Flow of a Module Difference

• Concept of Flavor Text
  • I REWROTE ALL OF IT!
• If I am reading flavor text, you can interrupt me
• if you dont interrupt me and I didnt say anything… then Ill keep moving you forward (if there is only one way to go)

Resource Management

• Short Rests & Long Rests & Full Rests
• Leveling up in the WILD (not a full heal)
  • Generally need to have a REST in order to level up… but not always

Session Start

Intro Hooks

• You heard about some disappearances on a trade route to the north around the mountains, it veers off to the left but nobody returns.Last week the route was fine but now… strange things are happening (Barovia is expanding)
• One of the Sol Beacons to the north has gone dark… it was protected by a group known as the Order of the Silver Dragon; followers of Sol. Not long from now is
  • Sol = (Sun god) Belanos Father
• There are some people who have been rumored to be practicing dark magic. A roaming band of gypsies known as the Vistani… their kind go back centuries. They caravan into town, collect strange things, note some to come with them, they even used to host orgies… then they leave town not to be seen again
  • Dark magic
  • this magic deals with… loopholes… changing the natural order of how things should be) Type of magic that makes
    • monstrosities
    • Cannibalism
    • Bypassing death
    • Manipulating souls
• Adventuring party of 4 was sent into the woods up north… haven’t been heard from in weeks… they bought up all the magic items and set off!