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Session 190- A Return to Barovia Part 40
8/23/2025
Zuleika and Emil wake up before Team Rams and leave Castle
Ravenloft to pursue their own business.
Team Rams go down to the Dining Hall (K10) for coffee and
“porridge”. The Abbot casts Purify Food and Water on the meal.
The Abbot tells Team Rams that Vasilka is concerned about the
safety of the Castle Ravenloft for the children and the wedding
guests. He suggests clearing and cleaning the Castle from top
to bottom. Tira is enthusiastic about leading a cleaning crew.
Tim and Fecus agree to clear the Castle of monsters and hazards.
Hall of Faith (K14), Chapel (K15), North Chapel Access (K16),
Creaky Landing (K29), and King’s Balcony (K28) are explored.
Rolling for random encounters, none showed up.
King’s Hall (K27) is carefully explored by Tim and Fecus flying on
Fecus’ Magic Carpet. They inspect the apparatus of the Vampire
Mannequin Trap and disarm it. As they finish that up, 9 Crawling
Claws come through the western door and Rams quickly kill them,
with only Fritigern taking damage.
Guard’s Post (K26) leads to the Audience Hall (K25). They find a
Trinket (42) a Lepidopterist’s Box Filled with Dead Moths with
Skull-like Patterns on Their Wings. Fecus sits on the throne and
clowns for a bit saying “I’m Strahd, I’m Strahd, I’m Strahd.” Tim
laughs, Gugula looks nervous, and Shelby looks disapproving.
They take the stairs down to the Grand Landing (K19) where Fritigern
triggers the Suit of Armor trap and takes damage. The Team take
the time afterwards to disable the traps of both Suits of Armor.
They go back through the Audience Hall (K25) to the King’s
Accountant’s Office (K30) Tim finds the key to the chests in a hollowed
out book on the desk. Opening the chests they find copper pieces,
gold pieces, and a Manual of Bodily Health.
Back in the Audience Hall (K25) they find the secret door to the Turret
Post Access Hall (K13). From there they discover the Guards’ Stair
(K64) and take them down to another Turret Post Access Hall on the
Main Floor.
They discover a cache of mirrors in the South Archers’ Post (K11) and
pop into the Turret Post in (K12).
Back up the Guards’ Stair (K64) through the Turret Post Access Hall
(K13), Audience Hall (K25), and the Guards’ Post (K26) they poke
around and find the secret door to the King’s Apartment Stair (K33).
I’ll note that I rolled for random encounters every time they entered a
new room. The dice were kind to the PCs during this particular
session;-)
Their last encounter of the evening is in the Servants’ Bedroom area
where they meet the high strung maid, Helga Ruvak. Helga claims to
be a kidnapped daughter of Barovia’s bootmaker, but Tim and Fecus
recognise the signs of Vampirism and move to confront her. The
session ended here before initiative is rolled.
9 Crawling Claws killed = 90 XP
20,000 CP = 200 XP
1000 GP = 1000 XP
500 PP = 5000 XP
A Lepidopterest’s Box filled with Dead Moths with Skull-like Patterns
on their Wings
Manual of Bodily Health
Total XP = 6290 XP
Tim and Fecus each receive 2096 XP
Gugula and Shelby each receive 1048 XP
Perchance Prompt 8/29/25 Armored dark fantasy adventurers
discover a cache of mirrors in the South Archers’ Post of a
gothic castle, horror concept art
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