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Curse of Strahd
through her veins.
Mother Night. Over four hundred years ago, Katarina came to Barovia and insinuated herself into Strahd’s court, working as a maid in Castle Ravenloft. She came to know the
castle like the back of her hand, and she was present for the wedding of Sergei and Tatyana. After Strahd went mad and murdered his brother, she fled the castle and took refuge with the Vistani. Later
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
castle. They’ve captured Zaythir and are now working to discover how to operate the castle. The Fiends’ goals are up to you; they could be seeking to claim the castle and sell it as a war machine, or
they might be working for Shemeshka through intermediaries seeking to track R04M. When the characters come within sight of the walking castle, read the following description: Amid a grove of strange
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
for one cult member to sound the alarm simply by yelling. If an alarm is raised, the following cult members are tasked with defending the castle: Twelve cultists of various races and genders, who
Approaching the Caer When the characters first approach the castle, read: A sturdy, stone castle devoid of warmth and ostentation squats atop the cliffs overlooking the town and the frozen harbor
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Volo's Guide to Monsters
Chapter 2: Character Races Heroes come in many shapes and sizes. This chapter presents character races that are some of the more distinctive race options in the D&D multiverse. They supplement the
options in the Player’s Handbook and are more rare in the worlds of D&D than the races in that book are. If you’re a player, consult with your DM before using any of the races here. Many DMs like to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Chapter 1: Character Creation The skyscrapers of Sharn rise up before you, the spires glimmering with magical lights. Or wind rushes through your hair as the airship you’re riding races toward
the following choices: Race. Choose one of the playable races detailed in this chapter, or pick a race from the Player’s Handbook and learn here how Eberron has affected that species’ development
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Rrakkma
SHA’SAL KHOU The Sha’sal Khou are githyanki and githzerai radicals working toward the reunification of their respective peoples. They labor to create a unified nation of gith. Members of the Sha’sal
Coast as well. The characters participating in this adventure are members of this fortification, and work with the other races of the Realms to further their goals. While in the pursuit of their
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica
Izzet Creatures Izzet laboratories are staffed with attendants (commoners) and chemisters (mages). Pixies and sprites (called ratchet faeries) find employment among the Izzet working on projects that
are too small for other races. The Izzet League employs elementals formed from the combination of two or more elemental forces, including mephits of the smoke, steam, ice, and magma varieties. Izzet
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
. Vendri is still working out the details of the characters’ first assignment. In the meantime, they should familiarize themselves with the castle and their lodgings on the fourth floor. She doesn’t bring
Reporting for Duty Once the characters are ready to begin work with Kalaman’s military, they can report to Castle Kalaman. If they look for Darrett among the other Vogler survivors, he’s nowhere to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
and drain the blood of nonbelievers in his name.
3 A merchant working for a mysterious patron hires the party to recover the bones of Tatsaul Eris, a noble buried in the catacombs of Castle
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->Lost Mine of Phandelver
General Features The centuries have not been kind to Cragmaw Castle. The goblins have shored up the weakest areas beneath its falling towers with crude timbers, but it’s only a matter of time before
filters through the arrow slits around the castle. During the day, this provides dim light in most areas. At night, all areas are dark. Walls. Exterior walls and load-bearing interior walls are 5 feet
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Desperation in Kalaman Soon after the characters emerge from the catacombs beneath Castle Kalaman, Darrett Highwater and Marshal Vendri return to Kalaman with their troops. As they learn about the
following news: Marshal Vendri is working to maintain order in Kalaman until new civilian leaders are appointed. She wants to speak with the characters soon. Darrett’s scouts have reported the Red
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
seeing cultists of many races coming and going around the castle, so when they see strangers, their first assumption is that the newcomers are more cultists. This assumption is reinforced if Snapjaw
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
races coming and going around the castle, so when they see strangers, their first assumption is that the newcomers are more cultists. This assumption is reinforced if Snapjaw or other lizardfolk
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
the continent of Khorvaire. The quest for the Mirror of the Seventh Moon might take the heroes from a hidden mountain shrine in Darguun to a ruined castle in the Shadow Marches and finally to a
in the cities and towns. Airships and rail transport make rapid travel across the continent possible. A working class of minor mages, called magewrights, uses spells to provide energy and other
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
is the castle’s pilot and protector. If the giant dies, all the magic of the castle will be undone. The human dragon-cult people don’t really understand dragons the way that kobolds do. Dragons are
fine creatures, but grumpy. They say the treasure here is for the queen of all dragons, to keep her from being grumpy. A red-robed wizard is working with the cultists, and his room (area 12) is off
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Castle Ward The Castle Ward is the heart and mind of Waterdeep, if not its soul. It houses the city’s military forces, courts, government, and the Market — the largest market square of any city in
the North. It encompasses the City Navy’s docks in the Great Harbor and all of Mount Waterdeep, and it is home to six walking statues, numerous temples, and many other landmarks. Castle Waterdeep stands
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
not working as the lodge’s waiters and greeters. They were hired by the lodge’s prior owner, one Lord Marsten, a noble slain by the cult. They are confined to this chamber when not serving Talis. These
valuable banner in the linens (area 15). Most of all, though, they say they’ve seen “a castle in the sky near Parnast.”
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
is the castle’s pilot and protector. If the giant dies, all the magic of the castle will be undone. The human dragon-cult people don’t really understand dragons the way that kobolds do. Dragons are
fine creatures, but grumpy. They say the treasure here is for the queen of all dragons, to keep her from being grumpy. A red-robed wizard is working with the cultists, and his room (area 12) is off
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
not working as the lodge’s waiters and greeters. They were hired by the lodge’s prior owner, one Lord Marsten, a noble slain by the cult. They are confined to this chamber when not serving Talis
valuable banner in the linens (area 15). Most of all, though, they say they’ve seen “a castle in the sky near Parnast.”
