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I6 - Ravenloft 5e v1.0 PDF
I6 - Ravenloft 5e v1.0 PDF
The village of Barovia is a sad place now. Most of Sometimes, characters must make dexterity or
the shops have been forced to close. The night, and constitution checks. To make a dexterity/constitution
its creatures, belong to Strahd. When the sun sets, check, a character must roll his exterity/constitution
the people of Barovia barricade their homes, or less on 1d20. The effects of the roll are explained
trembling in fear. Each night the attacks get worse. in each case.
The Burgomaster's mansion is the center of most All indoor and nighttime descriptions are written
attacks. For some reason, Strahd is after Ireena with the assumption that the PCs are using a torch
Kolyana, the Burgomaster's adopted daughter. Since to see by. A torch normally lights a 40-foot-radius
the Burgomaster was killed, and his mansion's great area.
holy symbol stolen, Ireena is without protection.
New monsters and types of non-player characters
On the outskirts of the village sits a church. Only the (NPCs) are explained in Men and Monsters, at the
constant prayers of the priest keep it safe at night. end of this document.
Far above the village sits Castle Ravenloft, Strahd's
home and fortress. Every night thousands of bats fly
out of the castle's towers to feed. It is said that
sometimes Strahd flies with them. Certainly, Barovia
will never be safe until all the evil in his castle is
destroyed.
Ravenloft Table 2.
First Card This card is good for you. It is a card of power and
strength, the victors card. It tells of a weapon of
Determine where the Holy Symbol is (see Treasure light, a weapon with a vengeance.
and Tomes on page 30 for a description of the holy
symbol). Pick up the first card and read the To determine where the sunsword is, find this card
following text. in Table 1. To determine the to hit and armor class
modifiers to use in that place, find this card in Table
This card is a symbol of great power. It tells of a 2.
powerful force for good and protection against the
forces of darkness
Fifth Card
To determine where the holy symbol is, find this
card in Table 1. To determine the to hit and armor Determine Strahds goal. Pick up the fifth, and last
class modifiers to use in that place, find this cards card, and read the following text.
suit in Table 2.
And here is the root card. Out of darkness and
chaos, this card find the reason and foundation for
Second Card darkness and chaos. This card shows the purpose of
all things. It is the key to life and death and else
Determine where the Tome of Strahd is (see beyond.
Treasures and Tomes on p. 31 for a description of
the Tome of Strahd). Pick up the second card and To determine Strahds goal, find this card in Table 3.
read the following text.
3 Study (K37) The object is lying across the dais behind the
throne. If Strahd is there, he is sitting on the
It is in a place of tranquility, a harbor for the mighty throne.
and powerful. It is in a place of wisdom, warmth,
and despair. Great secrets are there. Ace Crypt of Strahd (K86)
The object is on the mantlepiece, just under the This is a very bad sign. This is in the very heart of
portrait of the woman. If Strahd is there, he is darkness: his home, his source. It is his center and
sitting back in the overstuffed chair, staring into the his life. It is the one place to which he must return.
blazing fire.
The object is in a corner of the room. If Strahd is
5 Treasure Room (K41) here, he is within his coffin, ready to attack at the
first sign of someone opening the lid.
You should seek for a carefully hidden plate of great
worldly wealth. I see a blazing fire protecting the
place. Table 2. Modifiers
The object is set prominently atop the other Cups PCs gain +1 bonus to hit and a +1 bonus to
treasures in the room. If Strahd is there, he is their AC
counting his ill-gotten gains.
There is a very good influence there. If you are
7 Chapel of Ravenloft (K15) there, the powers of good will aid you.
You may find this amid the ruins of a place of Pentacles The PCs gain +1 bonus to hit, but
supplication. suffer a -1 penalty to their AC.
The object is on the altar, brightly illuminated by a The Pentacle blesses your skill there, but bodes
shaft of light from the ceiling. If Strahd is there, his poorly for your protection
is standing in the center of the room a dark shape
in the vast hall Sword The PCs suffer a -1 penalty to hit, but gain
a +1 bonus to their AC.
10 High Tower Room (K60)
The sword sustains your strength here, but hold you
This is in a place of dizzying heights that all loathe from your victory, taking more time than it
to travel. The road winds upward and the rocks otherwise would.
themselves live here!
Wands The PCs suffer a -1 penalty to hit, and a -
The object is in a locked iron chest. If Strahd is 1 penalty to their AC.
there, he is at the windows, looking over his lands.
The wand is a dark shadow of evil cast over that
Jack Crypt of Sergei von Zarovich (K85) place. You fight under its influence here.
Strahd will try to be alone with a charmed PC. Strahd will attempt to charm all of the PCs, and
When he is alone with a charmed PC, Strahd casts a make them attack Ireena. When they attack, Strahd
polymorph spell on the PC, turning the PC; into a will swoop down and save her from the PCs. Strahd
vampire. The spell operates as detailed in the hopes that the rescue will turn Ireena's heart to him.
AD&D Players Handbook with the following He wants Ireena to love him willingly rather than by
clarifications. The PC takes the form of a vampire force.
and radiates a magical aura, regardless of whether
the PC; makes his wisdom check or not. This effect King or Ace Strahd wants the Sunsword
lasts until Strahd loses concentration. Undead
cannot drain hit points from undead. Thus, if a Here is a high and noble card. One of you carries a
polymorphed PC vampire retains his own mind, he weapon that is stronger than any other against the
and Strahd can fight, but neither can drain hit points evil in this land. Only one part is missing from this
from the other. They can both, however, drain hit weapon. That part is found in the evil one's lair.
points from non-undead. After turning the PC; into a
vampire. Strahd casts a polymorph self and turns See Treasures and Tomes on p. 31 for details
into the likeness of the PC. Strahd puts the new about the sunsword. Strahd wants to destroy the
vampire PC into his own coffin and attempts to join sunsword. He believes (correctly) that one of the
the party, masquerading as the PC. Strahd will try to PCs (a random fighter) has been unknowingly
persuade the party that he found a way out of carrying the sunsword for some time. If the
Barovia. Strahd can, after all, open the gates. Strahd sunsword hilt is found and reunited with the blade,
wants to move to another country using his new Strahd could be in real trouble.
identity. The gypsies will carry dirt from his crypt to
his new home.
The sparse light from this building spills out from Actions
behind drawn heavy curtains. A sign over the door Multiattack. Parriwimple makes two Longsword attacks.
creaks on its hinges, proclaiming this "Bildrath's Longsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +9 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
Mercantile." target.
Hit: 6 (1d8 + 5) slashing damage
Actions
Longsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
target.
Hit: 6 (1d8 + 2) slashing damage
E4. Burgomaster's Home
Ireena Kolyana, Barovian
A weary-looking mansion squats behind a rusting Medium, human, lawful good
iron fence. The iron gates are twisted and torn. The
Armor Class 13
right gate lies cast aside while the left swings crazily Hit Points 36
in the wind. The stuttering squeal and clang of the Speed 30 ft.
gate repeats with mindless precision. Weeds choke
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
the grounds and press with menace upon the house
13 (+1) 17 (+3) 14 (+2) 10 (+0) 12 (+2) 18 (+4)
itself. Yet, against the walls, the growth has been
trodden under to form a path all about the domain. Senses Passive perception 11, Persuasion +6
Heavy claw markings have stripped the once- Languages Common
Challenge 2 (450 XP)
beautiful finish of the walls. Great black blottings tell
of the fires that have assailed the walls. Not a pane Actions
nor shard of glass stands in any window. All the Dagger. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target.
windows are barred with heavy planking, each plank Hit: 6 (1d4 + 3) piercing damage
marked with stains of evil omen.
E5. Guest House
The mansion is approximately 120 feet long east to
west and 50 feet wide north to south. Ireena The guest house is roughly 50 feet square. It is the
Kolyana is inside and will not open the heavily guest house of the Burgomaster's house, but it is
barred door to anyone unless absolutely convinced not fortified against undead as are most of the other
that those outside her door are of no allegiance to buildings in town,
the Count. If the PCs convince her (or if Ismark is
with them), she will open the door and invite them E6. The Church
in. If the PCs enter, use the following boxed text.
Atop a slight rise, against the very roots of the
The interior of the house is well furnished, although castle's pillarstone, stands a gray, sagging edifice of
the fixtures show sign of considerable wear. Obvious stone and wood. This church has weathered the
oddities are the boarded-up windows and the assaults of evil for centuries on end and is worn and
overuse of holy symbols in every room. The weary. The bell tower hangs to one side, its sweet
Burgomaster is in a side drawing room dead. He tone long silenced. Flickering light shines through
is lying in a room that is dark, despite the candles holes burned through the roof shingles. The rafters
burning in his honor. The stench in the house is strain feebly against their load.
horrible. The church is 50 feet wide by 120 feet long. Its
interior is a shambles, with overturned and broken
Ireena will accompany the PCs. She has been bitten benches littering the dusty floor. At a claw-scarred
twice by the vampire and can no longer be altar toward the far end is the priest.
protected here. The townspeople are afraid of her
and avoid her. The PCs are her only hope for Donavich, Barovian priest
protection. Medium, Human, lawful good
Ireena is a sweet but troubled woman. Although she Armor Class 12
may at first appear mild, she has a strong will and a Hit Points 17
good arm. By no means a hapless victim, she will aid Speed 30 ft.
the party as best she can in saving herself. Ireena
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
does not remember her early past. She does not 9 (-1) 14 (+2) 14 (+2) 13 (+1) 16 (+3) 14 (+2)
know how she came to Barovia nor where she came
from. Senses Passive perception 13
Ireena will inform the party that each night, wolves Languages Common
Challenge 1 (200 XP)
and other, terrible creatures attack the house. The
Burgomaster's heart could not stand the constant Spellcasting. Dovavich casts spells as a 2nd level cleric. His
assault and he died a natural death. Strangely, since spellcasting ability is Wisdom (spell save DC 13, +5 to hit with
his death, the wolves have not attacked the house. spell attacks)
The Cantrip (at will): Guidance, Light, Sacred Flame
Burgomaster has been dead for nearly 10 days, but 1st Level (3 slots): Detect Evil, Protection from Evil, Sanctuary
no one from the town has been brave enough to
help Ismark take him out for burial. As the Actions
Mace. Melee Weapon Attack: +1 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target.
Burgomaster has been dead for nearly a week, the
Hit: 6 (1d6) bludgeoning damage
letter presented to the party in the tavern is
certainly forged.
