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Card Reading When you perform a card reading before running the adventure, write down the results for reference later. If the characters have their fortunes read in the adventures, do the card
reading again, out loud for the playersâ benefit. Substitute the new results for the old ones. When youâre ready to begin the card reading, remove the fourteen cards with the crown icon (the high deck) and
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column of the Deck of Many Things table when randomly determining cards drawn from the deck.
Before you draw a card, you must declare how many cards you intend to draw and then draw them randomly. Any
cards drawn in excess of this number have no effect. Otherwise, as soon as you draw a card from the deck, its magic takes effect. You must draw each card no more than 1 hour after the previous draw. If
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Curse of Strahd
card reading in chapter 1, unless he has been forced into his tomb in the catacombs of Castle Ravenloft.
Strahd's Tactics
Because the entire adventure revolves around Strahd, you must play him
against other members of the adventuring party.
The Vampireâs Minions
Whenever Strahd appears in a location other than his tomb or the place indicated by the card reading, roll a d20 and consult
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herself.
Tarokka Deck. Ezmerelda keeps a deck of tarokka cards in her wagon (chapter 11, area V1). Although the cards arenât magical, Ezmerelda can use them to perform a card reading for the
Special Equipment. In addition to her magic armor and weapons, Ezmerelda has two potions of greater healing, six vials of holy water, and three wooden stakes.
Spellcasting. Ezmerelda is a 7th-level
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. Teleport Destination Characters who teleport to this location from area K78 arrive in the middle of the room. Fortunes of Ravenloft If your card reading reveals that a treasure is here, it is inside
the iron chest. If your card reading indicates an encounter with Strahd in this area, he is standing next to the iron chest.
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Strahdâs Enemy Drawn from the high deck, the fourth card in the card reading determines the location of an NPC who can improve the charactersâ chances of defeating Strahd. (Some cards offer two
character he or she can see. Each of the NPCs described in this section has a role to play in the adventure, even if that individual isnât indicated in the card reading. For the one so designated, however
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Strahd, the Holy Symbol of Ravenkind, and the Sunsword The identity of a powerful ally in the fight against Strahd This card reading can make the adventure different each time you play it. At some point
during the adventure, the characters are likely to meet Madam Eva, the old Vistani seer (see chapter 2, area G), who can perform the same card reading for them. Characters can also have Ezmerelda
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is sleeping in his casket. Treasure Sergeiâs embalmed body is clothed in shining +2 plate armor. Fortunes of Ravenloft If your card reading reveals that a treasure is here, it is inside the coffin
next to Sergeiâs body. If your card reading indicates an encounter with Strahd in this area, he is lying across Sergeiâs coffin, weeping.
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K30. Fortunes of Ravenloft If your card reading reveals that a treasure is here, it lies on the marble dais, just behind the throne. If your card reading indicates an encounter with Strahd in this area, he is sitting on the wooden throne.
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robes, standing in the doorway. A look back toward the door reveals nothing there, and the reflection canât be seen again. Fortunes of Ravenloft If your card reading reveals that a treasure is here, it is under the wreckage of one of the cribs.
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Strahd, the Holy Symbol of Ravenkind, and the Sunswordâare determined by the results of the card reading in chapter 1. The other items can be acquired as characters discover their whereabouts during the course of the adventure.
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encountered in the place indicated by the card reading later in this chapter, unless he has been forced into his tomb in the catacombs of Castle Ravenloft.
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Shrine of the White Sun, though they have no idea why their ancestors named it so. Fortunes of Ravenloft If your card reading reveals that a treasure is here, the item is hidden under the gazebo. The
Markovia. Its waters defy corruption, and anyone who drinks from it for the first time gains the benefit of a lesser restoration spell. (The water once had even greater magic but has weakened over
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. Characters searching this space find a few old, abandoned birdâs nests. Fortunes of Ravenloft If your card reading reveals that a treasure is here, itâs easy to find, either tucked in a birdâs nest or buried under some dirt in a corner.
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assistance. The card can inspire both the characteristics of the person they meet and the nature of the aid that person provides. Ready Foraging. The characters have abundant food and water for this day
Bottom Card: Reward or Ruin Once the situation presented by the top card has been resolved, the player can flip over the bottom card. Then itâs up to you to interpret that card as either a reward or
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the tarokka card reading that helps set the stage for the adventureâs action, and the chapter closes with adventure hooks that you can use to draw the characters into the horror of Barovia.
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bottles stands a barred door. The stairs lead down to area W13. The bottles stored in the rack donât have labels. The east door is barred from the inside. Fortunes of Ravenloft If your card reading
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that are represented by a special card reading detailed in chapter 1, âInto the Mists.â Before you run the adventure, you need to conduct that reading to determine the location of several items that
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unlocked wooden coffer with four compartments, each one containing a potion of greater healing. Fortunes of Ravenloft If your card reading reveals that a treasure is here, it is lying atop the coins on
the ground floor inside the tower. If your card reading indicates an encounter with Strahd in this area, he is perched atop the tower.
