Curse of Strahd, the Prequel
Gothic Horror but you get to Meet Strahd (Or Strahdessa) before they became a vampire, you play in history to have the future from a greater menace.
$21.50
/ Session
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Weekly / Saturday - 1:15 AM UTC
Session Duration / 3–3.2 hours
2 / 6 Seats Filled
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Meet your party members
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About the adventure
About the adventure Drawn to Barovia through their background players starts with a strange keepsake from this land surrounded by fog and ruled by the Von Zarovich line and close allies. Once there, you must contend with the horrors of this land. Its people are superstitious, sad and strange, living in constant fear of those that serve Von Zrovich’s line. The only hope for the trapped adventurers is to heed the warnings of allies, their wits and perhaps the rantings of fortune-tellers, and perhaps you can become the beacon of hope in a world of darkness or unwittingly help others fall to it’s deceptions... This is the extended version of the game there are areas that have been added and, in some areas, home brewed with new content and encounters allowing players to go to level 13. Strahd, his wives and his allies are all variants to keep you guessing. Do not think you know what will happen from playing Strahd in the past, you may lose your way. This campaign features gothic horror, variant rules (depending on difficulty selected) and inspiration cards! Additional Details Voting for overall difficulty and preferences to give a tailored experience. Game difficulty and aspects of play (including safety) will be set by the players at session 0 and then can be altered during each major plot point of the game. This way the game is tailored for players preferences. How to prepare Players need a working mic and access to a computer. The game will be held over discord and roll20, so you will need an account on both. You will need to provide your full Discord name and numbers. Players will need to make their character sheet ahead of time in roll20 or dndbeyond. If dndbeyond, they will need to have the chrome extension beyond20. What I provide I will be providing a discord server, a roll20 room that we will be playing in, soundscapes, some animated maps, extension materials and resources for a fun experience for all! Come see our game on https://www.twitch.tv/hilty6 Gameplay details This game contains safety tools. Players in unison will determine what is on and off the table. Content warnings: It's a Gothic horror campaign with many adult themes Safety tools used Session 0 IM DM if you feel uncomfortable or scared and we can take a break Fade to black on gruesome or saucy bits as determined by players individual preferences How will character creation work Character creation using roll20 or D&D beyond. Character creation rules: Level 1, Standard Array or Point buy (27) (No rolling for stats) Sourcebooks allowed: Any published WOC race or class NO UA or home brew Tailored settings New and experienced players welcome! You will start at level 1. Leveling will be done via milestone unless the overall level dictates XP. Players get to choose the Overall level of difficulty along with their preferences (out of 10) for Roleplay, Combat & Tactics, Puzzles & Mini-games, Consequences & Politics and finally Description & Exploration.
Game style
Roleplay Heavy
Combat Heavy
Rule of Cool (RoC)
Meet the Game Master
5.0
(17)
4 years on StartPlaying
9 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Storytelling, Sets the Mood
About me
I'm all about fun times and engaging story and role play. I've got tons of experience running games live and on roll 20. My idea is the immerse my players in a great experience were they select the level of difficulty where we go through many of the TSR and WOC adventures or at times home brew or heavily modified games so there is still surprises in old favourites like Curse of Strahd and Tomb of Annihilation. My games are challenging to a level chosen by my players, that's right you vote on it and can change difficulty at each major play point of the game (or in old words on each of the 3 acts in a story) level of realism, difficulty, role play v combat and politics, exploration and consequence are selected at game 0 and every new paying player will add their own preference to the overall mix. This way the game is customized for the team and at each major plot point the players can vote again to increase or decrease settings so you not locked in for the whole campaign. I usually have players select 27 points buy and start at first level and in that way people can easy into getting to know each other. Most of my games I ask people to select from any published race or class but until we get to be comfortable as a team I ask all players to be good or neutral. The objective is to have fun. Of course there may be times people come into conflict due to situation, views or spell but these are worked through. At our session I will also ask if you have any triggers and to let me know what they are especially if a realism setting is high and we are dealing with a horror type campaign. My ask. All I ask of my players is respect fro each other and me as the GM, allow others to have their time in the lime light (if they want it), learn not to talk over each others and talk to me if there are any issues. I have played 5E for some time and know most of the rules but there will be time I might rely on players knowledge or check it out on the net. The main thing is the DM is the arbiter and has final say. I also expect everyone to act like an adult (unless I am running a kid friendly game) and not use the game as avenue to hurt others or justify terrible behaviour or discrimination. I have puchased a lot of the roll 20 materials so you should have access to lots of characters classes, races and backgrounds. Note I am also happy to work with you to customise your class and character. I am on a Sydney timeline so works well usually with Asian and US based players. That said if your awake I can run the game.
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Creating your character
Level 15 max, created in roll 20 and Foundry VTT. We use rolled stats everyone rolls once and we all vote who’s are the best to take. If all are bad use 27 points buy or rolling depending on customised overall level table. Players can be any race or published class from my materials on roll 20 and must start the game either good or neutral aligned. Players will be sent a discord friends request after the DM gets their full discord name and then added to the team chat for a trail game.. Silvery barbs and lucky feat banned as we use inspiration.
Would love to see you at out game. Currently players are 1st level. I will work with you to bring to life a character you love and will be immersed with The set up details are in roll 20 when you join the game. Variant rules will be determined by voting and any published WOTC class or race is fine but no lucky feat or silvery barbs spell. Characters should start good or neutrally aligned. If play determines it and your up for it a evil aligned character can evolve. We are LGBTQI+ friendly and ask all people treat each other with respect and courteously. The main thing is to have fun and allow everyone to shine if they so choose.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
Players will need a working mic and computer (no play by phone). Please read players manifest and variant rules used . Players will need a discord log in and provide their full discord name and log in and roll 20. We will have a quick interview before the game to see if the game will be to your liking and new players a re a good fit. Please afford the players and DM a good level of respect.
What Hilty brings to the table
Maps, music, the game, discord server, roll 20 modules and shared compendium with several books, I can provide tokens from pictures provided and we use some normal and animated content.
Homebrew rules
We vote on overall difficulty as a team and average it if difficulty warrants we will use crits and fumbles (if characters choose), lingering wounds and inspiration cards.
Equipment needed to play
Computer
Headphones
Internet
Microphone
Platforms used
Safety
How Hilty creates a safe table
This game contains safety tools. Players in unison will determine what is on and off the table. Content warnings: child abuse and neglect, emotional and physical abuse towards vulnerable adults, murder and attempted murder, including that of children, kidnapping, stalking, gaslighting, abuse of power, racism, sexism, use of sex as a means to an ends, cruelty, torture, mutilation, mind control, the desecration of the dead and of places of worship, cannibalism, including involuntary cannibalism, mercy killing, parental death, child death, reference to stillbirth/miscarriage, partner death, mental illness and the mistreatment of the mentally ill, possible exploitation of physical disability, manipulative grieving behaviors, starvation and food horror, cruelty to animals, prolonged and painful deaths, body horror, transformation against ones will, insects and infestation horror, abandonment, including child abandonment, decay, betrayal, including partner and parental betrayal, consumption of alcohol including portrayals of alcoholism, portrayal of hoarding behavior, potential incest, involuntary homicide, graphic depictions of death and violence, implied necrophilia, self-harm and suicide. People might even get bitten and suffer owies to their extremities! Everyone is welcome.
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