The priest has been praying and chanting colorful wagons parked on the banks of a pool. The
throughout the night. His voice is hoarse and weak. mournful strains of an accordion mix meekly with
He spent this night, as every night, warding off evil the moaning of the wind. Several brightly clad
from his church. The priest knows the following. figures surround a large, roaring fire. The road
seems to pass close by this
Only nightly prayers have kept the church a camp.
place of cleanly sacredness in Barovia.
There is a book in the library of Ravenloft that There are 10 gypsies standing and sitting around the
might be able to help destroy the devil Strahd. It is fire. If the PCs approach the camp, they are asked
well known from ancient times that Strahd kept to join in the singing around the campfire. Whether
meticulous notes on all that he did or said. they join the singing or not, one of the gypsies tells
Perhaps some weakness of his may be found them, "It was fated that you would visit this humble
there. camp. Madam Eva foretold your coming. She awaits
Ireena Kolyana was not the natural daughter of you." He leads the PCs into a large tent (area Gl).
Kolyan Indirovich. Although Ireena never knew, Old The gypsies attack only if some act of hostility or
Kolyan found her one day at the edge of the Svalich insult is displayed within the camp.
Woods near the Pillarstone of Ravenloft. She was
but a girl then and seemed to have no memory of 10 Gypsies
her past. Old Kolyan adopted her as though she Medium, human, lawful neutral
were one of his own and loved her dearly.
Armor Class 11 (leather armor)
Hit Points 32 (5d8 + 10)
E7. Cemetery Speed 30 ft.
The canopy of mist and branches overhead suddenly This is Madam Eva. She speaks the name of each
gives way to black clouds boiling far above. There is PC, and makes some reference to a past deed of
a clearing here. Dry, brittle grass rustles in the biting each PC. She asks the PCs if they wish their fortunes
wind. On the far side of the clearing are several to be read. If they agree she proceeds with the
sequence outlined in Fortunes of Ravenloft on p. 4.
If the PCs don't want a reading of their fates, 2 Draft Horse
continue play using the Fortunes Large beast, unaligned
of Ravenloft results you generated before starting
Armor Class 10
the game. Hit Points 19 (3d10 + 3)
Speed 40 ft.
Madam Eva, Gypsy
Medium, Human, lawful good STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
18 (+4) 10 (+0) 12 (+1) 2 (-4) 11 (+0) 7 (-2)
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 63 Senses passive Perception 10
Speed 30 ft. Languages
Challenge 1/4 (50 XP)
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
15 (+2) 15 (+2) 13 (+1) 10 (+0) 17 (+3) 8 (-1) Actions
Hooves. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target.
Senses Passive perception 13 Hit: 9 (2d4 + 4) bludgeoning damage.
Languages Common
Challenge 4 (1,100 XP) The two horses pull the carriage. They are under
Spellcasting. Madam Eva casts spells as a 10th level cleric. Her Strahd's control, and wait until the PCs get into the
spellcasting ability is Wisdom (spell save DC 15, +7 to hit with carriage. There is plenty of room in the carriage for
spell attacks) all of the PCs. If the PCs get into the carriage, the
horses draw it down the road to area J. The horses
Cantrip (at will): Guidance, Light, Sacred Flame
1st Level (4 slots): Command, Cure Wounds, Protection from Evil
cannot be discouraged from their course.
2nd Level (3 slots): Augury, Hold Person, Silence
3rd Level (3 slots): Bestow Curse, Glyph of Warding, Magic Circle J. The Gates of Ravenloft
4th Level (3 slots): Death Ward, Divination, Locate Creature
5th Level (2 slots): Raise Dead, Scrying
After passing through the craggy peaks of the
Actions Balinoks, the road takes a sudden turn to the east
Mace. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. and the startling awesome presence of Ravenloft
Hit: 6 (1d6 + 2) bludgeoning damage itself towers before you. The carriage comes to a
stop just in front of twin guardhouses of turreted
This old woman may seem crazed and mad to the stone, broken from years of use and exposure.
PCs but she is, in fact, quite cunning and sharp of Beyond these, a 50-foot-wide precipice gapes
mind. She is never fooled by adventurers (she has between the Balinok cliffs and the walls of Ravenloft,
seen a good many in her time) and is very neutral. a chasm of dizzying depth that disappears into the
She serves Strahd as long as that benefits her and fog-shrouded distance far below. The lowered
her troupe. She never gives aid and never needs drawbridge of old shorn-up wood beams hangs
any. precariously between you and the arched entrance
to the courtyard. The chains of the drawbridge creek
H. Tser Falls in the wind, their rust-eaten iron straining with the
weight. From atop the high strong walls, stone
This is the bottom of the falls. There is nothing of gargoyles seem to stare at you from their hollow
any interest here. A stone bridge can be seen nearly sockets and grin hideously. A rotting wooden
a thousand feet overhead. portcullis, green with growth, hangs in the entry
tunnel. Beyond this, the main doors of Ravenloft
I. Carriage stand open. A rich warm light spills from them into
the courtyard. Torches flutter sadly in sconces on
Once again you continue down the fog-shrouded both sides of the open doors.
road, dead leaves crackling along your track. The
road splits in two. The dirt road continues to the The drawbridge creaks and groans under any
northwest while a wide road leads east into the weight but is relatively sturdy. Each time anyone
heart of the dense forest. Patches of cobblestone except Strahd crosses the drawbridge, there is a 5%
show up through the east road, telling that it was chance of a cross board breaking. If a cross board
once a great road. To the right side of the fork breaks, the character on it must make a dexterity
stands a large carriage with two horses. Both horses check or fall to the bottom of the cliffs, 1,000 feet
are black as pitch. The horses snort violent puffs of below.
steamy breath into the chill air. The carriage door A patch of green slime hangs over the entry
swings open silently. tunnel. The slime will not fall on characters entering
the castle.
Castle Ravenloft
Green Slime
Green slime is a dangerous, unintelligent variety of normal algae
that forms in moist subterranean environments. Bright green,
wet, and sticky, it clings to walls, floors, and ceilings in patches.
This plant is a slowgrowing hazard that feeds on flesh, plant
matter, and metal. As the PCs enter the castle area, the weather
Detect: It takes a DC 10 Wisdom check to notice the green slime
worsens. Dismal rain starts to fall, turning into a
under normal conditions and a DC 12 Intelligence check to
identify the hazard for what it is. torrent within an hour.
Effect on Creatures: The slime can detect the air vibrations and
temperature of living creatures. When it does, a sheet of it large
enough to envelop the passing creature drops from its resting
place onto the target. The target must make a DC 12 Dexterity Table 6. Castle Ravenloft Random
saving throw to avoid the sheet, making the saving throw with
disadvantage if the slime was unnoticed or not considered to be a
Encounters
hazard. On a failed save, the target takes 1d6 acid damage, and
takes another 1d6 acid damage at the end of each of its turns Roll 1d6 If the results is 1 or 2, the PCs encounter
during which it is still in contact with the slime. something. Roll 1d12 and use the encounter below
A creature that steps in a patch of green slime on the floor
receives no saving throw to avoid taking damage.
with the resulting number.
Effect on Objects: Against wood or metal, green slime deals
2d6 acid damage per round, dissolving about an inch thickness of 1 2-20 Swarms of Bats (Easy to Medium)
material each round. Green slime does no harm to stone or glass. 2 2-30 Swarms of Bats (Easy to Medium)
Countermeasures: Green slime can be scraped off or killed by
taking 11 damage or more from weapons, cold, or fire. Dealing
3 1-4 Wraiths (Easy to Hard)
damage to the slime also deals half damage to the creature it is 4 2-20 Zombies (Easy to Medium)
covering. 5 2-8 Giant Spiders (Easy to Hard)
6 1-4 Angry Villagers, They are
brandishing torches and pitchforks in a
ridiculous display of force. They are
enraged. Everywhere they go, they
shout for justice. They follow the PCs
unless prevented from doing so. As long
as these citizens are with the
adventurers, random encounters occur
on a roll of 1-4.
7 1-6 Gargoyles (Easy to Hard)
8 3-30 Swarms of Bats (Easy to Hard)
9 1-8 Gypsies (Easy to Medium)
10 1-4 Wights (Easy to Hard)
11 Use Table 7
12 Use Table 7
K1. Front Courtyard Behind the towering boarded windows at the back of
the keep, a small garden struggles to survive. Small
If the party has not entered the keep (any room, flowers press sadly skyward against the gloom.
K7-K88) read the following boxed description aloud
to the players. The draw bridge is down and the A large iron gate leads to K6.
portcullis open. If the party has already entered the
keep, the drawbridge is up and the portcullis down. K6. Overlook
Thick cold fog swirls around in this darkened Dead leaves turn spirals about your feet, wheeling
courtyard. Sporadic flashes of lightning lance the and careening over the stone railing. Dark, surging
angry clouds overhead. Thunder pounds the clouds overhead drizzle constantly. By looking over
courtyard. A light drizzle begins to fall. Ahead, torch the edge of a low stone wall, you see that you are
flames flutter in the wind on each side of the keep's on a construction jutting out at least 20 feet from
open main doors. Warm light spills from those open the cliff face. The gray dismal town of Barovia is
doors into the courtyard. Doors in the gate towers 1,000 feet below. A set of dirt-caked windows are
on each side of the tunnel entrance are shut against set into the cliff face, 110 feet below the platform.
the rain. A howling wind rushes through the
courtyard. The dark towers of the keep loom above Characters who wish to try entering the windows
in the mists. Flickering lights shine from a short must first reach them. Getting to the windows
round tower on the south east side of the keep. requires finding some way to safely drop 110 feet
down and move 20 feet back under the platform.
The open main doors to the keep lead to room K7. Characters that fall plunge 1,000 feet to the rocky
Tall stone walls surround the courtyard. The gate base of the Pillarstone of Ravenloft.
tower doors are locked. Characters who enter one of
the gate towers find themselves on a rock floor with
a hollow tower stretching skyward above them. The
mechanism for raising and lowering the drawbridge Main Floor
and portcullis fills both gate towers. The latch Map 3 for K7-K24
mechanism in each gate tower is magically activated
by a word that only Strahd knows. Neither the K7. Entry
drawbridge nor the portcullis will move until both
latches are activated (either by the secret word, or The ornate massive doors hang open. Fluttering
by a dispell magic). torches cast dim yellow flickers of light from the
entry way. Twenty feet into the castle, a second set
K2. Center Court Gate of doors suddenly swings open effortlessly and the
sounds of organ music flow out. Overhead, in the
A massive wall here joins the outer walls of the entryway, two statues of dragons glare down, their
castle to the keep. A single gate, 20 feet wide, leads eyes flickering in the torchlight.
through the adjoining wall. The gate is blocked by a
rusting portcullis. If the PCs enter this room through the west doors,
the dragons will not attack. If anyone except Strahd
The portcullis is unlocked and can be lifted open if enters this room through the east doors, the
characters whose combined strength exceeds 10 dragons come alive, drop to the floor hissing and
points lift for 1 round. It is easily held open, but falls spitting, and attack. These small dragons allow
back into place once let go. adventurers into the castle, but not out of it.
