449 Sparkling Despair
Lina du Lina is a sommelier who stores her emotions in her swords, and Elavor pleads the fifth acorn. Meanwhile, the crew traverses a misty hallway toward a wine cellar where Bruldish has a couple of axe-idents.
Previous Episodes
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May 7, 2024 — Dog & Pony Show VII, Part 1448 An Octopus Riding a Sabertooth Tiger
The Dog & Pony crew is back! Bruldish, Crucible, Elavor, Imra, Lina, and the whole menagerie kick off the season with a drawbridge that’s just a bridge, a really charming rat, some sweeping in the dark, and a real mist opportunity.
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April 4, 2023 — Dog & Pony Show VI, Part 14
391 Send Forth the Spiders!
In this season finale, we go clubbing and light a beacon.
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March 28, 2023 — Dog & Pony Show VI, Part 13
390 Always Stack Your Rogues
We visit the Greater Metropolitan Little Barovia Area.
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March 21, 2023 — Dog & Pony Show VI, Part 12
389 The Paddington-Chucky Spectrum
We’re actually doing a dragon heist!
Thanks to Elizabeth Fijalkowski for the amazing artwork of Elavor and friends!
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March 14, 2023 — Dog & Pony Show VI, Part 11
388 You Gotta Go Up to Go Down
We demonstrate the “risen cost fallacy.”
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March 7, 2023 — Dog & Pony Show VI, Part 10
387 Look at This Terrible Hallway
We’re gonna get him like Capone.
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February 28, 2023 — Dog & Pony Show VI, Part 9
386 Die, Foul Friendly Creature!
We’re guests of Mr. Strahd, in one of the nicer rooms.
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February 21, 2023 — Dog & Pony Show VI, Part 8
385 Come on in, the Water’s Blood
We explore the Rooms of Weeping.
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February 14, 2023 — Dog & Pony Show VI, Part 7
384 It’s Stairs All the Way Down
One does not simply walk through more doors.
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February 7, 2023 — Dog & Pony Show VI, Part 6
383 Can’t Un-flip That Bed
We are nearly thwarted by a teen.
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January 31, 2023 — Dog & Pony Show VI, Part 5
382 Why Is This Castle This Way?
We’ve gotta social engineer Strahd unless he keeps his password on a post-it.
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January 24, 2023 — Dog & Pony Show VI, Part 4
381 Ask Not for Who the Bing Bongs
We find magic PEZ, oily books, and a well-appointed study featuring a helluva portrait.
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January 17, 2023 — Dog & Pony Show VI, Part 3
380 We’re Gonna Be Good Strahds
We’re rapping about werewolves and finding Infinity Stones.
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January 3, 2023 — Dog & Pony Show VI, Part 1
378 Brunch with Strahd
The Dog & Pony crew is back - all 10 of them! They’re prepared to be just reckless enough as they finally take the Big Bad up on his invitation to dine at Castle Ravenloft.
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August 2, 2022 — Dog & Pony Show V, Part 15
356 Bed Bag & Beyond
It’s the season finale for the Dog and Pony show! Will the gang figure out what the heck is happening in Vallaki? Will All Be Well? Listen to find out!
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July 26, 2022 — Dog & Pony Show V, Part 14
355 Contraband Vampires
Are we herding them? Or Hurting them?
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July 19, 2022 — Dog & Pony Show V, Part 13
354 Elavor’s Roommates
These are the world’s worst Jack-in-the-boxes. Jacks-in-the-box? Whatever, they suck!
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July 12, 2022 — Dog & Pony Show V, Part 12
353 A Cup of Coffin
Nothing like a little constructive arson!
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June 28, 2022 — Dog & Pony Show V, Part 10
351 A Woman of Murder
In Barovia you either have a tragic past or a tragic now.
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June 14, 2022 — Dog & Pony Show V, Part 8
349 Do Not Speak to Me about Chimichangas
Always do what the baby dragon wants.
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June 7, 2022 — Dog & Pony Show V, Part 7
348 There’s a Revenant for Everyone
One horse-step forward, two horse-steps back…
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May 31, 2022 — Dog & Pony Show V, Part 6
347 A Lighthouse for Dragons
Let’s see what’s in the wine closet!
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May 24, 2022 — Dog & Pony Show V, Part 5
346 Corpse Box
Arrigal is very batly hurt by some Central Barovian bats.
