I get the danger and the stress and signaling “this is barovia bitch” feeling pf the death house. But as a DM ? I hate killing players before they had a story and when they barely can’t do anything about it. I probably couldnt run that module, Im not sadistic enough. I say “sorry” everytime my players get koed and I dont feel they were stupid enough to deserve it.
Great ! Now not only have I killed new characters, I also have to do extra work and forget the first campaign alltogether.
How about I forget step 1 : run death house as it is, and step 2 : kill half my party with cheap traps and unfair fights, to go straight to step 3 : do something else.
I get the danger and the stress and signaling “this is barovia bitch” feeling pf the death house. But as a DM ? I hate killing players before they had a story and when they barely can’t do anything about it. I probably couldnt run that module, Im not sadistic enough. I say “sorry” everytime my players get koed and I dont feel they were stupid enough to deserve it.
set up a campaign around it - let your party get wiped and reroll their PCs’ heirs/lovers/etc to play through a revenge tour.
Great ! Now not only have I killed new characters, I also have to do extra work and forget the first campaign alltogether.
How about I forget step 1 : run death house as it is, and step 2 : kill half my party with cheap traps and unfair fights, to go straight to step 3 : do something else.
You do you hombre