Beyond 1st Level

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. 

 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 moving. 

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 water… and why does it feel like the city is holding its breath? 

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 appears, some questions can no longer wait. 

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 opened at all. 

 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? 

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 what might remember their names? 

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 question is—who is really needing rescue? 

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 question is—who is really needing rescue? 

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? 

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 stairs. But when the smoke clears, the dead aren’t the only ones left changed. 

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 been waiting for him? 

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 burning and Riku’s past calling from the peaks, freedom might just be the beginning of a new kind of prison. 

 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? 

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 episode to catch up and hang out with Beyond 1st Level.

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? 

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 before. With no easy answers, how will they face challenges they can’t predict—and threats they don’t yet understand? 

 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? 

 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 revealed, will it free them… or trap them forever? 

 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 too late? And if they do… will the town see them as heroes or villains?