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Death House
Death House is the 1st quest in the In the Shadow of the Castle story arcStory arcs are chains of quests that make up a story line. Completing everything in a story arc often yields a nice reward.. |
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The first two quests can be completed in any order to unlock An Invitation to Dinner. |
Death House • Fresh-baked Dreams • An Invitation to Dinner |
Strange voices have been heard coming from this house - strange because the house has been abandoned as long as anyone can remember.
Requires access to adventure pack
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Death House | |
Heroic level: | 10 |
Epic level: | 31 (considered Legendary) |
Duration: | Medium |
Heroic XP: | ♣1,485Solo/Casual ♦2,608Normal ♥2,740Hard ♠2,871Elite |
Epic XP: | ♣8,974Solo/Casual ♦15,332Normal ♥15,709Hard ♠16,085Elite |
Takes place in: | Death House |
Bestowed by: | Magdelena the Curious |
NPC contact: | Magdelena the Curious |
Quest acquired in: | The Land of Barovia |
Patron: | Keepers of the Feather |
Base favor: | 4 |
Purchase: | Mists of Ravenloft |
Extreme Challenge: | No |
Overview
Some small children apparently told an old woman there was a monster in their basement, and then ran of into a nearby house. But according to the woman, that house has been empty as long as she can remember.
Enter the Abandoned House and investigate what happened to the children.
Spoiler Warning: Spoiler material below this point!
Objectives
- Find the source of the voices
- Lay the bones to rest
- Find the monster in the basement
- Defeat Lorghoth the Decayer
- (Optional) Read all the notes — Bonus (20%): Heroic( ♣297 ♦522 ♥548 ♠574 ) Legendary( ♣1,795 ♦3,066 ♥3,142 ♠3,217 )
- (Optional) Defeat the Nursemaid — Bonus (20%): Heroic( ♣297 ♦522 ♥548 ♠574 ) Legendary( ♣1,795 ♦3,066 ♥3,142 ♠3,217 )
Known Traps
- Blade trap near locked chest, two boxes (one is enough to disable the trap)
- Blade trap on an intersection somewhere downstairs, two boxes (one is enough to disable the trap)
Tips and Misc
- Main quest walkthrough
- If you don't care about optionals, you can head straight to the top floor.
- Pick up the bones.
- Interact with doll house to open a secret door that leads to the basement.
- Place bones of the children into the two small coffins.
- Pull three levers to open gate.
- Get the tarnished key and unlock the door and proceed to the lower basement.
- Pull one lever to open another gate and proceed to the end fight.
- Kill the monster. WARNING, the boss is able to summon a constant stream of Needle Blight minions during the fight, so it is advised not to let it drag on too long.
Location of the optional notes
- Ground floor
- 1. Grand table in the dining room
2. Wolf room - 1st floor
- 3. Study room
4. Behind a secret door in the study - 2nd floor
- 5. In the bedroom
6. Nannys room - Attic
- 7. On the chest
- Basement
- 8. In the bowl in front of the statue of Strahd
9. Torture chamber
10. Gate before end fight
Note: You can skip the Husband and Wife fight by grabbing the key and running out of the room without getting aggro (Abundant Step abilities work wonders)
Bonus XP
- Aggression bonus: 14 or more monsters killed +10% Bonus.( ♣149 ♦261 ♥274 ♠287 )
- Onslaught bonus: 28 or more monsters killed +15% Bonus.( ♣223 ♦391 ♥411 ♠431 )
- Conquest bonus: 42 or more monsters killed +25% Bonus.( ♣371 ♦652 ♥685 ♠718 )
- Tamper bonus: 2 or more traps disarmed +10% Bonus.( ♣149 ♦261 ♥274 ♠287 )
- Neutralization bonus: 3 or more traps disarmed +20% Bonus.( ♣297 ♦522 ♥548 ♠574 )
- Ingenious Debilitation bonus: 4 or more traps disarmed +30% Bonus.( ♣446 ♦782 ♥822 ♠861 )
- Observance bonus: 1 or more secret door discovered +8% Bonus.( ♣119 ♦209 ♥219 ♠230 )
- Mischief bonus: 19 or more breakables smashed +8% Bonus.( ♣119 ♦209 ♥219 ♠230 )
- Vandal bonus: 25 or more breakables smashed +10% Bonus.( ♣149 ♦261 ♥274 ♠287 )
- Ransack bonus: 31 or more breakables smashed +15% Bonus.( ♣223 ♦391 ♥411 ♠431 )
Loot
- Chests: 4
- One for defeating the Nursemaid
- One locked chest in the basement near the first lever, behind some blade traps.
- One behind a secret door in the room where you find Elisabeth and Gustav Durst
- One end chest
- Collectables: 4 out of
- Adventurer's Pack — in the basement, near the yellow lever, fixed
- Scroll Rack — in the room where you find Gustav and Elizabeth, fixed
- Bookshelf — on the second floor, southwest corner
- Cabinet — on the second floor, east of stairs, not on map
- Cabinet — on the third floor, in the room with the nursemaid
- Cabinet — on the top floor, west of stairs
- Rubble — in the basement, near the shrines
NPC end rewards
Randomly generated loot, ML correlates with effective quest level.
