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Derp!

That’s what I get for not catching up on my unread posts!

So … this is a thing apparently.

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If it is ...

Just when you thought they were done with the tale ... an interlude!

Earlier in the Sithicus storyline (the scene at the Lake of Sorrows), the heroes found themselves submerged for a short time during an underwater encounter. They survived, and when they surfaced, the DM informed them that their ...

Episode 8, Chapter 1 Finale

The tale came to a riveting end in the final episode.

A shipborne battle with a 'countdown' mechanic was used. That is, you have until 'X' to finish what you are doing ... then it gets really bad ... so do what you can to keep that from happening. It was a good way to ...

Episode Seven

(This one was also watched during a work trip. Yay airline WiFi! But note-taking was sparse)

Death is not the end. The cliffhanger from last episode resolved itself. Our at-risk-of-death PC died. But the hamhandedness with which we arrived at this conclusion makes me feel like it was ...

Ravenloft: The Horrors Within has been released on DDB (early access for subscribers right now, I think).

Giving it a read through now.

Assuming it was D&D 5E ... In a social encounter, I would have ruled that the bard's attempt to seduce / be flirty was an Influence action and called for a Cha (persuasion) or Cha (deception) roll with disadvantage at DC17.

[Influence action, Hesitant target & Hostile attitude, Vamp Int score: 17 ...

Episode six

I watched this one while out of town during a work trip. The note taking was pretty sparse.

Here is what stood out. Strahd (or at least an ethereal projection of him) makes an appearance. Apparently, he is Lord Soth's oldest friend ...

There was a 'split the party' moment that was ...

SkiBird wrote: Sun May 17, 2026 8:02 am ... the next set piece: a pastoral halfling village in the midst of festival preparations.

Also ... halflings? In Sithicus?

Maybe the DM is setting up the introduction of vampire kender, and the PCs have mistakenly identified the villagers as halflings.

Now that would be a rug pull!

My problem with nu-Ravenloft can be summed up with the new artificer subclass. Having an animated corpse following you like a minion is something that should have every villager in every village chasing you with pitchforks and torches.


There is a moment in the fifth episode where this gets ...

I'm a fan of the setting, sure.

Just not a fan of protagonists within a tale being dark and evil.

There are all sorts of ways to tell entertaining stories, though. YMMV.


You talk a lot about how ...


I'm pretty sure it was unintentional (English being a second language), but this choice of ...

Ah, got it.

Awesome, thanks.