New Expanded Curse of Strahd - RP/Backstory Heavy

New Expanded Curse of Strahd - RP/Backstory Heavy

Your character is swept into the Mists of Barovia. Lost in this gothic nightmare, you and your friends will need to survive what lives in the darkness

TYPE

Campaign

LEVELS

3–12

EXPERIENCE

Open to all

AGE

18+
About the adventure

Welcome to the terrifying land of Barovia. I have DM'd this module from start to finish many times and know it very well. There is homebrew expanding on underdeveloped NPC's and areas. The monsters used in the module have been expanded so you don't need to worry about fighting the same old pack of normal wolves. Please message me if you have any questions. I hope to make a campaign that feels alive, as such, please take some time to create your character's backstory. I am more than happy to help you through that process so we have something that is interesting and enjoyable for you. I will ensure our adventure is welcoming and inclusive to all players. Barovia is a messed up place with terrible people and your characters will have a rough time but you as players should always be having fun. I am open to any criticism you have as we play and will do my best to provide a fulfilling experience.

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$30.00

/ Session

Details

Weekly / Wednesday – 12:30 AM UTC

Campaign Length / 20–40 Sessions

3–4 Hour Duration

0 / 6 Seats Filled

GAME MASTER

Siku

he/him

5.0

(10)

This game will begin once 4 players have joined

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Meet the Game Master

5.0

(10)

Hispanic/Latinx
Neurodivergent

4 years on StartPlaying

74 games hosted

Highly rated for: Storytelling, Creativity, Sets the Mood

About me

I aim to create an immersive and engaging experience. I don't want this to be just a weekly "Kill 1 monster and mark off a task" adventure. I want the characters and NPC's to feel alive and for the players to feel that their actions have real impacts. If you enjoy bringing your character to life, then this is the game for you. My campaign will be and inclusive and friendly place. It should go without saying that there will be zero tolerance for racism, sexism, homophobia, and any kind of exclusion or harassment.

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Reviews (10)

Proficiencies

Players say this GM is great at:

Storytelling

Creativity

Sets the Mood

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Lomak

Played 50 sessions

From beginning to end, Siku's Curse of Strahd campaign balances high RP moments, challenging combat encounters, and player shenanigans. From the maps, the music, to the narration, Siku is excellent at creating an immersive world for the players. An absolute blast from the first session to the last!

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Aces Malone

Played 49 sessions

Just finished a year and a half long campaign with Siku and was blown away by not only how well he was able to prep for sessions by having great visuals and quality music but also incorporating everyone's backstory into the main story so everyone gets a chance in the spot light. The party was able to be as creative as we wanted and Siku would always being able to adjust on the fly when high levels of shenanigans were occurring and the consequences of those shenanigans always felt balanced and fair whether they be good or bad which is a hard tight rope to walk when you want everyone to have a good time in a paid game, but Siku managed it flawlessly. After a bad first experience on start playing with a different DM, Siku completely won me back over to continue using the site to find awesome DMs and players to just have some fun after a long week and I couldn't recommend him enough. Oh also... is it Thursday yet?

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Adam

Played 40 sessions

Siku runs an amazing game and I've been having an absolute blast with the Curse of Strahd campaign I'm a part of. He does a great job of letting RP happen naturally and as such all the characters in the party have had opportunities to develop their characters and form bonds among themselves. His combat encounters feel meaningful and don't drag out. Roll20 and DnD Beyond are utilized really well creating an immersive and user friendly environment. Overall I think just about any player would be very happy and entertained in one of Siku's games!

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Lindsay

Played 35 sessions

Just finished a Curse of Strahd with Siku. He is a great DM! He really brings your character's backstory into the game and knows what his players want. I would definitely join another campaign that he runs.

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David Fye

Played 23 sessions

It was a really engaging and fun experience. I will definitely be coming back. There was a really fun mix of story, abilities, and combat. I am very excited for next week.

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Zach

Played 20 sessions

I just finished playing The Curse of Strahd campaign and Siku did and awesome job with it. He Brings awesome maps, and the music was on point. Siku knows the material, and it was an amazing campaign form start to finish. I would defiantly play in another one of his campaigns or a oneshot.

Character creation
Creating your character

Leveling up will be through milestones pre-determined throughout the land. Character Creation: (1) Point buy or Standard Array; (2) 2024 & 2014 classes allowed. If you are using a 2024 class, you can use either a 2024 or a 2014 subclass. If you are using a 2014 class, you may only use the 2014 subclasses. (3) Free feat at level 1. (Please don't powergame and do stuff like Sent+Polearm at level 3. The free feat is meant to add flavor and variety to your character); (4) All official races and classes ok. Critical Role sub-classes and feats allowed. No UA.; (5) No evil characters; (6) Think of a secret your character should have. Doesn't have to be your secret lineage to the throne of Gondor, but just something you wouldn't want strangers to know; (7) Why does your character want to leave Barovia? Do they have family? A chance to win gold? An estate to run? A business to manage? If your character isn't actively searching for Barovia, what were they on the way to when they got lost in the mists?

What to expect
Preparing for the session

You will need a working microphone. Webcam is optional. Characters should be made on DnDBeyond. DndBeyond accounts are free and access to all player options can be made through my account.

What Siku brings to the table

I will be using Roll20 for combat, Discord for audio, and DnDBeyond for character management.

Equipment needed to play

Microphone

Computer

Safety
How Siku creates a safe table

Please be aware that this game includes mature themes. I will make adjustments to the game after privately talking to all players prior to beginning, but there will be gore and lots of death as that is the nature of the module. Relationships are permitted, but everything requires consent. There will be no ERP in game.

Content warnings
Body Horror
Murder
Character Death
Spiders
Alcoholism
Blood
Child Death
Death
Deep or Large Bodies of Water
Emotional Abuse
Illness
Violence
Safety tools used

Additional tables

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Weekly / Thursday – 12:00 AM UTC

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