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[BAROVIA CAMPAIGN] ☽ Harrowed Hearts ☾ | Ravenloft | A Chronicle of Gothic Horror
$25.00
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Custom / Thursday – 3:00 AM UTC
4 Hour Duration
0 / 5 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
The Mist. It cloaks these worlds with its pallid gaze locked upon every harrowed heart that walks its forsaken paths. These realms are adrift: either lost, or gripped in iron claws. Ancient secrets reside here, things mortalkind was not meant to know, and the chill of the night carries with it the tears shed through millennia of sorrow. Here in Ravenloft, the line between reality and nightmare is a hazy blur. Surely, though you... squalid bunch, you harrowed hearts, could unravel the mysteries that lie in the Darkest Corners of Ravenloft. ✴ - - - ✴ - - - ✴ - - - ✴ This adventure brings classic Ravenloft adventures to the table. With a dedication to mood-setting, gothic horror storytelling, and both intrapersonal and interpersonal conflict. Harrowed Hearts is a game about fighting off madness, solving harrowing mysteries, and growing an unbreakable bond with one another as a beacon in the darkness of a sunless land. THIS IS A THREE-GROUP GAME. Please join the correct table based on which group you would like to join: - The Thursday Table is reserved for the BAROVIA campaign - The Friday Table is reserved for the LAMORDIA campaign. - The Saturday Table is reserved for the HAZLAN campaign. In this adventure, you will have the opportunity to: - Solve eldritch mysteries. - Combat maddening ancient entities. - Develop your own Faction within Ravenloft to stem the tide of dark. Features: - A semi-sandbox approach to adventuring. - Lots of character building options. - A fully customizable Foundry Virtual Table-Top Experience. - Responsiveness to feedback. Game Focus Breakdown: - 40% Role-Playing and Character / Party Development - 30% Mystery-Solving and Investigation - 20% Combat and Tactics - 10% Faction Management Expectations: - Kindness and compassion towards the GM and Players. - Timeliness and dedication to the game (30 Minute Rule). - A desire to tell a story, not strictly to *win* the game.
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Meet the Game Master
1 year on StartPlaying
Highly rated for: Creativity, Inclusive, Voices
About me
I have been a Game Master for 10 years, running games for friends with an emphasis on high production quality, "neat tricks" and a strong emphasis on player choice and consequence. A dedication to strong storytelling, mood-setting, and narrative creativity are my strong-suit. I've run the gambit on games, from Dungeons & Dragons (and all its editions), to Pathfinder, World of Darkness, Call of Cthulhu, FATE, Forged in the Dark, Powered by the Apocalypse, and so on. I'm a fan of all things Roleplay, whether it's High-Fantasy heroics, Sci-Fi Space Operas, Urban Fantasy, or a bizarre Pathologic-esque dreamworld. Whether you're interested in venturing into dungeons, fighting off Cthulhu cults, taking on the far reaches of space, or building your own Vampire Empire, I can make it happen.
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Creating your character
1. Character Creation will take place during Session 0 after all players have been on-boarded. 2. Characters start at Level 1; we will blaze through levels 2-4 and the "real grind" starts at Level 5. 3. Any and all Character Concepts are valid; but we will have an open discussion regarding acceptable character personality types at the start of the campaign. 4. I do not use Character Alignments. Instead, your Personality Traits, Bonds, Ideals, and Flaws make up who your character is. Generally speaking, even if your character is not good-hearted, the one personality trait all party members should exhibit as "Loyalty" or, at the very least, their characters should not be "Treacherous." 5. Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft and Curse of Strahd are our main references regarding the rules of play. I accept any and all character creation options from the Big Three (Tasha's, Volo's, and Mordenkainen's / Mordenkainen Presents.)
This is the BAROVIA CAMPAIGN. If you have any questions, please join my Discord server! Discord Server: https://discord.gg/z7PxE27jDu
What to expect
Preparing for the session
You will need: - A google account - A good microphone - A good internet connection - A general, hazy concept of a character to bring to Session 0 You do NOT need Foundry VTT installed at all. I have my own private server and all you will need to do is follow a link.
What Starspawn's Productions brings to the table
- Focus on Role-Play and Mood-Setting - Lots and lots and lots of prep-work! - Responsive to Criticism - Open to Player Freedom and Consequences - Fair and Honest Gameplay
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How Starspawn's Productions creates a safe table
The "Content Warnings" section is rather difficult to list out in a Gothic Horror campaign. As such, Session 0 and the "Lines and Veils" checklist will ensure that players have the opportunity to set out *exactly* what they do *not* ever wish to encounter in the game. With that said, Ravenloft is a dark place with dark, heinous villains -- expect Mind Control and Mind Alteration, Vampirism, Cannibalism, Body Horror, and all of the trappings of good old fashioned horror. Rest assured, however, that I will not include anything that would make a player uncomfortable and I will work with your triggers to ensure safe play.
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