Player characters · first: CR E1
Dr. Aleksandr Astrovsky
In the first episode Izzy introduces her character, Dr. Aleksandr "Sasha" Astrovsky, as a frazzled-looking old man of 41 CR E1·00:18:55. He has stress lines, goggles, a stringy white curly head of hair and a lab coat CR E1·00:19:25. He is an inventor who made a toy from a Moscow mule cup and a "fantasmometer" that can see anything invisible CR E1·00:19:49 CR E1·00:50:40. He says he came from the old country to live and learn under Count Dracula CR E1·00:22:54. He says he has not been outside for seven years and that he is very scared CR E1·00:36:21 CR E1·00:36:40. He also says his family was run out of his previous country CR E1·00:36:52.
Aleksandr is a Jewish inventor whose character card reads artificer and alchemist CR E1·00:36:40 CR E1·00:19:27. He came from the old country to live and learn under Count Dracula, and he has 15 boys in the old country CR E1·00:22:54 CR E1·01:01:56 CR E1·01:02:01. He says he has written to his wife every day for seven years and that Dracula threw her out CR E2·01:41:40 CR E2·01:41:24. When Dimitri says he gave the letters to Squing, who likes to eat letters, Aleksandr stabs Squing and says "I'm good now" CR E2·01:42:08 CR E2·01:42:10 CR E2·01:54:19 CR E2·01:54:24.
In the third episode he accepts Florina as his granddaughter CR E3·00:13:36. Daciana Lee gives him an elephant bracelet, he gives her his contraption detector in return, and he says "I'm married" CR E3·00:35:46 CR E3·00:37:33 CR E3·00:37:57. Dracula's letter inspires him to finish his invention to bring the dead back to life, he dunks a healing potion in Dracula's mouth, and on a 22 he gains a forbidden alchemy CR E3·01:38:32 CR E3·01:38:57 CR E3·01:39:11. In the fourth episode he learns by Insight that one of the werewolves is his wife and meets Marina CR E4·01:29:07. He tells her "I fucking love you so much" CR E4·01:41:56.
In the fifth episode an Investigation roll shows that the bracelet is a protection charm whose twin always knows where it is, and he warns of "hearing technology" on "my new accessory" CR E5·00:03:40 CR E5·00:04:31 CR E5·00:20:34 CR E5·00:20:37. He reunites with Marina and says he has been working on bringing creatures back from death CR E5·01:11:36 CR E5·01:15:15. In the sixth episode he tells Wetzel "If you change your mind, I could probably bring you back" CR E6·01:28:35. He presents Marina to Dracula, noting a werewolf wife can be helped by a potion, and ends the story hooking up wires to a body CR E6·01:41:26 CR E6·01:41:40 CR E6·01:48:52.
Character sheet — Coffin Run
Coffin Run sheet of Dr. Aleksandr Astrovsky (played by Isabella Roland). Only what is said in play or shown on the on-screen stat cards; dotted values are derived from spoken rolls. Values shown are the latest up to your chosen episode.
