Curse of Strahd designer explains why fans love D&D’s “irredeemable monster”

If you are a Dungeon Master about to run Dungeons & Dragons’ best-selling adventure, Curse of Strahd, you want to pull all the tricks to make sure that your players do not sympathize with the charismatic villain at the center of it all: Strahd von Zarovich. According to the adventure’s principal designer, Chris Perkins, Strahd is an ultimately irredeemable villain, and he should remain so. After all, Strahd murdered his brother and his wife out of jealousy, turned a literal angel into Doctor Moreau, and exterminated his own worshipers out of boredom. And the list goes on.