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Message: <blockquote data-quote="mikeawmids1" data-source="post: 9785289" data-attributes="member: 7030604">WOLFENSTRAHDSession 3 (also known as Cassius' Very Bad Day)The monsters join Ismark and his resistance fighters in their hideout. Vex hands over the letter from Ireena. Ismark is not thrilled that his sister has returned to Barovia during a time of such tumoil, but is grateful to Taskforce M for keeping her safe. Once Baron Vargas is unseated, Ismark plans to extract Ireena and Doc Donnavich from Nazi-occupied Barovia Village and have them join him in Vallaki.A radio operator intercepts a German communique reporting Count Von Zarovich has mobilised the Nightfangs (his personal death squad) to hunt down and eliminate Taskforce M. The Nightfangs have an evil reputation, and their leader is a bloodthirsty pyschopath who delights in dismembering their victims.Suddenly, a golden portal snaps open and a pair of surly angels unceremoniously dump Dhrall Blood-Drinker into the hideout. It seems the papal binding upon each of the monsters serves to 'snap' them back together if they get separated (much like the concept of 'rubber banding' in Mario Kart).The resistance need to press their advantage and deal with the Baron before he call in reinforcements. Taskforce M are to invade the Baron's manor, with back-up from NPC resistance fighters. The monsters opt for a no-frills assault on the front entrance. The gate is chained shut, but Guy Hades blasts the padlock apart with this trusty hand cannon. Dhrall summons a slathering hellhound from the abyss, and the Baron's men scatter in abject fear of the four-legged fiend. Vex blasts the fleeing humans. Cassius advances across the flowerbeds, spent rounds from his tommy gun scattering among the peonies. A red robed cultist casts Burst, setting both the dhampir and the flowerbeds ablaze!With the defenders dead or fled, Taskforce M enter the Baron's home. Dhrall menaces the servants until they fearfully reveal Baron Vargas retreated to his sanctum beneath the manor. Vex uncovers some interesting documents in the Baron's empty office. The first is a letter from Count von Zarovich ordering the Baron to send more prisoners to the Hexworks. The second is a scrap of parchment outlining a ritual to summon the Avatar of the Blazing Sun, emphasizing the importance of keeping three 'divine braziers' lit during the ceremony.The monsters head down to the cellar, where they find a serious-looking door. A hatch at eye-level slides open and the wizened old gatekeeper blinks out at them."If I eat, I live. If I drink, I die. What am I?""F*** your riddles, old man!" roars Guy, "Open this door!""The answer is fire," Dhrall says wearily, rolling his eyes.The Gatekeeper offers the monsters red robes to mingle among the other cultists, but they demur, preferring to brazenly announce their presence and forfeit anything resembling surprise.Taskforce M continue down to the sanctum, a cavernous chamber lit by three ornate braziers. Baron Vargas, stripped to his waist, is being annointed with holy oils by two red robed cultists. Vex tells the Baron he is under arrest."You have no authority here," the Baron scoffs, "You are an abomination before God, and his wrathful eye will reduce of you to ash and bone!""I'm a talking skeleton, mate." Vex answers, whipping out his pistol and plugging the Baron between the eyes, "Since you love God so much, why don't we send you to meet him."The Baron topples backwards into the brazier. The flames leap higher and flare blindingly bright. The Baron's 'sacrifice' has called forth an Avatar of the Blazing Sun; a great eye, lidless, wreathed in flame! The cultists prostrate themselves in exaltation before this fiery entity.Cassius (still grievously injured from the previous fight) grabs a cultist to sup of their life-blood, but fails his Vigor roll and gore spurts everywhere but into his mouth, wasted. He tries again with a different victim, rolls snake-eyes, and the same thing happens again. The Avatar turns its wrathful eye upon the dhampir, and Cassius bursts into flame, collapsing in a crispy, crunchy, blackened heap. Guy drags the incapacitated dhampir into cover and offers up his own demonic blood to resuscitate his dying team-mate. The infernal plasma burns in Cassius' veins, but he feels himself re-invigorated."The braziers!" Vex cries, "Extinguish the braziers!"Vex tips over the nearest brazier. Guy knocks over a second, and Dhrall's hellhound topples the third. Extinguishing each divine brazier inflicts a wound on the Avatar that cannot be soaked, and dousing all three untethers it from this plane of existence. With a deafening boom, the Avatar explodes in a cloud of greasy embers!Vex splutters and dusts off the cuffs of his exquisitely tailored suit."This **** had better wash out." he grumbles.The resistance fighters rejoice at the end of the Baron's reign over Vallaki. Ismark promises aid when the monsters launch their assault on Castle Ravenloft. Taskforce M cut loose and spend the evening celebrating, then turn their attention toward their next objective. Ismark told them about a Nazi excavation beneath the Abbey of Saint Markovia. The Germans cannot be allowed to unearth whatever it is they are digging for!The monsters pile into Vex's roadster and make tracks toward the monastery.TBC</blockquote>

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