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<blockquote data-quote="Voadam" data-source="post: 7430322" data-attributes="member: 2209"><p><strong>RM4 House of Strahd</strong></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/17503/RM4-House-of-Strahd-2e?affiliate_id=17596" target="_blank">RM4 House of Strahd</a></p><p>2e</p><p><strong>Count Strahd Von Zarovich Vampire Necromancer 16:</strong> I made a pact with death, a pact of blood. On the day of the wedding, I killed Sergei, my brother. My pact was sealed with his blood.</p><p>I found Tatyana weeping in the garden east of the Chapel. She fled from me. She would not let me explain, and a great anger swelled within me. She had to understand the pact I made for her. I pursued her. Finally, in despair, she flung herself from the walls of Ravenloft and I watched everything I ever wanted fall from my grasp forever.</p><p>It was a thousand feet through the mists. No trace of her was ever found. Mot even I know her final fate.</p><p>Arrows from the castle guards pierced me to my soul, but 1 did not die. Nor did I live. I became undead, forever.</p><p><strong>Count Strahd Von Zarovich Vampire Necromancer 10:</strong> I made a pact with death, a pact of blood. On the day of the wedding, I killed Sergei, my brother. My pact was sealed with his blood.</p><p>I found Tatyana weeping in the garden east of the Chapel. She fled from me. She would not let me explain, and a great anger swelled within me. She had to understand the pact I made for her. I pursued her. Finally, in despair, she flung herself from the walls of Ravenloft and I watched everything I ever wanted fall from my grasp forever.</p><p>It was a thousand feet through the mists. No trace of her was ever found. Mot even I know her final fate.</p><p>Arrows from the castle guards pierced me to my soul, but 1 did not die. Nor did I live. I became undead, forever.</p><p><strong>Zombie:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Ghoul:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Wight:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Wraith:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Endorovich the Terrible, Wraith:</strong> This man loved Marya and found that she loved someone else in his court. As Marya and her lover were dining, Endorovich put poison into the man's wine glass. The glasses were mixed up and the girl drank it instead. The lover was hanged for the deed and buried in the cemetery behind the church in Barovia township. Endorovich never got over his guilt and, in his madness, killed many in his lifetime.</p><p><strong>Endorovich the Terrible, Spectre:</strong> This man loved Marya and found that she loved someone else in his court. As Marya and her lover were dining, Endorovich put poison into the man's wine glass. The glasses were mixed up and the girl drank it instead. The lover was hanged for the deed and buried in the cemetery behind the church in Barovia township. Endorovich never got over his guilt and, in his madness, killed many in his lifetime.</p><p><strong>Helga, Vampire Maiden:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Sasha Isliskova, Vampire Maiden:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Strahd Zombie:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Strahd Skeleton:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Spectre:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Patrina Velikovna, Banshee:</strong> Patrina was an elf maiden who, having learned early in life a great deal of the black arts, was nearly a match for Strahd's powers. She felt a great bond with Strahd and desired to become one of his wives. Strahd, ever willing, agreed, but before the final draining of spirit from her soul could take place, her own people stoned her to death in mercy. Strahd demanded, and got, the body. She then became the banshee spirit found here.</p><p><strong>Patrina Velikovna, Spectre:</strong> Patrina was an elf maiden who, having learned early in life a great deal of the black arts, was nearly a match for Strahd's powers. She felt a great bond with Strahd and desired to become one of his wives. Strahd, ever willing, agreed, but before the final draining of spirit from her soul could take place, her own people stoned her to death in mercy. Strahd demanded, and got, the body. She then became the banshee spirit found here.</p><p><strong>Meld Monster:</strong> This foul creature is the result of Strahd's experimentation with necromantic spells. The Count invented a spell which he calls Strahd's malefic meld. A full description of the spell is found in the Forbidden Lore boxed set. In brief, it merges the dead bodies of up to three monsters to create one horrid undead creature.</p><p><strong>Vampire:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Groaning Spirit:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Meld Monster:</strong> This foul creature is the result of Strahd's experimentation with necromantic spells. The Count invented a spell which he calls Strahd's malefic meld. A full description of the spell is found in the Forbidden Lore boxed set. In brief, it merges the dead bodies of up to three monsters to create one horrid undead creature.