Ox ---> Tiger --->Rabbit --->Dragon --->Snake Campaign Session #188

Team Rams Vs. Strahd Zombies

 

 

 

Session 188- A Return to Barovia Part 38

8/9/2025

• The Abbot heals Vasilka, Fecus, and Victor.

• The Abbot, Vasilka, Clovin, Freek, and Myrtle retire to the guest 

  quarters.

• Team Rams wearily agree to help Zuleika find her husband 

  even though they are exhausted.

• They take the staircase off of the Chapel down to the Catacombs.

• Arriving in the Crypt, they rely on Zuleika’s enhanced sense of 

  smell to navigate them towards the dungeon cells.

• Finding the foggy tunnel behind Crypt Door #1, they navigate with 

  Yuri using a 10’ long hooked pole to detect the obscured floor tiles.  

  He finds the trap.

• Rams tie off to each other and Zuleika, then they lower her down 

  to a flooded dungeon cell.  She smells her husband from past the 

  bars.

• They use an old dagger to secure the mechanism of the trap door, 

  then they move past that towards a staircase down to room #K78.

• Taking a moment to marvel over the brazier, colored stone spheres, 

  and the iron golems, they follow the impatient Zuleika through a door 

  to the south that opens behind a curtain of a balcony that overlooks 

  a larger sunken chamber that is flooded.

• Zuleika jumps off of the balcony and Rams follow her into combat 

  against Strahd Zombies that are bobbing around in the flooded 

  torture chamber, #K76.

• After a slog against the Strahd Zombies, Rams and Zuleika 

  navigate to the South Dungeon, #K75.

• The session ends with Zuleika finding Emil’s cell.

• 6 Strahd Zombies killed = 1200 XP

• Tim and Fecus each receive 400 XP

• Gugula and Shelby each receive 200 XP

   

   

  Perchance Prompt 8/13/25 Armored dark fantasy adventurers 

  fighting zombies in a partially flooded torture chamber in a dungeon 

  of a gothic castle, horror concept art 

Ox ---> Tiger --->Rabbit --->Dragon --->Snake Campaign Session #187

Crystal Dinner Bell in the Great Entry

 

 

 

Session 187- A Return to Barovia Part 37

8/2/2025

• Zuleika Polymorphs back to her human shape and tells Rams she 

  has no quarrel with them.

• Kiril decides to flee.  Rams harry him on his way out of the courtyard, 

  with Fecus dealing the only damage with a silver shot from his musket.

• Zuleika asks Rams for help in releasing her husband from the 

  dungeon of Castle Ravenloft.  They agree to help.

• The Abbot casts Remove Curse upon Bianca and Wensencia and 

  they are cured of Lycanthropy.

• Rams take pity on the women who were once werewolves and Tim 

  writes a letter of introduction to Ismark for Davanka, Bianca, and 

  Wensencia.  Female members of Team Rams give them clothes.  

  The women leave.

• Rams walk into the entry (K7) then move into the great entry (K8) 

  where an Unseen Servant rings a Crystal Dinner Bell.  The noise 

  summons 2 Vampire Spawn.  A difficult struggle with the monsters 

  ensues as they target Victor repeatedly.  The Abbot moves Clovin 

  and the children back to the entry (K7).  Rams prevail, remembering 

  the importance of Holy Water and silver weapons.

• Session #186 XP = 1150 XP

• 2 Werewolves cured of Lycanthropy = 1400 XP

• 2 Vampire Spawn killed = 3600 XP

• 9000 SP = 900 XP

• 6000 GP = 6000 XP

• Ring of Protection +1

• Sword 1d6+1

• Scarab of Protection

• Potions

• Heroism

• Plant Control

• Rod of Cancelation

• Scroll with 2 spells

• Message

• Meteor Swarm

• Total XP = 13,050 XP

• Tim and Fecus each receive 4350 XP

• Gugula and Shelby each receive 2175 XP

   

  Perchance Prompt 8/8/25 A great entry of a 

  gothic castle is unoccupied except for a small floating crystal 

  dinner bell, horror concept art 

Ox ---> Tiger --->Rabbit --->Dragon --->Snake Campaign Session #186

Zuleika Vs. Kiril and the Pack

 

 

 

Session 186- A Return to Barovia Part 36

7/26/2025

• Yevgeni and Szoldar temporarily leave Team Rams to accompany 

  the commoners safely back to Vallaki.