Whenever this room is empty, the dragons return to
K3. Servants Court their perches and turn to stone. The dragons never
leave this room.
The small door into the keep can be opened as a
normal dungeon door. It leads to room K23.
2 Wyverns (Deadly) 4 Gargoyles (Medium)
Large dragon, unaligned Medium elemental, chaotic evil
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
19 (+4) 10 (+0) 16 (+3) 5 (-3) 12 (+1) 6 (-2) 19 (+4) 10 (+0) 16 (+3) 5 (-3) 12 (+1) 6 (-2)
Use the following boxed description if the PCs are If the PCs are entering this hall for the first time, use
entering this room for the first time. the first boxed description. If they have been here
before, use the second boxed description.
Cobwebs hang from dust-covered columns of this
great hall, illuminated by torches fluttering in iron Torchlight flutters against the walls of this vaulted
sconces. The dust and webs cast strange, moving hall. To the east, a dark and forbidding hallway runs
shadows across the faces of stone gargoyles into darkness. Beside that opening, a suit of armor,
squatting motionlessly on the rim of the domed oiled and glistening, stands at attention in a shallow
ceiling. Cracked and faded ceiling frescoes are alcove. To the west, large double doors hang slightly
covered by centuries of decay. Two doors of bronze open, a steady bright light escaping through the
stand closed to the east. To the north, a wide opening. Swells of organ music come from behind
staircase climbs into darkness. All the while, sad and the doors, spilling their melody of power and defeat
majestic organ tones float about you from a lit into the hall.
hallway to the south.
The hallway lies in darkness. Double doors open to
After all the PCs leave this room, the eight gargoyles the west. To the east, a single arched corridor of
attack any PC that returns to this room. The stone masonry is lit by light from the circular stairs
gargoyles also swoop down to fight if they are now visible some 20 feet away. The light is coming
attacked. When the gargoyles attack, the air from up the staircase. The staircase also descends
turbulence from their wings extinguishes the torches into a terrible darkness. Standing beside the
in the sconces. archway to the stairs, a suit of armor stands in a
shallow alcove, a dark shadow falling across its
faceplate.
If this is the first time the party has been here, use A single arched corridor leads to the south. There
the first boxed description. If the party has been are several mirrors in this room. A tall, dark figure in
here before, use the second boxed description. a flowing cape floats in the middle of the room. Old
archers' slits in the north and west walls are bricked
This is a magnificent 40-foot-square room, brilliantly up.
lit by three massive crystal chandeliers. Pillars of
stone stand against dull white marble walls, This is the room from where the illusionary figure of
supporting the ceiling. In the center of the room, a Strahd in K10 is worked. The floating figure is
long, heavy table stands covered with a fine white actually a mannequin suspended by black cords
satin cloth. The table is laden with delectable foods from the ceiling.
of every type: roasted beast basted in a savory
sauce, roots and herbs of every taste, and sweet K12. Turret Post
fruits and vegetables. Places are set for each of you
with fine delicate china and silver. At each place A high domed ceiling caps the 30-foot-diameter
there is a crystal goblet filled with an amber liquid room before you. Frescos, faded with age adorn the
whose delicate fragrance tantalizes your senses. At ceiling, but are impossible to make out. Tall, thin
the center of the far west wall, between floor-to- arrow slits look out over the courtyard.
ceiling length mirrors, stands a massive organ. Its
pipes blare out a thunderous melody that offers in The arrow slits are 2 feet tall and 4 inches wide.
its tone greatness and despair. Seated before the
keys, its back toward you, a single caped figure K13. Turret Post Access Hall
pounds the keys in raptured ecstasy. The figure
suddenly stops and a deep silence falls over the This long, narrow corridor runs east and west.
dining hall. The figure slowly turns toward you. Cobwebs fill the hall and obstruct sight beyond a
few feet.
The first time the PCs enter this room, the figure at
the organ welcomes them and invites them to dine. K14. Hall of Faith
The figure is an illusion of Strahd, created with the
mirrors in the room. Strahd himself is elsewhere. This long, dusty hall leads eastward into the dark
The figure can be seen in the mirrors. The figure heart of Ravenloft. Statues line the hallway on both
converses with the PCs for 3 rounds, never moving sides, their eyes seeming to watch you as you pass.
from the organ bench. When the 3 rounds are over,
or if the illusion is attacked, it simply disappears with The statues are harmless. Their following eyes are a
a mocking laugh. simple optical illusion.
The moment the figure disappears, a fierce, bone-
chilling wind rises up and roars through the hall, K15. Chapel of Ravenloft
putting out all nonmagical lights. The PCs hear the
screech of ancient hinges and the solid thud of Dim, colored light filters through broken and
many heavy doors slamming shut, one after boarded up stain glass windows, illuminating the
another, into the distance. They also hear the ancient chapel of Ravenloft. Pews and benches lie
portcullis clang shut, and the tired groan of the aged about the floor in jumbled disarray, coated with
drawbridge pulling up. After you describe those centuries of dust. Beyond this debris, lit by a single,
sounds, use the following boxed description. piercing shaft of light, an altar stands upon the
platform. The light falls directly on a small statue. A
The vast room is dark. A wind whistles through its figure is draped over the altar. This room seems as
confines. Crystal sings in the darkness as the great though nothing has disturbed it in centuries, and
chandeliers rustle in the wind. The fragrance of food that nothing ever could.
wafts its way through the darkened hall.
The small statue is the Icon of Ravenloft. The
Behind the organ is a secret door to K11. figure is all that remains of a mighty evil cleric who
attempted to obtain the Icon of Ravenloft. Check
your Fortunes of Ravenloft results for a possible
encounter and other treasure in this room.
The Icon of Ravenloft is a holy artifact of
tremendous lawful good power. The artifact adds a
+4 bonus to turn any undead and heals 6-21
(3d6+3) hit points once per day when used by a
cleric of good alignment. The icon is a small carving K18a. High Tower Shaft
of the purest silver. It is 12 inches tall and 6 inches
across. A dark stone shaft stretches out before you farther
The ceiling in this room and the balcony over than you can see. Rushing wind sways the cobwebs
the west wall cannot be seen from the floor without that fill the shaft.
extra torches. If the PCs brighten the room, they see
the figures sitting on the balcony in room K28. This shaft starts at K84 and rises straight up through
the keep to K59. A solid wall separates this shaft
K16. North Chapel Alcoves from the staircase around it, K18. The shaft is 390
feet tall. Wind blows up the shaft. Anyone falling
This arched room opens into a vast chamber to the down the shaft from K59 takes 20d6 points of
east, and a rising staircase to the west. Alcoves in damage.
the north and south walls open into this room.
Within the dark confines of the alcoves lurk 8-foot- K19. Grand Landing
tall shadowy figures. Their stone forms show mighty
muscled arms and legs. A black shadow falls across Massive stairs rise to a landing 20 feet wide by 40
the features of their faces. feet long. Stone arches support a ceiling covered
with frescos, 20 feet overhead. The frescos faded
The statues are harmless. The stairway is K29 and lines depict the stone mountain atop which
the vast chamber is the chapel, K15. Ravenloft stands, being taken by armored forces on
horseback. The faces of the characters in the fresco
K17. South Chapel Alcoves are scratched beyond recognition. Dust floats in the
air here, making it difficult to see details. There is a
This arched room opens into a vast chamber to the staircase on each side of the
east, and a huge circular staircase to the west. 20-foot-wide south wall. There are two alcoves
There are alcoves in the north and south walls of between the staircases. Light filtering through the
this room. Eight-foot-tall shadowy figures lurk in the dust shows two suits of armor covered with dark
cold, dark confines of both alcoves. The figures' stains, one standing in each alcove. Each suit of
muscular stone arms hold bright blades. Black armor holds a mace designed like a curved dragon
shadows fall across the features of their face. head. Engraved words on the arches above the
alcoves are scratched out.
The statues are harmless. The staircase is K18.
Both staircases lead to K25. The massive stairs lead
K18. High Tower Staircase down to K8. Anyone crossing in front of the alcoves
activates the suits of armor.
The large gray flagstones of this spiraling staircase The suits of armor are rigged to a mechanical device
lead up and down around a 20-foot-wide stone core. activated by pressure plates in front of the alcoves.
Cobwebs fill the staircase, making it difficult to see There is a 60% chance that any weight over 400 gp
even the ceiling. Heavy beams sag overhead from (40 pounds) activates the trap. When activated, one
centuries of weight. of the suits springs forward, flailing its arms and
mace. It hits and does 1-4 points of damage if it
The staircase starts at K84 and spirals upward rolls 16+ on 1d20.
around a central shaft to just below K17. A small After leaping out it retracts, only to leap again if
crack in the outer stairway wall leads to K63. Just weight is still on the plate. The device is purely
below K17, a solid masonry wall completely blocks mechanical and acts very much like a puppet. This
the staircase. A small chink in the masonry wall little joke is intended to spook more than damage.
allows gas to pass from one side of this wall to the
other. Once past this wall, the staircase continues K20. Tower Hall of Honor
up past K17 300 feet to K59. The shaft that these
stairs surround, K18a, runs vertically from K84 to A mosaic floor stretches about into the darkness. A
K59 without any holes or obstructions. There is a vast, empty tower rises above you. You cannot see
solid wall between the staircase and the shaft. more than a few yards up, yet you feel the tower's
cold expanse pressing down on you. A spiral
staircase rises slowly into the darkness circling the
open shaft. In the center of the room, another set of
stairs leads down.
Use the following boxed description if the PCs Broken furniture and torn cloth are strewn about this
awaken the Guardian of Sorrow. 20-by-40- foot room. Dim illumination comes from
the dirt-caked windows in the east and north walls.
As you step onto the huge staircase, a reddish light A rickety staircase climbs up to a second level.
flares to life high overhead, settling into a dull,
pulsing red glow. You now see the full immensity of The stairs climb to K34.
this tower. The spiral staircase circles up the tower's
full height of 240 feet. At the domed pinnacle of the
hollow tower, a pulsing red glass heart beats with
light. The 10-foot-wide stairs that circle up the tower
Court of the Count
end at a door far overhead. The hollow tower is Use Map 4 for K25-K34.
about 60 feet in diameter at its base, narrowing
toward the top. Fallen boulders and arrows are K25. Audience Hall
strewn across the floor.
