Beyond 1st Level
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Episodes
- Session 165: What Remains After
Rising from the depths of Tartarus, the RAIN carry with them fragments of something larger. As pieces fall into place, long-buried truths begin to surface… When the truth finally comes to light… what does it change?
- Session 164: The One Without a Name
Trapped deep within Tartarus, the RAIN are forced to move as the prison closes in around them. A hidden chamber offers answers—but what waits inside is something that was never meant to exist. When the moment comes, not every choice feels…
- Session 163: The Things Left Behind
The deeper levels of Tartarus hold more than abandoned cells and crumbling stone. As the RAIN search through what was left behind, fragments of an older story begin to emerge—one the prison was never meant to remember.
- Session 162: What Lies Below
The island prison looms over Magna Bay, and the RAIN find a way inside that no guard expects. Down in the forgotten levels of Tartarus, the stone remembers things the city has tried to bury. And somewhere in the dark, someone is still movi…
- Session 161: Curtains Not Yet Drawn
The RAIN step back into Eiden expecting answers, but instead find questions waiting for them. Whispers move through the city, warnings arrive from unexpected places, and something across the bay refuses to be ignored. What lies beyond the…
- Session 160: Behind the Silk Curtains
With their keep finally beginning to feel like a home, the RAIN welcome new allies and unexpected guests alike. Yet the road soon calls them back to Edyn, where rumors, secrets, and old loyalties begin to surface. When a familiar face appe…
- Session 159: Beyond the Stone Wall
Life begins to return to Rainfall Keep as new companions join the RAIN. Yet while searching for a missing friend below the keep, they uncover a passage that leads somewhere unexpected. The only question is whether it should have been opene…
- Session 158: Second Chances, First Blood
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?
- Session 157: The Price of the Prize
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…
- Session 156: The Uneasy Quiet Below (Fight)
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…
- Session 156: The Uneasy Quiet Below (Roleplay)
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…
- Session 155: Toward Whatever Comes Next
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?
- Session 154: The Endless Onslaught
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 sta…
- Session 153: The City in the Skull
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…
- Session 152: Out of the Fog, Into the Fire
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 burni…
- Session 151: Loop of the Damned
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?
- Session 150.5: Talking Beyond - The Endless Waltz of Barovia
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…
- Session 150: Two Roads Through the Mists
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?
- Session 149: Starting Over
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 be…
- Session 148: Fangs of Frost, Clues Through Time (Battle)
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?
- Session 147: The Painter’s Secret
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 revea…
- Session 146: Under the Blood Moon
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 to…
- Session 145: The Bleeding Mask
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 ma…
- Session 144: Crimson Hospitality
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 t…
- Session 143: To the Devil’s Doorstep
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 alo…
- Session 142: Hospitality and Hostility
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, o…
- Session 141: Hallowed Be Thy Creeps
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. Wha…
- Session 140.5: Talking Beyond - Shadows of the Self & The Serpent’s Smile
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 121 through 140?... of Beyond 1st Level. Use thi…
- Session 140: Smiles in the Graveyard
Swept up by a cheerful crowd, The RAIN find themselves center stage before the entire village of Barovia. Their search leads them to the town’s eerie graveyard, but in a land ruled by dread, nothing is ever as it seems. Are they truly safe…
- Session 139: Welcome to Barovia
Of all the Domains, this was the one they feared most—and yet here The RAIN stand, in the shadow of Castle Ravenloft itself. Strahd has taken notice, and in Barovia, death is never swift... and mercy is just another game. Can The RAIN esca…
- Session 138: Into the Mists (Battle)
The RAIN finally reach the Domains of Dread—but entering may be the worst decision they’ve ever made. As they drift through the mist toward an unknown fate, a new enemy strikes, one that challenges Ishi in ways no blade ever could. Can The…
- Session 137: Bargains and Beasts
With a chance at freedom, Kleek seizes the moment and the RAIN dive into Baba Yaga’s hut to reclaim what was lost—Kleek’s Negative side. But facing the Beast is only the beginning. Will Baba Yaga tolerate intruders once more? Can the RAIN…
