Trapped in Ravenloft: A Curse of Strahd Campaign
Enter Ravenloft, the dread domain of Strahd. An epic adventure awaits, with danger around every corner, drenched in gothic horror to keep you hooked
About the adventure
"Deep within the shadowlands of Ravenloft, you find yourself surrounded by dangers of all kinds. Beasts stalk your every step and blood thirsty undead roam every path you walk. Wicked mists brought you here and seem intent in keeping you from leaving. Somewhere deep in his castle, Strahd waits, his plans brewing and his thirst growing. When he comes for you, will you be able to stop him?" Curse of Strahd is a classic gothic horror adventure is meant to take players from level 1-10, travel across Ravenloft and explore its melancholic mysteries and dark secrets. This campaign offers high stakes thrills and intense moments that will keep you on your toes. It will take more than just good dice rolls to get you out of the realm of the vampire Strahd - guile, cunning and keen intuition will all need to be a part of your arsnel if you hope to survive. *2014 rules*
Game style
Combat Heavy
Roleplay Heavy
Rule of Cool (RoC)
Game themes
$15.00
/ Session
Details
Weekly / Wednesday – 11:00 PM UTC
Campaign Length / 15–20 Sessions
3–3.5 Hour Duration
0 / 5 Seats Filled
GAME MASTER
Cosmic
he/him
4.9
(16)
Each player will be charged when a session starts.
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Meet the Game Master
4.9
(16)
3 years on StartPlaying
147 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Knows the Rules, Storytelling
Average response time: 2 hours
Response rate: 100%
About me
Hey there, I'm Cosmic. I've been a DM since 2020, its been my pleasure to serve on budding and established westmarches mostly since then and I've clocked an impressive number of games (About 500). I managed my first full length campaign in 2022, played around with homebrew and several modules since and in December 2023, I became a professional DM. I take great pride and effort in my work and I love paying off plot hooks and adapting to player actions. When I need to think fast is usually when I'm DMing my best. I've put years of watchtime and actual play into DnD - discussed, read, debated and learned every trick I could get my hands on. I might not be the perfect DM (yet!), but if you're looking for a DM who likes to entertain a table with fun and drama, mixing stageplay, improv and dice rolling all into a nice 3 hour weekly package - I might be perfect for you. DM me and we can start starting your journey ;D
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Proficiencies
Players say this GM is great at:
Creativity
Knows the Rules
Storytelling
Kyzeer Tolentino
Played 54 sessions
Very pro fun DM that rewards creative and imaginative gameplay. Sessions are chill and a fun time with friends whether you're making new ones or playing with old ones.
Rlumplaesti
Played 54 sessions
A very Knowledgeable DM with great table control. Allows for player creativity, but also good at balance. Made very quick and fair decisions on player "Can I...?" questions to keep the game running smooth. Shows alot of patience for new players as he explains the rules. Allows for plenty of player RP while actively checking to make sure everyone that wants to can engage evenly in the RP sharing the spot light. The one shots are simple yet very well built to have a dynamic feeling as the game progresses toward the end. A dm table that rewards and promotes alot of laughs as everyone comes together to have fun. The combats can be challenging without an overwhelming feeling of player vs dm mentality. My personal favorite trait of allowing for creative rp solutions for various problems even combats potentially.
Charlie
Played 27 sessions
The GM makes this fun and makes sure that everyone feel included.
Huber
Played 17 sessions
would 100% recommend
Nohmor
Played 16 sessions
Cosmic has a deep understanding of the game and passion for his craft. I've played with many dms before and have had a wide variety of experiences, but on Cosmic's table I can always expect a fun and fair but still challenging time in his games.
Maudlin
Played 12 sessions
I've enjoyed my games with Cosmic! He's a DM who goes to a lot of effort to set the atmosphere, and brings the campaign setting to life. I like his attention to detail, and NPC interaction is always great fun to engage in. I'd recommend Cosmic wholeheartedly if you'd like a challenging campaign that retains plenty of a flavour and narrative weight.
Character creation
Creating your character
27 Point buy Free Background Feat (Skilled, Tough, Magic Initiate, Racial Feats) Standard Equipment 2014 Content only Homebrew on Approval, subject to revision, No Twilight Cleric
What to expect
Preparing for the session
Players will need: Discord (Free) is a voice and video chat software, making an account is free and you can use the app or the browser application to join the game. Roll20 (Free) is where we make sheets, move tokens and experience the visuals of the game, including useul handouts and images to keep you in pace with the game. Once you jon my server, get: - A personal channel to help prepare your character - 1-to-1 voice chat session to integrate yourself into the game and server - Build and play advice for your character concept - Sheet building aid
What Cosmic brings to the table
The Module - Curse of Strahd, customized specially for you Ambiance and battle tracks - Ranging from heart wrenching to action packed Maps and Spell tokens - For that extra visual immersion Voices and Impressions - Every NPC needs a personality and voice, I love giving them celebrity voices like Sean Connery, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Keanu Reeves. Fast paced Combat - I know every encounter and statblock like the back of my hand, enjoy the world come alive during every fight for your life!
Homebrew rules
Cover stacks on my table - multiple sources of half cover creates 3/4 cover and multiple sources of 3/4 cover gives disadvantage on the attack roll. Visibility is unaffected. Smaller creatures don’t grant cover to larger creatures. Shove action can also be used to shove people to the side. Ranged non-lethal attack rolls are made at disadvantage Non-lethal Magic is possible with cantrips only. Cantrips with spell saves are still always lethal. Dead/Knocked out creatures count as difficult terrain. You may move through an enemy’s space with a contested Athletics/Acrobatics check as a bonus action or an action. A creature does not take fall damage from a distance equal to its strength score, unless it is knocked prone. Verbal Spell Components are audible up to 60ft. away at minimum during combat for counterspell purposes, unless some other effect prevents it. If your passive arcana is not equal to or greater than 8+ (2*spell level) of the spell being cast - it requires a reaction to make an arcana check to identify the spell. You may counterspell as part of this reaction. Once a spell has been identified, you do not need to use your reaction to identify the spell once more as long as it is the same spell cast at the same level by the same creature/type of creature.
Equipment needed to play
Microphone
Headphones
Computer
Internet
Platforms used
Safety
How Cosmic creates a safe table
Safety is a priority at my table, having learnt to DM on westmarches for large groups of people, I have developed several tools to make sure everyone has a good experience at the table. -X card is available to be pulled out to pause gameplay at any time if something is making you uncomfortable. -Clarification of the social contract on my discord server is apparent and easy to access. -Several moderators are available to make sure that minimum drama occurs on the server and you have someone to help you out if you need it. I also make myself available to you as often as possible, I pride myself on being a great listner and being able to solve problems effectively, so be open with me and I'll always do my best!
Content warnings
Safety tools used
Additional tables
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