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Curse of Strahd, Session I

My friend Wulf is running the 5th Edition D&D adventure Curse of Strahd over Discord. Note that this first session is quite short and uneventful; it is really more of a session 0, as most of it was spent on character creation. Keep in mind also that, according to him, Wulf has made significant changes to the contents of the adventure. May 15th, 2022; Tarsakh 6 1491DR Heroes Present: •Boldrick Tanners, level 2 human fighter, played by Tryman •Corwin Orfen, level 2 human wizard, played by me •Novem, level 2 elf fighter, played by Dimitar Werewolves were harassing travelers outside the town of Daggerford. This was a lamentable situation, as the Zhentarim had invested heavily in the region and the werewolf attacks were cutting into Zhentish profits. So, Darkhold dispatched two trusted agents - the dark knight Boldrick "Main Man" Tanners and the young necromancer Corwin Orfen - to drive off the lycanthropes. They arrived in Darkhold late in the afternoon and immediately rendez

'Neath a Crimson Throne, Session XII

May 10th, 2022/Worms 10th, 749 •Beowulf, level 3 fighter, played by J •Deckard, level 1 specialist, played by M •Pendor, level 3 fighter, played by R Their entourage: •Hildaburga, level 1 fighter •Joan, level 3 cleric, demoted to NPC Pendor the Fighter found himself lost and alone on the Plane of Infinite Snakes, a dimension consisting entirely of snakes. Fortunately, it was winter on the Plane of Infinite Snakes, so the serpents were all asleep. He wandered aimlessly until he found a dead human body. Searching the body, he found a potion of water-breathing and a train ticket. When he picked it up, a laser-beam shot out from it, and following this beam led him to a train station. After a minute, a giant snake-train arrived on the snake-rails. He stepped into the train's gooey interior and was enveloped in darkness. When the darkness lifted, he was in the basement of Castle Fenn with his companions. They all went up a spiral staircase, which opened onto another basement ar