The DM rolls a die behind the screen as he describes the thick fog enveloping your party. “You can feel the cold dampness of the mist clinging to your skin as the path ahead becomes shrouded in mystery,” he says. You roll perception, hoping to find a way forward. The die bounces and lands on a 12. The DM nods— it is barely enough to see into the dangers of the mist ahead.
Your journey begins on a desolate road, surrounded by the eerie mists of Barovia. The gate creaks open, and beyond it lies a village swallowed by darkness. The land is oppressive, the air thick with despair. You know now that you are far from home. The towering silhouette of Castle Ravenloft looms in the distance, watching over the cursed land.
"The mists part, revealing a world where hope has withered. Only one fearsome name echoes through these lands…"
As you near the gate, you begin to hear these faint echoes. You can pick out the name Strahd, but you can’t quite manage to decipher the rest of the whispers. Luckily, you find a small piece of paper speared by the gate, almost as if it was left there for you. Decipher the code to help you interpret the echoes and discover the rest of this fearsome name…
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What is the surname of Strahd, the fearsome name of Barovia?
2 words (___ ________)
Click “Continue to Page 3” and insert your answer in the password box.
Remember: include spaces, but no capitals and no punctuation!
Hint: Try shifting by the number of letters in “Strahd”