Curse of Strahd Companion 8: The Village of Krezk
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The Curse of Strahd Companion is your comprehensive guide to running 5th Edition's greatest and grimmest campaign. The Companion dives through every chapter of Curse of Strahd and incorporates Wyatt Trull's mithral-bestselling module¸ The Wedding at Ravenloft as the campaign's climax. This chapter overhauls Krezk through the death¸ resurrection¸ and abduction of Ireena Kolyana by Strahd¸ thereby setting up The Wedding at Ravenloft:
Evil's Bride. The Companion's most devastating storyline to date¸ Evil's Bride sees Ireena Kolyana slain by Strahd's thunderbolt as she almost escapes Barovia and joins Sergei in Krezk's sacred pool. Better for the Devil¸ he knows¸ to kill Ireena and wait another generation than lose Tatyana forever. Having seen the Abbot already resurrect the burgomaster's son¸ the adventurers will know to bring Ireena's corpse to the Abbey of Saint Markovia. Alas¸ following her resurrection¸ Strahd arrives on the back of Beucephalus¸ his nightmare steed¸ to seize his beloved Tatyana once and for all. The following morning¸ invitations to the Wedding at Ravenloft are sent out across Barovia. Dramatis Personae. A handy guide detailing all characters featured in this chapter of the campaign¸ with advice and variants. Areas of Note. An in-depth guide to the abbey's notable areas¸ replete with new and better flavor¸ new lore¸ and new loot.
DM Notes. Notes including but not limited to spicing up the region with valuable roleplay with select NPCs. Magic Item Descriptions. Save yourself the time of digging through the Dungeon Master's Guide to determine how the magic items in this chapter work. Monster Stats. Time is precious¸ and matters all the more in combat. Appendix B has the statistics for the NPCs used in this chapter!
Publishing Schedule It is no secret that Curse of Strahd's chapters are organized counterintuitively. The Companion will be publishing chapters with a more narrative focus in mind:
Order Chapter 1 1: Into the Mists 2 Death House Prologue 3 2: The Lands of Barovia 4 3: The Village of Barovia 5 6: Old Bonegrinder 6 5: The Town of Vallaki 7 7: Argynvostholt 8 11: Van Richten's Tower 9 8: The Village of Krezk 10 12: The Wizard of Wines 11 14: Yester Hill 12 15: The Werewolf Den 13 10: The Ruins of Berez 14 9: Tsolenka Pass 15 13: The Amber Temple 16 4: Castle Ravenloft
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The Curse of Strahd Companion is your comprehensive guide to running 5th Edition's greatest and grimmest campaign. The Companion dives through every chapter of Curse of Strahd and incorporates Wyatt Trull's mithral-bestselling module¸ The Wedding at Ravenloft as the campaign's climax. This chapter overhauls Krezk through the death¸ resurrection¸ and abduction of Ireena Kolyana by Strahd¸ thereby setting up The Wedding at Ravenloft:
Evil's Bride. The Companion's most devastating storyline to date¸ Evil's Bride sees Ireena Kolyana slain by Strahd's thunderbolt as she almost escapes Barovia and joins Sergei in Krezk's sacred pool. Better for the Devil¸ he knows¸ to kill Ireena and wait another generation than lose Tatyana forever. Having seen the Abbot already resurrect the burgomaster's son¸ the adventurers will know to bring Ireena's corpse to the Abbey of Saint Markovia. Alas¸ following her resurrection¸ Strahd arrives on the back of Beucephalus¸ his nightmare steed¸ to seize his beloved Tatyana once and for all. The following morning¸ invitations to the Wedding at Ravenloft are sent out across Barovia. Dramatis Personae. A handy guide detailing all characters featured in this chapter of the campaign¸ with advice and variants. Areas of Note. An in-depth guide to the abbey's notable areas¸ replete with new and better flavor¸ new lore¸ and new loot.
DM Notes. Notes including but not limited to spicing up the region with valuable roleplay with select NPCs. Magic Item Descriptions. Save yourself the time of digging through the Dungeon Master's Guide to determine how the magic items in this chapter work. Monster Stats. Time is precious¸ and matters all the more in combat. Appendix B has the statistics for the NPCs used in this chapter!
Publishing Schedule It is no secret that Curse of Strahd's chapters are organized counterintuitively. The Companion will be publishing chapters with a more narrative focus in mind:
Order Chapter 1 1: Into the Mists 2 Death House Prologue 3 2: The Lands of Barovia 4 3: The Village of Barovia 5 6: Old Bonegrinder 6 5: The Town of Vallaki 7 7: Argynvostholt 8 11: Van Richten's Tower 9 8: The Village of Krezk 10 12: The Wizard of Wines 11 14: Yester Hill 12 15: The Werewolf Den 13 10: The Ruins of Berez 14 9: Tsolenka Pass 15 13: The Amber Temple 16 4: Castle Ravenloft
Website: https://wyatttrull.com/
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Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/wyatttrull
Email: wyatt@wyatttrull.com