See the Light - GM Log

Compared to the events on the Asperity where things were happening without the players having any control, here the situation was at a standstill, and it was the stillness that caused the tension. I particularly like the Trade story arc as I think it has all the good elements of a good gothic horror story.

GM Log, UncreatedMyriam RondeauDecember 16, 2023D&D, Dungeons & Dragons, DnD, Arc 2, arc ii, Vatyr, salt, mining, gothic, darkvision, human, Dusk Elf, barovian, Barovia, Strahd, Curse of Strahd, low-light, gear room, Battlemap, Battle map, elevator, Mechanics, animated dungeon maps, animated mapComment

Worth One's Salt - GM Log

The grandfather clock (or pendulum clock) in Lord Georgiy’s sitting room is a bit of an anachronism as Lamordia’s setting is close to our 1550s and the first pendulum clock was built in 1656, but I am keeping it to contrast once more how much of a technological gap there is between Barovia and Lamordia. Galileo’s studies on pendulums were key to reducing the size of clocks.

GM Log, UncreatedMyriam RondeauJune 17, 2023D&D, Dungeons & Dragons, DnD, Arc 2, arc ii, setting, Barovia, barovian, barovia, Wizard of the Wines, Food, agriculture, Empire, Boyar, Grand Duke, Technology, VatyrComment

Whistle in the Dark - GM Log

Land at last! Nothing I could throw, not even a gulag, could dampen the relief and optimism of the players. I was quite happy at Hunter’s quick catch when I was slowly revealing the true nature of Vatyr. Indeed, no one goes to work in a salt mine at the end of the world of their own volition. One goes to the salt mine because they were forced to.