- Session 136: Wings of the Forgotten
In the twisting depths, Ishi comes face to beak with Kleek—a long-lost companion of Soveliss, thought dead in the Negative Energy Plane. As old memories stir and strange tensions rise, questions take flight. Who is Kleek really, and how di…
- Session 135: Echoes in the Dark
Deep beneath Avernys, a familiar name rings through the labyrinth—Soveliss. Before marching toward their fate in the Domains of Dread, the RAIN chase one last mystery. Who or what is calling out? What secrets do the Wards truly hide? And w…
- Session 134: A Moment of Clarity… Maybe
After surviving a chaotic battle and a near-fatal cave-in, The RAIN finally have a chance to catch their breath. With Rassheth before them, now is the time for answers—about the city, the Yuan-ti, and the dangers lurking in the shadows. As…
- Session 133: Twice the Serpent (Battle)
A battle erupts, but something is terribly wrong—there are two Nadias, each claiming to be the real one. The RAIN struggle to unravel the truth in the chaos, but deception runs deep in the Shadowfell. Which Nadia is their ally, and which i…
- Session 132: The Ghosts of Truth
In the mist-covered Withered Cradle, The RAIN navigates eerie streets where ghosts live ordinary lives. Guided by spectral visions, they uncover a forgotten temple hidden among the ruins. But within its crumbling walls lies a discovery tha…
- Session 131: Judgment of Fangs
With the Yuan-ti priestess revived, The RAIN pleads their case before the Fang of Kindness, asking for permission to hunt down Rahas and stop his evil. But the Yuan-ti leaders are torn—are The RAIN saviors or would-be murderers? If Rahas i…
- Session 130 (Part 3): Reflections of Deception (Battle)
The RAIN fight for their lives against Yuan-ti cultists. But as Rahas’s eyes meet Nadia’s, he flees mid-battle, vanishing with the Raven Queen’s high priestess. With the cultists closing in, can The RAIN survive the fight and pursue Rahas…
- Session 130 (Part 2): Reflections of Deception (Battle)
The RAIN fight for their lives against Yuan-ti cultists. But as Rahas’s eyes meet Nadia’s, he flees mid-battle, vanishing with the Raven Queen’s high priestess. With the cultists closing in, can The RAIN survive the fight and pursue Rahas…
- Session 130 (Part 1): Reflections of Deception (Roleplay)
A shadowy figure reveals herself—a Yuan-ti identical to Nadia, pleading for The RAIN’s help to stop an evil Yuan-ti from the Material Plane threatening her people. But secrets lurk behind her desperate plea. At the Ebon Spire’s ceremony, t…
- Session 129: Shadows of Violence, Whispers of Fate
Chaos erupts as rioters storm the Serpent’s Embrace, accusing the Yuan-ti of spreading destruction. With tensions high and swords ready, The RAIN step in to defuse the violence—this time. But as the dust settles, a foreboding fortune from…
- Session 128: Echoes of Familiar Strangers
The RAIN arrive in the shadowy city of Avernys and take their first steps into its secrets at the Copper Boot tavern. Their exploration leads them to the Divine District, home to grand temples, including one for the Raven Queen and the mys…
- Session 127: Steps into Avernys
The RAIN make a daring sacrifice, leaving one of their own behind in the Shadowfell—but not without a plan. All they need to do is survive long enough for it to succeed. As they navigate the perils of the unknown, a new challenge looms: th…
- Session 126: Echoes of Desolation
The true horrors of the Shadowfell begin to press in, testing the limits of hope and sanity. Despair creeps into the hearts of the travelers and the RAIN alike. Who will muster the strength to endure, and who will succumb to the overwhelmi…
- Session 125: Beyond the Cave, Into the Unknown
The RAIN seek refuge from the horrors of the Shadowfell, but rest is elusive as nightmares haunt their sleep. With the threat of the Nightmen's return, they must leave the cave and press on. Along the way, they encounter mysterious travele…
- Session 124: The Putrid Colossus (Battle)
The Corpse Mound . It’s a twisted amalgamation of decaying bodies, Towering and grotesque, animated by some malevolent force. The stench of death thickens the air as they realize this horror is not just a fight for survival, but a battle a…
- Session 123: The Lure of Darkness
The RAIN finds themselves trapped within the depths of the Nightman’s cave… or are they? Shadows shift, opening a path, tempting them to escape. They think it has to be a trap, yet they descend deeper, determined to finish off the last of…
- Session 122: The Nightmen’s Vengeance (Battle)
The Rain seeks shelter from a relentless storm in a place where echoes of their past sins still whisper in the darkness. Things quickly turn into a nightmare as the Rain comes face to face with the Nightmen, the very beings they destroyed…
- Session 121: Please Don't Go…
The party refuses to back down, heading south toward the ominous Nightmen Cave, despite worsening weather, treacherous roads, and NPCs warning them to turn back. But what drives them toward this perilous destination? Why is reaching the ca…