faleconosco@boasafrasementes.com.br. This Map is made in Dungeondraft with 2-minute tabletop and forgotten adventures assets. Thanks to Roll 20s map pack I circumvented the need to prep the maps and creatures for this adventure (and the rest of the campaign). It can move through tunnels without squeezing and completely fills its space. A character can use an action to turn the wheel, raising or lowering the nearby portcullis (see area 37). Can be convinced to show them and they will point to the doll house. Drawing out the section after having such nice card stock I printed the others on seems a little deflating. The creature put up a fair fight, but herLife Drain almost straight-up murdered the partys fighter if he didnt make the DC 10 Constitution save. Exploration of the house was well-done. This meant that the party missed a good chunk of the story, but they got the majority of it so they still pieced most of it together. This also includes the initial plot hook information. Purchased this and the labyrinth section BEFORE the shambling mound / pool section is missing. Death house sacrifice opinions Hey folks, first time DM here, had a question about an idea I had for death house. If the PCs exit the room without playing the harpsichord, the sound of Song of Elizabeth can be heard faintly through the doors until the room is re-entered. I am not a messiah sent to you by the Dark Powers of this land. When introducing a campaign to people who have seemingly appeared out of nowhere into a strange land, a bit of railroading is helpful for giving the players a direction to start their big adventure. This site works best with JavaScript enabled. [http://dndadventurersleague.org/death-house-and-the-dd-adventurers-league], Haunted One Background I also intentionally left it as-is to help gauge the difficulty of the campaign for my party as it includes two extra characters than the intended party size of four. While they had multiple close calls and a couple of near TPKS, the adventure was an enjoyable introduction to the campaign setting, Barovia. Mike Schley made the map, and provided it free on his website. The following skills are suggested for surmounting this obstacle: There is no mandatory obstacle here, but a trap that might not have been previously encountered by the adventurers. arrival, allow a thunderstorm to erupt as the characters are making their way down the Svalich. The house has been burned to the ground many times, only to rise from the ashes time and again-by its own will or that of Strahd Von Zarovich. I initially gave the group the option of either starting at level 3 or running Death House at level 1. I cant imagine throwing a group of new players into this as a campaign intro without seriously nerfing some fights. First-edition works of poetry and fiction. i just realized before running this for my group in a couple days, this only has the subdungeon, it does not have the upper part of Death House dungeon in it. The oak table in the middle contains: cask of wine, two carved wooden goblets, a pipe rack, and a candelabrum. My players have gathered all the legendary items, completed a majority of the chapters and are currently level 8 (they will be level 9 when they fight Strahd). Unfortunately, you would have to do printable scaling yourself. Unlike the ghouls, Mrs. Durst retains the ability of speech. At night, the character can spend 1 hit die to move through solid objects as though they were difficult terrain. It should be there now. Theway the story is told is so awesome. This seems fine. They will sing to wake up Lorghoth the Decayer, a Shambling Mound hiding in the southernmost alcove. All of this is valuable info for those of us running CoS, but the general theme of cultists being killed by a greater entity is easily modified for those running this as a standalone adventure. Tokens of Horror Volume 1 : Curse of Strahd - Death House - 16 Custom Hand drawn horror themed tokens for use in your Curse of Strahd Campaign. while we played. Sure, they killed everything prior to exploring the basement, but they had no intention of backtracking through the upper-levels of the house to confirm that. You've got to get from location 38 to location 32 in the basement (assuming you even know location 32 exists). /u/MandyMod, Fleshing out Curse of Strahd, Part 2: Entering Barovia and Streamlining Death House. In the well, a skeleton has been roused from its slumber, and grapples the last character that moves through this chamber. Death House was the house owned by Gustav and Elisabeth Durst. I have recently started DMing CoS and have been thinking a lot about how to ensure that my players understand just how detestable and abhorrent our beloved villain is. Death House isn't the first free adventure for 5th edition that has been shared by WotC, but it is much longer than the other ones. The childrens room contains a dollhouse that is a to-scale version of the house. We awaken thee!", and summons Walter. The silverware tarnishes, the crystal cracks, the portrait fades, and the tapestry rots if removed from the house. Upper Hall Unlit oil lamps are mounted on the walls of this elegant hall. Death House is also the first AL adventure to allow milestone advancement. Available in hi-res format for print Someone more or less recently posted a story about their party's late game encounter with Strahd. