Ox ---> Tiger --->Rabbit --->Dragon --->Snake Campaign Session #182

 

Bluto Krogarov As A Goat

 

 

 

Session 182- A Return to Barovia Part 32

6/14/2025

• Although the Abbot, Vasilka, and Clovin are NPCs, I decided it would 

  be fun to have my players roll on the carousing chart for these 3 to 

  find out the consequences of their 4 days of drinking at the Blue Water 

  Inn while the other PCs and NPCs were up to other business while 

  waiting for Targalov’s Smithy to finish the custom silver items.

• Here are the results:

• The Abbot has made an enemy of Lady Wachter’s son, Nikolai.

• Vasilka woke up in her bed with a Scroll of Passwall and 

  Secret Chest beside her.

• Poor Clovin woke up in the Vistani camp.  His violin is missing.

• Shelby and Tira’s religious discussions branch off into speaking about 

  religious and magical artifacts.  Tira is amazed at the number of items 

  Rams have already found and used, but is able to list a number of 

  others that Shelby hasn’t heard of yet.

• Rams discovered:

• Gulthias Staff

• Tome of Strahd

• Icon of Ravenloft

• St. Markovia’s Thighbone

• Sunsword

• Still undiscovered:

• Blood Spear of Kavan

• Holy Symbol of Ravenkind

• Madame Eva’s Tarroka Deck

• Keepers of the Feather Spirit Board

• Duskcrusher

• Nightfall Pearl

• Corpse Slayer

• Gugula, Semyon, and Fritigern train for 4 days and get the following 

  attack bonuses for the weapon they trained with:

• Gugula +1 AB with Silver Sword

• Fritigern +3 AB with Axe

• Semyon +4 with Rapier

• As the party learns that Clovin’s prized violin is missing, Drasha 

  arrives with other news from the Vistani camp.  The Vistani are 

  out of wine and could probably be negotiated with to return the 

  instrument if some wine were provided to them.

• Fecus wants to deliver the wine with some flair.  Why not buy a 

  goat to slaughter and fill with wine instead of a boring old barrel?  

  The piece de resistance is to have Victor cast Animate Dead on 

  the creature and walk it over to the Vistani camp southwest of 

  Vallaki.  The removed innards of the goat are given to Victor’s 

  father’s mastiff dogs.

• While Drasha goes to the tent of the leaders of the camp, the party 

  stands by listening to Ezmerelda explain the tragic story of the 

  Dusk Elves who live alongside the Vistani.  Specifically they learn 

  the story of Patrina and Kasimir Velikov’s tragic entanglement with 

  Strahd. 

• Drasha brings the party to Luvash and Arrigal’s tent where they are 

  punishing a teenage Vistani (Alexei) with lashings of a whip.  The 

  Vistani men are cranky from having run out of wine.  The goat Rams 

  have brought impresses them after Fecus shows that Daniel the goat 

  has been filled with wine.

• Luvash and Arrigal strike a deal that they will give the violin back if 

  Rams agree to help find Luvash’s daughter Arabelle who went 

  missing yesterday after not returning from a trip to Vallaki for 

  pastries.

• Rams agree, the violin is returned to them, and they go investigate 

  the pastry shop to see what can be learned of Arabelle.

• Arabelle bought her favorite treat at the shop.  When she left, the 

  baker said that Arabelle was followed by the drunken fisherman 

  Bluto Krogarov.

• Rams go to the shore of Lake Zarovich and see a figure in a small 

  fishing boat about 400’ from the shoreline.  They borrow 2 of the 

  boats that have been left on the shoreline and row out to Bluto.  

  Bluto has Arabelle tied up in the bottom of his boat.  He was about 

  to sacrifice her to the lake because Vistani are “lucky”.  Tim 

  Polymorphs Bluto into a goat and Arabelle is saved and returned 

  to her father’s camp.

• Luvash and Arrigal are grateful to Rams for the wine and rescuing 

  Arabelle.  They promise to put in a good word with the other Vistani 

  camps for Rams.  They also pay Rams with a little treasure.