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
valuables. Looting won’t be possible, however, as long as any cultists are alive. During the day, there will always be twelve cultists (of initiate rank) working in the Great Hall and four dragonclaws (see
appendix D for statistics) keeping an eye on them. Most of the cultists are human, but all the character races are represented. The precise mix doesn’t matter. If there is any disturbance in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron
Marches centuries ago, and the first half-orcs helped to cement the bond between these outsiders and the native orcs. Many Marchers feel that the half-orc carries the best traits of both races, with the
agent of the house even if you don’t carry the Mark of Finding, working as a bounty hunter or a clever investigator. But there are other paths you could follow. The Gatekeeper druids of the Shadow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
valuables. Looting won’t be possible, however, as long as any cultists are alive. During the day, there will always be twelve cultists (of initiate rank) working in the Great Hall and four dragonclaws (see
appendix D for statistics) keeping an eye on them. Most of the cultists are human, but all the character races are represented. The precise mix doesn’t matter. If there is any disturbance in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Hoard of the Dragon Queen
of all, it has suffered almost two centuries of neglect. The least amount of rough handling will shatter it. A team of brass-smiths and sages, working patiently, might be able to remove the device from Castle Naerytar intact, but adventurers working in haste have no chance.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
all, it has suffered almost two centuries of neglect. The least amount of rough handling will shatter it. A team of brass-smiths and sages, working patiently, might be able to remove the device from Castle Naerytar intact, but adventurers working in haste have no chance.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
table shows the number of miles a given conveyance can travel in a day, provided it has sufficient crew aboard. Modes of Travel Conveyance Miles per Hour Miles per Day Airship 8 192 Cloud castle 1 24
ship-mounted ballistae. Cloud Castle If the characters gained control of a cloud castle (such as the one in chapter 9), they can fly it over the Trackless Sea and use the castle’s giant telescopes to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player's Handbook (2014)
imagination. It’s about picturing the towering castle beneath the stormy night sky and imagining how a fantasy adventurer might react to the challenges that scene presents. Dungeon Master (DM): After
passing through the craggy peaks, the road takes a sudden turn to the east and Castle Ravenloft towers before you. Crumbling towers of stone keep a silent watch over the approach. They look like
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Basic Rules (2014)
imagination. It’s about picturing the towering castle beneath the stormy night sky and imagining how a fantasy adventurer might react to the challenges that scene presents. Dungeon Master (DM
): After passing through the craggy peaks, the road takes a sudden turn to the east and Castle Ravenloft towers before you. Crumbling towers of stone keep a silent watch over the approach. They look like
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
kenku working for the Xanathar Guild making off with the stone. A chase through the streets on or before Trolltide (encounter 3, “Street Chase”) ends when the kenku, fearing capture, duck into an old
who becomes attuned to the stone learns that the Vault of Dragons lies beneath a theater in the Castle Ward (encounter 6, “Theater”). Weather Effects Until the encounter chain is complete, the
Kobold
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races have little good to say about kobolds, but they do admit that the little reptilians do respectable tunnel work using simple tools. If a band of kobolds is enslaved by more powerful creatures
waking time is spent working, adversarial kobolds rarely have opportunities to exchange insults, let alone come to blows over their differences.
Kobolds choose mates primarily for convenience. Their
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
employ of Acquisitions Incorporated, has been working to move Acq Inc treasure out of Neverwinter. By consolidating caches of treasure and using them to purchase rare diamonds, she’s been able to
currently being held in the dungeons beneath the ruins of Castle Never, awaiting execution. As my documancer, Walnut, is so fond of saying: Ignore Head Office’s missives at your own peril. (She says
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
their secluded villages, and are also quite happy living in the communities of other races, working as farmers, innkeepers, cobblers and bakers.
In the Dragonlance setting, kender are the
storytellers, but they often speak too fast for other races not accustomed to their frenetic cadence.
Halflings in the world of Greyhawk live in underground burrows or small cottages in the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide
scions are all very tall and strong, most standing seven feet in height. The king of Hartsvale sits on the Alabaster Throne in Castle Hartwick, and the many earls of the vale’s duchies owe their
one of the few goats of coin that refused to be daunted by the fens around Castle Hartwick), I’ve found these lands to be still frontier-like, similar to some of the wilder portions of the North
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
, she acts as more than a simple merchant. She is also an agent of the Zhentarim, a powerful organization that seeks to exert secret control over the North through wealth and influence. Halia is working
slowly to bring Phandalin under her control, and can become a valuable patron to the characters if they don’t cross her. Halia doesn’t know the location of Cragmaw Castle, but she has heard that the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Autumn Encounter Chain Deception and misdirection are Jarlaxle’s forte, and he likes to trick his rivals into working for him. He steers the characters toward the Stone of Golorr and lets them think
, Jarlaxle asks the characters to interrogate Fenerus to find out where he hid it. Jarlaxle has learned that Fenerus is awaiting trial at a courthouse in the Castle Ward (encounter 8, “Courthouse”). Fenerus
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
the village where they grew up or a city that attracted them from points beyond. Or perhaps they begin the campaign in the dungeons of an evil baron’s castle where they’ve been locked up for various
into the theme and story you have in mind for your campaign. Then start working on your first adventure!