(1d20+3)[22]
(1d20+3)[8]
may not use all of these
Initiative
Sabian (1d20+2)[21]
Cassandra (1d20+3)[7]
Titus (1d20+2)[9]
A (1d20+1)[17]
B (1d20+1)[13]Things published on DM's Guild
Campaign Logs:
Baldur's Gate 2 (ongoing)
Castle Dracula (Castlevania)
Against the Idol of the Sun (high level hexcrawl)
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2024-04-21, 05:08 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Feb 2008
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- Texas
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Re: Castlevania II: Dracula's Curse (OOC)
Perception
Chloe (1d20+3)[5] DV
Cassandra (1d20+3)[7] DV
Titus (1d20+3)[4] DV
Mustafa (1d20+3)[5] (1d20+3)[12] 1 exh
Sabian (1d20+3)[22] DVThings published on DM's Guild
Campaign Logs:
Baldur's Gate 2 (ongoing)
Castle Dracula (Castlevania)
Against the Idol of the Sun (high level hexcrawl)
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2024-05-06, 10:43 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Feb 2008
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- Texas
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Re: Castlevania II: Dracula's Curse (OOC)
Spoiler: Stealth & Perception
Chloe (1d20+3)[4] DV
Cassandra (1d20+3)[12] (1d20+3)[15] DV 1 exh
Titus (1d20+3)[15] DV
Mustafa (1d20+3)[14] (1d20+3)[11] 1 exh
Sabian (1d20+3)[7] DV
?1 (1d20+5)[13]
?2 (1d20+5)[15]
?3
?4
?5
Spoiler: Init
Sabian (1d20+2)[19]
Cassandra (1d20+3)[9] (1d20+3)[7] 1 exh
Mustafar (1d20+0)[18] (1d20)[17] 1 exh
Chloe (1d20+2)[19]
Titus (1d20+2)[5]
? (1d20+3)[5]
? (1d20+3)[10]
? (1d20+3)[17]
Things published on DM's Guild
Campaign Logs:
Baldur's Gate 2 (ongoing)
Castle Dracula (Castlevania)
Against the Idol of the Sun (high level hexcrawl)