Ox ---> Tiger --->Rabbit --->Dragon --->Snake Campaign Session #178

 

Dire Wolf Near Raven River Bridge

 

Session 178- A Return to Barovia Part 28

5/10/2025

• Tim and Fecus make their way to the Vallaki Temp Service and talk to 

  the administrator about who is available to hire for adventuring.  They 

  decide to hire the following folks:

• Ezmerelda D’Avenir, Vistani Magic-User

• Semyon Highdoor, Dwarf

• Fritigern Neustadt, Human Fighter

• Tira Jarvie, Human Cleric of the Morning Lord

• The Vallaki Temp Service administrator informs Tim and Fecus their 

  new adventurers can be ready and meet them at the Sunset Gate.

• Tim and Fecus spend the wait interval at the Blue Water Inn where 

  Danika busts out the Spruce Tip Spirits to fortify the leaders of Rams 

  for their next mission.

• Everybody in the party, except Drasha who will be near the 

  Vistani Camp, assembles at the Sunset Gate and formal introductions 

  are made.  They learn Fritigern came from outside of Barovia and is 

  looking for his way home.  Tim and Fecus assert that the likelihood of 

  that is great if he continues adventuring with Rams.  Semyon is very 

  gruff and possibly half in the crock, already.  Tira appears to be quite 

  competent, despite an OCD display of counting and checking over her 

  saddle bag’s contents.  Ezmerelda hangs back, watching Tim and 

  Fecus carefully, but she is forthcoming about her spell abilities when 

  Tim and Victor ask her if she can handle working a ritual with them to 

  create a Mirielle or equivalent.

• Rams pick Drasha up as they pass the Vistani camp.

• The ride west is uneventful until just before the Raven River Bridge, 

  where 4 Dire Wolves attack the party.  The vicious beasts do some 

  damage to some party members and their mounts, but in the end are 

  killed.  The last one is pinned to the ground by a bolt from Fecus’ 

  crossbow.

• They make the final approach to the gates of Krezk and are welcomed 

  by the young guards who are stationed at the guard towers above the 

  gate.  

  Anna Krezkova comes to greet Rams in person.

• 4 Dire Wolves killed = 800 XP

• Tim and Fecus each receive = 267 XP

• Gugula and Shelby each receive = 133 XP 

   

   

  5/16/25 Perchance Prompt dire wolves running out of the forest to 

  attack, horror concept art

   

   *Even with the horror concept art tag for the Perchance Prompt,

  the AI didn't turn out very scary Dire Wolves. Jolly canine bias

  built in, who knows, lol;-) 

   

Ox ---> Tiger --->Rabbit --->Dragon --->Snake Campaign Session #177

 

Burgomaster Vallakovich's Study

Session 177- A Return to Barovia Part 27

4/26/2025

• Rams are concerned about the power level of the Mad Angel 

  masquerading as an Abbot of the Abbey of St. Markovia in 

  Krezk.  They choose to go to Vallaki first to hire more help and 

  see if they can learn more about what they might have to deal 

  with in Krezk.

• Before approaching civilization, Victor ends the Animate Dead 

  spell on Miruna the Zombie and buries her in an unmarked grave.

• They enter Vallaki just as night falls.  Their first stop is the 

  Blue Water Inn to see if there is any new gossip to pick up.  

  Things in Vallaki have been pretty chill since the wine deliveries 

  resumed.  No recent vampire attacks, only a few whispers of 

  Scarecrows near the Raven River crossroads, and no sightings 

  of the Skeletal Rider.  The only new development is 

  Ezmerelda D’Avenir is in town searching for her mentor, still.

• Yevgeni and Szoldar spend the night in their respective lodgings.  

  Drasha goes to the Vistani camp.  The rest of the team go back to 

  Victor’s parents house.

• Tim, Fecus, Shelby, and Gugula make use of the Burgomaster’s 

  very impressive library.  They find some interesting information 

  from four books.

• History of St. Markovia The history of the Saint’s life and 

  death and her legacy, the Abbey of St. Markovia

• Belakov’s Bestiary of Bizarre Beasts Gugula finds 

  unexpected knowledge of the power and purpose of Angels.

• Lord Argynvost’s Treatise of Military Strategy Contains 

  a whole chapter devoted to best practices of Religion(s) in 

  the military.  A lot about cohesion and morale.  The team's 

  first exposure to the existence of Mother Night.

• Gathered Under the Wings of Mother Night A slim book 

  bound in plain black leather detailing the beliefs of those 

  who revere the mysterious Mother Night.

• They spend an uneventful night sleeping at the Burgomaster’s 

  mansion.

                    4/29/25 Perchance Prompt candlelit study in a gothic mansion overflowing with 

                    books, horror concept art

Ox ---> Tiger --->Rabbit --->Dragon --->Snake Campaign Session #176

 

Mirielle Vs. Baba Lysaga

Session 176- A Return to Barovia Part 26

4/20/2025

• As the wait for the Baba Lysaga and Mirielle drags past nightfall, 

  watches are set and a fireless camp is made.

• Gugula sits the first watch.  She polishes her warhammer as her 

  watch passes uneventfully.

• Fecus sits the second watch.  He listens to the sounds of the river 

  as he sorts through his inventory of particular stored moistures, of 

  which he is a connoisseur.

• Drasha sits the third watch, quietly mourning the death of her brother 

  Seraz and promising his spirit that she will seek vengeance for his 

  death.  Wiping tears from her eyes, she notices movement outside 

  the stone circle resolves into 7 Zombies.  She wakes up the sleeping 

  members of her party and they notice a disturbance on the horizon 

  aerially as well.

• The party begin fighting the Zombies, while keeping an eye on the 

  mass flying closer that on first identification appears to be an 

  enormous insect swarm, but as it flies over the standing stone circle, 

  purple gem-like scales can be seen, and the party realize it’s the 

  Baba Lysaga in Swarm Form surrounding Mireille.

• The Baba Lysaga and Mireille crash land, Mireille is close enough for 

  Shelby to move over and heal her (not all the way healed).

• Tim and Victor use ranged spells to pick away at Baba Lysaga as the 

  rest of the team kill the Zombies.

• Mireille casts Blight to finish off the Baba Lysaga.  Then she 

  transforms back into the Purple Gem.  

• Shelby picks up the Purple Gem.  Mireille speaks telepathically with 

  Tim and Fecus to tell them where the Pink Gem has been for 10 years.

• The Abbot in Krezk’s St. Markovia Abbey stole the Pink Gem to create 

  the perfect bride for Strahd, Vasilka.

• The Abbot is a mad angel, corrupted by the realm he fell into.

• They leave the abandoned village of Berez.  Heading north they see 

  illusions in the mist of great battles near Argynvostholt.

• Session ends as the party approaches the intersection of the 

  Old Svalich Road and the Luna River Road, west of the Luna River 

  Bridge.  Will they go to Krezk immediately or go to Vallaki to hire 

  more help?

• 7 Zombies killed = 350 XP

• Baba Lysaga killed = 7200 XP

• 10,000 GP = 10,000 XP

• 1d4+4 Staff

• Total XP 17,550 XP

• Tim and Fecus each receive 5850 XP

• Gugula an Shelby each receive 2925 XP

   

   

  4/28/25 Perchance Prompt amethyst dragon fighting swarm of insects