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Curse of Strahd
":"Dart","rollDamageType":"piercing"} piercing damage.After her husband died in battle, Duchess Dorfniya Dilisnya set her sights on becoming Count Strahd von Zarovich's bride, but she failed to win his
love. Her visits to the castle were nonetheless frequent, and she never traveled without her fool, the delightful Pidlwick. The little man was like a ray of sunshine in Castle Ravenloft, and though he
Monsters
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
has additional protection in the form of a giant crystal heart hidden inside Castle Ravenloft.
Any damage that Strahd takes is transferred to the Heart of Sorrow (see chapter 4, area K20). If the
Fraz-Urb'luu
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Monsters
Out of the Abyss
dreamlands and mind-bending fantasies able to deceive the most discerning foes.
Once imprisoned for centuries below Castle Greyhawk on the world of Oerth, Fraz-Urb’luu has slowly rebuilt his power in
(62,000 XP) when he’s encountered in his lair.
Lair Actions
On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), Fraz-Urb’luu can take a lair action to cause one of the following effects; he can
Orcus
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Monsters
Out of the Abyss
. Surrounded by a moat fed by the River Styx, Naratyr is an eerily quiet and cold city, its streets often empty for hours at a time. The central castle of bone has interior walls of flesh and carpets made of
woven hair. The city contains wandering undead, many of which are engaged in continuous battles with one another.
Lair Actions
On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), Orcus can take a lair
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
River Styx, Naratyr is an eerily quiet and cold city, its streets empty for hours at a time. The central castle of bone has interior walls of flesh and carpets made of woven hair. The city contains
wandering Undead, many of which are engaged in continuous battles with one another.
Lair Actions
On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), Orcus can take one of the following lair actions; he can
Monsters
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
most discerning foes.
Once imprisoned for centuries below Castle Greyhawk on the world of Oerth, Fraz-Urb’luu has slowly rebuilt his power in the Abyss. He seeks the pieces of the legendary
XP) when he’s encountered in his lair.
Lair Actions
On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), Fraz-Urb’luu can take one of the following lair actions when in his lair; he can
Monsters
Eberron: Rising from the Last War
poisoned.
A humanoid reduced to 0 hit points by this damage dies and rises at the start of Illmarrow’s next turn as a zombie. The zombie acts immediately after Illmarrow in the initiative count and is
— an ancient lich said to dwell in a castle of bone and ice in the coldest regions of the Lhazaar Principalities. Some stories say that she is served by a legion of undead and that she maintains a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Court of the Count Refer to map 4 of the castle for areas K25 through K34. Map 4: Court of the Count
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Castle Ravenloft Castle Ravenloft is Count Strahd von Zarovich’s accursed sanctuary. Here Strahd committed his bloodiest crimes and began the cycle of despair in which all Barovia remains locked
. Lurking Undead, tormented spirits, and Strahd’s other servants haunt the vast castle, each serving the count’s schemes; reflecting some aspect of his depraved past; or protecting his coffin, which lies
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
the castle in patrols of four guards each.
