This comes out to 17.5 miles, which could be covered in about 5.8 hours on foot assuming a Normal travel pace of 3 mph. At a fast pace (e.g. you were in a hurry to get the hell out of town because you stole a girl from a vampire) you’d get there in around 4.4 hours.
What is outside Barovia?
Barovia is unique in that travel outside of its borders is prevented: No matter how far a creature travels in the fog, or in which direction it goes, it gets turned around so that it eventually finds itself back in Barovia.
Is Barovia in Ravenloft?
In 2016, Barovia (one of the main locations within Ravenloft) was the main setting for adventure module Curse of Strahd which acts as an adaptation of the original Ravenloft module for the 5th edition of Dungeons & Dragons.
Why can Vistani leave Barovia?
After the death of Strahd, Hadrick and Monty returned to meet with Madam Eva. She explained to them that most of the Vistani have left Barovia out of fear of persecution from the rest of the land’s inhabitants. Madam Eva decided to stay in Barovia, as she had always been there and did not wish to leave.
How long does it take to go from Barovia to Vallaki?
Sample Travel Times From the Village of Barovia to Vallaki: 5 hours, 45 minutes.
Why is Strahd trapped in Barovia?
Strahd is their prisoner in Barovia, and they imprisoned him because they are evil and enjoy it (and it could be argued they derive their own energy from the evil that happens because of Strahd). The mists keep Strahd from leaving because TDP control the mists, not Strahd.
Should I give my players a map of Barovia?
This will give them a sense of progression and make things easier if they decide to retrace their steps. The other is to not really show them the map at all and just use it for my benefit. I would use NPCs to give directions and I would route things out in their mind.
Where are the top and bottom of Barovia?
At the top of the map is Mount Baratok and the various locations marked M. The bottom of the map is Mount Ghakis and a road that leads south from Amber Temple (although this could just lead off the edge of Barovia like A and road that leads west from Krezk, but it could be a road to somewhere else in Barovia).
Is the map of Barovia bigger than the COS map?
The World Map from the 2nd edition Ravenloft setting shows that Barovia is a bit bigger than what is presented in CoS. The CoS map is just a slice of northern Barovia and therefore excludes Zeidenberg (SW of Krezk), Teufeldorf (SE of Zeidenburg, along the Gundar River), and Immol (SE of Mount Ghakis).
How often do you encounter dangers in Barovia?
When traveling in Barovia you could encounter dangers on the road every 30 minutes, being it a trap, a pack of werewolves hunting, a lonely suspicious scout, or even Strahd von Zarovich himself! And this is exactly why I needed a more detailed map. The map of Barovia that comes with the Curse of Strahd is like any other map, a simple map.
Why do you need The Curse of Strahd for Barovia?
The map of Barovia that comes with the Curse of Strahd is like any other map, a simple map. I needed to know exactly how long it takes from one place to another because my party was going to spend a long time traveling between places. In the beginning, I was calculating this manually every time, but it quickly became tedious, and time-consuming.