• Rams ask if the teenage boy, Alexei, that Luvash had been punishing 

  could be transferred to the Wizard of Wines to be an employee.  

  He could ensure that the Vistani receive a steady flow of wine.  

  Luvash and Arrigal agree to that arrangement.

• Onyx Jewelry Box with Gold Filigree = 250 GP = 250 XP

• 6 Pieces of Jewelry 50 GP each = 300 GP = 300 XP

• Poison in a Crystal Vial = 100 GP = 100 XP

• Bluto Polymorphed into a Goat = 10 XP

• Total XP = 660 XP

• Tim and Fecus each receive = 220 XP

• Shelby and Gugula each receive = 110 XP

Star Notch Stories Session #3

 

Boy and Co Vs the Rattlesnakes

 

  

Session 3- Death Among the Pines, Conclusion

5/31/25

• Boy and his party find the entrance to the Serpent-men Fane.

• 8 out of 10 Thundercrack Boys are poisoned and don’t make their 

  saves.

• Tarp is briefly possessed by the ghost of Pansy, and the party learn 

  that her death wasn’t an accident.  She had been killed by her 

  husband after he had been corrupted by dark forces.  She wants 

  her remains interred at the Sovereign Temple graveyard.

• Boy asks Adelaide to use 6 of her 10 healing scrolls to help 6 of 

  the 8 Thundercrack Boys.

• Boy’s team enters the Serpent-men Fane in time to see that 

  Braar Obray and Chase Mashburn are poised to sacrifice Trill and 

  Nollie.

• Boy shoots his compound bow at Braar Obray, but misses.

• 5 additional Serpent-men appear from behind columns and a battle 

  between Boy’s team and the Serpent-men plays out.

• Chase Mashburn escapes with Baby Nollie.

• Boy’s team kill Braar Obray and the 5 Serpent-men, then they release 

  Trill and pursue Chase through the tunnel he escaped through.

• The team spot Chase in a cave that opens to the surface.  The team 

  splits.  The Thundercrack Boys run after Chase and the rest of the 

  team kill 12 Rattlesnakes in the cave.

• Trill is relieved to have her Baby Nollie safe back in her arms.  She’s 

  grateful, but asks Boy’s team one more favor.  Can they save the 

  villagers who had been turned into human headed snake 

  monstrosities that are trapped in a pit in the fane?

• Boy asks Adelelaide if she is capable of that kind of magic.  She isn’t 

  powerful enough on her own, but for a 100 GP donation to her temple 

  in Thundercrack, she can bring enough Scrolls of Remove Curse back 

  to Holler Hollow to help the poor wretches.

• When Adelaide returns and the villagers are saved, Boy and Adelaide 

  lead the town in cleaning up and reconsecrating the Temple of the 

  Sovereign.  Boy gives a speech to warn the villagers to remain vigilant 

  and not allow evil to erupt here again.

• Pansy’s remains are interred.  Her soul can now rest.

• The Thundercrack Boys and Adelaide return to their town; Boy and his 

  team return to Star Notch and the Hendershot Farm.

• A wedding invitation has arrived at the farm.  All on the farm are 

  welcome to attend Cousin Dode’s cousin’s wedding in Sour Spring 

  Hollow.

• Braar Obray, Serpent-men killed = 10 XP

• Chase Mashburn, Serpent-men = 10 XP

• 5 Serpent-men killed = 50 XP

• 12 Rattlesnakes killed = 900 XP

• 3 Garnet Candlesticks, 50 GP each = 150 XP

• Snakeskin Altar Cloth = 100 GP = 100 XP

• Chest of assorted silverware, jewelry, and coins = 250 GP = 250 XP

• Total XP = 1470 XP

Ox ---> Tiger --->Rabbit --->Dragon --->Snake Campaign Session #181

 

Shelby's Ceremonial Robes

 

 

Session 181- A Return to Barovia Part 31, “Dreams in the Wow Cottage”

”The Spirit of Kevin Shinn AKA Kenijy”

6/7/2025

• I, the DM, narrate a dream sequence for Shelby, Gugula, Tim, 

  and Fecus.  I ask for a few reactions or small details 

  for the players to add to the dream, then I ask them for their 

  reaction when they wake up from the dream.  The players’ 

  reaction will be in purple text.

