13 ESSENTIAL Curse of Strahd DM Tips 🧛 (after I ran it 3 times) D&D 5e

Curse of Strahd is by far my favorite #DND5e module. I’ve completed the campaign as a DM three times, and I’ve reflected on those campaigns in great detail. Several of my players have considered or started DMing their own Curse of Strahd campaigns. They asked me what I’ll change if I run CoS again. It turned out I had plenty of feedback on the subject!

My missed opportunities (or “mist” opportunities, haha) are learning moments for my next campaign, but they can help you and your #DND group too! Please comment with your thoughts on whether my Curse of Strahd DM advice inspired or helped you.

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⏰Time Stamps:
00:00​ Intro and article link
00:23 My good-calls
02:16 Tip 13 PC backstories
03:22 Tip 12 Hombrew trap
05:02 Tip 11 Stress and fear!
06:37 Tip 10 Vampire who?
07:30 Tip 9 Soul trap
08:32 Tip 8 Foreshadowing
09:55 Tip 7 Yester Hill road
10:35 Tip 6 Anonymous intrigue
11:37 Tip 5 Spy network
13:00 Tip 4 Tree of heads
14:20 Tip 3 Vistani curses
15:14 Tip 2 Strahd's charm is no joke
17:48 Tip 1 Explore Castle Ravenloft
20:53 Share your lessons learned

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