Named Chest Drop
Last Edited | Item | Type | Enhancements | ML | Bind | Quests |
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Dawn's Herald-Charm (edit) | Necklace |
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10 | Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire | Death House, End chest |
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Keylock Ring (edit) | Ring |
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10 | Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire | Death House, End chest |
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Memory of Fine Regalia (edit) | Docent |
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10 | Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire | Death House, End chest |
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Negotiator's Spectacles (edit) | Goggles |
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10 | Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire | Death House, End chest |
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Flightfoot Greaves (edit) | Boots |
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10 | Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire | Death House, End chest |
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Legendary Dawn's Herald-Charm (edit) | Necklace |
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29 | Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire | Death House, End chest |
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Legendary Memory of Fine Regalia (edit) | Docent |
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29 | Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire | Death House, End chest |
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Legendary Keylock Ring (edit) | Ring |
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29 | Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire | Death House, End chest |
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Legendary Negotiator's Spectacles (edit) | Goggles |
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29 | Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire | Death House, End Chest |
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Legendary Flightfoot Greaves (edit) | Boots |
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29 | Bound to Account on AcquireBound to Account on Acquire: This item is Bound to Account on Acquire | Death House, End chest |
Monsters
Name ( picture ) | CR | Type | Race |
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Animated Arms ( view • edit ) | ♦11Normal ♥13Hard ♠16Elite ●♣32Epic Casual ●♦32Epic Normal ●♥36Epic Hard | Construct | Animated Object |
Barovian Creeper ( view • edit ) | ♦10Normal ♥12Hard ♠15Elite ●♦31Epic Normal ●♥35Epic Hard | Vermin | Spider |
Crawling Claw ( view • edit ) | ♦10Normal ♥12Hard ♠15Elite ●♣31Epic Casual ●♦31Epic Normal | Undead | Zombie |
Elisabeth Durst ( view • edit ) | ♦12Normal ♥14Hard ♠17Elite ●♣34Epic Casual ●♦34Epic Normal ●♥38Epic Hard | Undead | Zombie |
Forsaken Wraith ( view • edit ) | ♦12Normal ♥14Hard ♠17Elite ●♦33Epic Normal ●♥37Epic Hard | Undead | Wraith |
Gustav Durst ( view • edit ) | ♦12Normal ♥14Hard ♠17Elite ●♣34Epic Casual ●♦34Epic Normal ●♥38Epic Hard | Undead | Wight |
Lorghoth the Decayer ( view • edit ) | ♦13Normal ♥15Hard ♠18Elite ●♣35Epic Casual ●♦35Epic Normal ●♥39Epic Hard | Plant | Shambling Mound |
Needle Blight ( view • edit ) | ♦11Normal ♥13Hard ♠16Elite ●♣32Epic Casual ●♦32Epic Normal | Plant | Needle Blight |
Nursemaid ( view • edit ) | ♦13Normal ♥15Hard ♠18Elite ●♣35Epic Casual ●♦35Epic Normal ●♥39Epic Hard ●♠44Epic Elite | Undead | Spectre |
Rat (harmless) ( view • edit ) | ♦0.00Normal ●♦0.00Epic Normal | Animal | Rat |
Strahd Zombie ( view • edit ) | ♦11Normal ♥13Hard ♠16Elite ●♣32Epic Casual ●♦32Epic Normal ●♥36Epic Hard | Undead | Zombie |
Twig Blight ( view • edit ) | ♦10Normal ♥12Hard ♠15Elite ●♣31Epic Casual ●♦31Epic Normal ●♥35Epic Hard | Plant | Twig Blight |
Undead Arcanist ( view • edit ) | ♦12Normal ♥14Hard ♠17Elite ●♦32Epic Normal | Undead | Skeleton |
Undead Archer ( view • edit ) | ♦10Normal ♥12Hard ♠17Elite ●♦31Epic Normal ●♥35Epic Hard | Undead | Skeleton |
Undead Conscript ( view • edit ) | ♦10Normal ♥12Hard ♠15Elite ●♦31Epic Normal ●♥35Epic Hard | Undead | Skeleton |
Walking Corpse ( view • edit ) | ♦10Normal ♥12Hard ♠15Elite ●♦31Epic Normal ●♥35Epic Hard | Undead | Zombie |
- In the Shadow of the Castle chain quests
- Epic quests
- Medium quests
- Death House quests
- The Land of Barovia quests
- Keepers of the Feather patron quests
- Pay to Play quests
- Quests by name
- Quests with maps
- Level 31 quests
- Compendium:Level 10 (31 epic) quests
- Level 10 quests
- Quests with 4 base favor reward
- Mists of Ravenloft quests
- Quests with collectables/4