Since the castle is geared for characters from level 9-10, we'll simply start our PCs at that level.

In this article I'll be referencing the Curse of StrahdВ book, as well as map locations on page 35.Д¬urse of StrahdВ assumes that the characters will travel through the cursed land of Barovia for several levels, gaining experience and allies, before venturing into Castle Ravenloft itself. Depending on your group's play speed, this might take from six to twelve hours - perfect fodder for a long day or a few sessions of adventuring. In this article, I'll walk through the changes you'll need to make in order to run just the 'classic' portion of the adventure. The good news is that all the elements you need to run Castle Ravenloft as a one-shot are contained within Curse of Strahd. However, the adventure also spans ten levels and likely months of play for a regular group.ДЄs a DM, you might wish to run justВ the original Ravenloft adventure, getting a taste of the unique horror of Barovia without dedicating an entire campaign to it.

Instead, players must confront the depressed land of Barovia and a tragic yet irredeemably evil villain. It's completely different from the hack-and-slash heroic fantasy of Tyranny of DragonsВ or the madcap adventure of Out of the Abyss. RavenloftВ introduced the iconic villain Strahd von Zarovich - a vampire lord with a tragic background - and his domain, the cursed castle of Ravenloft.Д¬urse of StrahdВ is a compelling adventure. In 1983, Tracy and Laura Hickman released RavenloftВ for the first edition of 'Advanced' D&D and the adventure became an instant classic. Several of the Fifth Edition adventures released so far are based on adventures from earlier editions of D&D, and Curse of Strahdis no exception. The adventure incorporates material from the original RavenloftВ adventure as well as new story content created by Tracy and Laura Hickman, Chris Perkins, Adam Lee, Richard Whitters, and Jeremy Crawford.ДЄdventure modules require base game knowledge of D&D.Strahd is easily in the running for D&D's It was written by Chris Perkins, edited by Kim Mohan and Jeremy Crawford, and art directed by Kate Irwin. Also available from GF9 is a Curse of Strahd Dungeon Master's Screen.Д¬urse of StrahdВ is produced by Wizards of the Coast. Available separately: a 54-card deck by Gale Force Nine representing the Tarokka cards, used by the fortune-teller Madam Eva in the adventure to randomly determine key aspects of the adventure.Fans of the Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying GameВ can have additional adventures in Ravenloft by participating in the D&D Adventurers League organized play program.A fantasy-horror adventure for characters levels 1-10, Curse of StrahdВ provides everything a Dungeon Master needs to create an exciting and memorable play experience.The master of Castle Ravenloft is having guests for dinner-and you are invited. Only the howling of the wind fills the midnight air. A lightning flash rips through the darkness, but Strahd is gone. The windвЂ™s howling increases as he turns his gaze down toward the village of Barovia. Rumbling thunder pounds the castle spires. Under raging storm clouds, the vampire Count Strahd von Zarovich stands silhouetted against the ancient walls of Castle Ravenloft.

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