• Shelby finds herself in the Chapel of Castle Ravenloft presiding 

  over a marriage ceremony of Strahd and Ireena.  Shelby is 

  wearing her ceremonial Cleric of Tiamat robes in the colors purple, 

  white, red, and brown.  When Shelby pronounces “You may kiss 

  the bride”, Strahd lifts Ireena’s veil and instead of kissing her he 

  sinks his fangs into Ireena’s neck and induces vampirism upon her.   

  Shelby wakes up, says a prayer, gets a glass of water, and goes 

  back to bed.

• Gugula also finds herself in the Chapel of Castle Ravenloft.  She 

  is shocked to find herself not in armor, but instead wearing a 

  wedding dress.  She feels quite naked.  When the priest presiding 

  over the ceremony says “You may kiss the bride”, Gugula is 

  horrified to realize the groom is Strahd.  He leans in to kiss her.  

  Gugula wakes up, yells “fuck”, and puts her armor on before going 

  back to sleep.

• Tim has been asked to be a wedding guest at Castle Ravenloft.  

  When he arrives, he discovers that the ceremony is instead a double 

  funeral. He walks up to the coffins and opens the first one which 

  contains a dead Ireena.  She is dressed in a wedding gown.  The 

  second coffin bursts open… it’s Strahd!  Tim wakes up, yells “ah fuck”, 

  chugs some wine, then goes back to sleep.

• Fecus is a guest at Strahd and Vasilka’s wedding.  When the priest 

  says the part of the ceremony “Speak now or forever hold your peace” 

  Fecus wants to speak up, but cannot.  His throat feels blocked and he 

  feels his pants get warm.  When the ceremony is over, Strahd and 

  Vasilka begin murdering the guests.  Fecus wakes up, discovers he 

  peed himself, cleans himself up, and hides the bedding before going 

  back to sleep.

• The party has breakfast at the winery then begins traveling towards 

  Castle Ravenloft.

• On the way there, Ezmerelda tells Tim that she can lead his party out 

  of Barovia because all of the Vistani have the ability to travel out of 

  the land.  Tim asks her if that could possibly include Strahd, if they 

  are able to capture him.  Ezmerelda is unsure of that, but is willing 

  to try.

• They arrive in Vallaki and are greeted at the Sunset Gate by guards 

  that recognize them.

• Tim, Fecus, Shelby, and Gugula go to Targalov’s Smithy, run by Hans 

  and Ruxandra Targalov.  The commission silver manacles (1000 GP), 

  silver bullets (bag of 100 for 20 GP), and 2 gold-plated silver wedding 

  bands (500 GP).  The work will take 4 days.

• Tim, Victor, Shelby, and Ezmerelda intend to make scrolls in their 

  downtime.

• Fecus goes sneaking around town and picks up the following rumors:

• Lady Wachter’s book club is actually a diabolical cult.

• Kasimir Velikov has an odd relationship to Strahd.

• Shelby and Tira have tea and discuss religious matters in the office of 

  Father Petrovich at St. Andral’s Church.

• Gugula trains with her silver short sword at the stockyard.  Semyon 

  and Fritigern join her for training.

• The Abbot and Vasilka spend the time drinking at the Blue Water Inn.

6/15/25 Perchance Prompt Shelby finds herself in the Chapel of Castle Ravenloft presiding 

over a marriage ceremony of Strahd and Ireena.  Shelby is 

wearing her ceremonial Cleric of Tiamat robes in the colors purple, 

white, red, and brown.  When Shelby pronounces “You may kiss 

the bride”, Strahd lifts Ireena’s veil and instead of kissing her he 

sinks his fangs into Ireena’s neck and induces vampirism upon her.   

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