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inside the tomb. Fortunes of Ravenloft If your card reading reveals that a treasure is here, it lies in the center alcove. If your card reading indicates an encounter with Strahd in this area, he is in his coffin, ready to attack anyone who opens the lid.
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golden thread (worth 250 gp) and a suit of chain mail, both nonmagical. Gustavâs black mace is a mace of terror. Fortunes of Ravenloft If your card reading reveals that a treasure is here, it lies on
the floor behind the altar. If your card reading indicates an encounter with Strahd in this area, he is among the bats fluttering below the ceiling or he is standing at one end of the chapelâa dark shape in the vast hall.
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Castle Ravenloft. The skull weighs 250 pounds. Fortunes of Ravenloft If your card reading reveals that a treasure is here, it is lying on the bone table. If your card reading indicates an encounter
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riffler (see chapter 21) named Turner is in the room, trying to figure out the controls; Turner has a blue key card. Simulation Controls Beneath each window is a magical console that resembles a wide
desk with a slanted top. Each console has AC 14, 25 hit points, and immunity to poison and psychic damage. A creature with a blue or yellow key card can use an action at the console to activate one of
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aid of magic or the use of a climberâs kit. Anyone who falls from the overlook plummets 1,000 feet. Fortunes of Ravenloft If your card reading indicates an encounter with Strahd in this area, he is looking out over the balcony.
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card reading. His combat details are available in appendix D. When Strahd wants to terrorize the characters, he pays them a visit, either under the cloak of night or beneath overcast skies during the
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successful DC 10 Wisdom (Perception) check. Inside the hidden compartment is a tome of understanding. Fortunes of Ravenloft If your card reading reveals that a treasure is here, itâs hidden in the miniature castle. The characters must smash their way into the castle to reach it.
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. Carved into the monumentâs base is an epitaph. The epitaph reads as follows: Marina, Taken by the Mists. Fortunes of Ravenloft If your card reading reveals that a treasure is here, it is hidden in a cavity
crickets fall silent, and the stench of decay grows strong. You hear the trudge of heavy footsteps through mud and water as bloated gray shapes shamble out of the fog. Seven distended human corpses
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meaningful way, however, because of the oaths they have sworn to Vladimir Horngaard. Fortunes of Ravenloft If your card reading reveals that Sir Godfrey is Strahdâs enemy and the characters
unaware of the tarokka card reading, he somehow senses that he must perform one final task before his spirit can rest with Vladimirâs, and thus he agrees to help the characters face Strahd in Castle Ravenloft.
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Theological text Teleport Destination Characters who teleport to this location from area K78 arrive in front of the painting of Tatyana. Fortunes of Ravenloft If your card reading reveals that a treasure is
here, it is resting on the mantelpiece under the portrait of Tatyana. If your card reading indicates an encounter with Strahd in this area, he is sitting back in one of the overstuffed chairs, staring into the fire.
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locked. Fortunes of Ravenloft If your card reading reveals that a treasure is here, the item is hidden in the straw-filled gullet of the southernmost scarecrow. If the treasure is removed from the scarecrow, seven wights erupt from the gardens and attack. They wear tattered livery of Strahdâs house.
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, and rusty chain mail. Fortunes of Ravenloft If your card reading reveals that a treasure is here, read: The swirling snow assumes the forms of thin, young women. The wind howls, âBegone! The treasure is
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Strahdâs Location in the Castle Drawn from the high deck, the fifth card in the card reading determines the location of the final showdown with Strahdâthe place in Castle Ravenloft where the
characters in the north tower peak (area K60). Mists (Queen of Spades) The cards canât see where the evil lurks. The mists obscure all!
The card offers no clue about where the final showdown with
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
How characters handle and use a deck in play New magical effects associated with each card Adventure seeds for characters who want to create their own cards A Deck of Many Stories The story of the
in myriad lesser forms throughout the multiverse. Some of these wondrous items had fewer cardsâtypically only the thirteen cards used in Istusâs reading for Asteria. Occasionally a deck manifested as
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Rare Birds Cacophonous squawking comes from a stall marked by a pennant reading âMerriweatherâs Beautiful Birdies.â A dryad hurries from birdcage to birdcage, feeding an array of feathered friends
) check, and they find it easy to get her to visit him. Many methods might work, including conveying his interest in meeting her, pickpocketing something of hers and placing it by Hugoâs card stand, or fabricating a reason for Merriweather and Hugo to meet.
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some have twenty-two. Use the appropriate column of the Deck of Many Things table when randomly determining cards drawn from the deck. Before you draw a card, you must declare how many cards you intend
to draw and then draw them randomly. Any cards drawn in excess of this number have no effect. Otherwise, as soon as you draw a card from the deck, its magic takes effect. You must draw each card no