So we're doing a run.. everything is going surprisingly well... torches were fast and clean, nobody yanking the wrong one out of order in a compulsive panic...
We beat down Strahd to about 2%, work down the brides.. get the signal to kill. Strahd drops....
... and the guy with the Sunsword dies...
Mind you, Strahd is in his coffin.... and nobody is picking up the sword....
I'm in the far corner, was raising people as they lost the marker... and nobody is moving to the Sword.... time is ticking... lag starts RIGHT FUCKING THEN.. I manage to make it to the coffin, grab the sword.. and frantically start stabbing him....
... with my stack of Resurrection scrolls....
He hops up.. the brides hop up.... the party wipes..
We actually recovered... TWICE... but folks started leaving the group, or just finding a nice corner and going AFK.. we ended up throwing in the towel.
*sigh*
I've only got about 600 Strahd Runes, but 950ish Hut Runes
Still trying to get Bell, Strahd's Invis Cloak, Coat of Van Richten & Dusk
Dusk dropped last night, but someone beat me on the roll