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Beginner Friendly | Curse of Strahd REBORN | LGBTQ+ 🌈 RP Heavy
A group of adventures from disparate walks of life are abducted by mysterious mist and thrown into a land full of harrowing trials and creatures.
$20.00
/ Session
Details
Weekly / Saturday - 11:30 PM UTC
Dec 20 / Session 37
Session Duration / 3–4 hours
6 / 6 Seats Filled
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Schedule
Meet your party members
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About the adventure
Curse of Strahd is one of the most famous - or infamous - campaigns ever written for Dungeons & Dragons, and whether it is simply due to its unique setting, gripping villain, or gripping history, it manages to reel in players both new and old time and again. D&D has changed since 2016, though, and SO. MUST. STRAHD. Whether you are a new player to the campaign itself, to D&D as a whole, or a veteran of both for many years, you can find something novel and gripping in this dark fantasy tale about vampires, curses, prophecies, and finding the light of hope in the darkest of places. Curse of Strahd REBORN is a campaign designed to bring the vampire lord of Castle Ravenloft and his gothic horror themed land of Barovia into the new era using the experience of countless DMs over the past 8 years and the inclusion of a couple modules of supplementary content, while still remaining faithful to the original spirit, story, and characters of the campaign. This is a roleplay heavy campaign with a minimal focus on combat, and a large emphasis on character, mystery, suspense, relationships, and the themes of horror, pride, and hope. 2024 rules will be tentatively allowed and balanced around appropriately.
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Meet the Game Master
5.0
(10)
1 year on StartPlaying
90 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Inclusive, Storytelling
About me
Howdy hey! I'm an LGBTQ+ focused, size inclusive, intersectional tabletop GM with 10 years of experience. I started playing these games young, and my style and the way I tell stories, the worlds I create, has evolved with my identity. I take active steps to make sure that everybody that sits at my table, whether in person or virtual, is represented, seen, heard, and loved in my games, and that I can provide not only a fantastic story and a world of fun, but also a second world to live and breathe in as your home, when the real one gets a little rough. My home system is D&D 5e, and I'm fantastic with first time players. I have no qualms teaching the game, or teaching other systems/trying new ones out. I love to be involved in the character creation process and really work Player Characters into the world they'll be playing in. Please free to ask any questions at all about me, my process, or my two cats!
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Creating your character
Character creation will be done before the first session, in a voice call with the DM. These can take 30 minutes - 1 hour. For new players, I'm happy to teach anything and everything needed and walk you through the process. For veterans, this won't be necessary, so your call will likely be a little shorter. From there, once a character sheet is created, we will spend the rest of the time finding a place of origin and backstory for your character. Session 0 will be dedicated to integrating everyone's characters and playing through a small starter adventure to bring everyone into the world of the Curse of Strahd.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
To play in this campaign, you will need: -A desktop computer or laptop -Headphones or a headset -A microphone, if one is not attached to your headset. -An account on Discord https://discord.com -A free account on D&D Beyond https://www.dndbeyond.com/ -An imagination! After you have all that, go ahead and join the Discord server at: https://discord.gg/7UvcX8A8 And check the instructions in the General channel.
What Emersyn Lake brings to the table
I have a degree in voice-over performance, so you can expect a large variety of unique, consistent, high quality character voices. Sessions will be held in a private Discord server, a communal session note board will be provided, and I will provide all battle maps, Virtual Tabletop operation, and music during sessions. I lean much more towards "rule of cool" - meaning there's no need to stick to the letter of the law if breaking it tells a better story.
Homebrew rules
Bonus action potion usage, and house rules for initiative are employed.
Equipment needed to play
Microphone
Headphones
Internet
Computer
Platforms used
Safety
How Emersyn Lake creates a safe table
Session 0 will be used to discuss the concepts of the Lines and Veils system, as well as X and O cards, purposes of the Stars and Wishes, and advise players that a consent checklist will be sent to them to fill out privately. A preliminary session will then be held.
Content warnings
Safety tools used