Strahd Von Zarovich - D&Ds Tragic Vampire Lord

DnD's Strahd Von Zarovich is one of the most humanized villains in all of DnD, with a tragic backstory and mom issues. He has remained pretty consistent since they rolled him out in AD&D (if you ignore some things), and in this Forgotten Realms I dive into his back story and changes throughout the editions. Enjoy!
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[@ItsMeBatmanlol]

Very cool! Few different 5e interpretations:
Knights loyal to Sergei attacked and killed Strahd. He did indeed die, but was brought back by the dark powers and awakened into his vampire lord and became the dread lord of the realm.
It is indeed his prison, as well as all the inhabitants. Not only are they trapped, but their souls are not allowed to leave, simply being recycled into new bodies. This is what’s happening to Strahd’s love interest Tatiana, and he’s constantly looking for her new reincarnation.
It was his mother Queen Ravonia that died on the way to Ravenloft, not King Barov.
It’s important to also note what part the Vistani play in his conquest.
Many have fashioned a homebrew that Sergei is in fact inside the sunsword once reforged and taken to the pond in Krezk.

[@autisticallyaccurate]

Bravo! Excellent Backstory Retelling!

[@The_NaturalOnes]

Thank you! Strahd has always been an interesting character to me

[@Martrevis]

Nicely done

[@The_NaturalOnes]

Thank you!

[@moona_ttv]

These are such fun stories to listen to 🥹🥰☺️

[@CarmenMultz]

Absolutely wonderful narration! I hope you make more videos like this!

[@The_NaturalOnes]

Thank you!

[@thenson1Halo]

Strahd has one of Mordenkainen's old spellbooks. It has plane walking spells in it. Must suck to have magic like that right in front of you and know it is useless to you.

[@SuperBrownCanadian]

wasnt it his mother that died on the way to the castle not his father?

[@SonySteals]

I thought StraSD was first

[@jousephcenteno1333]

😂nice one 😂