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Monstrous. I will be volunteering to play for our FLGS (friendly local gaming store) that night, and so Ive put together a lot of notes to help myself when running the game. If asked how one gets to the basement, Rose points to the dollhouse and says, Theres a secret door in the attic. Characters who then search the dollhouse for secret doors gain advantage on their Wisdom (Perception) checks to find them. Endings Compendium - Sources->Curse of Strahd For the purposes of potential combat, they have an AC of 12, 5 hit points each, immunity to poison and psychic damage, and -1 to Strength. In it, Strahd used an illusion to make an NPC important to the PCs look like a vampire spawn and had them attack people. Most older books are in scanned image format because original digital layout files never existed or were no longer available from the publisher. The water is 2 feet deep. A bunch of stuff doesn't load. However, I think it should only be used if Strahd has not promised the party that they won't be harmed while under his roof. If the PCs take his hand and accept Norganus dark gift, they awaken in the tall grass in front of the house. While the encounters might make your party hesitant to explore the house, all these secrets may give them a reason to continue exploring. The 1.25" grid is, I have found, a better scale with modern miniatures and tends to make the map feel more believable and less crowded. I combined the campaign introduction my party decided on and weaved it into The Creeping Fog plot hook from the first chapter. It pursues prey beyond the room but wont leave the dungeon. The wolves have the statistics of a wolf but with vulnerability to slashing, piercing, and fire damage; their Bite attack deals 1 piercing damage; and they do not need to breathe. I believe this works especially well when the PCs not targeted by Strahd don't understand why their companions don't resist the vampire. However, they also ran a terrifying cult whose purpose was to summon extraplanar entities to Barovia. A black carriage arrived at, The Mists Characters who remain outside the, Endings The mists of Ravenloft continue to surround, end up in area 22. Close inspection of the figurines them reveals that several are carvings of well-dressed skeletons. It hurts me to say that your mother has turned into one such monster, inside and out. The fights were cool, flavorful, and dangerous. If slain, he does not die quietly. Not a big deal, but it wouldve been a nice addition. 87. r/CurseofStrahd. Chanting can be heard coming from the west. Spare Bedroom This dust-choked room contains a slender bed, a nightstand, a small iron stove, a writing desk with a stool, an empty wardrobe, and a rocking chair. A PC hears footsteps descending from the attic and stopping outside of their door before moving away to the library. The unwary DM who runs this adventure as written will have a TPK on her hands at least once, if not multiple times, in the adventure. I'm thinking running it in six sessions of three hours each. But I wanted to do things a little different. Characters can burn the house to the ground if they want, but any destruction to the house is temporary. [http://media.wizards.com/2016/downloads/DND/Curse%20of%20Strahd%20Introductory%20Adventure.pdf], Running Death House Notes http://media.wizards.com/2016/downloads/DND/Curse%20of%20Strahd%20Introductory%20Adventure.pdf, https://docs.google.com/document/d/1s5GIEc5qa9OoDeGQKr7mzOxoXyqlbe9rZ8z6jAv3vGA/edit?usp=sharing, http://mikeschley.zenfolio.com/p678546160/h61fadc4d#h61fadc4d, http://dndadventurersleague.org/death-house-and-the-dd-adventurers-league, http://media.wizards.com/2016/downloads/DND/CharacterBackground_HauntedOne.pdf, Too Much of a Good Thing: Success and Magic Items, Elemental Evil: Princes of the Apocalypse, UA 2023: Players Handbook Druid and Paladin Breakdown. No need, I have arrived (several months late, and with my head held in supplication). Death House has put all its remaining energy to afflict its prey with a powerful phantasmal force spell (no saving throws required). And Im afraid the disease that afflicted her mind has taken hold of me as well. If reduced to half hit-points, Mrs. Durst commands the PCs to leave, and defensively backs herself into the corner. The children fear abandonment. Not to mention the fact that we had multiple near-TPKs during these first 2 sessions. Its so wordy! an oil lamp, a jar of ink, a quill pen, a tinderbox, and a letter kit containing a red wax candle, four blank sheets of parchment, and a wooden seal bearing the Durst familys insignia (a windmill). Characters on the dais when the cultists appear must sacrifice a creature on the altar or face the cults wrath; characters can ascertain what must be done with a successful DC 11 Intelligence (Religion) or Wisdom (Insight) check. There will be a AL players guide released this week that will have rules for players and instructions for DMs to run games in the official campaign. Not quite ghosts, yet not quite illusions, the Dursts are representative of the emotional carnage of the manor. I found this out after I went to Office Max and printed them out for my groups adventure this week. [http://mikeschley.zenfolio.com/p678546160/h61fadc4d#h61fadc4d], D&D AL Article All in all, we had a fun time withDeath House. Sorry for the confusion. The books rot and fall apart if taken from the house. In the reliquary of the Death House adventure the PCs find a collection of unpleasant items. At your discretion, this can serve as an obstacle. Hi, my name is Stavros and I am an Indi Author, DM, and huge RPG fan. 