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All characters and their distinctive likenesses are property of Wizards of the Coast. This material is protected under the copyright laws of the United States of America. Any reproduction or unauthorized use of the material or artwork contained herein is prohibited without the express written permission of Wizards of the Coast.  \nPrinted in the USA. ©2016 Wizards of the Coast LLC, PO Box 707, Renton, WA 98057-0707, USA. Manufactured by Hasbro SA, Rue Emile-Boéchat 31, 2800 Delémont, CH. Represented by Hasbro Europe, 4 The Square, Stockley Park, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB11 1ET, UK.  \nDeath House  \nYou can run Curse of Strahd for 1st-level characters with the help of this optional mini-adventure, which is designed to advance characters to 3rd level. Players creating 1st-level characters can use the haunted one character background in appendix A, or they can pick backgrounds from the Player’s Handbook as normal.  \nBefore the characters can explore the haunted townhouse known as Death House, you need to guide them to the village of Barovia. The “Creeping Fog” adventure hook in chapter 1 works best, as it introduces few distractions. Once the characters arrive in Strahd’s domain, steer them to the village. For the duration of this introductory adventure, any attempt by the characters to explore other locations in Strahd’s domain causes themists of Ravenloft to block their path.  \nHistory  \nDeath House is the name given to an old row house in the village of Barovia (area E7 on the village map) . 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. Locals give the building a wide berth for fear of antagonizing the evil spirits believed to haunt it.  \nThe wealthy family that built the house practiced the dark arts. Through seduction and indoctrination, they expanded their cult to include a small yet nefarious circle of friends. When word got out, the rest of the village turned a blind eye to the house and the nightly debaucheries happening within it.  \nThe cult tried to summon malevolent extraplanar entities with no success. The cultists also preyed on visitors, sacrificed them in bizarre rituals, and hosted morbid banquets to feast on their corpses. When nothing came of these ritualized murders, the cultists’ activities became thinly disguised excuses to indulge their lurid fantasies. The ranks of the cult thinned as members began to lose interest in the debacle.  \nThen Strahd von Zarovich arrived.  \nThe cultists ","cbCaiiWuUomEsMJ5","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiiWuUomEsMJ5","pdf",62496457,12,"English","# Death House\n## Running the Introductory Adventure\n## History\n## Rose and Thorn","[{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of the Death House mini-adventure in Curse of Strahd?\",\"answer\":\"It’s an optional introductory adventure that helps 1st-level characters progress to 3rd level. It sets up the party’s entry into Death House and the village of Barovia.\"},{\"question\":\"How should characters be guided to the village of Barovia?\",\"answer\":\"Use the “Creeping Fog” adventure hook in chapter 1, which introduces few distractions. 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