{"podcast":{"title":"D&D Legends and Lore","slug":"d-d-legends-and-lore-7024890","podcast_index_feed_id":7024890,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/dndlegendsandlore","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/afcc6c70-753b-11ef-9c89-a37061face98/image/0d2a6502ddcf5cccd3e6d1cb0cf06113.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"William Stark & Omar Timsah","episode_count":48,"summary":"Hi, we are D&D Legends and Lore, the series that presents narrative driven, zoomed-in perspectives on stories that D&D’s decades of lore has to offer. Join us as we venture from the deepest pit of the Nine Hells to the enchanted forest of Arvandor telling tales both wondrous and terrible.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-14T20:19:19.249865+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/d-d-legends-and-lore-7024890"},"episode":{"title":"The Curse of Strahd | D&D Legends and Lore Episode 42","slug":"the-curse-of-strahd-d-d-legends-and-lore-episode-42","published_at":"2026-06-02T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/d-d-legends-and-lore-7024890/the-curse-of-strahd-d-d-legends-and-lore-episode-42","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/d-d-legends-and-lore-7024890","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/mgln.ai/e/495/traffic.megaphone.fm/SBP7921779727.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/mgln.ai/e/495/traffic.megaphone.fm/SBP7921779727.mp3","summary":"In Barovia, the night is a curse. With the dying of the light, the howls of wolves and shrieks of raven swarms echo through the dismal valleys and wicked souls slip from the darkened spires of Castle Ravenloft to work the will of an immortal overlord. For this is the realm of the first vampire, Count Strahd von Zarovich. And his depravities have doomed him and countless generations to endlessly repeating cycles of obsession and despair. Support us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PATREON⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We are also on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get your copy of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Starseekers' Guide to Draken Star⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"In Barovia, the night is a curse. With the dying of the light, the howls of wolves and shrieks of raven swarms echo through the dismal valleys and wicked…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2530,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/d-d-legends-and-lore-7024890/episodes/the-curse-of-strahd-d-d-legends-and-lore-episode-42/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/d-d-legends-and-lore-7024890/the-curse-of-strahd-d-d-legends-and-lore-episode-42.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}