#session Open with each Player walking into the mists from their homeland
The players wander in the mist for what feels like hopeless hours. Eventually each one fades into unconscious sleep.
They awake in the Slavic woods meets seeping in through the trees.
As the sun began its descent behind the horizon, each vanishing ray heralded a hushed unease that settled upon the surroundings. A dense mist slithered and coiled around the gnarled trunks of the ancient trees that enveloped you. Its tendrils reached out hungrily, embracing every object that fell within its grasp. You became ensnared in its depths, an impenetrable darkness looming over you, swallowing all hues and distorting your perception.
You wandered blindly through these misty veils, unable to see anything but the faint outline of your own hands before you. Straying from the path, you miraculously avoided colliding with any trees or rocks. In fact, you couldn’t even discern the ground beneath your feet. Lost in this disorienting darkness, time stretched on for what felt like hours, an eternity of aimless wandering. Until finally, a glimmer of hope emerged as the mist began to thin, revealing the faint silhouettes of distant trees.
As you ventured closer, the mist reluctantly retreated, unveiling a forest shrouded in an even deeper shade of green than before. The trees stood like guardians of the night, their branches twisting and tangling in unnatural and unsettling ways. They exuded an aura of malevolence, casting elongated shadows that seemed to dance with wicked intent.
Yet, amidst this unsettling scene, a figure lay motionless on a tree only ten feet ahead of you. Your senses caught a flicker of movement in their arms and legs, an eerie animation that defied reason. As you cautiously approached, a foul stench assaulted your nostrils, mingling with the dampness of the mist. The figure’s pallid flesh clung to its bones, the visage of decay becoming apparent. In the dim light, its eyes gleamed with an unholy hunger, revealing the truth beneath its lifeless facade. It was no mere corpse, but a grotesque creature born from the realm of the dead—a zombie. What would you like to do?
Roll a d6 and pick that player
| 1 | Levi |
| 2 | Caleb |
| 3 | Cole |
| 4 | Walker |
| 5 | Tristan |
| 6 | Holton |
The selected player rolls a perception check to see a dead body near them
on a DC 9 or higher they see a dead body
on a DC 14 or higher they recognize the corpse is moving.
The corpse pops up as a zombie and attacks the player the first round there is no help on either side.
if the player made a noise then each player will roll a d4 to see how far away they are. They will arrive that many rounds
At the top of round 2 an additional 2 zombies show up.
Then at the top of the round 4 an additional 3 zombies show up.
The player can get their barrings and discuss where they are. Its the middle of the night and very hard to see even with darkvision. They can walk around for a bit. A player can roll perception. anything with a DC 14 or higher sees a child in the far distance.
As they get closer they see two children Rose and Thorn.
When the players first meet the siblings in front of the house, they tell the players that their parents are currently dealing with a monster in the basement.
Death House
Only a few months after Walter was born, Mrs. Durst completely lost her patience. She murdered the nanny and took Walter to the basement and sacrificed him without Mr. Durst’s knowledge. Because of the atrocity of this act, she attracted the notice of a Dark Power that cursed the entire house. Mrs. Durst and some of the other cultists present at the time were finally granted their immortality… by being turned into ghouls and ghasts. Mr. Durst, upon seeing what his wife had done, was overcome with guilt and grief and hanged himself in the basement. With no adults left to remember them, Rose and Thorne starved to death in their room.
Mention the durst family members in the enterence.
Some names
Octavian Durst
Simion Durst
wood-framed portrait of the Durst family is in upper hall area 6
Pantry includes a health kit and maybe a potion of healing
In the conservatory/music room on the second floor, the players will come across an old dog hiding under the harpsichord. They’ll have to lure him out, but once he approaches, he’s very friendly
As written, Margaret should get violent if players try to go to the crib. I took this out. Instead, she simply asks them to be quiet since the baby is sleeping. When the players approach the bundle in the crib, it unfurls revealing nothing but the cloth and Margaret is gone.
BASEMENT
Don’t forget to mention the distant chanting that players can hear throughout the basement level.
Golden ring from the dead cultist contains a fragment of a soul in it. It is a commoner from Barovia. Sebastian Florea, a carpenter from the village, had gambling debts.
3 charges are in the ring as if from a soul cage spell
Possible Loot in house:
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Ornate Black Longsword (30 Gp)
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Heavy, Light and Hand Crossbow
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Deck of playing cards
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oil lamp, a jar of ink, a quill pen, a tinderbox, and a letter kit containing a red wax candle, four blank sheets of parchment
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three blank books with black leather covers (worth 25 gp each), three spell scrolls (bless, protection from poison, and spiritual weapon)
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The jewelry box (worth 75 gp). It contains three gold rings (worth 25 gp each) and a thin platinum necklace with a topaz pendant (worth 750 gp) i total gp value 950
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Add a Healers Kit to Area
Possible loot in dungeon:
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11 gp and 60 sp in a pouch made of human skin.
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3 moss agates (worth 10 gp each)
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black leather eyepatch with a carnelian (worth 50 gp) sewn into it.
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ivory hairbrush with silver bristles (worth 25 gp).
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silvered shortsword (worth 110 gp).
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chain shirt, a mess kit, a flask of alchemist’s fire, a bullseye lantern, a set of thieves’ tools, and a spellbook
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gold ring (worth 25 gp)