Features
- Flash of Genius — Adds +5 to a roll after seeing it: a 6 on initiative becomes 11 CR E1·01:03:10 CR E1·01:03:16
- Experimental elixirs — Readies a healing elixir and pays for it with a spell slot of his choice (first level here); the first one heals Dracula for 10 (2d4 plus his Intelligence modifier) CR E2·00:18:16 CR E2·00:46:09 CR E2·00:46:36 CR E2·00:46:43 CR E2·00:46:46
- Boldness elixir — Spends a first-level slot to drink it: a d4 added to every attack roll and saving throw for a minute; it tastes like passion fruit CR E2·01:09:29 CR E2·01:09:45 CR E2·01:09:57
- Healing potion for May — Spends a spell slot to give May a healing potion: 2d4 plus his Intelligence modifier, eight CR E3·01:12:11 CR E3·01:12:29
- Forbidden alchemy — An Intelligence check of 22 shows him one sure way to help the Count, the forbidden alchemy using Dracula's own blood CR E3·01:39:02 CR E3·01:39:11
- Elixirs after a long rest — After a long rest he can produce up to two experimental elixirs, each in an empty flask; another player can use a prepared elixir he hands over CR E4·01:27:02
- Flight elixir — Pours a flight elixir into a horse, takes Florina and flies up, tossing a second elixir to Wetzel CR E4·01:26:32 CR E4·01:32:58
- Resurrection research — Tells the others at a check-in that he has been tampering with the ability to bring creatures back to life from death CR E5·01:15:15
Spells
- Energy Redirection — A reaction to redirect incoming energy, lessening its effect and storing it for the next melee attack: the hit does not hurt him and he can deal the same 11 radiant damage on his next turn; he asks whether it works on other people CR E2·00:20:58 CR E2·00:21:07
- Mending — Mending with wood carver's tools fixes the broken bridge completely CR E3·01:25:03 CR E3·01:25:45
- Acid Splash — A cantrip used on a skirted werewolf: Dex save 16 fails, 2d6 plus 5 acid, seven damage CR E4·00:13:18 CR E4·00:13:25 CR E4·00:13:31
- Inflict Wounds — His necrotizing injection is Inflict Wounds, cast at second level because no first-level slots are left CR E5·00:08:37 CR E5·00:10:44
- Alter Self — A transformation potion that casts Alter Self; he looks like buff Squing CR E5·00:30:03 CR E5·00:30:20
Items
- Toy from a Moscow mule cup — Tinkers a Moscow mule cup into a toy with little legs that dances around CR E1·00:19:49
- Fantasmometer — An invention of his that is active and can see anything that is invisible CR E1·00:50:40
- Flame thrower — His favorite invention: 60 feet, 5-foot radius; flames arc over Wetzel onto Razvan (Dex save 16, 11 damage as 6 plus 5, half on a save), he keeps it lit and moves it toward Razvan with a bonus action CR E2·00:16:41 CR E2·00:16:46 CR E2·00:16:58 CR E2·00:17:11 CR E2·00:17:44 CR E2·00:18:02 CR E2·00:43:43
- Elephant bracelet — Daciana's bracelet of the elephant, a symbol of their new bond, goes onto his wrist: +1 armor class while worn (the card AC stays 15) CR E3·00:35:43 CR E3·00:35:53 CR E3·00:38:15
- Contraption detector — One of his most prized inventions; he gives it to Daciana CR E3·00:37:30 CR E3·00:37:33
- Flight potions — Offers flight potions, as many as he has CR E3·01:10:04 CR E3·01:21:17
- Wood carver's tools — Used with Mending to fix the bridge CR E3·01:24:57
- Dracula's letter to Aleksandr — A letter from Dracula to Aleksandr that he reads aloud, beginning "Dearest Aleksandr" CR E3·01:36:56
- Blood grenade — He asks whether the healing aspect of a blood grenade could go into Dracula CR E4·00:41:45 CR E4·00:41:52
- Unstable X-ray — Taken from his bag while the flamethrower is lit: +8 to attack, 2d8 poison plus 5 (13), then a Constitution save or poisoned until his next turn CR E4·01:07:55 CR E4·01:08:16 CR E4·01:08:58
- Elephant bracelet (trap) — The bracelet is a trap: when he tries to take it off he fails a Constitution save with 12, it tightens around his wrist and his hand grows heavy, and he asks to have it taken off; later he warns that his new accessory may carry hearing technology CR E5·00:06:34 CR E5·00:07:31 CR E5·00:07:33 CR E5·00:12:18 CR E5·00:20:34 CR E5·00:20:37
