Beyond 1st Level

 A job leads the RAIN into unfamiliar territory, where monsters wear many faces and choices come quickly. Steel flashes, fire answers, and deals are made in the wake of violence. Who deserves mercy—and who decides when the past is paid for? 

A demon trapped beneath Rainfall Keep becomes the RAIN’s chosen target. Steel and magic decide the fight, and power is claimed in its aftermath. But demons are patient things—and victories like this tend to echo. What has been gained…  and what might remember their names? 

Rest returns, daylight steadies, and the keep feels like home again… until the RAIN step below. Strange traces, old magic, and shifting footprints turn curiosity into caution. When a child’s voice calls for help from the shadows, the only question is—who is really needing rescue? 

Rest returns, daylight steadies, and the keep feels like home again… until the RAIN step below. Strange traces, old magic, and shifting footprints turn curiosity into caution. When a child’s voice calls for help from the shadows, the only question is—who is really needing rescue? 

The RAIN seize a rare opening and make their escape—if “escape” is really what it is. Shadows cling, familiar voices echo, and the road ahead feels almost too calm. Could this truly be the way back… or just another turn in the maze? 

The first wave hits hard. The second hits harder. And by the third, the RAIN know they’re fighting an army with no end in sight. Fire walls, poisoned blades, flying shuriken—every trick comes out as they claw their way down the killing stairs. But when the smoke clears, the dead aren’t the only ones left changed. 

The RAIN descend into a realm of ash and silence, where a sprawling city lies within the hollow of a colossal skull. Healing fails, the dead walk, and whispers call Riku by name. Who built this city of bones—and why does it feel like it’s been waiting for him? 

The RAIN stand at the edge of escape, the mists finally thinning after what feels like an eternity. But even if they’ve truly left Barovia behind, what waits on the other side? Their home… or something far worse? With questions still burning and Riku’s past calling from the peaks, freedom might just be the beginning of a new kind of prison. 

 The fire burns, the Count smiles, and time itself resets. Every victory unravels, every life repeats, and Barovia holds its breath for the final dance. How many times can the RAIN die before something breaks that isn’t meant to? 

In this special episode, David (DM) is joined by The RAIN: Riku (Will), Airis (Cesar), Ishi (Kelley), and Nadia (Sam). They summarize and share their thoughts about the campaign and episodes 141 through 150... of Beyond 1st Level. Use this episode to catch up and hang out with Beyond 1st Level.

The RAIN divide their path, one into celebration, the other into sorrow. But Barovia remembers every choice, and even victories carry a cost. When the night ends, will their paths rejoin—or will the mists keep part of them forever? 

The RAIN find themselves back at the beginning in Barovia… or should we say, Bar-over? The clues they hoped to follow aren’t as clear as expected, and the paths ahead lead to new faces, strange encounters, and dangers they’ve never seen before. With no easy answers, how will they face challenges they can’t predict—and threats they don’t yet understand? 

 The mountain shakes as an undead dragon rends sky from stone, and The RAIN face a battle they cannot win. If death is not the end, what comes after? And how many times can they fall before hope itself is lost? 

 Through snow and storm, The RAIN reach the painter’s hut high in the mountains—only to find answers that raise even darker questions. Who is this strange figure, and how can he know so much of their journey? And when truth is finally revealed, will it free them… or trap them forever? 

 In Vallaki, celebration hides a darker purpose. The RAIN split up to uncover the truth behind the festival, but every answer only breeds more questions. What is the Burgomaster’s true intent? Can they stop the night’s ritual before it’s too late? And if they do… will the town see them as heroes or villains? 

Arriving in Vallaki during the height of the Blood Moon Festival, The RAIN find a town full of cheer, masks, and unsettling smiles. But beneath the celebrations, something feels wrong—forced, desperate, too perfect. What lies behind the masks, and what will the night’s rituals truly reveal? 

Castle Ravenloft opens its grand doors to The RAIN, offering warmth, food… and questions. A cordial host. A lavish meal. A house full of secrets. But in Barovia, even kindness feels like a trap. Can hospitality be trusted when offered by the devil himself? 

 The RAIN begin their climb to Castle Ravenloft, treading a path walked by countless adventurers—most never returned. Whispers haunt the road, and uneasy allies raise more questions than answers. Can Rawlin be trusted? What horrors wait along the castle’s looming paths? And is Strahd truly the devil they’ve been warned about… or something far worse? 

The RAIN step into the Vine’s Blessing Inn, knowing full well it’s a trap—but what choice do they have? With the eerie doll still in Mother Ireena’s clutches, the question isn’t if things will go wrong… It’s how. Will they sneak, steal, or fight their way out? And just how much longer can they survive Barovia’s twisted version of hospitality?

The RAIN delve into Barovia’s abandoned church and quickly learn that sanctuaries here are anything but safe. With the unsettling presence of Mother Ireena and a doll that holds more weight than it should, the shadows only grow deeper. What lies beneath the church? Why does the doll matter so much? And can a single natural 20 really unravel secrets not meant to be known… yet?