Curse of Strahd: Be the Beacon of Hope

Curse of Strahd: Be the Beacon of Hope

The castle of Ravenloft looms over the village of Barovia. Mist covers across the land where creatures prowl hungry for those unfortunate to cross it.

TYPE

Campaign

LEVELS

3โ€“10

LANGUAGE

English

EXPERIENCE

Beginner

AGE

All Ages
2 SEATS LEFT
$29.50

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Details

Weekly / Tuesday - 3:00 AM UTC

Dec 16 / Session 15

Session Duration / 2.5โ€“3 hours

3 / 5 Seats Filled

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Schedule

Tue, Dec 16 | 3:00 AM โ€“ Session 15

Tue, Dec 23 | 3:00 AM โ€“ Session 16

Tue, Dec 30 | 3:00 AM โ€“ Session 17

Tue, Jan 06 | 3:00 AM โ€“ Session 18

Tue, Jan 13 | 3:00 AM โ€“ Session 19

Tue, Jan 20 | 3:00 AM โ€“ Session 20

Tue, Jan 27 | 3:00 AM โ€“ Session 21

Tue, Feb 03 | 3:00 AM โ€“ Session 22

Tue, Feb 10 | 3:00 AM โ€“ Session 23

Tue, Feb 17 | 3:00 AM โ€“ Session 24

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About the adventure

๐Ÿ—บ Prepare for a hauntingly unforgettable journey with Curse of Strahd, the ultimate gothic horror adventure! Step into the mists of Barovia, a dark and treacherous realm ruled by the ancient vampire lord, Count Strahd von Zarovich. Are you courageous enough to face the horrors that await? ๐Ÿ‘ฏโ€โ™‚๏ธ In Curse of Strahd, you and your fellow adventurers will be plunged into a devastating tale of despair, secrets, and deadly encounters. Navigate the treacherous landscapes, from the eerie village of Barovia to the looming Castle Ravenloft itself. Face undead creatures, terrifying beasts, and the ever-looming presence of Strahd as you attempt to escape this nightmare realm. โš  But be warned - every step you take is fraught with danger. Strahd's cunning knows no bounds, and his web of manipulation and power extends throughout Barovia. Uncover the secrets of the land and its tortured inhabitants as you seek a way to defeat Strahd and free the land from his dark grip. ๐Ÿง›๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ Curse of Strahd offers a captivating and immersive gothic horror experience. With its rich storytelling, atmospheric setting, and challenging encounters, this adventure will keep you on the edge of your seat. Gather your courage, sharpen your blades, and prepare to face the horror that awaits in Curse of Strahd!

Game style

Organized Play

Rule of Cool (RoC)

