Chaotic Naturals
A Dungeons & Dragons podcast featuring four friends. Currently playing Curse of Strahd.
Curse of Strahd - Episode 24 'The Heist of Castle Ravenloft Part 4'
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The party continues through Castle Ravenloft. They finally discover the "Clockwork Man" and return to Vallaki.
Dalelands - Episode 6 'The Lost Library of Lethchauntos'
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The party has found the lost library and must choose how to make their way inside: stealth or battle. Once inside the countdown will begin on the search begins for The Nathlum, as our party aims to obtain it before Powell Niccam and whoever he's enlisted can find it first.
Curse of Strahd - Episode 23 'The Heist of Castle Ravenloft Part 3'
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The continued exploration of Castle Ravenloft leads to some interesting discoveries.
Dalelands - Episode 5 'The Forest of Cormanthor'
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The party continues to investigate the owlbear den whose smell lured their horses off course. Ike uses his druidic power to speak with the beast and gains a short side quest to save the owlbear's lost mate. The party travels deeper into the forest in search of the lost library of Lethchauntos and instead finds three hunters looking to sell a recently captured owlbear. Our group devises a plan to save the creature, stop the poachers, and hopefully learn more about the very forest they're traveling through. Deep talks around the party's campsite...
Curse of Strahd - Episode 22 'The Heist of Castle Ravenloft Part 2'
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The Heist of Castle Ravenloft continues as the party looks for the Sunsword!
Dalelands - Episode 4 'Myrna Nor'
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The party meets Myrna Nor, a wealthy heir and magic student, at the Old Skull Inn in Shadowdale. She hires the party for 100 GP each to recover the Nathlum before her rival, Powell "the Owl" Niccam, can sell its secrets to the Zhentarim.
Curse of Strahd - Episode 21 'The Heist of Castle Ravenloft Part 1'
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The players return to Castle Ravenloft, this time without an invite, as they search for people and things that they need to recover before their final battle with Strahd.
Inside the castle they meet Cyrus, a mongrelfolk servant of Strahd who "escorts" them through the castle as they search for Zuleika's husband.
Dalelands - Episode 3 'Saving Humble Hill'
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The party investigates the hidden lab trying to locate the means to create an antidote for this 'miraculous growth serum'. They then chase down Algar Gaunt and upon capturing him realize there is no chance of redemption. Val finds an interesting new weapon also hidden in the bunker before the party returns to Humble Hill with the cure in hand. Back at the Red Rock Tavern they debrief this mission and take some time to reckon with their emotions.
Dalelands - Episode 2 'Miraculous Growth Serum'
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The party learns more about Algar Gaunt's 'Miraculous Growth Serum', exploring the damage it has done to a small village in the Tesh Valley, eventually tracking down his hidden laboratory attempting to apprehend the criminal and prove themselves useful in this new land.
Curse of Strahd - Episode 20 'Loose Ends'
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The party wakes up from what was a much needed rest... and for Leo a much needed something else.
Ismark is back in town to visit his distraught sister, Udo has finished their shoes, and it's finally time to go to Castle Ravenloft.
Dalelands - Episode 1 'The Beginning'
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The players arrive in Dagger Falls fresh off a caravan journey through the Anauroch desert that lasted over a month. All they have are each other as they navigate this new land.
They set off on their first quest, to rescue Humble Hill from a strange sickness of unknown origin guided by Sister Liara of the Seeds of Cultivation.
Curse of Strahd - Episode 19 'Cleaning Up'
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Curse of Strahd - Episode 18 'The Vistani Massacre'
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After a hard fought battle, the players return to Vallaki to find that Rictavio has gone ahead with his attack on the Vistani camp. The players find more than just dead Vistani though...
Curse of Strahd - Episode 17 'Baba Lysaga'
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The long awaited battle with Baba Lysaga takes an unpredicted and unfortunate turn in this intense episode.
Curse of Strahd - Episode 16 'Argynvostholt'
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Our adventure continues at Argynvostholt where Lyrielle meets her new best friend, a budding romance continues to sprout, and the search for their ally against Strahd continues at the Werewolf Den.
