D&D 5E Curse of Strahd: Travel time in Barovia (minor spoilers)
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Jester David
Hero
Seems about right. Barovia is tiny.
MonsterEnvy
Legend
Count hex's each one is 1/4 mile. And a party can move 24 miles in a single day at normal pace.
So going by road on the shortest route it is about 16 miles. Just count hexs when ever they head somewhere.
So going by road on the shortest route it is about 16 miles. Just count hexs when ever they head somewhere.
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Satyrn
First Post
Not just tiny, it should feel claustrophobic. Everything is within reach of Strahd's grasping claws
Not to mention it should be hard to get anywhere without having 2 encounters every 12 hours. Night time travel is probably a big no-no too...well unless they are suicidal.
Exactly how he likes it!
You know it would add to the horror factor to let the party go from point A, leaving Strahd there, to point B only to find Strahd waiting for them. It would make people think there are more Strahds! With a campaign map this small it's possible.
evilbob
Explorer
I agree, although to me it looks more like 18 miles (did you go through the camp at the falls or around?). Still, that's between 5 and 6 hours of normal travel pace (PHB) or about 1 day's worth of travel. Also that would make logical sense; towns would spring up about a day's travel away from each other.
I guess that would make Krezk about 7 miles from Vallaki, or maybe 2-3 hours (half day)? So if you really pushed it you could get from Barovia to Krezk in a day, but it'd probably be dark before you got there.
