The Ravenloft Dinner That Broke Everything Episode 27 28 29

About this episode

This episode features a continuous narrative of the Dungeons and Dragons campaign, focusing on the party's descent into Castle Ravenloft and their encounters with Strahd.

Welcome back to The Chris Abraham Show. This episode collects Sessions 27 28 and 29 of our Dungeons and Dragons campaign The Curse of Strahd and turns them into one continuous descent into Castle Ravenloft. If you are not a D and D person, here is the simple setup. Our small band of adventurers is trapped in Barovia, a mist locked valley ruled by Strahd von Zarovich, an ancient vampire lord with the patience of a spider and the manners of a king. We have been trying to protect Ireena Kolyana from him, recover the Amulet of Ravenkind, and stay alive long enough to do something that matters. Recently we failed to retrieve that amulet in Vallaki, lied to Ireena’s brother Ismark to keep him from charging into a suicide mission, and then finally had to admit the truth. Ireena was taken by Strahd. So when the invitation arrives, we accept it. Dinner at Ravenloft. Polite. Civilized. Completely insane. On the road, Barovia reminds us that travel is never just travel. Revenants on a skeletal horse ambush the party and an ogre zombie joins the slaughter. Ismark is dropped in the chaos and only survives because Urihorn rides in on his mountain lion and drags him back from the edge. The…

People in this episode

Host: Chris Abraham

Topics covered

• Dungeons and Dragons
• Curse of Strahd
• Castle Ravenloft
• adventure
• fantasy
• role-playing game

Keywords

• Dungeons and Dragons
• Curse of Strahd
• Castle Ravenloft
• Strahd von Zarovich
• Ireena Kolyana
• adventure
• fantasy
• role-playing game

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Barovia, Castle Ravenloft

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