Overview
A low vault at the foot of a narrow stair. Coin lies on the floor in drifts, with chests and caskets sunk in it like rocks in snow.
Resting: no Not on his gold. Not with the stair the only way out.
Getting here
Ways in
- From Castle Ravenloft, the Court of the Count: Secret stair down behind the portrait
Ways out
| # | Exit | Leads to | Only when |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Secret stair up to the King's Hall |  Castle Ravenloft, the Court of the Count |
Map
Key: gold, people; red, containers; purple, hidden finds; teal, skill checks; white, exits; orange, traps. The numbers match the lists on this page.
Close up
Heaps of coin, a chair on the hoard
What to find
| # | Where | What | How |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Heaps of coin | 1200 gp | open it |
| 3 | an iron strongbox | Manual of Gainful Exercise, 600 gp | lock DC 18 |
| 4 | a casket of gems | 400 gp | open it |
Tarokka treasure spots. If the reading hid one of the treasures here, it's in: Castle Ravenloft Treasury (court_treasury_hoard)
The containers here also get random magic items and potions, rolled for a party of level 10 the first time you come (Random Treasure). Hidden finds need a Search (F) nearby; the party's best roll counts.
Skill checks
| # | Where | Check | Try | What it does |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | a chair on the hoard | Arcana 17 | Read the glyph on the bottom step | reveals court_vault_glyph; disarms court vault glyph; on a failure: 3d8 thunder damage |
Traps
| # | Trap | Find DC | Disarm DC | Save | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | a glyph on the bottom step | 16 | 15 | DEX 15 | 5d8 lightning |
Fights
- He sits on his hoard in a chair that has sunk to its knees in gold, turning one coin over and over in his…, in Castle Ravenloft, the Treasury: Strahd von Zarovich, Helmed Horror.