• Werewolf Interlude where the players take on the roles of a 

  Werewolf Pack in the Castle Ravenloft courtyard.  They are in 

  contention with one of their own pack members who has escaped 

  the den to liberate her mate who is imprisoned in Castle Ravenloft’s 

  dungeon.  The pack has Zuleika cornered in the courtyard.  She is in 

  hybrid form while the pack are starting in wolf form.  They attack her 

  for 2 rounds then Team Rams arrive at the bridge to Castle Ravenloft’s 

  courtyard to witness this battle between Zuleika and her former pack, 

  led by Kiril.

• Team Rams are blocked by 9 regular wolves that are followers of the 

  Werewolf pack leader.  Team Rams cross the bridge to fight their way 

  into the courtyard with the exception of Clovin.  He takes the children 

  Freek and Myrtle to hide in the woods.

• Team Rams kill the regular wolves.

• Kiril commands his pack members Aziana, Davanka, Bianca, and 

  Wensencia to retreat.

• Only the Werewolf Aziana makes a clean escape.  Bianca and 

  Wensencia are paralyzed by Ezmerelda’s Hold Monster spell.  

  Davanka is cured of lycanthropy by Shelby.

• The Abbot transforms into his true form and flies back to Clovin to 

  protect the children from the escaping Werewolves.

• Vasilka’s attack is thwarted by rolling a 1.  She crashes headfirst into 

  the cobbles of the courtyard.

• 9 Wolves killed = 450 XP

• 1 Werewolf cured of Lycanthropy = 700 XP

• Total XP = 1150

• The XP will be awarded with Session #187’s XP, due to ending the 

  Session #186 in initiative/combat.

   

  Perchance Prompt 8/8/25 A werewolf fights against her pack in a 

  castle courtyard
   

Ox ---> Tiger --->Rabbit --->Dragon --->Snake Campaign Session #185

The Megaliths Near Old Bonegrinder

 

 

 

 Session 185- A Return to Barovia Part 35

7/12/2025

• Before leaving the Old Bonegrinder area, Team Rams check out the 

  nearby megaliths.

• Fecus and Semyon examine the stones of which there are four.  The 

  stones each have a carving of icons themed representing the four 

  seasons.

• Fecus discovers a pile of children's teeth in the middle of the circle.  

  Shelby casts Dispel Evil on the circle after the teeth are removed.

• Fritigern mentions four cities of his land are associated with the four 

  seasons.

• Ravens are circling above the megaliths; one is on top of the stone 

  decorated with carvings of fallen leaves.  It is pecking at one of the 

  Hags’ pastries.

• A raven dives behind a stone and emerges as Rams’ friend, Muriel 

  Vinshaw.

• She reports a pack of possible Werewolves in wolf form racing 

  towards Castle Ravenloft.

• Rams travel towards Castle Ravenloft and encounter 4 wolves 

  poised to attack 11 commoners that have been chased up the 

  driveway towards the castle.

• Fecus drinks a Potion of Giant Strength and Rams attack the wolves, 

  killing them all, but not before a wolf kills a commoner.  Fecus’ player 

  rolled 2 natural 20s dealing 48 DMG each attack!

• Rams help the commoners bury their fallen loved one.  The Abbot and 

  Tira say a prayer to the Morning Lord.  The commoners were traveling 

  from the village of Barovia back to Vallaki.  They had attended 

  Ismark’s wedding to Gertruda.  Ireena, Ismark’s adopted sister, hadn’t 

  left Barovia, yet, to the commoner’s knowledge.

• 4 Dire Wolves killed = 800 XP

• Total XP = 800 XP

• Tim and Fecus each receive 267 XP

• Gugula and Shelby each receive 133 XP

   

   

  Perchance Prompt 7/16/25 4 megaliths in a circle under a dark cloudy 

  sky with ravens circling above