- Potion with Dracula's blood — Drunk as a reaction: a d6 picks the effect, he gets a 4, which heals 2d12 (8 HP); it can be taken only once a day CR E5·00:16:44 CR E5·00:16:54 CR E5·00:17:28 CR E5·00:17:55 CR E5·00:18:01
- Thinking Cap — He offers his Thinking Cap to Squing for a Constitution save CR E6·00:39:46 CR E6·00:39:56
By episode
CR E1: Down For The Count
- "Aleksandr, or informally, Sasha, Astrovsky um, is a very frazzled-looking old man of 41" — 00:18:55; stress lines, goggles, "stringy, electrocuted, white, curly jewfro", lab coat — 00:19:25
- Inventor: toy from a Moscow mule cup — 00:19:49; has a "fantasmometer" that "can see anything that's invisible", "an invention that Aleks made" — 00:50:40
- Came to learn under Dracula: "I came from the old country, Granny, it was under very dire circumstances, and this crazed doctor coming from the old country to be and live under and learn under the great Count Dracula." — 00:22:54
- "I have not been outside for seven years." — 00:36:21; "Disgraced Jewish scientist outdoors." — 00:36:40; "My family was run out of my previous country." — 00:36:52
- Has "15 boys" in the old country — 01:01:56, 01:02:01
- Flies into the carriage afraid of the public seeing him — 00:40:14
- Initiative: 6 plus "Flash of Genius" +5, so 11 — 01:03:10
CR E2: Attacks on the Tracks
- Flame thrower: "This is one of my favorite inventions." — 00:16:58; 60 feet, 5-foot radius — 00:16:41–00:16:46; it stays lit while he moves it with a bonus action — 00:18:02, 00:43:43
- "I stopped believing in God long ago." — 00:19:56
- Energy Redirection takes in the holy water: "I've got a flame coming out of a jet and I've got an open bottle <…> that sucks it in." — 00:21:52
- Elixir to Dracula: "Drink up, friend. We've been through this before." — 00:47:32
- Hears "Ancestral soil" first and repeats it until the others understand — 00:47:50, 00:48:03
- Boldness elixir "Passion fruit" — 01:09:57
- On the Count's wound: "we brought him to safety. I don't think it's very kind, young man, to decry us as failures when we have saved his life." — 01:25:01
- His wife: "He threw my wife out." — 01:41:24; "I have sent her a letter every day for the past seven years." — 01:41:40; "I gave them to Lord Squing." from Dimitri — 01:42:08
- Stabs himself in the leg — 01:42:28; "Hold me back, motherfucker!" — 01:42:54
- To Squing: "I'm going to open your stomach. I'm going to take out every shred of paper in there." — 01:43:20; to send them to "my Marina" — 01:43:39
- His fire at Dimitri: roll to hit not needed, a save — 01:50:54–01:50:58; he takes half — 01:51:08
- Contraption for decibels, trees bend — 01:40:17–01:40:25
- His anger cools: "I'm good now." — 01:54:24; "Dimitri is well guarding your letters anyway" — 01:54:40
- Is working on a tonic: "to generate a tonic to turn humans." — 01:56:38; "Undead!" — 01:56:59; "Well, you could be my guinea pig." — 01:57:07
- [META] Table quip while Squing says "Take your time" and Drago leads Wetzel off: "He's gonna fucking kill Dracula." — 01:57:46
CR E3: Let's Kill Everybody
- Asleep with his eyes open: "Sorry, I was asleep with my eyes open." — 00:12:44; accepts Florina as a granddaughter: "I have a granddaughter?" — 00:13:21; "I have 15 sons, okay? I always wanted a daughter." — 00:17:12
- Calls her his "bashert" and she calls him "Zayde" — 01:30:40, 01:42:43
- Persuasion 14 on Daciana — 00:30:52
- Takes the elephant bracelet — 00:35:46–00:38:30; gives away the contraption detector — 00:37:25–00:37:33; "I'm married." — 00:37:57; his wedding ring dropped on the ground — 00:37:08, 00:38:00
- Arcana/History rolls 12 and 19 on the ancestral soil — 00:44:38, 00:44:39
- Deception 14 about May's career — 00:55:06; Persuasion 16 on Zaria — 00:57:24
- Offers a diving helm and flight potions — 01:09:52, 01:10:04; gives May a healing potion (eight) — 01:12:11, 01:12:29
- Insight with Flash of Genius: 12 plus three is 15 plus five, "dirty 20" — 01:16:23; shoves Benjamin off the bridge (10 plus one plus five, 16) and is dragged into the river — 01:17:22, 01:17:27
- Mends the bridge with wood carver's tools and Mending — 01:24:41, 01:25:03, 01:25:45
