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* RailRoading: One of the more infamous aspects of the module. The players can only slightly affect the world most of the time, as any major victory they may achieve will either quickly be undone by some unforeseen event[[note]]you can make a drinking game out of how many times it turns out someone was secretly working for Strahd or was Strahd in disguise[[/note]] or [[HeadsIWinTailsYouLose turns out to have worked in Strahd's favor]]. Even the best ending as per RAW will end with the looming threat that Strahd will eventually return and things will go back to square one. While the intent is to create a bleak atmosphere, it's often recommended that people running it ''not'' stick too strictly to the plot of the book to allow the players more breathing room to have their actions actually mean something.
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* DemonicVampires: The titular Count Strahd von Zarovich WasOnceAMan who made a DealWithTheDevil. He became the tyrannical ruler of his own demiplane and was referred to as "the devil Strahd".
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* Post-FinalBoss: [[spoiler: Rahadin can potentially serve as the final confrontation for the party provided he isn't killed before Strahd is, due to being incredibly grief stricken at the loss of his master.]]
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* Post-FinalBoss: PostFinalBoss: [[spoiler: Rahadin can potentially serve as the final confrontation for the party provided he isn't killed before Strahd is, due to being incredibly grief stricken at the loss of his master.]]
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* Post-Final Boss: [[spoiler: Rahadin can potentially serve as the final confrontation for the party provided he isn't killed before Strahd is, due to being incredibly grief stricken at the loss of his master.]]
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* Post-Final Boss: Post-FinalBoss: [[spoiler: Rahadin can potentially serve as the final confrontation for the party provided he isn't killed before Strahd is, due to being incredibly grief stricken at the loss of his master.]]
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* Post-Final Boss: [[spoiler: Rahadin can potentially serve as the final confrontation for the party provided he isn't killed before Strahd is, due to being incredibly grief stricken at the loss of his master.]]
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->''[[TheStinger DISCLAIMER:]] [[Creator/WizardsOfTheCoast Wizards of the Coast]] cannot be held liable for any longterm side effects of venturing into the dread realm of {{TabletopGame/Ravenloft}}, such as [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent lycanthropy]], [[OurVampiresAreDifferent vampirism]], a fear of dead things, a fear of living things, [[NeverSleepAgain an inability to sleep without a nightlight on and a +5 holy avenger under your pillow]], and the unsettling suspicion that [[BigBad Strahd]] is [[MagnificentBastard too clever to be so easily defeated and that this is all just part of some grand scheme of his to extend his power beyond Barovia]]. You didn't think you could escape unless he wanted you to, did you?''
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->''[[TheStinger DISCLAIMER:]] [[Creator/WizardsOfTheCoast Wizards of the Coast]] cannot be held liable for any longterm side effects of venturing into the dread realm of {{TabletopGame/Ravenloft}}, such as [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent lycanthropy]], [[OurVampiresAreDifferent vampirism]], a fear of dead things, a fear of living things, [[NeverSleepAgain an inability to sleep without a nightlight on and a +5 holy avenger under your pillow]], and the unsettling suspicion that [[BigBad Strahd]] is [[MagnificentBastard [[TheChessmaster too clever to be so easily defeated and that this is all just part of some grand scheme of his to extend his power beyond Barovia]]. You didn't think you could escape unless he wanted you to, did you?''
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* CannotCrossRunningWater: {{Zigzagged|Trope}}: [[spoiler:Strahd ''can'' cross it if he chooses; however, if he starts his turn in running water, his HealingFactor won't trigger, making it easier for the heroes to whittle him down. Under normal circumstances, if Strahd drops to 0hp, he turns into mist and makes his escape back to the casle; however, if he is in sunlight or in running water, he can't transform into mist and is killed instead.]]
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* HealingFactor: Strahd can recover some HP at the start of every turn unless [[spoiler:he is in running water or direct sunlight, or radiant damage was dealt to him the previous turn]].
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** Izek [[spoiler: is Ireena's brother-by-blood, and he will kill anyone who tries to separate them again, implying that he would fight Strahd to defend her. However, unlike Ismark, the book states that he is not motivated by brotherly love. Rather, he "covets her in an unwholesome way"]].
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** Izek [[spoiler: is Ireena's brother-by-blood, and he will kill anyone who tries to separate them again, implying that he would fight Strahd to defend her. However, unlike Ismark, the book states that he is not motivated by brotherly love. Rather, he [[IncestSubtext "covets her in an unwholesome way"]].way"]]]].
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* AffablyEvil: The lich in the amber temple can be quite friendly to the characters, and isn't even initially hostile. His alignment is even LawfulEvil to reflect this.
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* AffablyEvil: The lich in the amber temple can be quite friendly to the characters, and isn't even initially hostile. His alignment is even LawfulEvil to reflect this. %%invoked
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--> '''Tracy Hickman''': But the vampire genre has taken a turn from its roots in recent years. The vampire we see today exemplifies the polar opposite of the original archetype: the [[Literature/{{Twilight}} lie that it's okay to enter a romance with an abusive monster]] because if you love it enough, it will change.
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--> '''Tracy Hickman''': But the vampire genre has taken a turn from its roots in recent years. The vampire we see today exemplifies the polar opposite of the original archetype: the [[Literature/{{Twilight}} [[Literature/TheTwilightSaga lie that it's okay to enter a romance with an abusive monster]] because if you love it enough, it will change.