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May 17, 2022 — Dog & Pony Show V, Part 4
345 Curiosity Killed the Crucible
Special delivery! Whatever could be in this “box”?
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May 3, 2022 — Dog & Pony Show V, Part 2
343 A Starter Castle
Over the ruins and through the walls to meet some big spiders, we go!
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April 26, 2022 — Dog & Pony Show V, Part 1
342 Scarecrow Carnies
The Dog & Pony show is back with a new season of Barovian adventures! In this first episode, we ask the age old question: Who let the goats out?
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April 6, 2021 — Dog & Pony Show IV, Part 24
288 Silence Has Fallen
The battle with Baba Lysaga reaches its thrilling conclusion — along with this season of Total Party Kill.
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March 30, 2021 — Dog & Pony Show IV, Part 23
287 Oh No! Bad Vibes!
Imra unplugs a house. Pony goes home. Bruldish steps up.
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March 23, 2021 — Dog & Pony Show IV, Part 22
286 Dancing with Corpses
A house walks into a burning ring of fire.
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March 16, 2021 — Dog & Pony Show IV, Part 21
285 The Worst Piñata Party
Elavor talks to snakes. It’s grosser than it sounds.
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March 9, 2021 — Dog & Pony Show IV, Part 20
284 The Last Temptation of Goats
Elavor talks to goats. Crucible and Imra talk to a ghost.
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March 2, 2021 — Dog & Pony Show IV, Part 19
283 Maybe She’s Friendly
Scarecrows, a green light, and some goats.
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February 23, 2021 — Dog & Pony Show IV, Part 18
282 Scarecrow Dance-off
Elavor gets a wine bottle and a new hat!
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February 16, 2021 — Dog & Pony Show IV, Part 17
281 Were There Ever Chads in Barovia?
How do you talk to an angel? It is like trying to catch a falling star? It might be more like singing.
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February 9, 2021 — Dog & Pony Show IV, Part 16
280 How Steep Is this Hill?
Irena takes a swim. Elavor asks a mysterious character to dance.
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January 26, 2021 — Dog & Pony Show IV, Part 14
278 Blight Maple Syrup
The gang fights another evil tree, an… Aspen Assassin Balsa wood baddie Coniferous Cad Dogwood devil Evergreen evildoer Fearsome Fir Gruesome grove Hemlock horror Ignoble Ironwood Jungle jackal Kumquat kanji Loathsome larch Maple malefactor Nasty Needle Oak Offender Pugnacious Palm Quick Quince Redwood rascal sylvan scoundrel Truculunt Teak Uncouth Undulate Vulgar Vine Wicked willow Extreme xerophyte Yowling Yucca Zany Zebrawood
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January 19, 2021 — Dog & Pony Show IV, Part 13
277 The Wicker Strahd
The gang fights an evil tree. Or rather, a Wicker Strahd.
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January 12, 2021 — Dog & Pony Show IV, Part 12
276 Strahd von Zarovich: Dreamboat
A Wunderhorse vs four heese on a hill!
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January 5, 2021 — Dog & Pony Show IV, Part 11
275 The Hill I’m About to Die On
The gang finds a really, really, really big hill. Another party member gets a blood-related magic item.
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December 29, 2020 — Dog & Pony Show IV, Part 10
274 The Last Wine in All of Barovia
The fight against the blights and druids continues, and Elavor gets a bleeding stick.
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December 22, 2020 — Dog & Pony Show IV, Part 9
273 Dungeon Buddies!
The Dog & Pony crew meets some jerkface druids and their blighted pets.
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December 15, 2020 — Dog & Pony Show IV, Part 8
272 I Used to Like Nature
The Dog & Pony gang go on a winery tour!
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December 8, 2020 — Dog & Pony Show IV, Part 7
271 A Really Aggressive Salad
Elavor learns why he should trust the birds, and the gang heads off in search of wine.
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November 3, 2020 — Dog & Pony Show IV, Part 2
266 A Face Is a Map of a Person
It’s finally time to leave Vallaki! But first, a touching(?) family reunion.
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October 27, 2020 — Dog & Pony Show IV, Part 1
265 Skeletal Cats
The Dog & Pony Show returns, and it’s still Shocktober! What’s spookier than Barovia? A spooky, cluttered attic in Barovia. Spookier than that? A spooky, cluttered attic populated by skeletal cats! EVEN SPOOKIER? A stroppy teenage wizard and his “students”.
