Relentlessly pursue revenge against the party in the most delightful way with this dreadful undead.
Revenants capture a particular genre of monster, and we love it. They have been represented in the great slashers in the form of characters like Jason and Michael Meyers. No matter how many times you think you got 'em, they're back and angrier than ever. And as a GM, nothing sounds more fun than chasing the party with an undead foe that, no matter how many times you blast to bits or behead, will just keep coming.
But to use them in a satisfying way, as always, we need to do more than plop them into a session. They risk being a boring fight that just turns into a chore every time they come back from the dead. That's why we go through three stages of a revenant adventure that will hit all the right beats to terrify and delight your table.
In The Strategy Stateroom we create a loose adventure using three stages. The first is building up The Horror, creating tension and suspense until the revenant directly confronts the party. Then we go through The Haunting, during which the revenant changes tactics and causes mayhem and destruction from a distance. Finally we get to The Mystery, where the party has to figure out how to kill it for good and face it for a final showdown.
Check out the old radio horror story we referenced in this episode, He Who Follows Me
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Pseu Art, Blackthorne, Firstlaw, Peacockdreams, DM Thunderbum, Marley R., Garr the Pirate, Timewarp, Dangerous Marmalade, Zach G., NoMaam, Michelle T., Felix R., Chris F., Lucas D., Lyla G., The GM Tim, Nevermour, Thomas W, Ty N, Heavyarms, Erik R, Aldrost, Leprecan, and Will H-P.