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"When the vampire appeared, the wizard's peasant d20 Treasure
army fled in terror. A few stood their ground and were 1-10 None
never seen again. 11-13 Sack oflOO ep (each coin stamped with Strahd's
visage in profile)
"The wizard and the vampire cast spells at each other. 14-16 Pouch containing 4d6 gemstones worth 100 gp each
Their battle flew from the courtyards of Ravenloft to a 17-19 Sack containing 3d6 pieces of cheap jewelry worth
precipice overlooking the falls. I saw the battle with my 25 gp total and ld6 pieces of fine jewelry worth 250
own eyes. Thunder shook the mountainside, and great gp each
rocks tumbled down upon the wizard, yet by his magic he 20 One magic item (roll once on Magic Item Table B in
survived. Lightning from the heavens struck the wizard, the Dungeon Master's Guide)
and again he stood his ground. But when the devil Strahd
fell upon him, the wizard's magic couldn't save him. I FORTUNES OF RAVENLOFT
saw him thrown a thousand feet to his death. I climbed If your card reading reveals that a treasure is here, it is
down to the river to search for the wizard's body, to see hidden in one of the Vistani wagons. Madam Eva grants
the characters permission to search the wagons if they
if, you know, he had anything of value, but the River lvlis ask, and any such search yields the treasure.
had already spirited him away."
H. TSER FALLS
The Vistana storyteller doesn't remember the wizard's If the characters reach area H by following the footpath
name, but recalls that it sounded important. If the char­ from the Vistani encampment (area G), read:
acters haven't spoken with Madam Eva, the storyteller
urges them to do so. You follow the river to the base of a canyon, at the far

MADAM EvA's TENT end of which a great waterfall spills into a pool, billowing
If the characters decide to see Madam Eva, read: forth clouds of cold mist. A great stone bridge spans the
canyon nearly one thousand feet overhead.
Magic flames cast a reddish glow over the interior of
this tent, revealing a low table covered in a black velvet If the characters are on the high road instead, read:
cloth. Glints of light seem to flash from a crystal ball on
the table as a hunched figure peers into its depths. As You follow the dirt road as it clings to the side of a
the crone speaks, her voice crackles like dry weeds. "At mountain and ends before an arching bridge of mold­
last you have arrived!" Cackling laughter bursts like mad encrusted stone that spans a natural chasm. Gargoyles
lightning from her withered lips. cloaked in black moss perch on the corners of the
bridge, their frowns weatherworn. On the mountainous
Madam Eva (see appendix D) speaks the name of each side of the bridge, a waterfall spills into a misty pool
party member and makes some reference to that in­ nearly a thousand feet below. The pool feeds a river
dividual's past deeds. She then asks the characters if that meanders into the fog-shrouded pines that blanket
they want their fortunes read. If they say yes, Madam the valley.
Eva produces a worn deck of cards and proceeds with
the sequence outlined in chapter 1. (If the characters
don't want a reading of their fates, continue play using The chasm's walls are slippery and sheer, and can't be
the card reading you performed before starting the scaled without the aid of magic or a climber's kit.
adventure.) The bridge is slick with moisture but safe to cross.
Madam Eva might seem mad, but she is, in fact, The road south of the bridge leads down the mountain­
cunning and sharp of mind. She has met a good many side to area F; the road north cuts through the moun­
adventurers in her time and knows they can't be fully tains to area I.
trusted. She wants to free the land of Barovia from its The gargoyles on the bridge are harmless sculptures.
curse, and her fate is interwoven with Strahd's (see
appendix D for details). She does the vampire's bidding I. BLACK CARRIAGE
when called upon and does nothing to anger Strahd or
bring harm to the Vistani. She never gives aid and never
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asks for any. Even here, in the mountains, the forest and the fog are
inescapable. Ahead, the dirt road splits in two, widening
TREASURE
For each Vistani tent ot wagon that the characters toward the east. There you see patches of cobblestone,
search, roll once on th<, following table to determine suggesting that the eastern branch was once an import­
what treasure is found: ant thoroughfare.

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