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July 14, 2020 — Dog & Pony Show III, Part 17
249 Very Special Holiday Episode
The Dog & Pony gang ends the season with a festival full of rain, a room full of dolls, an attic full of junk, and a door full of lightning!
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July 7, 2020 — Dog & Pony Show III, Part 16
248 Backgammon in the Wine Gazebo
Never split the party! Unless you’re going to do some chores and take a furtive walk around town.
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June 30, 2020 — Dog & Pony Show III, Part 15
247 Minotaur Maul
A shopping trip, afternoon tea, and a polite murder request. Happily, no flesh bag. Sadly, no book club.
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June 16, 2020 — Dog & Pony Show III, Part 13
245 #hagfact
This episode is kind of like “Hansel and Gretel,” except there’s a bag made of human skin.
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June 2, 2020 — Dog & Pony Show III, Part 11
243 Follow Me To Great Deals!
Viral marketing, Barovia style.
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May 26, 2020 — Dog & Pony Show III, Part 10
242 Non-Fatal Arm Wrestling
These windows could use a little more garlic.
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May 19, 2020 — Dog & Pony Show III, Part 9
241 Rictavio!
Our adventurers are off to scenic Valaki, and in the bar of the Bluewater Inn they meet some Very Interesting People.
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May 12, 2020 — Dog & Pony Show III, Part 8
240 An Octopus Holding a Bag
Everyone loves a good boat trip.
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May 5, 2020 — Dog & Pony Show III, Part 7
239 A Most Interesting Bone Ghost
We’re on the road to Valaki. Don’t go inside the windmill.
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April 21, 2020 — Dog & Pony Show III, Part 5
237 Sad, Unfortunate, and On Fire
Which are worse, wolves or capybaras?
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April 14, 2020 — Dog & Pony Show III, Part 4
236 Better Dead than Undead
What’s the right protocol for burying a vampire?
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April 7, 2020 — Dog & Pony Show III, Part 3
235 Non-Union Ghosts
In Barovia, it’s traditional to have a pool party for the dead.
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March 31, 2020 — Dog & Pony Show III, Part 2
234 Big Trouble In Little Barovia
It’s implied that you swapped urine. That’s what friendship means.
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March 24, 2020 — Dog & Pony Show III, Part 1
233 Let’s Bury the Burgermeister
The Dog and Pony Show returns! With the same dog… but a new pony. And new players! And a new DM! Please enjoy this trip to a tavern in Little Borovia, and watch Tony die a little bit inside in the service of Dungeons and Dragons.
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April 2, 2019 — Dog and Pony Show II, Part 20
181 Dragon vs. Octopus
This is it, people! The season finale finds our adventurers up against a terrifying black dragon after literally no preparation or strategic planning. Will they survive to reunite the dog with the pony?
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March 27, 2019 — Dog and Pony Show II, Part 19
180 Tenser’s Floating Dog
The Dog and Pony team finally investigate the forge, then traverse a chain ladder into the depths of the caves. Ladders and bridges take a long time to figure out. After all that trouble, they’re rewarded with something much worse than they expected.
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March 20, 2019 — Dog and Pony Show II, Part 18
179 I Don’t Trust This Table
Now that Spurious knows how his go-to spell actually works, he puts it to serious, fatal use. Then the team goes on a wild Duergar chase that leads to a bathroom, a closet, and a secret tunnel. This party is really really bad at secret doors.
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March 13, 2019 — Dog and Pony Show II, Part 17
178 What Do You Smell Besides Corpses?
Our intrepid (or maybe just tepid) adventurers continue to explore the old Dwarven ruins. How many adventurers does it take to read a scroll? The answer is too many.
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March 6, 2019 — Dog and Pony Show II, Part 16
177 The Room Really Ties the Rug Together
In the life of every party there comes a time to make a gruesome decision about how to defeat one’s foes. Though not every party can notice a rug and a suit of armor, but fail to notice an entire room full of corpses.
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February 27, 2019 — Dog and Pony Show II, Part 15
176 Wight Privilege
What happens when you ignore a warning sign? A really long, scary battle! But if you live through it, you just might finally get a long rest. And maybe meet a ggg-ghost!
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February 20, 2019 — Dog and Pony Show II, Part 14
175 All Orc Poetry is Slam Poetry
The Dog and Pony gang investigate the forge, and learn some important lessons: Do not trust furniture, but do trust literal warning signs.