Dim light from the courtyard falls into this room in
K20a. Tower Hall Stair jagged shafts through the broken glass and iron
frames of a large window in the west wall. This
This stairway leads from K71 to K.20. immense room stands in chilly, brooding darkness.
Hundreds of dust-thick cobwebs drape the room,
K21. South Tower Stair hiding the ceiling from view. Directly across from the
window are double doors in the east wall. Ornate
This stairway is lit by fluttering torches in iron door carvings are obscured by a thick layer of dust.
sconces. A chilly wind rushes down the circling Further south, a single door also leads from the east
stairway, seeming to kill the very heat of the wall. At the far southern end of the hall, a huge
torches. throne stands atop a raised platform. The back of
the throne is turned to the room. Staircases at both
These stairs start at K73 and go up through K61, K9, ends of the north wall lead down.
K30, and K35 to K47.
A small dais stands south of the throne. A secret
door in the south wall leads to K13. The staircases in 2 Banshees (Medium)
the north wall go down to K19. Check your Fortunes Medium undead, chaotic evil
of Ravenloft results for possible treasure or
Armor Class 12
encounters here. Hit Points 58 (13d8)
Speed 0 ft., fly 40 ft. (hover)
K26. Guard's Post
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
20 (+5) 12 (+1) 20 (+5) 2 (-4) 10 (+0) 7 (-2)
Massive double doors open into this quiet 10-foot-
wide section of dark corridor from the east and Saving Throws Wis +2, Cha +4
west. From both sides of the corridor, deep alcoves Damage Resistances acid, fire, lightning, thunder;
bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical weapons
of darkness face each other with deathlike silence.
Damage Immunities cold, necrotic, poison
Almost beyond sight, seeming to float within the Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion, frightened,
alcoves' blackness, human figures can be made out. grappled, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned, prone, restrained
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10
Languages Common, Elvish
The two figures are skeletons that were hung here
Challenge 4 (1,100 XP)
long ago, each held up by a spear stuck through it
into the wall behind it. The skeletons are harmless, Detect Life. The banshee can magically sense the presence of
even though they are both holding spears. living creatures up to 5 miles away. She knows the general
direction theyre in but not their exact locations.
Incorporeal Movement. The banshee can move through other
A secret door in the back of the north alcove leads creatures and objects as if they were difficult terrain. She takes 5
to K33. (1d10) force damage if she ends her turn inside an object.
Lief was pressed into service by Strahd ages K31b. Trap Access
ago. Lief keeps all the books for Strahd, recording
his riches and conquests. Lief has been here longer This is a narrow, 10-foot-long corridor between the
than he can remember. He is grumpy because the shaft, K31a, and a secret door leading to K39. The
Count does not allow him to know about all of the bottom of the shaft is 130 feet from here.
treasures. Still, Lief found out where one of the
treasures lies. Lief will, if treated with kindness, tell K32. Maid's Hall
the PCs the exact location of the Holy Symbol of
Ravenkind (See Treasures and Tomes for a Stained, yellowed lace hangs neatly from eight
description of this symbol. Then check your Fortunes canopied beds. The single lithe figure of a woman
of Ravenloft results for where the symbol is.) moves about the room, dusting the furniture.
Lipseige will draw a crude map of how to get to the
symbol. This map should be geographically accurate, The maid, Helga, is a vampire who will attack the
but must not avoid any of the traps or other dangers PCs only when an opportunity to do so without
that may lie in the way. Lief will not necessarily having to fight the entire party presents itself. She
know the most direct route to the symbol. also attacks if commanded to do so by Strahd.
If the rope is pulled, a tremendously loud gong
sounds. Within 1-10 minutes, a monster from Table Helga, Vampire Spawn (Medium)
6 appears and attacks the PCs. Treat the monster as Medium undead, chaotic evil
a normal random encounter.
Armor Class 15 (natural armor)
Scattered about the room under the papers are Hit Points 82 (11d8 + 33)
20,000 cp; 1000 gp; 500 pp; and 100 reference Speed 30 ft.
books on accounting procedures worth 10 gp each.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
10 (+0) 10 (+0) 10 (+0) 10 (+0) 10 (+0) 10 (+0)
K31. Trap works
Saving Throws Dex +6, Wis +3
The aroma of grease and well-oiled wood fills your Skills Perception +3, Stealth +6
nostrils as you enter the room. The entire room is Damage Resistances necrotic; bludgeoning, piercing, and
slashing from nonmagical weapons
filled with intricate machinery. There are small Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 13
passages between the gears and pulleys. Behind all Languages Common
the machinery, a cold shaft rises up from the Challenge 5 (1,800 XP)
darkness and continues past the room.
Regeneration. The vampire regains 10 hit points at the start of
its turn if it has at least 1 hit point and isnt in sunlight or running
This machinery raises a stone compartment from water. If the vampire takes radiant damage or damage from holy
K61 past this room, K31, and K31b, to K47. The water, this trait doesnt function at the start of the
stone compartment moves up and down in a shaft, vampires next turn.
K31a. The bottom of the shaft is 90 feet from here.
Spider Climb. The vampire can climb difficult surfaces, including
upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability
check.
Rooms of Weeping
Vampire Weaknesses. The vampire has the following flaws: Map 5 for K35 - K46.
Forbiddance. The vampire cant enter a residence without an
invitation from one of the occupants. K35. Facing Guardians
Harmed by Running Water. The vampire takes 20 acid
damage when it ends its turn in running water.
Stake to the Heart. The vampire is destroyed if a piercing A door of delicately engraved steel stands at the
weapon made of wood is driven into its heart while it is west end of this dark hallway. Intricate details still
incapacitated in its resting place. stand out clearly on the door's surface. The door
Sunlight Hypersensitivity. The vampire takes 20 radiant seems to almost shine with a light of its own,
damage when it starts its turn in sunlight. While in sunlight, it has
disadvantage on attack rolls and ability checks. untouched by time. Yet, on each side of this door
there is an alcove filled with a darkness that shames
Actions the night. A figure stands like a shadow within each
Multiattack. The vampire makes two attacks, only one of which alcove, still as the cliffs of Balinok.
can be a bite attack.
Claws. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
creature. The figures are wraiths that attack anyone
Hit: 8 (2d4 + 3) slashing damage. Instead of dealing damage, the attempting to move through this hall.
vampire can grapple the target (escape DC 13).
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +6 to hit, reach 5 ft., one willing
creature, or a creature that is grappled by the vampire,
2 Wraiths (Easy)
Medium undead, neutral evil
incapacitated, or restrained.
Hit: 6 (1d6 + 3) piercing damage plus 7 (2d6) necrotic damage.
Armor Class 13
The targets hit point maximum is reduced by an amount equal to
Hit Points 45 (6d8 + 18)
the necrotic damage taken, and the vampire regains hit points
Speed 0 ft., fly 60 ft.
equal to that amount. The reduction lasts until the target finishes
a long rest. The target dies if this effect reduces its hit point
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
maximum to 0.
6 (-2) 16 (+3) 16 (+3) 12 (+1) 14 (+2) 15 (+2)
Helga will join the party, if asked to. She claims to Damage Resistances acid, cold, fire, lightning, thunder,
be the daughter of a villager, cruelly forced into bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from non magical weapons
service of the Strahd. She will plead on her hands that aren't silvered
Damage Immunities necrotic, poison
and knees, if necessary, to be saved from this awful Condition Immunities charmed, grappled, paralyzed, petrified,
place. She will play the part of the innocent female poisoned, prone, restrained
to the last, only revealing her ferocity as a vampire Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 12
when she attacks. She is, in fact, the daughter of Languages Common, Infernal
Challenge 3 (700 XP)
one of the townspeople but she chose a life of evil
with Strahd. Incorporeal Movement. The wraith can move through an
object or another creature, but can't stop there.
K33. King's Apartment Stair Sunlight Sensitivity. While in sunlight, the wraith has
disadvantage on attack rolls and on Wisdom (Perception) checks
that rely on sight.
This hall and staircase lead up to K45 from K26 and
K32. Actions
Life Drain. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
creature.
K34. Servants' Upper Floor Hit: 16 (3d8 + 3) necrotic damage, and the target must succeed
on a DC 13 Constitution saving throw or its hit point maximum is
The floor sags in the middle of this room. Dirt-caked reduced by an amount equal to the damage taken. If this attack
windows allow little light through from outside. reduces the target's hit point maximum to 0, the target dies. This
reduction to the target's hit point maximum lasts until the target
Broken bed frames litter the floor. finishes a long rest.
A secret door on the west end of the south wall K36. Dining Hall of the Count
leads to a ladder. The ladder leads up 20 feet to
secret door into the stairway, K20. The stairway Dust fills your lungs. The musty smell of death and
guardian activates as soon as the PCs step through decay swirls around you. Before you, a long table of
the secret door onto the staircase. polished oak lies beneath a blanket of dust. The
rotting table cloth lies tattered beneath dusty china
plates and stained silverware. In the center of the
table, a large, tiered cake leans heavily to one side.
The once white frosting has turned green with age.
Cobwebs drape like dusty lace down every side. A
single doll figure of a well dressed woman adorns
the crest of the cake under thick layers of dust. A
window in the south wall is draped with heavy the characters fall asleep, they all awaken unharmed
curtains. in room K50, 4 hours later. If any of the characters
remain awake, nothing further takes place as a
This room has wooden doors in the north and west result of this trap.
walls, and an ornate steel door in the east wall. The If the torch is taken from the dead man's hand
toy figure of the groom from the top of the cake was and placed back into the empty sconce, the secret
cast on the floor; the PCs can find it if they search door on the north side of the east wall opens,
through the dust on the floor. leading to room K39. Taking the torch from the
sconce at any time reverses the process. A good
K37. Study tactic for any wandering monster that encounters
the characters in K39 is to remove the torch here in
A blazing hearth fire fills this room with rolling waves K38, effectively trapping the characters in K39.
of red and amber light. The walls are lined with
ancient books and tomes, their leather covers well K39. Hall of Riches
oiled and preserved through careful use. All is in
order here. The stone floor is hidden beneath a This ancient hall is choked with spider webs. Their
luxurious rug of a deep-patterned weave. A large, dusty forms hide the very walls and ceiling. The
low table sits in the center of the room, waxed and webs are broken by a single cleared path down the
polished to a mirrored finish. Even the poker next to center of the room.
the blazing fireplace is polished. Large, overstuffed
divans and couches stand in order about the room. This hall ends at a pair of bronze doors of highly
Two luxurious chairs face the hearth. A huge ornate design. These doors lead to K40. Remember
painting hangs over the mantlepiece in a heavy, that the mechanism for opening the secret door to
gilded frame. The rolling light of the fire illuminates K38 can only be actuated from K38. Behind the
the carefully rendered painting. It is an exact cobwebs against the south wall, a secret door leads
likeness of the Burgomaster's daughter, Ireena to K31b.
