Vampire Infested Barovia I

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### Episode 1 'An Ocean Without Water'

In horror Tiefany and Ser Hecktor the Beautiful watched. Unable to stop the strange otherworldy and inky black entity as it consumed Hecktor's once childhood idol and Tiefany's father, Ser Jordan Grace. Whatever foul rot lay within Fairburn Point seeped to its core and their only option was to flee. In the Capital a plan was hatched: Tiefany would go one way to gather the wealth of friends and family, and Hecktor would go another to find an army.

You can follow Tieffany's story in Once Upon a Time in Zombie Plagued Chult or witness Ser Grace's downfall in Search for A'Helm.

In this episode, Hecktor re-invents himself, gets saved by a chicken farmer, and learns what a Direst Wolf is.

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### Episode 2 'Werewolves of Krezk'

Hecktor talks to a reluctant Pip about who will help them on their quest to slay the devil Strahd. Assassins are thwarted, travlers met and important supplies are purchased that mostly consist of strawberries.

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### Episode 3 'Know Your Enemy'

Pip dismissively tells Hecktor about the Way of the Feather. Wolves set traps, visions are seen, and ya boys cannot say this Orc's name no matter how hard we try.

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### Episode 4 'Meet the Enemy'

The party head deeper into the werewolf den and make an unpleasant discovery.  Hecktor's fortunes keep coming true when they stumble upon The Huntress and Pip gets more and more fed up with Emmanuel deMonster.

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### Episode 5 'The Abbey of Saint Markovia'

The party finally enters Krezk and discovers the strange occurrences coming from the Abbey of Saint Markovia. Pip reads many headstones in the graveyard while Hecktor acquires the best weapon in the game: a shovel.

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### Episode 6 'Bride of the Abbot'

Hearing someone screaming from the shed, the party come to the conclusion that this isn't their problem. Hecktor reluctantly fights an angel while Pip is more concerned about the monster comma Frankenstein.

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### Episode 7 'The Bellview Family'

Flipping through book afterr book in the library, the party try desperately to find any  information that might help them in their current and future predicaments. Pip has his first bath in about eleven months and casually betrays the party while Hecktor remembers the time he fought his true enemy: Bureaucracy.

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### Episode 8 'Healing Waters'

The party try their best to not attract werewolves. Pip attempts to hunt for fresh meat but gets upstaged by A'Gogash while Hecktor hears arguments if he is or is not the chosen one and then wanders out into a lake.

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### Episode 9 'Into the Belly of the Beast'

The party try their best to not to become werewolves and debate the ethical issue of killing werewolves after killing a lot of werewolves. Pip sides with the assassin while Hecktor burns with righteous fury.

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### Episode 10 'An Abbreviated History of Pip Mandarin'

The party attempt to make a long and arduous ride as comfortable as possible. Hecktor calls from ether a creature of heavenly importance while Pip remembers a tense encounter at the monastery.

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### Episode 11 'Trees and Towers'

The party are stopped in their tracks by angry and sentient shrubbery and are then blindsided by the druids controlling them. Pip is afraid of the dark while Hecktor learns to delegate.

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### Episode 12 'Betrayal'

The party admire some works of art for the purpose of research and have a long conversation about the local food and wine of Barovia. Hecktor and Esmeralda come up with a game plan while Pip does his best to not make friends.

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### Episode 13 'The Old Svalich Road'

The party are ambushed by Direst Wolves almost immediately and give Boris a memory  he will never forget. Pip deals with a legless zombie while Hecktor has some issues.

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### Episode 14 'Entering the City'

We start in the Vistani tradition: with a story. The party tries to sneak Pip into Vallaki with varying amounts of success. Pip reluctantly stops an abduction while Hecktor lets some very important informatation slip that certainly won't have grave consequences. We assure you.

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### Episode 15 'For Love'

Unbeknownst to the party, Vallaki is infiltrated by wolves. Pip has a very tense conversation with a bartender while Hecktor starts to think he made a tiny huge mistake.

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### Episode 16 'First Day in Vallaki'

The party take it in turns to be roasted by one of the greatest insult comics Barovia has ever seen, Hecktor has a very drunken heart to heart with Pip and in doing so causes them to miss out on one of the greatest love stories ever told. Hecktor enjoys some retail therapy while Pip's past catches up with him.

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### Episode 17 'CSI Barovia'

Cribit the Amazing misses out on a very exciting and climactic scene which is ver y upsetting for him anbd by proxy, you. Hecktor has a big day  out haggling for a new sword and investigating the mysterious disappearance of the tannger next door while Pip does his best to spy  on the upper class.

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### Episode 18 'Fathers and Kings'

The party learns some very important information on all the things Cribit the Amazing hates as well as something about some dad and a royal, but that's not important. Hecktor goes through all the evidence he has collected wiht a wild fury while Pip reunites with some unwanted friends.

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### Episode 19 'Investigations and Searches'

The party learns a new and interesting version of a classic nursery rhyme! Hecktor transgresses to his time under a strict authority  figure while Pip explains how small town politics has led to everyone hiding from the town guard on trumped up charges.

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### Episode 20 'The Lesser of Two Evils'

We all learn a bit more about Pip's time in Barovia and the people he abandoned before making several plans on how to handle the many and various monsters threatening Vallaki.

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### Episode 21 'Nightmares'

The party reveals that not everyone was particularly good at hide and seek growing up. Things go from good to really bad as Hecktor deals with Penia struggling to keep it together while Pip falls apart.

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### Episode 22 'Sanctuary'

The gods of healing no longer shine on Barovia. Hecktor gets ambushed by an unexpected foe while Pip almost gets interrupted tr ying to dispose of a body.

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### Episode 23 'A Tribute to Draconic Heritage'

It's the silly season in Vallaki so join in on the festivities and come see one of the many incredible spectacles at this year's parade, honoring all manner of traditions and heritages! Here's hoping nothing untoward will happen to our highly flammable and easily combustible floats! Security is lax and we really must stress how quickly these things can go up with just the smallest spark.

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### Episode 24 'Watery Comma Mass'

It all culminates here where the party must try and rescue Hecktor from the watery comma mass. Pip awkwardly has to ask Elanial for help while Hecktor experiences of overusing a god.

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### Episode 25 'Into the Svalich Woods'

It's one thing after another as Hecktor and Agogash go on the lamb. Pip does his best to track them both while Hecktor experiences elf heaven on the back of a horse.

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### Episode 25 'The Archmage'

The party gets educated about theology as they encounter one of Strahd's vampire husbands. Pip once agqain hurts the ones closest to him while Hecktor gets to experience being food.

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