What more could I ask for?įinally, I have created a new page containing all of my Castle Ravenloft posts so far. I enjoy playing it and will continue to play it. It also features a new encounter format designed to make running the adventure easier for the Dungeon Master. This adventure expands on the original adventure, introduces some never-before-seen threats. Ultimately, I am very glad that I bought this set, due to its emphasis on the undead. Expedition to Castle Ravenloft is a 224-page D&D adventure that harkens back to classic 1st-edition adventure, Ravenloft. The rest are mostly good with a few being average.
This game features some genuinely well sculpted figures, like the Blazing Skeletons, Dracolich, Flesh Golem, Howling Hag and Rat Swarm, as well as a few very badly sculpted figures like Strahd/Young Vampire and the Zombies. But look closer at him and you realise what a fantastic figure he is and how amazingly well sculpted he is. When you first open the Castle Ravenloft boxed game, Gravestorm just stands out from all the other figures simply because of his size. Just imagine having to face Strahd and Gravestorm together! What a frightening thought! In all of the scenarios provided with this game, the Heroes usually have to face only 1 Villain at a time. With HP20 he can soak up a tremendous amount of damage. Ravenloft, redubbed the Friendship Palace by Franz, was brought outside Phandalin.Strahd is harder to hit than Gravestorm with Armour Class 19 compared to the Dracolich's AC14 but no one in Castle Ravenloft has as many Hit Points as Gravestorm. You and your fellow Heroes must work as a team to succeed. The dangers are great, the monsters are deadly, and only the bravest Heroes GAme Overview The Dungeons & Dragons: Castle Ravenloft Board Game is a cooperative adventure game. The castle was consecrated of its evil powers and teleported back to the material plane. These Heroes have chosen to enter the castle and discover the secrets waiting within. Much later, Outhouse returned to Barovia with a new power.
Carlos and Mordenkainen were able to recover Argynvost's skull and return it to its home. The Fangs acted quickly, driving a stake into his heart, ending his reign forever.Īfter defeating the vampire, the Fangs had a run of the place, looting if for all it was worth.
The party followed him back down to his destroyed coffin, where he rematerialized, stunned. As Swirvathan unleashed a mighty Eldritch Blast, the vampire evaporated into mist. They engaged in epic battle with the vampire, using the artifacts to bring him to his knees. Using Vladimir's revenant powers, the party was able to quickly find Strahd in his study. Knowing the nature of vampires, the party destroyed his resting place and advanced onwards. While in the catacombs, the party was able to find Strahd's coffin. Joining the Fangs and rounding out the Barovian Liberation Squad was Rictavio, Izek, and Vladimir. The Fangs were able to tunnel below the ravine into the castle's catacombs using an earth elemental under the control of Avich. The army was left under the supervision of Mordenkainen while the Fangs advanced on the castle. The people of Barovia helped to man the trebuchets and do battle with Strahd's army of the undead. We come upon a black carriage with two black horses. We get on the Old Svalich Road to Castle Ravenloft. Paid Father Petrovich 100 gold to make 2 flasks of holy water. Father Petrovich is there and we tell him that Ireena was taken by Strahd. In the Siege of Ravenloft, the Fangs were able to gather the forces of Barovia to march upon the castle. We buy 4 potions of greater healing and a silvered war hammer for Hog’s crossbow. It’s poorly organized, fails to explain basic terminology, establishes other terminology which it then proceeds to use inconsistently, and then compounds all of these problems with an atrocious (lack of) organization. The castle proper included a cathedral, study, teleportation center, and various other chambers. The Castle Ravenloft rulebook is quite possibly the worst I’ve ever read. Beneath the castle was a vast network of catacombs, home to important figures of Barovia's past. Strahd ruled over Barovia for hundreds of years until the arrival of the Fangs.Ĭastle Ravenloft stood on a large pillar of stone overlooking a vast ravine. The Knights of Argynvostholt tried to combat Strahd and march on his castle, but were soundly defeated. When Strahd rose as a vampire, he overtook Castle Ravenloft, establishing his dominion over Barovia. Castle Ravenloft was the ancestral home of the von Zarovich family.