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While Kiril's away, the pups will play! The pack really sinks their claws into each other this time, but the real question is which of the lucky young newcomers to the den will come out on top in this single elimination competition? In this episode: Chapter 15: Werewolf Den (Pack drama, Approaching the Den, Areas of the Den Z1-Z8, Cave Mouth, Guard Post, to the death, Wolf Den, Underground Spring, Deep Caves, no country for young kids, werewolf vs werewolf, Kiril's Cave, Shrine of Mother Night, Ring of Stone, Hunger Games, tourney rules, Special Events, Leader of the Pack, Die Kinder).

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Visit Yester Hill, a planned community for retired berserkers with absolutely no secrets hidden beneath a thin layer of sod. Evil druids seek to unleash their blood-filled wood upon the world, and even Strahd himself comes here to pine among the pines. In this episode: Chapter 14: Yester Hill (Areas of the Hill Y1-Y5, an enormous map, Trail, Berserker Cairns, Druid's Circle, death from above, Wooden Statue, Hidden Graves, Gulthias Tree, dead adventurer, Wall of Fog, Whispering Wall, Special Events, Druid's Ritual, Wintersplinter, tree blights, Gulthias blights, Strahd in the mix, Blood Spear of Kavan, blood spear of Kevin).

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Deep within the Amber Temple, alone in the dark, lurks the most helpful lich in the multiverse. Play your cards right and there's free drinks and body modifications, too. You didn't need those eyeballs, right? In this episode: Chapter 13 (X18-X33b, Architect's Room, ewer trouble, West Shrine trap, Secret Alcove hijinks, Lich's Lair, becoming buddies with Exethanter, Preserved Library, Barovian witches, Amber Vaults, Vault of Shalx, Vault of Maverus, a smorgasbord of Dark Gifts).

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It's back to Barovia for Chapter 13, and the Amber Temple is sending mixed messages. Does it want us to freeze to death? Burn to a crisp? Get possessed by loot? Maybe this adorably bespectacled jackal-faced creature can help us. Nope, just more fireballs. In this episode: Chapter 13 (The Amber Temple history, Extreme Cold, Areas of the Temple X1-X17, Temple Facade, stealing the statues, Temple of Lost Secrets, arcanaloths, flameskulls, Vilnius, amber golem, mountain folk, Jakarion, staff of frost).

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Our final look at the Caves of Chaos takes 17 man-turns to unpack. The cult fit is very Queen of Hearts and matches the canonically evil furnishings. But the real villain is in accounting. Who else could set up such an enormous slush fund for magic amulets? In this episode: Hobgoblin Lair, Torture Chamber/Playroom/Food Storage, Shunned Cavern, Owl Bear's Den, Bugbear Lair, Caves of the Minotaur, Gnoll Lair, Shrine of Evil Chaos, NPCs, Tips to the Players, Glossary, Final Thoughts.

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