The characters can count a total of ten guards, all of whom are ashen veterans (see the “Ashen Creatures” sidebar). Two guards flank the door to area S1
Castle Cinis Starting at the edge of the city, it takes the characters 1 hour on foot to reach Castle Cinis. The city around them is grim and desolate. Its buildings are slowly turning to cinders
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Adventures in Barovia Count Strahd von Zarovich casts a shadow no matter where heroes tread in Barovia, and sooner or later, they’ll face an inevitable showdown with the land’s vampiric overlord. The
the count’s plots and infamy. Strahd’s depravity takes physical form in the vampire’s lair, Castle Ravenloft. The castle is itself a notorious legend intrinsic to the count’s terror. The Mists often
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
, overlooked by the towering spires of Castle Ravenloft and ruled by Count Strahd von Zarovich, the first vampire. Beings of the Shadowfell called the Dark Powers created these domains as prisons for these “darklords,” and through cruelty or carelessness trapped innocent mortals in these domains as well.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Strahd von Zarovich In the halls of Castle Ravenloft,
Count Strahd von Zarovich clings
to ancient obsessions In life, Count Strahd von Zarovich was a ruthlessly effective conqueror. Over decades
fortress-home, Castle Ravenloft. Strahd had spent his youth at war fighting alongside Ulmed, the founder of the Ulmist Inquisition, but as he reached his middle years he sought the comforts of family. He
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Story Overview Ages ago, the vicious warlord Dalk Dranzorg ravaged the countryside at the head of a bandit army. After conquering the lands of Count Cordon Silvra, he took the lord’s fortress
, Castle Laventz, as his own. Months later, the relentless knight Mara Silvra received word of her father’s defeat. Calling in debts and intimidating mercenaries, Mara forged a small army during her grueling
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
during a performance of Blood Wedding — a play about love, jealousy, and death. In the story, a young woman is brought to a castle by a count, only to fall in love with his younger brother, a man of
faith. Her betrayal eats away at the jealous count. He murders his brother on his wedding day and pursues the bride, who hurls herself off the castle battlements in despair. The count is cursed by the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Strahd von Zarovich. Strangers are widely viewed with suspicion. Many locals believe Count von Zarovich is a vampire. He dwells in Castle Ravenloft, a citadel from which few return. Vistani bands
in perpetual gloom. The land’s somber, superstitious people live in small, scattered villages. These communities are each led by a burgomaster who seeks to avoid the ire of the land’s aloof lord, Count
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
the longhouses would estimate conservatively that over a hundred lizardfolk live at the castle. They won’t count anywhere near that many lizardfolk in the clearing. Snapjaw can explain the discrepancy, if he’s around.
crowding. When Rezmir first negotiated with the lizardfolk, they intended to move the entire village here, and built accordingly. As more bullywugs also flocked to the castle and the real situation became
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Introduction Under raging storm clouds, a lone figure stands silhouetted against the ancient walls of Castle Ravenloft. The vampire Count Strahd von Zarovich stares down a sheer cliff at the village
, revealing the angular muscles of his face and hands. He has a look of power—and of madness. His once handsome face is contorted by a tragedy darker than the night itself. Rumbling thunder pounds the castle
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
the longhouses would estimate conservatively that over a hundred lizardfolk live at the castle. They won’t count anywhere near that many lizardfolk in the clearing. Snapjaw can explain the discrepancy, if he’s around.
. When Rezmir first negotiated with the lizardfolk, they intended to move the entire village here, and built accordingly. As more bullywugs also flocked to the castle and the real situation became
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
things during one hour of play, where each “thing” might be any of the following: Explore a location such as a chamber in a castle or a cave Converse with an intelligent creature Reach consensus on a
divisive issue Solve a tricky riddle or puzzle Survive a deadly trap Fight a low-difficulty combat encounter A more difficult combat encounter might count as two or three things, and a tense negotiation can use most or all of an hour of play on its own.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
Denizens Despite its grandeur and immense proportions, the castle is fairly self-contained, and loud sounds in one area can easily be heard in other locations. Any adult giant who yells really loud
can be heard throughout the castle. The Lyn Armaal Roster table summarizes the locations of the inhabitants when the characters approach and indicates how those creatures react when intruders are
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
existence from Strahd.
8 The incarnation lives a charmed life and is heedless of the count, not realizing Strahd is cultivating them until a particular time.
Hunting Strahd d10 Hunting
The incarnation seeks to resurrect a historic figure to battle Strahd, perhaps Sergei von Zarovich, the first Tatyana, or another enemy of the count.
5 The incarnation has located a relic that
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
, Cressaro; her younger brother, Count Thullen; and her twin children, Alastrah and Kaaltar. The castle can be anywhere you want it to be. If you have no particular location in mind, assume that it’s hovering
Chapter 9: Castle of the Cloud Giants For as long as giants have walked the world, cloud giants have been one step below storm giants in power and influence. Now, with the ordning dissolved, a few
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
session gets underway, most groups can accomplish at least three things during one hour of play, where each “thing” might be any of the following:
Explore a location such as a chamber in a castle
combat encounter might count as two or three things, and a tense negotiation can use most or all of an hour of play on its own.
