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Death House is the 1st quest in the In the Shadow of the Castle story arc![]() 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.
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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
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 ) Epic( ♣1,795 ♦3,066 ♥3,142 ♠3,217 )
- (Optional) Defeat the Nursemaid — Bonus (20%): Heroic( ♣297 ♦522 ♥548 ♠574 ) Epic( ♣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
- Tips and Tricks
- 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: 85 or more monsters killed +10% Bonus.( ♣149 ♦261 ♥274 ♠287 )
- 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
- Cabinet on the third floor, in the room with the nursemaid
- Adventurer's Pack in the basement, near the yellow lever (in the north)
- Scroll Rack in the room where you find Gustav and Elizabeth
- one of
- Cabinet on the first floor
- Bookshelf on the second floor
- Cabinet on the top floor
- Rubble in the basement, near the shrines
- NPC rewards:
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 Acquire![]() |
Death House, End chest |
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Keylock Ring (edit) | Ring |
|
10 | 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 Acquire![]() |
Death House, End chest |
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Negotiator's Spectacles (edit) | Goggles |
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10 | 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 Acquire![]() |
Death House, End chest |
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Legendary Dawn's Herald-Charm (edit) | Necklace |
|
29 | 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 Acquire![]() |
Death House, End chest |
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Legendary Keylock Ring (edit) | Ring |
|
29 | 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 Acquire![]() |
Death House, End Chest |
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Legendary Flightfoot Greaves (edit) | Boots |
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29 | 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 ) | ♥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 ) | ♥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 | Undead | Spectre |
Rat (harmless) ( view • edit ) | 0 | 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 |
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