Meet the Game Master
Game Designer

3 years on StartPlaying

726 games hosted

Highly rated for: Creativity, Visual Aid, Sets the Mood

Average response time: 24+ hours

Response rate: 100%

About me

๐““๐“ฎ๐“ช๐“ป ๐“ฅ๐“ฒ๐“ฎ๐”€๐“ฎ๐“ป: ...........~๐‘ฏ๐’†๐’๐’๐’ ๐‘ฐ ๐’‚๐’Ž ๐‘ด๐’“. ๐‘ฏ๐’–๐’Ž๐’‚๐’ ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐‘ฐ ๐’‰๐’‚๐’—๐’† ๐’‘๐’๐’‚๐’š๐’†๐’… ๐’•๐’•๐’“๐’‘๐’ˆ๐’” ๐’”๐’Š๐’๐’„๐’† ๐‘ฐ ๐’˜๐’‚๐’” ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”, ๐’”๐’Š๐’•๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’‚๐’• ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’…๐’Š๐’๐’๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’“๐’๐’๐’Ž ๐’•๐’‚๐’ƒ๐’๐’† ๐’˜๐’Š๐’•๐’‰ ๐’Ž๐’š ๐‘ซ๐’‚๐’… ๐’‚๐’” ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’ˆ๐’‚๐’Ž๐’† ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’”๐’•๐’†๐’“ ๐’˜๐’‰๐’Š๐’๐’† ๐’˜๐’† ๐’‘๐’๐’‚๐’š๐’†๐’… ๐‘ฏ๐’†๐’“๐’๐‘ธ๐’–๐’†๐’”๐’• ๐’˜๐’Š๐’•๐’‰ ๐’‡๐’‚๐’Ž๐’Š๐’๐’š ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’‡๐’“๐’Š๐’†๐’๐’…๐’”. ๐‘ฐ ๐’๐’Š๐’Œ๐’† ๐’•๐’ ๐’•๐’‰๐’Š๐’๐’Œ ๐’๐’‡ ๐’Ž๐’š ๐‘ฎ๐‘ด ๐’”๐’•๐’š๐’๐’† ๐’ƒ๐’†๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’‚ ๐’˜๐’†๐’‚๐’—๐’†๐’“ ๐’”๐’‘๐’Š๐’๐’๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’•๐’‰๐’“๐’†๐’‚๐’…๐’” ๐’๐’‡ ๐’š๐’‚๐’“๐’ ๐’•๐’ ๐’•๐’†๐’๐’ ๐’๐’๐’• ๐’Ž๐’š ๐’”๐’•๐’๐’“๐’š ๐’ƒ๐’–๐’• ๐’š๐’๐’–๐’“ ๐’„๐’‰๐’‚๐’“๐’‚๐’„๐’•๐’†๐’“'๐’”. ๐‘จ๐’…๐’—๐’†๐’๐’•๐’–๐’“๐’†๐’” ๐’ƒ๐’‚๐’”๐’†๐’… ๐’๐’ ๐’˜๐’‰๐’‚๐’• ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’‘๐’๐’‚๐’š๐’†๐’“๐’” ๐’…๐’ ๐’Š๐’” ๐’˜๐’‰๐’‚๐’• ๐’Š๐’๐’•๐’“๐’Š๐’ˆ๐’–๐’†๐’” ๐’Ž๐’†. ๐‘ฐ ๐’๐’Š๐’Œ๐’† ๐’•๐’ ๐’ˆ๐’Š๐’—๐’† ๐’‘๐’๐’‚๐’š๐’†๐’“๐’” ๐’๐’‘๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’๐’” ๐’•๐’ ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’Œ๐’† ๐’ˆ๐’“๐’๐’–๐’‘ ๐’…๐’†๐’„๐’Š๐’”๐’Š๐’๐’๐’” ๐’•๐’‰๐’‚๐’• ๐’„๐’‚๐’ ๐’„๐’‰๐’‚๐’๐’ˆ๐’† ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’„๐’๐’–๐’“๐’”๐’† ๐’๐’‡ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’”๐’•๐’๐’“๐’š. ๐‘ป๐’‰๐’† ๐’”๐’•๐’๐’“๐’š ๐’Š๐’” ๐’๐’–๐’“ ๐’”๐’•๐’๐’“๐’š ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐‘ฐ ๐’‚๐’Ž ๐’‚ ๐’ƒ๐’Š๐’ˆ ๐’‚๐’…๐’—๐’๐’„๐’‚๐’•๐’† ๐’๐’‡ ๐’”๐’‰๐’‚๐’“๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’†๐’™๐’‘๐’†๐’“๐’Š๐’†๐’๐’„๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’Š๐’• ๐’•๐’๐’ˆ๐’†๐’•๐’‰๐’†๐’“. ๐‘ฐ ๐’๐’๐’—๐’† ๐’…๐’†๐’”๐’Š๐’ˆ๐’๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’„๐’‚๐’Ž๐’‘๐’‚๐’Š๐’ˆ๐’๐’” ๐’•๐’‰๐’‚๐’• ๐’ƒ๐’“๐’‚๐’๐’„๐’‰ ๐’๐’–๐’• ๐’๐’Š๐’Œ๐’† ๐’‚ ๐’•๐’“๐’†๐’†. ๐’€๐’๐’– ๐’˜๐’Š๐’๐’ ๐’๐’†๐’—๐’†๐’“ ๐’†๐’™๐’‘๐’†๐’“๐’Š๐’†๐’๐’„๐’† ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’ˆ๐’‚๐’Ž๐’† ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’”๐’‚๐’Ž๐’† ๐’†๐’™๐’‚๐’„๐’• ๐’˜๐’‚๐’š ๐’•๐’˜๐’Š๐’„๐’†. ๐‘ฐ ๐’๐’Š๐’Œ๐’† ๐’ƒ๐’“๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’Ž๐’š ๐’”๐’†๐’•๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ๐’” ๐’•๐’ ๐’๐’Š๐’‡๐’† ๐’˜๐’Š๐’•๐’‰ ๐’—๐’๐’Š๐’„๐’† ๐’‚๐’„๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’…๐’†๐’”๐’„๐’“๐’Š๐’‘๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’๐’” ๐’•๐’ ๐’”๐’†๐’• ๐’๐’๐’• ๐’‹๐’–๐’”๐’• ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’•๐’๐’๐’† ๐’ƒ๐’–๐’• ๐’‚ ๐’Ž๐’†๐’‚๐’๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ๐’‡๐’–๐’ ๐’Ž๐’๐’๐’…. ๐‘ด๐’š ๐’Š๐’๐’”๐’‘๐’Š๐’“๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ ๐’„๐’๐’Ž๐’†๐’” ๐’‡๐’“๐’๐’Ž ๐’๐’๐’• ๐’๐’๐’๐’š ๐’Ž๐’š ๐‘ซ๐’‚๐’… ๐’ƒ๐’–๐’• ๐’‚๐’๐’”๐’ ๐’˜๐’Š๐’•๐’‰ ๐‘ฑ๐’๐’‰๐’ ๐‘ฏ๐’–๐’“๐’• ๐’‡๐’“๐’๐’Ž ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐‘บ๐’•๐’๐’“๐’š๐’•๐’†๐’๐’๐’†๐’“, ๐‘ด๐’‚๐’•๐’•๐’‰๐’†๐’˜ ๐‘ด๐’†๐’“๐’„๐’†๐’“ ๐’‡๐’“๐’๐’Ž ๐‘ช๐’“๐’Š๐’•๐’Š๐’„๐’‚๐’ ๐‘น๐’๐’๐’† ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐‘ป๐’Š๐’Ž ๐‘ช๐’–๐’“๐’“๐’š ๐’‡๐’“๐’๐’Ž ๐‘ช๐’๐’–๐’†. ๐‘พ๐’Š๐’•๐’‰ ๐’•๐’‰๐’†๐’”๐’† ๐’„๐’๐’Ž๐’ƒ๐’Š๐’๐’†๐’… ๐’†๐’‡๐’‡๐’๐’“๐’•๐’” ๐’๐’†๐’•๐’” ๐’“๐’๐’๐’ ๐’…๐’Š๐’„๐’†, ๐’๐’‚๐’–๐’ˆ๐’‰ ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’‰๐’‚๐’—๐’† ๐’‡๐’–๐’. .....~๐“จ๐“ธ๐“พ๐“ป๐“ผ ๐“ฃ๐“ป๐“พ๐“ต๐”‚: ๐“™๐“ธ๐“ท๐“ช๐“ฝ๐“ฑ๐“ช๐“ท | ๐“ฃ๐“ฑ๐“ฎ ๐“—๐“พ๐“ถ๐“ช๐“ท ๐““๐“œ

