Ravenloft: Strahd's Confession

You're so vain, you probably think this game is about you. Grinding has proven unnecessary in this game, at least so far, but I start this session doing a fair bit of it anyway, just so I can get my new cleric, Mischa, up to Level 5. I start with ghouls in the Cemetery, but it turns out they only deliver 44 experience points each, so I'd have to kill 100 of them. (Vampires are worth more but apparently do not respawn.) Darklings in town and werewolves in the Wooded Area West of Barovia are worth 105 each, but they're actually dangerous and also somewhat limited in number. From an efficiency standpoint, I think the best option is zombies on the Old Svalich Road North. They're worth 68 points each and there are a lot of them in a small area. More important, they have no status effects when they strike. Once Mischa is Level 5, I head for the crypt with the banshee. It takes some fumbling, but I figure it out. There are two statues flanking the entrance to the crypt, and when I use the…