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February 13, 2019 — Dog and Pony Show II, Part 13
174 Rope Me Once, Shame on Me…
Bruldish fights with her cousins, and we see a whole new side of Elavor. But will the adventurers ever find the forge?
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February 6, 2019 — Dog and Pony Show II, Part 12
173 Hell Bent for Orc Leather
How many adventurers does it take to find a secret door? The answer is too many.
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January 30, 2019 — Dog and Pony Show II, Part 11
172 Stalag-fight!
How many tentacles does a Roper have? The answer is too many.
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January 23, 2019 — Dog and Pony Show II, Part 10
171 Mr. Roper
When is a flopping fish not just a flopping fish? When it’s attached to something that’s trying to eat you.
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January 16, 2019 — Dog and Pony Show II, Part 9
170 The Secret of the Ooze
Will our adventurers finally get a long rest? How big is this cave system anyway? What can you do with two magic hands? Do skeletons have belongings? This episode brings you the answers to questions you probably didn’t have.
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January 9, 2019 — Dog and Pony Show II, Part 8
169 Bop, Don’t Boop!
In this episode, our adventurers meet more stinky cave-dwellers, learn the difference between bopping and booping, and one of them swings their weapon at an empty square for some reason. Listen and find out why!
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January 2, 2019 — Dog and Pony Show II, Part 7
168 Tunnel Pragmatism
Successful cave exploration requires management skills, rope, and a truly epic weaponized hootenany
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December 19, 2018 — Dog and Pony Show II, Part 5
166 We Deserve This
Psst, hey, buddy, ya wanna buy a feather?
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December 12, 2018 — Dog and Pony Show II, Part 4
165 Don’t Eat Strange Bees!
Come for the orcs, stay for the bee-themed acrobatics.
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December 5, 2018 — Dog and Pony Show II, Part 3
164 This Party Is Complicated
Deeper into the mountain we go! Remember all those warnings about orcs? They’re proven to be true! Also we learn where orcs sleep. (It’s beds. They sleep in beds.)
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November 28, 2018 — Dog and Pony Show (Death House) II, Part 2
163 Dog and Pony Show
It’s time to leave town and set out on an adventure! Having given up on their missing compatriot (for now), the party takes a chance on canine companionship and comes up with its official name at last. Now it’s off to the mountains to seek fame, fortune, and forgotten treasure.
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November 21, 2018 — Dog and Pony Show (Death House) II, Part 1
162 Our Monk Is Missing
They touched an orb! They barely survived Death House! (See Episode 105 through 112.) Now Imra and the people she saved are back, in a new adventure. Once again DM stands for Dan Moren, as Dan leads a group of familiar adventurers into new challenges and, most intriguingly, an encounter with a musical halfling riding a pony that might change the course of their adventuring careers forever.
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July 12, 2017 — Death House, Part 8
112 This Is Turning Into a Death House
A final battle with greenery, and then our adventurers will try to escape from the Death House at last! But will the house truly live up to its diabolical name?
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July 1, 2017 — Death House, Part 7
111 Fake Cult News
Death House continues barreling toward its inevitable end! Will all our adventurers make it out alive?
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June 16, 2017 — Death House, Part 6
110 Not My Centipedes, Not My Circus
From a hugging wall come creepy, hulking ghoulish creatures ready to kill (or hug?) our adventurers! And then later there may be a crypt with a whole lot of bugs.
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June 2, 2017 — Death House, Part 5
109 The Legendary Hugging Wall
Death House resumes, and our adventurers must explore strange passageways, discovering deceptive items and even more deceptive walls!
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May 18, 2017 — Death House, Part 4
108 Tugging on the Orb
So there’s this orb, and it’s pretty shiny. Maybe we should touch it?
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May 6, 2017 — Death House, Part 3
107 Paladins Crying Uncontrollably
You’re a mean one, Mr. Grick. Also, Ghouls are not nice.
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April 19, 2017 — Death House, Part 2
106 A Little Dust-Up
The journey into Death House goes a little deeper, with creepy closets, creepy magical foes, and more creepy children!
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April 5, 2017 — Death House part 1
105 All Children Are Creepy
A new adventure begins! Led by Dungeon Master Dan Moren, our adventurers wake from a night by a campfire to discover a deserted town, a couple of creepy kids, and a suspiciously creepy mansion.