Kolyana. Though the painting is obviously centuries
old, the likeness is unmistakable. K40. Belfry
There are two separate doors in the north wall. Dusty cobwebs fill the area, their musty smell
Another door is in the south wall and a set of double assaulting your senses and obscuring sight. Deep
doors in the west wall. A secret door behind the pools of darkness lie all about you as you attempt in
fireplace is opened by lifting the poker from its vain to penetrate the spidery veils. A single path
stand. Remember that characters must put the fire leads to the center of the room where a rope
out before passing through the fireplace, or take 1-6 dangles from high above.
points of damage for each round that they stand
within the blazing hearth. Check your Fortunes of The rope is attached to a bell 50 feet overhead.
Ravenloft results for possible treasure and Pulling or attempting to climb the rope sounds a
encounters here loud, long "GONG." That sound causes five giant
spiders to drop from their webs and attack. The
K38. False Treasury spiders only attack if they are attacked or if the
gong is sounded. Behind the cobwebs on the west
This smoky room lies behind the fireplace. Glinting side of the north wall there is a
through the smoke, gold, silver, and copper coins lie secret door that leads to K41.
scattered around a closed chest. The fittings on the
chest tell of great workmanship. Attached to the 10 Giant Spiders (Hard)
east wall are two torch sconces. The southernmost Large beast, unaligned
sconce holds a torch with an intricate metal base.
Armor Class 14 (natural armor)
The other is empty. A skeleton of a man lies against Hit Points 26 (4d10 + 4)
the wall in broken plate armor. His right hand is on Speed 30 ft., climb 30 ft.
his throat while his left hand holds the matching
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
torch from the empty sconce.
14 (+2) 16 (+3) 12 (+1) 2 (-4) 11 (+0) 4 (-3)
K41. Treasury In the center of this room stands a large, ornate iron
tub.
The plundered riches of Strahd's secret horde lie
before you. The following treasures are in this room: K44. Closet
50,000 cp; 10,000 sp; 10,000 gp; 1,000 pp; 15 100
gp gems; 10 1,000 gp jewels; a magical (glowing) Within this room hang 28 capes and an assortment
sword (+2); and three maces (each +3). Check your of black formal wear. Two windows in the south wall
Fortunes of Ravenloft results for possible treasure are covered with heavy curtains.
and encounters here.
K45. Hall of Heroes
K42. Bedchamber
Long, low moans drift down from alcoves that line
Sweet smells waft from this delicately lit room. both walls of this long hall. The ceiling has fallen
Windows on the west wall are covered by heavy red here, leaving rubble strewn across the floor.
draperies, hanging stiffly from the high ceiling 20 Overhead, the beams of Ravenloft's roof are
feet overhead. Their tassels of golden fiber glint in exposed. Sporadic lightning from the clouds above
the light of three candelabras sitting atop small flashes into this hall. A graven statue stands within
tables about the room. Tall white candles burn with each of the 10 alcoves. Shafts of light cross the
bright, steady light. A large bed, canopied by silken statues' faces at obscure angles.
curtains, sits with its headboard against the north Another sudden flash and crack of lightning reveals
wall. Lying amid the velvet and satin sheets and their faces formed in the shapes of terrified men and
bedclothes is a woman in a night coat. One of her women.
dainty slippers has fallen to the floor at the foot of
the bed. Carved into the headboard with great skill The statues are imbued with the spirits of long-lost
and care is a large "Z." ancestors of Ravenloft who grieve at the loss of
Ravenloft's former glory. Each spirit (one in each of
Double doors lead from this room to the south and the 10 statues) will answer one question for the PCs
east. The figure in the bed is Gertruda, the daughter if asked directly. The spirits' answers should be short
of Mad Mary. Gertruda is oblivious to any danger to and vague. There is a 20% chance that each spirit's
herselfespecially from Strahd. Sheltered by her answer is wrong.
mother all of her life, Gertruda is innocent and
believes only in a rather fairy tale view of life. When K46. Courtyard Overlook
faced with a decision, Gertruda almost always
makes the most simplistic choice. She is naive to the This is a wide walkway around most of the keep.
point of being a danger to herself and others. The drizzle of rain continues. Far below these
Fortunately, Strahd has not yet bitten her. He is parapets are the shining wet cobblestones of the
intent on his current plot and is saving her for later. courtyard.
The chimney leads down 60 feet to the blazing K55. Element Room
fireplace in K37. The smoke and fire in the chimney
causes 1 -6 points of damage per round spent in the This is a large oppressive room with a low ceiling of
chimney. Characters take normal fire damage of 1-6 heavy beams. This room is lit only by the dim light
within the blaze below. of two leaded glass windows in the south wall. Steel
lattice work covers both windows. Several tables
K53. Rooftop stand throughout the room, their legs seeming to
barely support the glass jars and bottles that sit atop
The sagging rooftop of the keep slopes precipitously them.
toward the courtyard some 100 feet below. The
ancient roof tiles slide easily underfoot, gladly giving There is a secret trap door in the floor at the
up their burden and dropping into the fog shrouded northeast corner of the room. Perceptive characters
distance below. Each falling tile resounds with a might notice a disturbance in the dust on the floor
hollow click as it hits the flagstones of the courtyard. leading to the eastern door on the north wall. The
There is a base 30% chance per round that anyone dust appears as though something was dragged
attempting to traverse this roof will start to fall across the floor from the trap door to the doorway.
toward the edge. Characters must make dexterity The bottles contain clearly marked elements of
checks to catch themselves. Normal damage from magical use such as "Eye of Newt," "Hair of Bat,"
the fall is 10-60 (10d6) points for those who fall and "Snail hearts," and "Maresweat." There are,
fail their dexterity check. Thieves can use their climb however, no completed potions among the bottles.
walls ability here, but with a 10% penalty. The roof
hangs out over K46. K56. Caldron
Map 7 for K54-K56. Through the darkness of this room you can just
barely see green-glowing wisps bubbling up from a
K54. Familiar Room huge black kettle. Electric sounds of cackling
suddenly strike, sending a shudder through you.
As you enter this room, an evil essence embraces
you. Torn and broken couches lie in heaps, 7 Witches (Medium)
Medium humanoid (human), chaotic evil
haphazardly strewn about the 20-foot-square room.
The low ceiling seems to press down upon you. Armor Class 12
Deep claw marks cover the hardwood furniture. Hit Points 22 (5d8)
Speed 30 ft.
Claw marks have also sliced the once lush
upholstery to shreds. From the dark shadows amid STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
the rubble, three pairs of green eyes stare back at 9 (-1) 14 (+2) 11 (+0) 17 (+3) 12 (+1) 11 (+0)
you.
Saving Throws Int +5, Wis +3
Skills Arcana +5, History +5
3 Cats (Easy) Senses passive Perception 11
Tiny beast, unaligned Languages Common, Draconic, Dwarvish, Elvish
Challenge 1 (200 XP)
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 2 (1d4) Spellcasting. The witch is a 4th level spellcaster that uses
Speed 40 ft., climb 30 ft. Intelligence as its spellcasting ability (spell save DC 13; +5 to hit
with spell attacks). The witch knows the following spells from the
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA wizard's spell list:
3 (-4) 15 (+2) 10 (+0) 3 (-4) 12 (+1) 7 (-2)
Cantrips (at will): light, mage hand, shocking grasp
Skills Perception +3, Stealth +4 1st Level (4 slots): charm person, magic missile
Senses passive Perception 13 2nd Level (3 slots): hold person, misty step
Languages
Challenge 0 (10 XP) Actions
Broom. Melee Weapon Attack: +1 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target.
Keen Smell. The cat has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) Hit: 3 (1d8 - 1) bludgeoning damage.
checks that rely on smell.
Actions
The witches' spellbook sits open beside the far side Map 9 for K60
of the kettle. It contains all of the spells the witches
know burning hands, fear, cloudkill, darkness, detect K60. Northtower
magic, feather fall, knock, read magic, and shield.
The spellbook cannot be found until after all the The stairs emerge into a brightly lit room with
witches are destroyed. manacles attached to the walls and a wooden frame
bed.
Map 8 for K57-K58.
Check your Fortunes of Ravenloft results for possible
K57. Parapet Pentagram treasure here.
This hall stands in deadly silence. The low ceiling A horrible odor of decay assaults your senses as you
sags from heavy beams. A fog clings to the floor in enter this steaming room. A huge pot bubbles over a
thick patches, obscuring everything less than 3 feet blazing fire in the center of the floor, its green,
above the floor. A giant shadow is cast across the muddy contents rolling over and over.
ceiling as a dark figure shuffles purposefully down
the corridor toward you. Any characters that look into the pot encounter the
three zombies that are in the pot. If Cyrus Belview is
At the east end of the hall is a rusted but sound present (see area K62 above) when the zombies
portcullis leading to K63. The double doors to the attack, he grabs a large club near the door and tries
west are made of heavy planks, banded with steel. to beat them back into the pot. Cyrus explains that
Stairs on the east end of the north wall lead up to he just isn't the cook he used to be and his meals
K23. The figure approaching is Cyrus Belview who tend to get out of and these days.
will not attack first. The light in the room comes
from a lantern on the floor 3 Zombies (Easy)
behind Cyrus. Medium undead, neutral evil
Armor Class 8
Cyrus Belview Hit Points 22 (3d8 + 9)
Medium, human, chaotic neutral Speed 20 ft.
Actions
Multiattack (Humanoid or Hybrid Form Only). The werewolf
makes two attacks: one with its bite and one with its claws or
spear.
Diagram A. Traps in K73 Bite (Wolf or Hybrid Form Only). Melee Weapon Attack: +4
to hit, reach 5 ft., one target.
Hit: 6 (1d8 + 2) piercing damage. If the target is a humanoid, it
must succeed on a DC 12 Constitution saving throw or be cursed
with werewolf lycanthropy.
Claws (Hybrid Form Only). Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, K77. Observation Balcony
reach 5 ft., one creature.
Hit: 7 (2d4 + 2) slashing damage.
