Ginny Di is one of my favorite TTRPG (tabletop roleplaying game) content creators. I find her videos easy to follow and I like that she has tips for both players and DMs (Dungeon Masters) to improve the gameplay experience. I saw a video she recently posted titled Fixing Curse of Strahd’s Ending and I was immediately intrigued. My group completed Curse of Strahd earlier this year and I had a blast. I was curious what was wrong with the ending of the campaign.

Slight Curse of Strahd Spoilers down below and Ginny Di’s video

Some players had stated that they felt the Curse of Strahd ending was underwhelming. Some players found that depending on what level they were, they could take down Strahd in two or three rounds. In our game, Strahd put up a fight and that’s partially because our group didn’t have a plan on how we were going to face Strahd, we just wanted to take him down and we would figure it out as we went. Ginny Di reviewed a guidebook titled Curse of Strahd: The Wedding at Ravenloft by Wyatt Trull. The guidebook provides a potential way for players to face Strahd that would feel impactful.

In The Wedding at Ravenloft, players are invited to Strahd’s wedding to Ireena, an NPC (non-playable character, typically voiced by the DM) that the players met early on in the game. Players can either attack Strahd right away before the wedding begins or let the wedding proceed. If players let the wedding continue, they can object to the marriage or yell obscenities throughout the ceremony. After the wedding, Strahd takes Ireena, locks the players inside, and forces them to fight their way to him.

I like the idea of The Wedding at Ravenloft because it sounds like a video game boss battle of sorts. The wedding serves as the cut scene to battle with Strahd. There’s Ireena who serves as the motivation for the players because if they don’t save her, she will forcibly be bound to Strahd for the rest of her days including being turned into a vampire. I could see this being useful for a DM who wants to put their players in a position where any decision they make will have consequences.

This video was interesting to watch and put a new perspective on Curse of Strahd that I wouldn’t have known otherwise. For those who are looking for more TTRPG content, I would highly recommend watching Ginny Di’s videos.