Curse of Strahd - Episode 15 'Friends & Enemies'
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A loose end comes back to bite the party in the butt, Leo recounts his night with Yevgeni, the group visits Rictavio in his hideaway tower, and much more in this chaotic episode.
Curse of Strahd - Episode 14 'The Village of Krezk'
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The players have arrived in Krezk, now they must gain entry into a surprisingly creepy looking Abbey. Inside they are greeted by mongrelfolk and an Abbot who has an... interesting way to please Strahd and save Barovia from his torment.
Will Leo finally get his cookie?
Curse of Strahd - Episode 13 'The Tome of Strahd'
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The players find an invaluable piece of hidden lore about Strahd himself. They also continue their attempt to gain entry into Krezk, which they hope to be a safe haven for Ireena.
Curse of Strahd - Episode 12 'The Seed'
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The players attempt to enter Krezk but are denied, they must find suitable wine as an offering... but something terrible has happened at the Wizard of Wines.
Curse of Strahd - Episode 11 'Castle Ravenloft'
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The players accept Strahd's dinner invitation and arrive at Castle Ravenloft.
Curse of Strahd - Episode 10 'Festival of the Blazing Sun'
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The players have just received a dinner invitation from Strahd himself! But the Festival of the Blazing Sun is happening tomorrow and attendance IS required.
Curse of Strahd - Episode 9 'The Carnival Wagon'
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After hearing a strange beast inside Rictavio's carnival wagon; Quickdraw, guided by Madam Eva's card reading, makes a bone chilling discovery. Soon after, the players learn their lesson about "malicious unhappiness" in the Town of Vallaki.
Curse of Strahd - Episode 8 'The Wizard of Wines'
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The session begins with the party being beset by thirty Needle Blights at the Wizard of Wines Vineyard... but somehow it turns into an episode full of unrequited yearning and mystery.
Curse of Strahd - Episode 7 'The Town of Vallaki'
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Our players settle in to the surprisingly secure Town of Vallaki, exploring the places and people that lie in its walls.
Curse of Strahd - Episode 6 'St. Andral's Bones'
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Leo, Lyri, Quickdraw, Ireena and Ismark begin this session inside of Old Bonegrinder; a Night Hag den inside a windmill mere miles outside of Vallaki. Eventually, they end up reaching the town of Vallaki, completing their escort quest and getting Ireena out of the immediate view of Strahd. However, the Church of St. Andral cannot provide the protection from the devil Ismark had hoped for now that someone has stolen the sacred Bones of St. Andral from their resting place. In order to save Ireena and possibly the entire town from an attack...
Curse of Strahd - Episode 5 'On the Road'
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Our players have set out on the road for Vallaki with Ireena and Ismark in tow. They have their fortunes read by the Vistani Diviner Madam Eva, battle a Dire Wolf, and meet their new tenants... a coven of Night Hags!
Curse of Strahd - Episode 4 'The Village of Barovia'
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Our players explore what the Village of Barovia has to offer, finding their first real quest: escort Ireena to a town called Vallaki. Quickdraw tries to sell his wares, Leo tries to make a move on a new found hunk, and Lyri tries to keep them in a straight line.
Curse of Strahd - Episode 3 'The Great Escape'
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Our players continue exploring the dungeon below the Death House. Can they survive everything it has to throw at them and come out victorious? Or will the Death House prevail, devouring their souls for eternity?
Curse of Strahd - Episode 2 'Depths of the Death House'
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Our players have just discovered that Walter may not be real, which could mean Rose and Thorn are not either... They continue to search the Death House for clues, have an unlikely encounter in the attic, and make their way to the basement where they begin to hear an eerie chanting.
Curse of Strahd - Episode 1 'Welcome to Barovia'
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We begin our journey into the Lands of Barovia as the unsuspecting Quickdraw, Leo and Lyri are quietly borne to the edge of this strange land amidst a creeping fog. As they journey along a dirt road they make a strange and frightening discovery. Eventually, our players come upon a house standing tall among the fog. Unbeknownst to them, this house is no mere residence... it could be their death sentence.
