Curse of Strahd
Welcome to the chronicles of our Curse of Strahd campaign — a tale of heroes trapped in the mist-shrouded realm of Barovia, where the vampire lord Strahd von Zarovich rules from Castle Ravenloft.
Campaign Overview
The adventurers find themselves pulled into Barovia, a cursed land of perpetual darkness and mist. They are the seventh group to attempt what six bands of heroes before them have failed to achieve: defeat Strahd and escape this nightmare realm.
Already they have suffered losses. Already they have made bargains they don’t fully understand. And the threads of fate weave patterns none of them can yet see.
The Party
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Andy
Half-Elf Gunslinger
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Brannor
Half Giant/Dwarf Paladin
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Grusnarv
Deep Gnome Sorcerer
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Luan
Wood Elf Druid
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Zoran
Wood Elf Monk
Latest Session
Session 22: The Gauth’s Bargain — Gluttony sends the party into caverns beneath his ballroom to retrieve a special ingredient. They battle and then negotiate with a Gauth, striking a bargain: magic in exchange for help killing Gluttony. Brannor attunes to the Holy Symbol of Ravenkind.
Campaign Resources
- The Story So Far — Running narrative tracker with NPCs, lore, inventory, and open plot threads
- Characters — Meet the adventuring party
- All Sessions — Complete list of session summaries
Recent Sessions
Session 22: The Gauth's Bargain
Instead of cooking, Gluttony challenges them to retrieve an ingredient from the caverns below. The party battles a Gauth—a spectator-type beholder creature—until Andy lands two critical shots. They negotiate an alliance: giving the creature a sin stone in exchange for help killing Gluttony. Brannor attunes to the mysterious amulet, revealing it as the legendary Holy Symbol of Ravenkind with anti-vampire powers.
Session 21: The Feast of Gluttony
Deeper in the mountain tunnel, the party discovers Gluttony's ballroom where enslaved kobolds play music in chains. The grotesque sin challenges Brannor to a cooking contest for their freedom. Grusnarv sneaks away to rally the kobolds, accidentally becoming their prophet and promising revolution. Their fallen companion Caston returns as a spectral form bound by mist.
Session 20: The Wizard's Crypt
The party ventures into the mountains seeking the tunnel, bonds with a water elemental named Gary, and discovers a necromantic crypt. Zoran makes a life-changing bargain with Greed to survive a blood altar trap, gaining supernatural abilities. They retrieve a mysterious amulet and flee from animating skeletons.
Current Status
Party Location: Deep Caverns (beneath Gluttony’s Ballroom)
Active Quests:
- Confront Gluttony with the Gauth as an ally
- Help the enslaved kobolds (if Grusnarv signals the uprising)
- Locate and defeat the remaining Sins
- Find a way to restore Caston fully
- Continue following Madame Eve’s prophecies
- Navigate the tunnel system beyond Gluttony’s domain
- Use the Holy Symbol of Ravenkind against Strahd
- Find a path to Castle Ravenloft and confront the vampire lord
Recent Events:
- Gluttony proposed retrieving a special ingredient from below
- Descended into vast natural caverns beneath the ballroom
- Encountered and fought a Gauth (spectator/beholder creature)
- Andy shot the Gauth twice in the eye with critical hits
- Negotiated alliance: gave Gauth a sin stone for its help killing Gluttony
- Gauth consumed sin stone, healed, and grew additional eye tentacles
- Brannor attuned to the Holy Symbol of Ravenkind during short rest
- Discovered legendary anti-vampire artifact with sunlight powers
- Preparing to return and fight Gluttony with Gauth assistance
- Discovered Gluttony’s massive ballroom with enslaved kobolds
- Encountered Gluttony — a 3-meter-tall grotesque sin in a chef’s hat
- Three party members (Andy, Luan, Grusnarv) turned invisible
- Learned that Envy killed Caston (their fallen companion)
- Gluttony challenged Brannor to a cooking contest for their freedom
- Grusnarv snuck away and convinced ~100 kobolds to rebel
- Kobolds declared Grusnarv the “prophet of tiki-taki”
- Caston returned as a spectral consciousness bound by mist barriers
- Cooking contest about to begin with kobold uprising planned
Outstanding Mysteries:
- What does the amulet do and is it the “key” from the prophecy?
- What are the consequences of Zoran’s bargain with Greed?
- Which sin is speaking to Luan, and what does it want?
- What is Gary now that he’s more powerful?
- When will Madame Eve call in her favors?