Spear (Humanoid Form Only). Melee or Ranged Weapon There are two large thrones on this balcony. Behind
Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 20/60 ft., one creature. the throne is a large red velvet curtain running 30
Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) piercing damage, or 6 (1d8 + 2) piercing feet from the east wall to the west wall. The ceiling
damage if used with two hands to make a melee attack.
here is 10 feet high.
The werewolf appears as a villager. He begs the PCs This room continues behind the curtain an additional
to rescue him. He was locked in here by Strahd 10 feet to a wall with a door in the center of it. The
because he disobeyed Strahd. The werewolf is door leads to K78. A bag containing 600 pp is
anxious to prove his worth to Strahd, so he will try hidden beneath the western-most throne.
to join the party and attack the PCs at the first good
chance. K78. Brazier Room
K76. Torture Room This room is 30 feet square, rising to a 20-foot-tall
flat ceiling. Gargoyle carvings smile, revealing their
Dark, low shapes thrust up out of the still, brackish teeth, from high upon the walls, well lit by a brazier
water that fills this room. that burns fiercely in the center of the room. From
their alcoves in the center of the east and west
This room is 50 feet square. The ceiling is 17 feet walls, two stone statues stand saluting with their
above the water, which is 3 feet deep. There is an weapons bared. Each statue has four arms, one with
arched exit in the center of the east wall. To the a shield, one with a sword, and the remaining two
north, a large balcony (K77) stands 7 feet above the with their palms toward the ceiling over their heads.
level of the water in the room. Close examination Their eyes seem to watch you as you walk about the
reveals that the dark shapes in the room are racks, room. High overhead, an hourglass with writing on
iron maidens, stocks, and other torture apparatus. its base hangs suspended above the brazier. All of
The skeletons of their last victims seem frozen in its sand is in the upper portion, somehow refusing to
silent screams. The lower portions of them are run down into the bottom. In the center of the room
underwater. They are 12 Ghouls who attack after next to the brazier is a golden chest. A single door
the party is in the room. The Ghouls rise slowly out stands in the south wall while three doors line the
of the water, their slime-gray arms clawing upward north wall.
through the water as they attack.
The statues are stone golems. Each golem holds a
12 Ghouls (Medium) stone in each hand.
Medium undead, chaotic evil
Actions
Multiattack. The golem makes two slam attacks.
Slam. Melee Weapon Attack: +10 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target.
Hit: 19 (3d8 + 6) bludgeoning damage.
Slow (Recharge 56). The golem targets one or more upward to the east at a similar angle a distance of
creatures it can see within 10 feet of it. Each target must make a
30 horizontal feet ending at a door to K72.
DC 17 Wisdom saving throw against this magic. On a failed save,
a target cant use reactions, its speed is halved, and it cant make
more than one attack on its turn. In addition, the target can take K80. Center Stair
either an action or a bonus action on its turn, not both. These
effects last for 1 minute. A target can repeat the saving throw at
The door creaks open to reveal a stone staircase
the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on itself on a
success. between rough masonry walls. The hall is relatively
free of obstruction and there is little dust on the
The writing on the base of the hour glass reads: steps. A cool dampness seems to flow from within
as a thick fog slowly forms in the room. The
In the palm of my hand staircase is obscured in the swirling mists. The wind
Is the time left to thee within howls mournfully.
When it's consumed
Will the flame set you free! The stairs rise at a 45 degree angle a distance of 20
horizontal feet to a 10-foot-square landing. The
All the doors in this room are spring-loaded and shut masonry walls then abruptly end opening into a
on their own if not prevented from doing so. When roughly hewn tunnel heading east (K81).
all the doors are shut, the sands in the hourglass
start falling and run for 5 rounds. All of the doors K81. Tunnel
lock shut. After the sands run out, the golems
activate and attack for 5 rounds. They then return to This is a long, low tunnel. Its rough damp walls are
their original positions, at which time the door the barely discernible through thick fog. This tunnel
party entered the room by unlocks. The opening of passes through the rock-pillar of Ravenloft itself.
any door resets the hourglass sands. Only a single
door can be opened at any one time. To open a Dwarves can tell that this is a relatively new
door other than the one they entered the room by, construction compared to that which has been seen
the characters must get one of the stones from the thus far. The tunnel is 80 feet long and ends in a
statues' hands and place it into the flaming brazier stone door. There is a trap door in the floor, 25 feet
in the center of the room. If they do, the fire seems east of the top of the stairs.
to consume the stone, but the stone magically The trap is activated by weight. There is a 5%
appears again in the palm of the statue's hand. The chance for every 100 gp weight (10 pounds) on the
stones activate the doors as follows: trap door that the door suddenly opens. When the
trap door opens, everyone who is standing on it falls
Door Stone Golem Hand onto the marble chute in K82.
Southern Door Red Stone West Right
West door on North wall Blue Stone West Left K82. Marble Slide
Center door on North wall Black Stone East Right
Eastern door on North Wall Opal Stone East Left This is a smooth dark shaft of polished black marble.
The shaft plunges from the trap door in K81 through
The golems remain inanimate until the sands of the a one-way secret door into Cell E in K74. Thieves
hourglass run out. The chest appears locked. have a penalty of -35% on their climb walls ability
Opening the chest from the front releases a cloud of here.
sleeping gas from the false compartment in the top.
Once the false top has been opened, an illusion K83. Western Stair
shows an empty trunk. The trunk actually opens
from the back and contains a deck of many things; a This is a dark spiral staircase of rough-hewn stone.
scroll of protection from magic; a scroll containing
the two clerical spells dispel evil and flamestrike; The staircase starts at K78, goes up to K83a, then
and two potions of healing. continues up to K37.
This staircase of ancient stone is worn smooth This 40-foot-long corridor connects two spiral
through use in ages long forgotten. Dust lies upon stairways. The stairway on the north end of the west
the floor and dry cobwebs choke its passage. wall leads down further under castle Ravenloft. The
stairway on the south end of the west wall leads up
The stairs rise at a 45 degree angle for a distance of out of sight. All the stones in the walls and stairways
40 horizontal feet where they come up to a landing are rough-hewn.
10 feet square. A second set of stairs continues
The north stairway leads down to K78. The southern The 3000 bats hang here during daytime hours
stairway leads up to K37. and fly out in the evening through K18a to hunt at
night. They will not attack humans unless specifically
K84. The Catacombs commanded to by Strahd or unless provoked. These
bats do no damage but do get in the way of spell
Buried deep beneath the keep of Ravenloft, this casting. While these bats are attacking, any
arched ceiling sags over squat crypts, forming these character attempting to cast a spell with a material
catacombs. A thick fog clings to the floor at knee component must make a dexterity check for the
height. Cobwebs hang limp in the musty air. Thick spell to work. Make it obvious to the players that
dust has settled over everything, filling the crypts' killing the bats is more trouble than it is worth.
engravings, making it difficult to make out the There are transpositional teleports between
names of those buried here. The black ceiling is crypts 37 and 38, between crypt 37 and the wall
moving. south of it, and between crypt 38 and the wall south
of it. These teleports form a protective ring around
PLEASE READ THIS SECTION WITH CARE. MUCH the obvious entrance to Strahd's coffin. These
ACTIVITY CAN TAKE PLACE HERE. teleports exchange a living body passing through
them for the undead body of a wight from crypt 14.
The catacombs fill an area roughly 110 feet east to Since the transfer is practically instantaneous, and
west by 180 feet north to south. The catacombs are since only living and undead matter is teleported,
made up of 10-foot-wide arched walkways running the teleported character's armor, clothing, etc.,
between 10-foot-square crypts. The arched becomes suddenly occupied by a wight. The teleport
walkways and the crypts support the ceiling. There puts the wight into the same pose the character it is
are five exits. replacing had. The teleport exchange appears to
others as though the character who was walking
1. The crypt 1 door to the tunnel, K81. through the crypt passage suddenly turned into a
2. The barred doorway north to room K85. wight. The wight turns and attacks the party with
3. The barred doorway east to room K87. the original character's weapons. A wight appearing
4. The teleport in crypt 32 to room K86. in a PC's clothing and armor is not damaged by any
5. Up the high tower stair (K18) or shaft holy symbols that PC had (because the symbols are
(K18a) to the west. not forcefully presented).
The teleported character finds himself lying in a
Each crypt houses the remains of the person (or dark, confined space (the interior of the wight's
persons) listed on the crypt's stone door with an coffin) wearing ragged, rotting cloth. The coffin lid
epitaph. The percent chance of opening a crypt door requires a lift gates throw to be made with a penalty
is equal to twice the total number of strength points of -5% to open it because of the confined space. If
applied. Super-strength characters add their Strahd attacks at this time, he may want to help
percentages bonuses directly to the total chance. open the coffin lid and attack the character in it.
Each crypt is described below. Unless noted
otherwise, each crypt contains a 3-by-5-foot Wight (Easy)
rectangular slab of marble, 3 feet high, with a Medium undead, neutral evil
skeleton draped in rags lying atop it.
Armor Class 14 (studded leather)
Hit Points 45 (6d8 + 18)
3000 Bats (Overwhelming) Speed 30 ft.
Tiny beast, unaligned
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
Armor Class 12 15 (+2) 14 (+2) 16 (+3) 10 (+0) 13 (+1) 15 (+2)
Hit Points 1 (1d4 - 1)
Speed 5 ft., fly 30 ft. Skills Perception +3, Stealth +4
Damage Resistances necrotic; bludgeoning, piercing, and
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA slashing from nonmagical weapons that arent silvered
2 (-4) 15 (+2) 8 (-1) 2 (-4) 12 (+1) 4 (-3) Damage Immunities poison
Condition Immunities exhaustion, poisoned
Senses blindsight 60 ft., passive Perception 11 Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 13
Languages Languages the languages it knew in life
Challenge 0 (10 XP) Challenge 3 (700 XP)
Echolocation. While it cant hear, the bat has no blindsight. Sunlight Sensitivity. While in sunlight, the wight has
Keen Hearing. The bat has advantage on Wisdom (Perception) disadvantage on attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom (Perception)
checks that rely on hearing. checks that rely on sight.
Actions Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +0 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature.
Hit: 1 piercing damage.
Multiattack. The wight makes two longsword attacks or two Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 11
longbow attacks. It can use its Life Drain in place of one Languages any languages it knew in life
longsword attack. Challenge 4 (1,100 XP)
Life Drain. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
creature. Ethereal Sight. The ghost can see 60 feet into the Ethereal
Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) necrotic damage. The target must succeed on a Plane when it is on the Material Plane, and vice versa.
