What if Curse of Strahd took place on a vampire pirate ship? In this Pirate Borg deep dive we break down Into the Maelstrom, a gothic horror adventure set aboard a haunted ship in the Dark Caribbean. We break down how the adventure works, how to run it as a 4-hour one-shot, and how to expand it into a full campaign across the Dark Caribbean. We also demonstrate the Three-Eyed Parrot card reading mechanic, discuss the terrifying pelagic vampires, and walk through the massive haunted ship The Maelstrom deck-by-deck.
Luke:
MTG Commander Slime Decks (Deck)
Willow (Movie)
Zadok - Shadow over Innsmouth (Book)
Joseph R. Lewis (Author)
Secret of Monkey Island (Video Game)
Mike Shea - Ravenloft (Blog)
The Monsters Know What They’re Doing (Article)
Keith Ammann (Author) Blog here: Spy and Owl
Penny Dreadful | Timothy Dalton is Sir Benjamin Murray (Character)
Toccata and Fugue in D Minor (Song)
Hamilton (Musical)
Hocus Pocus (Movie)
Bram Stoker’s Dracula (Movie)
Red Hook - HP Lovecraft (Book)
Red Hook Games (Studio)
A Thousand Thousand Islands (RPG)
Tyler Stratton:
Cosmere RPG
The Stormlight Archive (Book)
Nightmare Over Ragged Hollow (Adventure)
Abby Wentzel:
MTG: Lorwyn (Deck)
Chapter Markers
0:00 Intro
0:38 What Is Into the Maelstrom
2:15 Adventure Overview
5:02 The Cursed Ship
7:40 The Vampyrate Theme
10:32 Major NPCs
14:18 Running the Adventure
18:07 Key Encounters
22:46 Tips for Harbourmasters
27:12 Player Experience
31:45 Spoilers & Secrets
36:20 Final Thoughts