Who is Count Strahd von Zarovich?
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Count Strahd von Zarovich is a fictional character originally appearing as the feature villain in the highly popular Advanced Dungeons and Dragons adventure module I6: Ravenloft. Later, this character and his world would be explored in follow-up modules, novels, and the Ravenloft campaign setting.
Who is Strahd in Ravenloft?
Strahd Von Zarovich is the most prominent character of the Dungeons and Dragons setting Ravenloft. He’s also the final boss of the videogame Ravenloft: Strahd’s Possession. Strahd is the Vampire Highlord of Barovia.
Why did Count Strahd kill his brother?
Count Strahd von Zarovich was once a powerful warrior before he felt the curse of middle age. To avoid this coming death and the onset of feebleness, Strahd made a blood pact with the „Dark Powers“ in order to achieve Immortality- and in the process, sacrificed his brother to make good on the pact.
Is Strahd von Zarovich similar to Barnabas Collins?
There are many similarities between the character of Strahd von Zarovich and that of fellow fictional vampire Barnabas Collins from the American 1960’s-1970’s soap opera Dark Shadows, as P.N. Elrod mentions on her personal Livejournal blog.
Count Strahd von Zarovich was a vampire and the dark lord of the valley of Barovia, one of the Domains of Dread located in a remote corner of the Shadowfell.
What is Strahd’s spellcasting ability?
Spellcasting. Strahd is a 9th-level spellcaster. His spellcasting ability is Intelligence (spell save DC 18, +10 to hit with spell attacks). He has the following wizard spells prepared:
How does Strahd regain his hit points?
After spending 1 hour in his coffin with 0 hit points, he regains 1 hit point. Regeneration. Strahd regains 20 hit points at the start of his turn if he has at least 1 hit point and isn’t in running water or sunlight. If he takes radiant damage or damage from holy water, this trait doesn’t function at the start of his next turn. Spellcasting.
How did Strahd become immortal?
In his youth, Strahd was a prince and a conqueror. After settling down in the recently conquered valley of Barovia, beginning to feel the weight of middle age, sometime before the 11 th century DR Strahd forged a pact with the Dark Powers of the Shadowfell in order to achieve immortality.