Saturday, October 22, 2016

The Catacombs of Ravenloft, Highlights

Since bad puns on crypts and tombstones are a storied tradition, the designers of Ravenloft provided a few for the doors in the crypts of the castle.

The party bypassed them.

But here are a few of the highlights:

Artista DeSlop--Court Ceiling Painter

Lady Isolde Yunk (Isolde the Incredible): Purveyor of antiques and imports. *This one you might need to say out loud.*

Prince Ariel du Plumette (Ariel the Heavy). *The back story you learn in the encounter with his ghost is that he built a set of artificial wings. They didn't work.*

Artank Swilovich: Friend and member of the Barovian Wine Distiller's Guild

King Katsky (Katsky the Bright): Ruler, inventor, and self-proclaimed time traveler. *You find a powder horn, musket, musket balls, and an ornithopter-like glider inside his tomb.*

Stahbal Indi-Bhak: A truer friend no ruler ever had. Here lies his family in honor. *Again, you might need to say this one aloud.*

Elsa Fallona von Twitterberg (Beloved Actor): She had many followers. *Yes, they did indeed update the references, anyone who's played previous Ravenlofts!*

Sir Sedrick Spinwitovich (Admiral Spinwitovich): Confused though he was, he built the greatest naval force ever assembled in a landlocked country. *There's an actual boat inside his tomb.*

Sir Erik Vonderbucks *His corpse was dipped in molten gold.*

We knew him only by his wealth *This is a schmuck bait trap. The walls are painted to resemble gold coins and there is a pit trap in the floor.*

Sir Klutz Tripalotsky: He fell on his own sword.

Gralmore Nimblenobs--Wizard Ordinaire.

Hope you enjoy. When we return, we'll be starting Storm King's Thunder, and maybe some character backstories.

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