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by Amelia Som, Dan Dillon, Sal Tamarkin, I-Hsien Sherwood
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  • Curse of Strahd Deep Dive 27: You Will Be Mist

    October 7, 2026 · 1 hr 33 min

    Pour out a little Red Dragon Crush for all our mist connections. As we walk out of Barovia for good, we leave this land and this book changed, and we don't just mean the lidless third eye and hunger for bones, though those are nice too. In…

  • Curse of Strahd Deep Dive 26: Question Everything

    September 26, 2026 · 1 hr 36 min

    You had questions about Curse of Strahd, both thought-provoking and simply provocative. Some mechanical, some hypothetical, some satirical, even some heretical. And we have...opinions. Hot takes! Suggestions! Recommendations! Support us on…

  • Curse of Strahd Deep Dive 25: Mod Squad

    September 10, 2026 · 1 hr 47 min

    Is this sandbox too spooky? Parties looking for a less grim take on Barovia have a host of more heroic (and more linear) options. They can be used to spice up an individual encounter, build out a whole plot hook, or even run an entirely…

  • Curse of Strahd Deep Dive 24: Slaughter Rinse Repeat

    August 27, 2026 · 1 hr 46 min

    Strahd gets knocked down, but he gets up again. And again. The "final" battle is a tricky needle to thread, but victory earns a literal Pandora's box of endings. In this episode: Final fight with Strahd, Epilogue, Strahd Prevails, Strahd…

  • Curse of Strahd Deep Dive 23: The Real Housewolves of Barovia

    August 12, 2026 · 1 hr 46 min

    While Kiril's away, the pups will play! The pack really sinks their claws into each other this time, but the real question is which of the lucky young newcomers to the den will come out on top in this single elimination competition? In…

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  • Curse of Strahd Deep Dive 22: Reverse of Strahd New Game Plus

    July 29, 2026 · 1 hr 36 min

    Visit Yester Hill, a planned community for retired berserkers with absolutely no secrets hidden beneath a thin layer of sod. Evil druids seek to unleash their blood-filled wood upon the world, and even Strahd himself comes here to pine…

  • Curse of Strahd Deep Dive 21: Would You Still Love Me If I Was a Wisp of Utter Darkness No More Than a Few Inches Long?

    July 15, 2026 · 1 hr 51 min

    The final vaults in the basement of the Amber Temple hold the best rewards in all of Barovia. If it's wrong to murder your loved one and drink their blood or sacrifice dozens of innocent souls in order to ensure your immortality, then I…

  • Curse of Strahd Deep Dive 20: Vestigial Tales

    July 1, 2026 · 1 hr 52 min

    Deep within the Amber Temple, alone in the dark, lurks the most helpful lich in the multiverse. Play your cards right and there's free drinks and body modifications, too. You didn't need those eyeballs, right? In this episode: Chapter 13…

  • Curse of Strahd Deep Dive 19: Anyway, Here's Fireball

    June 17, 2026 · 1 hr 35 min

    It's back to Barovia for Chapter 13, and the Amber Temple is sending mixed messages. Does it want us to freeze to death? Burn to a crisp? Get possessed by loot? Maybe this adorably bespectacled jackal-faced creature can help us. Nope, just…

  • Keep on the Borderlands Deep Dive 04: Color-Coded Chaos

    June 3, 2026 · 2 hr 44 min

    Our final look at the Caves of Chaos takes 17 man-turns to unpack. The cult fit is very Queen of Hearts and matches the canonically evil furnishings. But the real villain is in accounting. Who else could set up such an enormous slush fund…

  • Keep on the Borderlands Deep Dive 03: Throuple Trouble

    May 20, 2026 · 2 hr 12 min

    Many yawning orifices await as the spelunking finally begins in earnest! The myriad tribes of the Caves of Chaos have complex social hierarchies, tight-knit family units, commerce, treaties, and their own vintners, but their deaths carry…

  • Keep on the Borderlands Deep Dive 02: An Officer and a Normalman

    May 6, 2026 · 1 hr 52 min

    Dammit granite! If these walls could talk, they'd blush and tell you "murder hole" is not the preferred nomenclature. Gygax continues to wow us with his commitment to verisimilitude (of a sort), but where do all these armored men keep the…

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About the show

Critical Lit is a podcast where we revisit and retool (and lambast and lampoon) classic tabletop RPG adventures. Part book review, part heckling commentary, all in good fun. Hosted by industry veterans Dan Dillon (Legends of Avantris, formerly WotC), I-Hsien Sherwood (Total Party Thrill), Amelia Som (Unprepared Casters), and Sal Tamarkin (Cloud Curio).