Session 23

• Shalooti's strength check (15) fails (it's harder than medium)

  • both Elora and Shalooti are being dragged
  • she and Elora can make a dex save to let go in time
  • if they're able to pull him out, use time dilation to let him talk to Menigal, the Departed
• Explain what the dark powers are:

  • show the picture

You have returned to me, but you have not yet completed your side of our bargain.

• Pelanil doesn't remember:
  • "let me refresh your memory"

I am Menigal, the Departed, one of the Dark Powers that coalesce in the Domains of Dread. You see, when Shar created the Shadowfell, the Demiplane of Dread fragmented, and each Darklord's realm settled into a spot somewhere within the newly created plane. Barovia, ruled by Count Strahd von Zarovich, has settled here.

For too long, Vampyr has had his way with this realm, emptying this forsaken land of souls and taking them for himself. I intend to change that.

We Powers feed on souls of the mortal. Each of us have particular souls that satiate us. Vampyr consumes souls who perish from exsanguination (blood loss). And I, you see, have a more general, but overlapping craving. I desire souls that die of any unnatural cause.

So this is why I require your assistance. I want to deny Vampyr his souls, and instead take them for myself.

And our pact, you surely remember our pact.

• he touches Pelanil's head, and Pelanil remembers
  • send Christian https://cos.nathanorick.com/no-spoilers/campaign-notes/handouts/misc/pelanil's-conversation-with-menigal.html
• while he reads that, cut to the other players if they lost him

After he has a chance to read:

• Give Pelanil a new boon
  • Character gains Among the Dead from the Undying Warlock class

And for dispatching to me the soul of that insufferable toymaker, I offer you this

• wisdom save to hear the voice
• Yester Hill (Y) > Blood Spear of Kavan

• Yester Hill (Y)
• They can explore, see the fog, climb the mountain
• at the right time (maybe after they've seen the Strahd statue), the bois start coming out of the rock towers and doing the ritual
• When Wintersplinter Statblock comes to life, the druids and berserkers flee for the tree line, taking opportunity attacks
• After the battle, the remaining forest folk flee for the woods
  • their effigy dying is a bad omen, and they kinda start to doubt Strahd's power