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 21: The Feast of Gluttony — The party encounters Gluttony in his mountain ballroom where enslaved kobolds play music. Brannor is challenged to a cooking contest while Grushnarf rallies the kobolds for revolution.
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 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. Grushnarf 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.
Session 19: Into the Mists
The party gathers in Vallaki, encounters cursed scarecrows on the road, and makes a dangerous bargain with Madame Eve.
Current Status
Party Location: Gluttony’s Ballroom (deep in the mountain tunnel system)
Active Quests:
- Survive the cooking contest with Gluttony (or fight their way out)
- Help the enslaved kobolds revolt
- Locate and defeat the remaining Sins
- Find a way to restore Caston fully
- Continue following Madame Eve’s prophecies
- Navigate the tunnel system and discover where it leads beyond Gluttony’s domain
- Find a path to Castle Ravenloft and confront Strahd
Recent Events:
- Examined Zoran’s transformation — physically perfected by Greed’s power
- Brannor and Luan bear red marks from touching transformed Zoran
- Identified the amulet as radiating powerful unholy magic
- Descended deeper into mountain tunnel (man-made stairs for giants)
- 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, Grushnarf) turned invisible
- Learned that Envy killed Caston (their fallen companion)
- Gluttony challenged Brannor to a cooking contest for their freedom
- Grushnarf snuck away and convinced ~100 kobolds to rebel
- Kobolds declared Grushnarf 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?