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Curse of Countess Strahd- a twisted DND 5E adventure

Curse of Countess Strahd- a twisted DND 5E adventure

I am the Ancient, I am The Land. My beginnings are lost in the darkness of the past. I was the warrior, I was good and just.

TYPE

Campaign

LEVELS

3–10

EXPERIENCE

Open to all

AGE

18+
About the adventure

Under raging storm clouds, the vampire Countess Strahd von Zarovich stands silhouetted against the ancient walls of Castle Ravenloft. Rumbling thunder pounds the castle spires. The wind’s howling increases as he turns his gaze down toward the village of Barovia. Far below, yet not beyond his keen eyesight, a party of adventurers has just entered his domain. Strahd’s face forms the barest hint of a smile as her dark plan unfolds. She knew they were coming, and she knows why they came—all according to her plan. A lightning flash rips through the darkness, but Strahd is gone. Only the howling of the wind fills the midnight air. The mistress of Castle Ravenloft is having guests for dinner. And you are invited.

1 SEAT LEFT
$20.00

/ Session

Details

Weekly / Thursday – 2:00 PM UTC

Jul 17 / Session 19

2–4 Hour Duration

4 / 5 Seats Filled

GAME MASTER

The Vintage DM

they/them

5.0

(5)

Schedule

Thu, Jul 17 | 2:00 PM – Session 19

Thu, Jul 24 | 2:00 PM – Session 20

Thu, Jul 31 | 2:00 PM – Session 21

Thu, Aug 07 | 2:00 PM – Session 22

Thu, Aug 14 | 2:00 PM – Session 23

Thu, Aug 21 | 2:00 PM – Session 24

Thu, Aug 28 | 2:00 PM – Session 25

Thu, Sep 04 | 2:00 PM – Session 26

Each player will be charged when a session starts.

Meet the Game Master

3 years on StartPlaying

62 games hosted

Highly rated for: Creativity, Inclusive, Teacher

About me

Hi, I''m, the Vintage DM! I'm a huge nerd who loves all things DND or fantasy related. I have been playing DND for close to a decade now, and have been DMing for about 5 years. I love testing the limits of games and will always be here for the rule of cool. As a dm, I love to focus on the players and their characters backstories, letting them fall in love with their characters. My style is a healthy mix of combat and roleplay, depending on the game.

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Reviews (5)

Proficiencies

Players say this GM is great at:

Creativity

Inclusive

Teacher

Teddy avatar

Teddy

Played 41 sessions

This was my first time joining a campaign outside of my own circle, and it has been a stellar experience. I joined the Call of the Netherdeep campaign, and as someone who has little to no knowledge of the world of critical role, I felt like I fit right in. The Vintage DM has been a fantastic storyteller, and has taken a quite a few curve balls in stride (thank you and im sorry <3). I'd highly recommend them to anyone!

Aaron avatar

Aaron

Played 4 sessions

Some of my favorite parts of this module were the parts that the GM improvised themselves.

William (Bill) avatar

William (Bill)

Played 2 sessions

The Vintage DM was AWESOME to have my first Candel Obscura play with! They allowed us to be creative with our choices, in fact we ended up with a giant monster wolf as a mascot for out Circle! They know the rules but let us have fun with them. Can't recommend them enough as a GM, in fact looking forward to more sessions!

Chris avatar

Chris

Played 1 sessions

I bought a full table for my niece and nephews to have a real DM experience. They all had a blast. When running a game for 9-12 year olds, you have to be good at rolling with the punches, and they did that with patience and creativity. I'm sure there aren't too many groups which include a bat who refuses (or forgets) that they can fly and an owl obsessed with dropping pears on everything. These kids will have memories and stories to last them their entire playing careers!

Jari avatar

Jari

She allowed for players to be creative and play how they wanted.

Character creation
Creating your character

We will start at the current party level, and I will do a call or text session with everyone individually in order to help set up characters, and go over rules and your consent sheet. I’m okay with you making your character through DND beyond, Aurora, pen and paper, napkin, whatever works best for you.

What to expect
Preparing for the session

Please have a discord account and a working microphone. I would like for you to have a working camera but it is not necessary and I won’t push for it. We will go over everything before the game starts.

What The Vintage DM brings to the table

I bring 10 years of experience, books, Aurora, Roll20 or OMM, consent sheets, aftercare, and more! I love creating environments for you to explore in and love when players stump me as the DM. I’m a very rule of cool DM, I allow physical dice and sheets, and am always open to ideas! I try to do voices and use music but I do it when I can

Equipment needed to play

Computer

Internet

Microphone

Webcam

Safety
How The Vintage DM creates a safe table

We use XNO cards, I have a consent sheet for everyone to fill out, we do aftercare at the end of each game, and I am always here to answer questions. This is a game with female Strahd so please be aware of that before hand

Content warnings
Abuse
Alcoholism
Alcohol Use
Animal abuse
Animal Cruelty
Animal Death
Blood
Body Horror
Character Death
Child Abandonment
Child Abuse
Child Death
Classism
Confronting Abuser
Controlling Parents
Death
Domestic Abuse
Emotional Abuse
Execution
Extreme Violence
Fire
Forced Blood Draining
Genocide
Gore
Hangings
Illness
Insects
Language/Cursing
Medical Issues
Memory Erasing
Mental Illness
Mind alteration
Mind Control
Murder
Mutilation
Mutilation of Corpses
Nightmares about Traumatic Events
Panic Attacks
Paralyzation
Scars
Seizures
Sexual Content
Snakes
Slavery
Spiders
Suffocation
Torture
Trauma
Violence
Safety tools used

Frequently asked questions

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