- Reads Dracula's letter to him, then says: "I will save you, friend." — 01:36:56; Intelligence 22 gives a special forbidden alchemy — 01:39:10; "I fling open the casket and I dunk another healing potion in his mouth." — 01:38:57
- Boldness potion — 01:45:15; grabs the flame thrower when the ballista appears — 01:46:10
CR E4: Waylaid by Werewolves
- Looks out of the carriage window at half cover; flame thrower on the skirted werewolf (Dex save DC 16, fail, 2d6+5 = 11) and Acid Splash (7), 18 together — 00:12:13–00:13:46
- Wetzel's arm: a backstory fact set by the players (Carlos: "Then you definitely built my arm." 00:25:18; Izzy: "It seems pretty Aleks-y." 00:25:29); the GM only goes along: "Especially if it's your creation" 00:25:59; Jasmine plants the idea that he could cast heat metal on it, concentration — 00:25:46, 00:26:15
- Shouts "Stop the carriage!" (Animal Handling 9, fails); asks whether a blood grenade could heal Dracula and learns of the temp HP cap; Acid Splash on two werewolves (one saves with a nat 20, the other 11) for 7 — 00:38:14, 00:39:13, 00:41:45–00:45:03
- Unstable X-ray (+8 to hit, 13 hits): 2d8+5 = 13 poison damage, Con save 11 fails, poisoned until his next turn — 01:08:15–01:09:34
- Flash of Genius adds +5 to May's save — 01:20:54
- "passive intelligence of 21" — 01:23:52; wants to make the horses fly, then gives out flight elixirs: one to a horse, one to Wetzel; picks up Florina and takes off on a flying horse — 01:26:32–01:32:58
- Insight 19 on the wolf girl: the werewolf is his wife — 01:29:07; "The dog is my wife! My wife!" — 01:29:52
- Meets Marina; says the monster has been eating his letters to her; "I fucking love you so much." — 01:40:56, 01:41:56
- Tells Marina "we have a daughter" (Florina) and Florina has been calling him grandpa — 01:42:24, 01:42:38
CR E5: Drac's Moved-In Castle
- Investigation natural 20: the bracelet is a protection charm and its twin always knows where the first is — 00:03:40–00:04:31
- Attacks Daciana with a necrotizing injection (Inflict Wounds cast at second level): "Dirty 20 to hit", 18 plus 5, 23 damage — 00:08:31–00:12:24
- Shot by a sniper for 12 — 00:14:11; heals 8 with the Dracula-blood elixir — 00:17:28–00:18:01
- Drinks a transformation potion (Alter Self), "I look like buff Squing" — 00:29:49–00:30:20; Strength save 18 against the plant — 00:35:07; "With my flamethrower? Yeah." — 01:28:02; unleashes the flamethrower — 01:29:53; falls asleep, "He's been awake for like two days." — 00:43:41
- Reunites with Marina and asks about their sons — 01:11:36–01:13:07
- Check-in: "I have been tampering with the ability to bring creatures back to life from death." — 01:15:15
- Warns about his new bracelet: "I would be careful. I don't know if there's any sort of hearing technology." — 00:20:34; "On my new accessory." — 00:20:37
- Tells May: "I take my cues from you. I have no one to learn more from than you, Countess." — 01:31:53
CR E6: Feed the Beast
- Rolls initiative 19 — 00:05:32; Investigation 27: remembers that a mortally wounded, unfed vampire loses his mind until fed to completion — 00:11:37–00:12:24
- Flamethrower into Zarb's fart cloud: "Oopsy-doopsy." — 00:16:43; 2d6 + 5 = 12, doubled for the vampire Razvan = 24; two antiquers die — 00:17:25–00:17:53
- Unstable X-ray on Rasputin (15 + 5 = 20 poison) — 00:45:18–00:45:59
- Jumps from the balcony (Acrobatics "Dirty 20", takes 8) — 00:47:29–00:48:08; "Zayde's still got it." — 00:47:44
- Uses Flash of Genius on Squing's Constitution save and on Wetzel's attack — 00:50:40, 00:38:34; offers his Thinking Cap to Squing — 00:39:46
- Burns a small antiquer to death (13 doubled = 26) and throws a blood grenade at Dracula — 01:15:08–01:15:50; pulls the candelabra and changes the left ramp to stairs — 01:17:20
- After Wetzel's talk: "If you change your mind, I could probably bring you back." — 01:28:35; presents Marina to Dracula: "We also have 15 sons and an adopted daughter who's already in the castle." — 01:41:26; "She's a werewolf. I can make a potion!" — 01:41:40
- Final scene: "Okay, let me hook up some wires." — 01:48:52