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Excuse me, let me clarify. Any character looking inside the dollhouse while in Rose and Thorns room can see the appropriately-placed dolls of all living creatures within the manor. Its goal is to continue the work of the cult by luring visitors to their doom. If the characters make the sacrifice, the cultists fade away, but their tireless chant of He is the Ancient. Curse of Strahd. It felt much more accessible during game-time. Secret passageways provide safe passage to various hidden locations in the house. They can be convinced to wait in the portico (area 1A) while the characters search the house. He is the Land, echoes again in the dungeon. Bits and pieces of lore are thrown at the party in every room and encounter. Margaret does her best, but other clouds yet trouble my dreams. FREE Death House Foundry Map Only! Upon emerging from the house, the characters advance to 3rd level. Characters who descend the stairs and follow, - Sources->Eberron: Rising from the Last War, Principalities) Elves have carried the Mark of Shadow for thousands of years. Will be using the maps real soon on our "one-shot Durst Manor". You want this to be fun, scary, and challenging. It was a tough fight, but tactical combat made the on paper fight scarier than the real thing. There's a disappointing truth to Death Housethe prologue to Curse of Strahdand it's that it's alternative ending "The Cult is Denied" is just a dull series of rolls.Each character rolls against poisonous smoke. As with others. Any tips? Upon studying it, PCs gain advantage for finding the secrets in the house. So close, that when we went over it after that session a few players questioned if a party of four wouldve been successful if I didnt pull (theoretical) punches against them. The suite is as cold and unforgiving as their marriage; while Gustav paces the room, Elisabeth fumes in mute disdain at her vanity. I used this for my group this past Halloween and it was easy to use and put together and everyone enjoyed it. The Curse of Strahd handouts are all available for free from the Wizards of the Coast web site as a PDF here: http://media.wizards.com/2016/downloads/DND/CoS_Handouts.pdf "Orcs are savage raiders and pillagers with stooped postures, low foreheads, and piggish faces with prominent lower canines that resemble tusks. Elves have carried the Mark of Shadow for thousands of years. All humanoid statblocks are human unless otherwise specified. If one of the ghosts possesses a character, allow the player to retain control of the character, but assign the character one of the following flaws: One must die! they chant, over and over. To count as a sacrifice, a living creature must die on the altar. But it can also twist them into hideous beings. Mrs. Durst has gone completely insane. It's rusted frame encloses a large 4 story house and a few other dilapidated sheds beside it. The formatting separates different aspects of the houses dangerous transformation into bullet points. Really high quality graphics. 1. (Spoilers for Curse of Strahd ahead!) Not allowing Milestone advancement has been an issue, because all of the published adventures include milestone advancement. Curse of Strahd The Curse of Strahd storyline season takes place from March 2016 to August 2016. It made this whole part much easier, but it was still a unique challenge. The notes are geared toward Adventurers League play, but are relevant to anyone preparing to run the adventure. " Bound by Fate If the PCs attempt to discuss this incident or an Uncle Dimov with Rose, she instantly clams up. At this point, she bears only a vague resemblance to her own portrait. Black and White Free Maps (untagged) Characters searching the footlocker find a folded cloak of protection, a small wooden coffer (unlocked) containing four potions of healing, a chain shirt, a mess kit, a flask of alchemists fire, a bullseye lantern, a set of thieves tools, and a spellbook with a yellow leather cover containing the following wizard spells: 1st level: disguise self, identify, mage armor, magic missile, protection from evil and good, 2nd level: darkvision, hold person, invisibility, magic weapon, A small, mummified, yellow hand with sharp claws (a goblins hand) on a loop of rope, A dagger with a rats skull set into the pommel, An 8-inch-diameter varnished orb made from a nothics eye, A folded cloak made from stitched ghoul skin, A cracked egg containing the remains of a skeletal infant dragon, A wooden figurine of a black knight bearing the emblem of a rose, A 6-inch-tall wooden figurine of a mummy, its arms crossed over its chest, An iron pendant adorned with a devils face, A small chunk of amber resin that exudes an evil aura. 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