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Character creation

Creating your character

๐Ÿ“œThe main thing we use to create a character is using DnDBeyond. Additionally I do have pre-made characters for you to use in FoundryVTT as well. So no worries and no pressure. ๐Ÿ“š Only official books are permitted. #๏ธโƒฃ I use my point buy system. All stats start at 8 and you have 27 points to place wherever. All points cost one point and the max you can put into one score is 10 (making a max of 18) after all 27 points are used then add your racial points. Alternatively, you can use my Standard array being 17, 15, 13, 12 ,10, 8 before racial bonus. โ“ If you have questions or need help please don't hesitate to ask for help through either here or on my discord.

The current party

Curse of Strahd Snippets โ™ฆ Pure Fighter - Champion - Human โ™ฆ Pure Paladin - Oath of Castigate - Cursed โ™ฆ Pure Bard - College of Whispers - Drow

What to expect

Preparing for the session

๐ŸŽ™) A reliable mic. ๐ŸŒ) Using either Microsoft Edge or Google Chrome. ๐ŸŽฒ) Opportunity to customize your dice to your liking. ๐Ÿง™โ€โ™€๏ธ) We can make one together, if you like or you can use a pre-made character. ๐Ÿง™โ€โ™‚๏ธ) If you create your own character, I will need a link from DndBeyond. ๐Ÿ“–) A few easy house rules to give a rule of cool feel which will be provided on my discord.

What Jonathan | The Human DM brings to the table

๐ŸŽต I have playlists to fit all the moods. ๐ŸŽญ I have Inkarnate: I create my own art of battle maps and sceneries to give visual details along with skills in theater of the mind. ๐ŸŽค Voice acting for funny characters, mean villains, monstrous creature and more. ๐ŸŽฆ Skills with Theater of the Mind. ๐Ÿ’ป Foundry VTT. ๐ŸŽฒ Virtual dice on FoundryVTT and you'll be able to customize it to your liking. ๐Ÿ“š Shareable content in my DnDBeyond account. ๐ŸŒŽ A living, dynamic world to explore that reacts to your interactions. ๐Ÿ˜† Comedy: In addition I will bring me, myself and I. Between the three of us, our presence will be our present to you.โœŒ๐Ÿ˜Š

Equipment needed to play

Computer

Microphone

Internet

Safety

How Jonathan | The Human DM creates a safe table

๐Ÿ”ฎ This is a high fantasy setting. ๐Ÿ“— For this setting we are using only Official books. ๐ŸŒŽ The setting is in the Forgotten Realms. You will be starting in the port of Waterdeep and we will be making our way to the Yawning Portal. ๐Ÿง๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ New or Veterans to D&D are welcome. ๐Ÿง™๐Ÿฝโ€โ™‚๏ธ ๐Ÿ“… This is a weekly game. ๐Ÿ’ฌ My Virtual table is set to be respectful and welcoming to all who come.

Content warnings

Safety tools used

Frequently asked questions