Crit Faced

Finally arriving at the town of Vallaki, the heroes begin their search for their lost friend...

With their companion lost in the night, our exhausted heroes begin to search the woods for Ireena...

When Doru the vampire attacks... someone dies.

Considerably earlier than they had anticipated, the party prepares to engage Count Strahd von Zarovich in combat!

With Ireena wounded by the attacking zombies, the party continue to deal with their enemy. But, is there a further surprise awaiting them in the night...? Crit Faced is a weekly Dungeons & Dragons playthrough podcast, starring fantasy authors Josiah Bancroft, Timandra Whitecastle, Phil Tucker, David Benem and Benedict Patrick. To find out more about the show, and to join our Crit Faced Fan Group (where you can get an EXCLUSIVE prequel episode of the show), head to www.critfacedpodcast.com The characters we use in the podcast come from our own storytelling worlds. Please consider supported the show and our authors by checking out our books: Josiah Bancroft – www.thebooksofbabel.com/purchase/ Timandra Whitecastle – amzn.to/2HGulxQ Phil Tucker – www.authorphiltucker.com/ David Benem – www.davidbenem.com/ Benedict Patrick - www.benedictpatrick.com/ Our intro music is ‘As We March’ by Vindsvept, which we use under the Creative Commons license: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ To find out more about Vindsvept’s music, head to vindsvept.se/ Additional voice work (including our kick-ass intros) has been provided by the inimitable on screen and voice actor Paul Guyet: www.paulguyet.com/

Falling asleep on the road to Vallaki, our heroes receive a rude awakening in the middle of the night...

Grab Benedict's dark fantasy book, They Mostly Come Out At Night, for FREE this weekend! http://hyperurl.co/iorsep Before entering the windmill, the group question the magpie man who has appeared before them

Continuing eastward to Vallaki, our heroes find that travelling in Barovia is never boring...

Check out Benedict Patrick's new dark fantasy book, From the Shadows of the Owl Queen's Court! http://hyperurl.co/5k3sei Kellin's crimes catch up with the group as the Vistani close in...

After Madame Eva's mysterious predictions last week, the team takes some time to get to know each other a little better...

Episode 22 - Fortunes of Ravenloft

After Kellin's antics last week, the party makes a hasty retreat from the village of Barovia...

Episode 20 is our recommended starting episode for new Crit Faced listeners! We've recorded a new introduction to the characters and story so far, so you can enjoy the show without having to experience the lower audio quality of the first few episodes. Lord Talfryn and Kellin return to the Blood of the Vine Tavern. But, will their return be a welcome one?

This week, Phil has released the first book in his new series, Death March! Grab it at your local Amazon store NOW! https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07FFLB7PW/ ALSO Having survived a vampire attack, our heroes gather supplies before setting forth.

We kick off this episode with a special word from David Benem, whose A Requiem for Heroes novels are reduced to 99c/99p on the Amazon stores for the next few days - grab them while the bargain lasts! https://www.amazon.com/gp/bookseries/B078HH558D/ref=dp_st_0996193928 This week, the party takes on their first vampire...