Level 2 once players get to the basement.Part 1 will likely be longer than the other two parts of the campaign, taking up the bulk of your play time. They should meet the human element of the campaign and form connections throughout each township. Part 1 will introduce players to Barovia and immerse them into the world. Adventure Prep: Running the Dark PowersĬastle Ravenloft Part 1: Introductions and Townshipsįor the sake of comprehension, I've split the campaign into three narrative parts.
**** Master Table of Contents **** - Click here for links to every post in the series Oh! Also, this guide assumes you're using the milestone version of leveling, not exp. To that extent, I've tried to keep this as simple as possible to accommodate the bulk of campaigns. Don't expect to stick to it, as players will always surprise you. Take this post as a recommendation and not a commandment. Though we, the DMs, can plan to the nines, every campaign is going to be different. Please, please remember that dnd is an ever flowing game paced out by the actions of your players. So, in an effort to make things easier, I've got this for you guys. I mentioned rather early on that I increased the level cap in CoS to 1-15. I've received a lot of PMs and questions about the campaign's timeline as well as leveling in correlation to my write ups. This is a rather short post, but I wanted to get it out there for anyone who might find it useful.