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Curse of Strahd: Baddies in Barovia DnD 2024
The City of Baldur's Gate, a depraved, pit stain of the Lord's Alliance. Something is stirring within the city and we are in desperate need of heroes!
$25.00
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2 players following this game
Weekly / Sunday - 3:30 AM UTC
Jun 28 / Session 51
Session Duration / 3–3.5 hours
3 / 5 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
"Go to Hell. An everyday expression. So trivial it's almost meaningless. But we've seen Hell. It's real. And it isn't trvial. Devils, Dragons, Mindflayers -they used to be abstracts. Pictures on a piece of paper. What a difference a day makes." - Gale (Baldur's Gate 3) Become a Helljumper and drop down below the material plain into the Nine Layers of Hell!
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Meet the Game Master
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4 years on StartPlaying
885 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Storytelling, Voices
Average response time: 3 hours
Response rate: 100%
About me
Heyoo! I'm Stephen (he/him pronounced Steven, but spelled with a PH (I don't get it either!) I’m Happy to be your Dungeon Master that will be your break from your work week! I've been running games for dozens of players, ranging from brand-new adventurers to seasoned veterans who’ve remember the days of the Satanic Panic! I hope to take you through unforgettable campaigns, spine-chilling dungeon crawls, and wildly hilarious, rule-bending Adventures to give you stories to tell and annoy your friends about for years to come! I’ve been playing Dungeons & Dragons since my senior year of high school in 2015, when members of the disbanded D&D club joined the Yugioh club I was running I had turned my club into a Table Top games club and became the Dungeon Master for those players! Since then, I have watched and learn about many other DMs and their styles picking and stealing things that I thought would be fun and enjoyable for my table! Combining different modules and playstyles can be difficult but it is a challenge I enjoy and has helped me grow our very own small community of DnD players that love RPing, Dungeon Crawling, and just telling a great story that makes us wish we had enough money to animate it! This has been the greatest job of my life and I dedicate myself to growing my community of DnD Nerds who love to tell tragic stories, create heartfelt scenes, and badass cinematic moments that will always feel like epics that we will remember forever! I'm always happy to have more people join our discord server and community though I am only 1 person so i can only hold so many spots at a time. If you read this far and are interested in getting to know me or more community of DnD players more that have been playing together for 4+ years please message me and we can even potentially have you sit in and watch a game for free!
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Creating your character
Character creation will be done in session 0 or at a time that works for a player or DM if they need extra assistance in creating a character for a long running campaign!
What to expect
Preparing for the session
Players should prepare by joining the dndbeyond campaign link that will be provided once the player has been invited to to the discord server. Players should make sure they have a stable internet connection and good sounding mic before session start time.
What Stephen brings to the table
As a DM I bring over many books from DnDBeyond and share with my Master Tier subscription access to all my books allowing players easy access to the plethora of customization options!. I also run my own Foundry Server Online so players can play a virtual tabletop! Last but certainly not least is my desire to work with players on home brewing and creating a story focused on the characters themselves on their journey!
Equipment needed to play
Computer
Microphone
Mobile Phone
Internet
Headphones
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Safety
How Stephen creates a safe table
Safety Tools Lines & Veils Lines & Veils are used to set boundaries on content in a game. Lines are hard limits on content, things that the GM or the players don’t want to engage in. Setting up a line means that content won’t show up in the game at all. Veils are soft limits, things that are ok “behind a curtain” or when they are “cut-to-black.” Setting up a veil means that the content might be in the game but not spotlighted or described in great detail. Lines and veils can be adjusted as needed throughout the game. Invitations are things you are interested in or okay with having happen on screen during the game. You may also at any time move a veil to a line or an invitation to a veil (or up to a line) - NEVER move a line back to a veil! A line may only be moved to a veil with the full consent of all players. Open Door The Open Door is the assurance that someone can leave or take a break from the game for their own safety and well-being without being judged. Whether you need to go to the bathroom, stretch your legs, or remove yourself from an upsetting scene, you are welcome to do so. Please just let the rest of us know that you are stepping away from the table. X-Card The X-Card is a player’s right to privately message the DM and ask for a break whenever they want at any point of the game. If the session gets to real or heavy always feel free
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