DC 13 Constitution saving throw or its hit point maximum is Incorporeal Movement. The ghost can move through other
reduced by an amount equal to the damage taken. This reduction creatures and objects as if they were difficult terrain. It takes 5
lasts until the target finishes a long rest. The target dies if this (1d10) force damage if it ends its turn inside an object.
effect reduces its hit point maximum to 0. A humanoid slain by
this attack rises 24 hours later as a zombie under the wights Actions
control, unless the humanoid is restored to life or its body is Withering Touch. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
destroyed. The wight can have no more than twelve zombies one target.
under its control at one time. Hit: 17 (4d6 + 3) necrotic damage.
Longsword. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one Etherealness. The ghost enters the Ethereal Plane from the
target. Material Plane, or vice versa. It is visible on the Material Plane
Hit: 6 (1d8 + 2) slashing damage, or 7 (1d10 + 2) slashing while it is in the Border Ethereal, and vice versa, yet it cant affect
damage if used with two hands. or be affected by anything on the other plane.
Longbow. Ranged Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, range 150/600 ft., Horrifying Visage. Each non-undead creature within 60 feet of
one target. the ghost that can see it must succeed on a DC 13 Wisdom
Hit: 6 (1d8 + 2) piercing damage. saving throw or be frightened for 1 minute. If the save fails by 5
or more, the target also ages 1d4 10 years. A frightened
Once out of their crypts, the creatures in K84 target can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns,
ending the frightened condition on itself on a success. If a
will pursue the PCs anywhere, except into rooms targets saving throw is successful or the effect ends for it, the
K85, K86, and K87. target is immune to this ghosts Horrifying Visage for the next 24
hours. The aging effect can be reversed with a greater restoration
Each crypt is listed below. The epitaph on each spell, but only within 24 hours of it occurring.
Possession (Recharge 6). One humanoid that the ghost can
stone door is written in quotes. see within 5 feet of it must succeed on a DC 13 Charisma saving
throw or be possessed by the ghost; the ghost then disappears,
Crypt 1. and the target is incapacitated and loses control of its body. The
ghost now controls the body but doesnt deprive the target of
awareness. The ghost cant be targeted by any attack, spell, or
"Spectre Ab-Centeer. She now walks that path of other effect, except ones that turn undead, and it retains its
pain and torment. A gift to all who look upon her alignment, Intelligence, Wisdom, Charisma, and immunity to
still." being charmed and frightened. It otherwise uses the possessed
targets statistics, but doesnt gain access to the targets
knowledge, class features, or proficiencies.
The stone door leads not to a crypt, but to a hewn The possession lasts until the body drops to 0 hit points, the
tunnel of stone (K81). ghost ends it as a bonus action, or the ghost is turned or forced
out by an effect like the dispel evil and good spell. When the
Crypt 2. possession ends, the ghost reappears in an unoccupied space
within 5 feet of the body. The target is immune to this ghosts
Possession for 24 hours after succeeding on the saving throw or
"Artista DeSlop Court Ceiling Painter" after the possession ends.
Ghost Crypt 6.
Medium undead, any alignment
Armor Class 11 The name and epitaph on this crypt have been
Hit Points 45 (10d8) clawed off as if by some mad tormented beast. The
Speed 0 ft., fly 40 ft. stone once read, "Marya Markovia: Great was her
beauty, undone by a jealous hand."
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
7 (-2) 13 (+1) 10 (+0) 10 (+0) 12 (+1) 17 (+3)
Crypt 7.
Damage Resistances acid, fire, lightning, thunder;
bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical weapons The epitaph reads: "Endorovich (Endorovich the
Damage Immunities cold, necrotic, poison
Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion, frightened,
Terrible): What the blood of an thousand slaves did
grappled, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned, prone, restrained not do, the spurn of a woman accomplished."
The stone door lies on the floor, obscured by the Crypt 10.
fog. The crypt gapes open. Rags of white linen lie
flat on the slab. "Sir Leanne Triksky (Sir Lee the Crusher). What
sword
A spectre waits within. did not, time's passage did."
Detect Life. The banshee can magically sense the presence of Crypt 26.
living creatures up to 5 miles away. She knows the general
direction theyre in but not their exact locations.
Incorporeal Movement. The banshee can move through other "Intree Sik-Valoo: He spurned wealth for the
creatures and objects as if they were difficult terrain. She takes 5 knowledge he could take to heaven."
(1d10) force damage if she ends her turn inside an object.
Crypt 27.
Actions
Corrupting Touch. Melee Spell Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
There are three huge spiders in this crypt.
one target.
Hit: 12 (3d6 + 2) necrotic damage.
Horrifying Visage. Each non-undead creature within 60 feet of 3 Phase Spiders (Hard)
the banshee that can see her must succeed on a DC 13 Wisdom Large monstrosity, unaligned
saving throw or be frightened for 1 minute. A frightened target
can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, with Armor Class 13 (natural armor)
disadvantage if the banshee is within line of sight, ending the Hit Points 32 (5d10 + 5)
effect on itself on a success. If a targets saving throw is Speed 30 ft., climb 30 ft.
successful or the effect ends for it, the target is immune to the
banshees Horrifying Visage for the next 24 hours. STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
Wail (1/Day). The banshee releases a mournful wail, provided 15 (+2) 15 (+2) 12 (+1) 6 (-2) 10 (+0) 6 (-2)
that she isnt in sunlight. This wail has no effect on constructs
and undead. All other creatures within 30 feet of her that can Skills Stealth +6
hear her must make a DC 13 Constitution saving throw. On a Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10
failure, a creature drops to 0 hit points. On a success, a creature Languages
takes 10 (3d6) psychic damage.The woeful banshee is a spiteful Challenge 3 (700 XP)
creature formed from the spirit of a female elf. Its face is
wreathed in a wild tangle of hair, its body clad in wispy rags that Ethereal Jaunt. As a bonus action, the spider can magically shift
flutter and stream around it. from the Material Plane to the Ethereal Plane, or vice versa.
Spider Climb. The spider can climb difficult surfaces, including
upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability
Dwarves notice that the engraving on this stone
check.
door is newer than most of those found so far. The Web Walker. The spider ignores movement restrictions caused
Ghost inside attacks as soon as the crypt is opened. by webbing.
Her treasure is behind her in the crypt. Patrina was
a gypsy elf maiden who, having learned in early life Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature.
a great deal of the black arts, was nearly a match Hit: 7 (1d10 + 2) piercing damage, and the target must make a
for Strahd's powers. She felt a great bond with DC 11 Constitution saving throw, taking 18 (4d8) poison damage
Strahd and desired to become one of his wives. on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. If
Strahd, ever willing, agreed, but before the final the poison damage reduces the target to 0 hit points, the target
is stable but poisoned for 1 hour, even after regaining hit points,
draining of spirit from her soul could take place, her and is paralyzed while poisoned in this way.
own people stoned her to death in mercy. Strahd
demanded, and got, the body. She then became the
spirit found here.
Heaped in mounds about the crypt is Patrina's
treasure: 500pp, 3,300 gp; and 5,300 ep.
Crypt 28. Crypt 32.
A body in white cloth with a high chef's hat atop the The crypt is featureless except for two alcoves in the
skull rots naturally. Inside the hat are three pieces back wall. Over the alcoves is written "Pass not
of jewelry worth 1,200 gp each. these portals ye foolish mortals!"
These alcoves are transmitting and receiving
Crypt 29. teleports. The alcove on the east sends those who
enter it to the easternmost alcove in K86. Stepping
"Ivan Ivanovich, Beloved of Anna Petrovna." into the western alcove has no effect; it receives
persons teleporting from the western alcove in K86.
Crypt 30.
Crypt 33.
"Prefect Ciril Romulich (Beloved of King Barov and
Queen Raven) High Priest of the Most Holy Order." The stone door is blank. This crypt has never been
used.
A body in white clothing rots naturally, its skull Crypt 34.
resting atop a small chest. Within the chest are
10+7 arrows; 1 scroll of raise dead; and 3 bottles "King Dostron"
containing potions of poison, clairvoyance, and
invulnerability. Crypt 35.
Crypt 31. The stone door is blank. This crypt has never been
used.
"$$We knew him only by his wealth"
Crypt 36.
There is a large, bulging chest in the center of the
crypt. The apparent chest is a Mimic. The stone door is clawed and marked so that no
name is readable. The tomb is empty.
Mimic (Easy)
Medium Monstrosity (Shapechanger), neutral Crypt 37.
Armor Class 12
Hit Points 45 (7d8 + 14) "Gralmore Nimblenobs"
Speed 15 ft.
The stone door only gives the name above. A body
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
in red robes lies within, rotting naturally. About the
17 (+3) 12 (+1) 15 (+2) 4 (-3) 13 (+1) 8 (-1)
corpse are one +1 sword with one wish; a scroll
Condition Immunities prone with charm, polymorph; and a scroll with fireball,
Senses darkvision 50 ft. hold person, haste, lightning bolt, and slow spells.
Languages
Challenge 3 (700 XP)
Actions
Energy Drain. Melee Spell Attack +5 to hit, reach 5 ft.; one
target
Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) necrotic damage, and a Large or smaller target is
grappled. The mimic can have up to two creatures grappled at a
time.
Change Shape. The mimic polymorphs into any simple Medium
object and can remain in this form indefinitely.
Crypt 38. The coffin opens easily to the touch of any lawful
good character. The body is clothed in shining +2
"Americo Standardski (Inventor)" plate mail armor. Check your Fortunes of Ravenloft
results for possible treasure and encounters here.
When this crypt is opened, three pairs of red
glowing eyes stare out. Three hellhounds attack K86. Tomb of Strahd Von Zarovich
3 Hell Hounds (Hard) A darkness clouds this room and the essence of evil
Medium fiend, lawful evil permeates the very air. The smell of freshly turned
earth is here. This room appears to be 50 feet long
Armor Class 15 (natural armor)
Hit Points 45 (7d8 + 14) from east to west and 30 feet across. There are
Speed 50 ft. three empty alcoves in the south wall. Settled into
the dirt on the floor, lies a shining black coffin of
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
finely waxed wood. The coffin's fittings are of
17 (+3) 12 (+1) 14 (+2) 6 (-2) 13 (+1) 6 (-2)
brilliant brass. The lid is closed.