Dawn Carlos Like Zuggtmoy, the Demon Queen of Fungi,
cultivates her fungal gardens, you can carefully
cultivate a vibrantly growing campaign!
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
, von Zarovich family crest, Mark of the Raven talisman In Barovia, the night is a curse. With the dying of the light, wicked souls slip from the darkened spires of Castle Ravenloft to work the will
of an immortal overlord. This is the realm of the vampire Count Strahd von Zarovich, whose depravities have doomed him and countless generations to endlessly repeating cycles of obsession and despair
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
and cold city, its streets often empty for hours at a time. The central castle of bone has interior walls of flesh and carpets made of woven hair. The city contains wandering undead, many of which are
engaged in continuous battles with one another. Lair Actions On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), Orcus can take a lair action to cause one of the following effects; he can’t use the same
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
and cold city, its streets often empty for hours at a time. The central castle of bone has interior walls of flesh and carpets made of woven hair. The city contains wandering undead, many of which are
engaged in continuous battles with one another. Lair Actions On initiative count 20 (losing initiative ties), Orcus can take a lair action to cause one of the following effects; he can’t use the same
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Factions Three power groups operate around Castle Naerytar: the Cult of the Dragon, a band of bullywugs, and a lizardfolk tribe. The black dragon Voaraghamanthar, along with its kobold and lizardfolk
despise living in the swamp and have little respect for the bullywugs or lizardfolk; the leader of the bullywugs would like to seize Castle Naerytar for his own purposes; the bullywugs in general take every
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
Pidlwick II After her husband died in battle, Duchess Dorfniya Dilisnya set her sights on becoming Count Strahd von Zarovich’s bride, but she failed to win his love. Her visits to the castle were
nonetheless frequent, and she never traveled without her fool, the delightful Pidlwick. The little man was like a ray of sunshine in Castle Ravenloft, and though he failed to amuse Strahd, he delighted
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
materializes next to the statue. Each sword acts on initiative count 17. On its turn, the sword flies up to 20 feet toward the nearest creature and makes a melee spell attack against it (+8 to hit
madness, and the wizard’s helm is a representation of Maddgoth’s magic helmet (found in area 25b). Like the castle, the statue can’t be damaged or altered in any way. Carved into the pages of its open
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
Factions Three power groups operate around Castle Naerytar: the Cult of the Dragon, a band of bullywugs, and a lizardfolk tribe. The black dragon Voaraghamanthar, along with its kobold and lizardfolk
despise living in the swamp and have little respect for the bullywugs or lizardfolk; the leader of the bullywugs would like to seize Castle Naerytar for his own purposes; the bullywugs in general take every
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
the war years and the killing years wore down my soul as the wind wears down stone into sand.”
— Count Strahd von Zarovich
Awakened to an endless night, vampires hunger for the life they have lost
strength, he settled in the remote valley of Barovia and built a castle on a towering pinnacle, from which he could survey his lands. His brother Sergei came to live with him in Castle Ravenloft
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
The Vampire’s History In life, Strahd von Zarovich was a count, a prince, a soldier, and a conqueror. After the death of his father, King Barov, Strahd waged long, bloody wars against his family’s
wizards and artisans, brought them to the valley of Barovia, and commanded them to raise a castle to rival the magnificent fortresses of his ancestral homeland. Strahd named the castle Ravenloft, after
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
expertise, peddling empty assurances from the center of a web of credit, gossip, and desperate debtors. Castle Avernus,
frozen at the moment of its destruction Bubbly and fantastically vain, Madame
,” meaning “wizard-king” in his native language.
In Barovia, Azalin formed a truce with Strahd von Zarovich. From the count and the land’s ancient ruins, he learned much of the nature of the Domains of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Zarovich and lived in Castle Ravenloft for a time. When the elder vampire sought to make Jander his servant, Jander tried to slay the count, failed, and fled into the Mists. In the centuries that