Good dnd story worth a listen!

While not fully in the “world” of dnd it does do a wonderful job of conveying the feel of a good campaign villain. Enjoyed all of it!

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Superb

Really captures the spirit of Strahd and brings him to life, a must for those who are to run the d&d campaign

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Packed full of useful info for DMs

It was very informative, but loses momentum in the final act. Didn't enjoy the reader

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Enjoyed it

About to run CoS so this was a great listen in anticipation of the campaign.

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worthy for DM and Players

intrigue ,romance and consequence paints Strahds history.
An important tool to be used by DMs and an important point of view for players who take pleasure in understanding villains.

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worth a listen

I enjoyed the story it definitely put some back story to such an iconic d&d villan and deep insight in to who he is altho the other characters seem to be a mere after thought but still a good listen.

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Definitely worth a read

A must-read for any dm planning to run Curse of Strahd. This book gives a very detailed insight into the character and motives of Strahd von Zarovich and into history surrounding the setting for the module. I recommend this to anyone seeking inspiration on how to deliver an authentic gothic horror dnd game and to anyone who enjoys the fantasy genre.

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A slow starter

Struggled to start this as it appears very slow and dry to begin with, but gives fantastic insight into one of D&Ds most popular villains.

Its a fun listen that seems to go by quite quickly after Act I (the chapters are split into several acts) and I found it really enjoyable to see things from Strahds perspective. I think the author did a phenomenal job at making Strahd skirt the line between man and monster. Even when at his most deplorable, his actions have understandable reasons and Strahds own code of honour plays heavily into HIS (edited from 'my') actions. Overall the book manages to portray him as a much more complex creature than I had expected, with occasional kindness or sentimentality showing through.

I think the narrator did a great job overall, with an amazing portrayal of Strahd. As per most male narrators, he struggles with female voices a bit but they are mostly very good. Unfortunately however, I found myself being torn from my immersion during certain scenes that were more dramatic in nature, as they were performed quite awkwardly I feel, leaving me feeling more amused than the intended shocked or sorrowful. This is where the ability to portray women dips drastically, in my opinion.

Despite this minor issue with the narration, I think he did a fine job. Unfortunately, with a woman being at the centre of Strahd's story, certain key moments of his story fell flat. But I cant stress enough how much I enjoyed his portrayal of Strahd.

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Protagonist Vampire High Fantasy

I read a lot, sorry I mean listen to a lot, of the Forgotten Realms novels, there are so many and a Ravenloft novel had to be listened to. Questions I had, who is Strahd? What is Ravenloft like? Where did it all start? The novel answers all these questions in great detail. The narration is really on point, and I loved that. The big issue I had was the story, which for a D&D fan was fine, however I think your average reader while find the story very similar to Bram Stokers Dracula. There are definite crossed lines in that respect. However understanding that Bram Stoker influenced the creators of Ravenloft must be noted.

I would recommend to any D&D and/or Ravenloft fans without hesitation, and any Vampire lover may find the book interesting because of the fantasy setting yet I can say as a horror novel there are far better novels. Suitable for Teens.

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loved it

i was hesitant about this thinking it to be a a disconjoined narrative of events not linking to the barovia dnd games but i was pleasantly surprised. i was hoping for a nareative about strahds adventures wuth the vistani but in hindsight the book was written before the 5e adventure text so i can't have it all. overall a fantastic story with incredible voice acting its very much influenced how I'll run my games in future

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