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Can you Survive the Curse of Strahd? | Gothic Horror |π³οΈβπGM
Barovia is a land of endless night, where ancient evils stir and death lurks at every turn. Can you survive Strahd or be another victim?
$25.00
/ Session
Details
Weekly / Sunday - 11:00 PM UTC
Session Duration / 3β4 hours
5 / 6 Seats Filled
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Meet your party members
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About the adventure
Under raging storm clouds, the vampire Count Strahd von Zarovich stands silhouetted against the ancient walls of Castle Ravenloft. Rumbling thunder pounds the castle spires. The windβs 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. Strahdβs face forms the barest hint of a smile as his dark plan unfolds. He knew they were coming, and he knows why they cameβall according to his plan. πΊοΈ Explore the unique and unsettling land of Barovia π©Έ Defeat ancient horrors of the land... without becoming one yourself β°οΈ Survive Encounters with the mythic figure of Strahd von Zarovich
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Meet the Game Master
5.0
(32)
3 years on StartPlaying
585 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Inclusive, Storytelling
Average response time: Under 1 hour
Response rate: 100%
About me
Heya, welcome in! I've been a GM for about 8 years now and I'm looking to play with groups of committed and fun-loving players! I balance both roleplay and combat equally and love playing out new and interesting scenarios! Communication and inclusivity are always extremely important at my table, as I want to ensure a comfortable and safe environment for myself and my players to have fun. "π¨'ππΎ ππ πΊππΎπ½ πππ π πππ ππΎππ πΌπΊπππΊππππ ππππ π±ππ πΎπ, πΊππ½ πππΎπ πΊππΎ πΊπ πΊππΊππππ π¦π¬. π¨'ππΎ ππ πΊππΎπ½ π±π―π¦π ππππΌπΎ πππΎ 1980π, πΊππ½ πππΎπ πΊππΎ πππΎ ππΏ πππΎ π»πΎππ π¦π¬π π¨'ππΎ πΎππΎπ ππΎπ. π¨'ππΎ ππ πΊππΎπ½ πππ π πππ ππΎππ πΌπΊπππΊππππ ππππ π±ππ πΎπ, πΊππ½ π»πππ ππΊππΎ π»πΎπΎπ ππππΎπππππΎ, ππΎπ π -π»πΊπ πΊππΌπΎπ½ π»πΎπππΎπΎπ πΌππππΌππ πΌπππ»πΊπ πΊππ½ πππΌπ πππ πΎ-ππ πΊπ, πΊππ½ πππΌππΎπ½ππ»π π πΏππ! π³ππΎπ πππΎ πππππΌ πΊππ½ πππππ½π, ππΊππ ππππΌπΎπ, πΊππ½ ππΎπ π π πΊπ πΊππΊππππ πππππ ππππ ππ ππ πΊππΎππ. π¨πΏ ππ ππΌππΎπ½ππ πΎ πΊπ π πππΎπ½ ππ, π¨'π½ ππ πΊπ πΎππΎππ πππππ πΎ πΌπΊπππΊπππ π±ππ πΎπ ππππ. πΈππ πππππ π½ ππππ π±ππ πΎπ'π ππΊπ»π πΎ πππΎ ππΎππ πΌππΊππΌπΎ πππ πΌπΊπ!" -Jesse [102 Sessions]
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Creating your character
We will make characters together during our Session Zero, along with doing a short trial combat so everyone can get comfortable with their build. If you feel comfortable, free free to make your own character beforehand, using either the "4d6 drop lowest" or "point buy systems", just let me know which you are going with before you build! Here are some other general rules when it comes to character creation: β I allow any race from the https://www.dndbeyond.com/races (Message me if you want to play something that isn't on this list) β All races will be allowed to switch their normal Ability Score Increase to instead increase one ability score by 2 and increase a different one by 1, or increase three different scores by 1. β Any class from the Player's Handbook (subclasses from the other books are accepted as well.) Artificers are allowed with slight modifiers, for balancing, which will be discussed beforehand. β All basic weapons and items will come from your background. Additional items will be given at my discretion, but feel free to let me know any you are interested in.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
β¦Ύ All players require a microphone to participate in sessions, along with a Discord account. β¦Ύ Rules research is not required but encouraged. β¦Ύ A free D&D account
What Ryley brings to the table
β¦Ύ Discord server set up for this campaign. We will be using it to communicate during the game along with sharing world details, lore, or other campaign info throughout the week. β¦Ύ I will be screen-capturing Talespire over Discord, and moving characters myself, so an individual version of Talespire is not necessary (but if you have it, you'd be able to play through there as well). The cost of session zero will go towards my purchasing the minis onto my Talespire account. β¦Ύ I will be providing music and ambiance through a discord bot while running each session. β¦Ύ And finally, my passion for creating an immersive world for everyone and working together to make this an epic adventure.
Equipment needed to play
Computer
Internet
Microphone
Platforms used
Safety
How Ryley creates a safe table
I will go over safety tools in Session 0. Players can send me their lines and veils privately, along with any Stars and Wishes after each session.
Content warnings
Safety tools used