Skills Perception +5
Damage Immunities fire Check your Fortunes of Ravenloft results for possible
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 15
treasure and encounters here. If Strahd has been
Languages understands Infernal but cant speak it
Challenge 3 (700 XP) reduced to 0 hit point-, within the previous 8 game
hours, his body is in this coffin. Two of the three
Keen Hearing and Smell. The hound has advantage on alcoves on the south wall are teleports. The center
Wisdom (Perception) checks that rely on hearing or smell.
alcove is non-magical. The east alcove is the entry
Pack Tactics. The hound has advantage on an attack roll
against a creature if at least one of the hounds allies is within 5 point for a teleport from crypt 32. Entering the east
feet of the creature and the ally isnt incapacitated. alcove does nothing. The west alcove teleports
whoever enters it to the west alcove in crypt 32.
Actions
Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target.
Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) piercing damage plus 7 (2d6) fire damage. K87. Guardians
Fire Breath (Recharge 56). The hound exhales fire in a 15-
foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a DC 12 Wide steps descend to a landing flanked by two
Dexterity saving throw, taking 21 (6d6) fire damage on a failed alcoves. Within each alcove, standing the full 30-foot
save, or half as much damage on a successful one. Fire-breathing
fiends that take the form of powerful dogs, hell hounds commonly height of the ceiling, is a bronze statue holding a
serve evil creatures that use them as guard animals and spear. A soft blue curtain of light flows between the
companions. two alcoves. Dimly visible on the other side of the
light curtain are more descending stairs.
Crypt 39.
Anyone of lawful good alignment can pass through
"Beucephalus, The Wonder Horse. May the flowers the curtain without difficulty. All other alignments
grow ever greener where he trods." are teleported back to the top of the stairs behind
them.
This crypt has a larger door than all the rest. A
nightmare inside rears up when the door is opened. K88. Tomb of Barov and Ravenovia
This is Strahds steed. He leaves by flying up the
shaft in the spiral staircase, K18a This tomb rests in hushed silence. Great stained
windows filling the eastern walls filter dim light into
Crypt 40. this room. A closed coffin stands on each side of this
roughly 40-foot-square room.
"Tatsaul Eris: Last of the line"
Check your Fortunes of Ravenloft results for possible
K85. Tomb of Sergei Von Zarovich treasure and encounters here.
The Barovians and their ancestors have lived in this valley for as
long as anyone can remember. Their lives are deeply imbedded in
their homes and their traditions. They are, by nature, very wary
of strange peoples and customs, almost to the point of paranoia.
Men The way Barovians deal with strangers is somewhat unsettling.
They have a tendency to stare openly, in silence, venting their
disapproval of everything that is not familiar to them. Barovians
Gypsies are not talkative with strangers to the extent of being pointedly
Medium, human, neutral rude. Most
Barovians have violent tempers that boil through their customary
Armor Class 12 (leather armor) silence when they are provoked. They also have a social
Hit Points 11 (2d8 + 2) cohesiveness (thrust upon them by their weird circumstances)
Speed 30 ft. that can make them rise up together against outsiders if one
Barovian is mistreated.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA Barovians are, by tradition, a happy people, though their history
11 (+0) 12 (+1) 12 (+1) 10 (+0) 10 (+0) 10 (+0) and current conditions are not happy. If one manages to win the
trust of a Barovian, one has a friend for life and an ally that will
Senses passive Perception 10 never fail.
Languages Common
Challenge 1/8 (25 XP) The Barovians know the following:
Actions 1. When they attempt to leave the land of Barovia, they begin
Scimitar. Melee Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one to choke. Those who do not turn back perish.
target. 2. The Master of Ravenloft is The Devil Strahd. Barovians
Hit: 4 (1d6 + 1) slashing damage. believe that Strahd is a curse placed over the land because
Light Crossbow. Ranged Weapon Attack: +3 to hit, range 80 of some forgotten sin of their ancestors.
ft./320 ft., one target. 3. Vampires can be destroyed, but no one has ever succeeded.
Hit: 5 (1d8 + 1) piercing damage. Barovians know all the tricks for destroying vampires
outlined in the Monster Manual
Gypsies' traditions, humor, and language are dark and
mysterious. Only the gypsies can pass through Barovia at will.
Their leader, Madam Eva, foreshadows the events that befall
adventurers. Gypsies may be found anywhere.
The gypsies speak in long flowing riddles of often useless
Monsters
information. They tell tales of their forefathers that are almost
certainly untrue. Their riddles and stories are a front, for the Ghost
gypsies are a most serious people. They are quick to act when Medium undead, any alignment
their lives or traditions are threatened. They are merciless when
they feel they must be. Armor Class 11
Gypsies readily tell adventurers that they have a potion that Hit Points 45 (10d8)
protects them from the vampire. Although this is a lie, they Speed 0 ft., fly 40 ft.
attempt to sell their fake potion for as much money as they can
get. The gypsies always try to appear as though they are helpful. STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
In truth, the only information that they ever give away is 7 (-2) 13 (+1) 10 (+0) 10 (+0) 12 (+1) 17 (+3)
misleading at best and often a lie. The gypsies are in the service
of Strahd von Zarovich and fear the consequences of Damage Resistances acid, fire, lightning, thunder;
disobedience. bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical weapons
Damage Immunities cold, necrotic, poison
Condition Immunities charmed, exhaustion, frightened,
grappled, paralyzed, petrified, poisoned, prone, restrained
Senses darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 11
Villagers Languages any languages it knew in life
Medium, human, neutral Challenge 4 (1,100 XP)
Armor Class 10 Ethereal Sight. The ghost can see 60 feet into the Ethereal
Hit Points 4 (1d8) Plane when it is on the Material Plane, and vice versa.
Speed 30 ft. Incorporeal Movement. The ghost can move through other
creatures and objects as if they were difficult terrain. It takes 5
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA (1d10) force damage if it ends its turn inside an object.
10 (+0) 10 (+0) 10 (+0) 10 (+0) 10 (+0) 10 (+0)
Actions
Senses passive Perception 10
Withering Touch. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft.,
Languages Common
one target.
Challenge 0 (10 XP)
Hit: 17 (4d6 + 3) necrotic damage.
Etherealness. The ghost enters the Ethereal Plane from the
Actions Material Plane, or vice versa. It is visible on the Material Plane
Club. Melee Weapon Attack: +2 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. while it is in the Border Ethereal, and vice versa, yet it cant affect
Hit: 2 (1d4) bludgeoning damage. or be affected by anything on the other plane.
Horrifying Visage. Each non-undead creature within 60 feet of
the ghost that can see it must succeed on a DC 13 Wisdom
saving throw or be frightened for 1 minute. If the save fails by 5 Skills Stealth +7
or more, the target also ages 1d4 10 years. A frightened Senses blindsight 10 ft., darkvision 60 ft., passive Perception 10
target can repeat the saving throw at the end of each of its turns, Languages
ending the frightened condition on itself on a success. If a Challenge 1 (200 XP)
targets saving throw is successful or the effect ends for it, the
target is immune to this ghosts Horrifying Visage for the next 24 Spider Climb. The spider can climb difficult surfaces, including
hours. The aging effect can be reversed with a greater restoration upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability
spell, but only within 24 hours of it occurring. check.
Possession (Recharge 6). One humanoid that the ghost can Web Sense. While in contact with a web, the spider knows the
see within 5 feet of it must succeed on a DC 13 Charisma saving exact location of any other creature in contact with the same
throw or be possessed by the ghost; the ghost then disappears, web.
and the target is incapacitated and loses control of its body. The Web Walker. The spider ignores movement restrictions caused
ghost now controls the body but doesnt deprive the target of by webbing.
awareness. The ghost cant be targeted by any attack, spell, or
other effect, except ones that turn undead, and it retains its Actions
alignment, Intelligence, Wisdom, Charisma, and immunity to Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one creature.
being charmed and frightened. It otherwise uses the possessed Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) piercing damage, and the target must make a DC
targets statistics, but doesnt gain access to the targets 11 Constitution saving throw, taking 9 (2d8) poison damage on a
knowledge, class features, or proficiencies. failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. If the
The possession lasts until the body drops to 0 hit points, the poison damage reduces the target to 0 hit points, the target is
ghost ends it as a bonus action, or the ghost is turned or forced stable but poisoned for 1 hour, and paralyzed while poisoned in
out by an effect like the dispel evil and good spell. When the this way.
possession ends, the ghost reappears in an unoccupied space Web (Recharge 5-6). Ranged Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, range
within 5 feet of the body. The target is immune to this ghosts 30 ft./60 ft., one creature.
Possession for 24 hours after succeeding on the saving throw or Hit: The target is restrained by webbing. As an action, the
after the possession ends. restrained target can make a DC 12 Strength check, bursting the
webbing on a success. The webbing can also be attacked and
A ghost is the soul of a once-living creature, bound to haunt a destroyed (AC 10; hp 5; vulnerability to fire damage; immunity to
location, creature, or object from its life. bludgeoning, poison, and psychic damage).
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
13 (+1) 15 (+2) 10 (+0) 7 (-2) 10 (+0) 6 (-2) 5 (-3) 15 (+2) 10 (+0) 2 (-4) 12 (+1) 4 (-3)
With their razor-sharp teeth and jagged claws, ghouls roam the Actions
night in packs, driven by an insatiable hunger for humanoid flesh. Bites. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 0 ft., one creature
in the swarms space.
Hit: 5 (2d4) piercing damage, or 2 (1d4) piercing damage if the
swarm has half of its hit points or fewer.
Giant Spider
Large beast, unaligned
Armor Class 15 (natural armor) Sunlight Sensitivity. While in sunlight, the wight has
Hit Points 82 (11d8 + 33) disadvantage on attack rolls, as well as on Wisdom (Perception)
Speed 30 ft. checks that rely on sight.
Wight Actions
Medium undead, neutral evil Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target.
Hit: 7 (2d4 + 2) piercing damage. If the target is a creature, it
Armor Class 14 (studded leather) must succeed on a DC 11 Strength saving throw or be knocked
Hit Points 45 (6d8 + 18) prone.
Speed 30 ft.
STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
16 (+3) 13 (+1) 13 (+1) 7 (-2) 11 (+0) 8 (-1) 13 (+1) 6 (-2) 16 (+3) 3 (-4) 6 (-2) 5 (-3)
Wraith
Medium undead, neutral evil
Armor Class 13
Hit Points 45 (6d8 + 18)
Speed 0 ft., fly 60 ft.
Actions
Life Drain. Melee Weapon Attack: +5 to hit, reach 5 ft., one
creature.
Hit: 16 (3d8 + 3) necrotic damage, and the target must succeed
on a DC 13 Constitution saving throw or its hit point maximum is
reduced by an amount equal to the damage taken. If this attack
reduces the target's hit point maximum to 0, the target dies. This
reduction to the target's hit point maximum lasts until the target
finishes a long rest.