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.

Ship of the Dead Podcast

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Into The Maelstrom Deep Dive

MAR 18, 202669 MIN
Ship of the Dead Podcast

Into The Maelstrom Deep Dive

MAR 18, 202669 MIN

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