</p><p><strong>Prince Aerial Du Plummet, Ghost:</strong> Ariel was a terrible man who sacrificed more than himself in his quest for wings.</p><p><strong>Spider-Hound:</strong> Using the spell Strahd's malefic meld, (detailed in the Forbidden Lore boxed set) the count has created an undead hybrid of hell hound and huge spider. The process of creating it removes the hell hound's ability to breath fire.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Voadam, post: 7430322, member: 2209"] [b]RM4 House of Strahd[/b] [URL=http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/17503/RM4-House-of-Strahd-2e?affiliate_id=17596]RM4 House of Strahd[/URL] 2e [b]Count Strahd Von Zarovich Vampire Necromancer 16:[/b] I made a pact with death, a pact of blood. On the day of the wedding, I killed Sergei, my brother. My pact was sealed with his blood. I found Tatyana weeping in the garden east of the Chapel. She fled from me. She would not let me explain, and a great anger swelled within me. She had to understand the pact I made for her. I pursued her. Finally, in despair, she flung herself from the walls of Ravenloft and I watched everything I ever wanted fall from my grasp forever. It was a thousand feet through the mists. No trace of her was ever found. Mot even I know her final fate. Arrows from the castle guards pierced me to my soul, but 1 did not die. Nor did I live. I became undead, forever. [b]Count Strahd Von Zarovich Vampire Necromancer 10:[/b] I made a pact with death, a pact of blood. On the day of the wedding, I killed Sergei, my brother. My pact was sealed with his blood. I found Tatyana weeping in the garden east of the Chapel. She fled from me. She would not let me explain, and a great anger swelled within me. She had to understand the pact I made for her. I pursued her. Finally, in despair, she flung herself from the walls of Ravenloft and I watched everything I ever wanted fall from my grasp forever. It was a thousand feet through the mists. No trace of her was ever found. Mot even I know her final fate. Arrows from the castle guards pierced me to my soul, but 1 did not die. Nor did I live. I became undead, forever. [b]Zombie:[/b] ? [b]Ghoul:[/b] ? [b]Wight:[/b] ? [b]Wraith:[/b] ? [b]Endorovich the Terrible, Wraith:[/b] This man loved Marya and found that she loved someone else in his court. As Marya and her lover were dining, Endorovich put poison into the man's wine glass. The glasses were mixed up and the girl drank it instead. The lover was hanged for the deed and buried in the cemetery behind the church in Barovia township. Endorovich never got over his guilt and, in his madness, killed many in his lifetime. [b]Endorovich the Terrible, Spectre:[/b] This man loved Marya and found that she loved someone else in his court. As Marya and her lover were dining, Endorovich put poison into the man's wine glass. The glasses were mixed up and the girl drank it instead. The lover was hanged for the deed and buried in the cemetery behind the church in Barovia township. Endorovich never got over his guilt and, in his madness, killed many in his lifetime. [b]Helga, Vampire Maiden:[/b] ? [b]Sasha Isliskova, Vampire Maiden:[/b] ? [b]Strahd Zombie:[/b] ? [b]Strahd Skeleton:[/b] ? [b]Spectre:[/b] ? [b]Patrina Velikovna, Banshee:[/b] Patrina was an elf maiden who, having learned early in life a great deal of the black arts, was nearly a match for Strahd's powers. She felt a great bond with Strahd and desired to become one of his wives. Strahd, ever willing, agreed, but before the final draining of spirit from her soul could take place, her own people stoned her to death in mercy. Strahd demanded, and got, the body. She then became the banshee spirit found here. [b]Patrina Velikovna, Spectre:[/b] Patrina was an elf maiden who, having learned early in life a great deal of the black arts, was nearly a match for Strahd's powers. She felt a great bond with Strahd and desired to become one of his wives. Strahd, ever willing, agreed, but before the final draining of spirit from her soul could take place, her own people stoned her to death in mercy. Strahd demanded, and got, the body. She then became the banshee spirit found here. [b]Meld Monster:[/b] This foul creature is the result of Strahd's experimentation with necromantic spells. The Count invented a spell which he calls Strahd's malefic meld. A full description of the spell is found in the Forbidden Lore boxed set. In brief, it merges the dead bodies of up to three monsters to create one horrid undead creature. [b]Vampire:[/b] ? [b]Groaning Spirit:[/b] ? [b]Meld Monster:[/b] This foul creature is the result of Strahd's experimentation with necromantic spells. The Count invented a spell which he calls Strahd's malefic meld. A full description of the spell is found in the Forbidden Lore boxed set. In brief, it merges the dead bodies of up to three monsters to create one horrid undead creature. [b]Prince Aerial Du Plummet, Ghost:[/b] Ariel was a terrible man who sacrificed more than himself in his quest for wings. [b]Spider-Hound:[/b] Using the spell Strahd's malefic meld, (detailed in the Forbidden Lore boxed set) the count has created an undead hybrid of hell hound and huge spider. The process of creating it removes the hell hound's ability to breath fire. [/QUOTE]
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