A Curse of Strahd actual play & campaign chronicle
He Is The Land
Five strangers. Five heirlooms. One road west — and the devil owns it.
The mists part for a moment. Pull up a chair by the fire, and remember where the road has taken us.
Welcome, travellers. This is the party’s chronicle of Barovia — the story so far, the podcast of every session, and our own spoiler-free encyclopedia of the people, places, and prices of this grey country. If it’s written here, we learned it at the table; nothing is spoiled, because nothing is known before we know it.
Before next session
MID-FESTIVAL: the whole town is looking at us, and the rain is not helping. Behind us, one impossible evening: the doors upstairs opened — a lord ten years dead and “minutes fresh” (one bed, slept in on both sides) · a letter from the devil to the lady of the house (we read it; it favors the Baron) · the lovely, dim sons (“Mama’s room is verboten” — “Is that Papa?”) · and behind the moaning door, Ireena, tending catatonic Stella — so Drew told her everything, and Ireena answered with the secret room: THE BONES. The escape (windows, “BLASPHEMY!”, one extremely convincing baby) → the bones home on the sub-altar — and the ground answered. We won one. Then the bill: Izek returned most of Fëanor (two days missing; a nice boy, boy height), took our letter to the Baron, and by crier: there have never been vampires in Vallaki · festival TOMORROW, mandatory · Henrik to the Reformation Center · Lady Wachter to hang — on our testimony. Overnight: Level 5, one resignation (“too rich for my blood”), one celestial horse (Clancy). Now: midday, torrential rain, a wicker sun with an empty ball, two dueling sermons both ending “They will attest” — and every soul in Vallaki turning to look at us. Session 14 opens our mouths.
- Immediate business: decide whom we attest for — “There are no good choices.” / “Thanks.” / “My pleasure.”
- Find Ireena — last confirmed helping us in the bones room; the record then loses her, and we are aware of how that reads.
- Keep in mind: the bones are home but unguarded during mandatory attendance (the Ravens are watching); the letter is in the Baron’s coat; Henrik is in the RC in our place; the winery’s silence is now official (the raven never came; one meal a week at the inn); Bluto may or may not be inside the sea monster; never harm a raven. The full ledger lives in Quests & Threads.
Start here
- 📖 New, or catching up? The Story So Far — the whole tale in one sitting.
- 🎧 Latest episode: Episode 13 — They Will Attest — or subscribe to the podcast in any app.
- 📋 Latest recap: Session 13 — Recap · deep detail in the Field Notes.
The chronicle
- Player Compendium — Cast of Characters · Places · Quests & Threads · Traveller’s Almanac · Handouts
- The Party — who we are, with portraits.
- The Podcast — every session as a ~45-minute episode.
Sessions
| # | Listen | Read |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | They Will Attest (55:43) | Recap · Field Notes |
| 12 | The Baron Promised (55:45) | Recap · Field Notes |
| 11 | Hunt Well Those Who Hunt (1:05:40) | Recap · Field Notes |
| 10 | You Can Just Leave (1:11:02) | Recap · Field Notes |
| 9 | Cut the Thread (1:05:06) | Recap · Field Notes |
| 8 | Don’t Be Boring (1:03:30) | Recap · Field Notes |
| 7 | All Will Be Well (56:02) | Recap · Field Notes |
| 6 | Something Sweet (52:35) | Recap · Field Notes |
| 5 | Friend-Shaped (49:25) | Recap · Field Notes |
| 4 | Mist Walkers (49:18) | Recap · Field Notes |
| 3 | The Devil’s Name (32:15) | Recap · Field Notes |
| 2 | The House Remembers (41:31) | Recap · Field Notes |
| 1 | The Death House (46:40) | Recap · Field Notes |
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