Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
D&D's wizarding college with a mix of Harry Potter & The Magicians! Make friends, have fun, & adventure between classes to ultimately save the school!
$35.00
/ Session
Details
Weekly / Thursday - 1:00 AM UTC
Session Duration / 2.75–3 hours
2 / 5 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
‼ AN EPIC DUNGEONS & DRAGONS (D&D) WIZARDING SCHOOL EXPERIENCE‼ 💥Escape muggle life, and attend D&D's wizarding school! 🆕Create your own magic items in game! 🎆Easily delve into bite-sized D&D adventures between classes! 🌞Uncover a 200-year-old mystery to save Strixhaven! 🎭Impactful roleplaying nurturing meaningful in-game relationships! 🔥Write exams with dice rolls! (Really!) Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos is for YOU: 🚪ALL D&D players welcome! Especially: New, Beginner! 🔍Searching for a non-judgmental, safe place to play D&D! 🔦Seeking a Dungeon Master (DM) on YOUR side! 📖A 1st to 12th level D&D campaign! The fully immersive D&D wizarding school experience with a rich, compelling story arc, with YOU at its center! Learn magic at Strixhaven! Attend classes, write exams (with dice!), build lasting friendships, play exciting games in the game, and participate in extracurricular activities too! Strixhaven is an adventure for those who enjoy exploration, relationship building, and engaging in diplomacy/duplicity. Adventures happen between classes, so bring a sword and spell too! Are you ready to attend Strixhaven University? Strixhaven, run by Chris Kelly, is: 💡Player engagement, ideas, and FUN rolled into each session 📘Consistently prepared and richly crafted D&D game 🎉An engaging game with an emphasis on FUN and the 'RULE of COOL' 💎Play D&D with Startplaying.games' TOP 10 'most reviewed' Game Master 💓Heart-pounding action 🌋Fantastic people and locations 🎶Incredible soundtrack 🎵Suspenseful ambiance 💥Dynamic maps and spell effects
Game style
Roleplay Heavy
Rule of Cool (RoC)
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
5.0
(203)
4 years on StartPlaying
1302 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Sets the Mood, Inclusive
Average response time: Under 1 hour
Response rate: 83%
About me
Hail and well-met adventurer! I'm Chris, a FULL-TIME Game Master (GM) here on Startplaying.games focusing on my lifelong passion: Dungeons and Dragons (D&D). For over 36 years, the fun of leading the heroic good guys through adventure and the endless possibilities therein has drawn me to D&D. Join me! Let's build an epic cooperative story together!
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Creating your character
◆ 2024 D&D Player's Handbook only. ◆ Make a 1st-level player character (PC) by either Standard Array (15, 14, 13, 12, 10, 8) or 27 Point Buy. ◆ Select your PC's starting equipment for your class . ◆ After accounting for your starting equipment, your remaining wealth may be kept as gold or used to purchase non-magical equipment from the 2024 Player's Handbook (including potions of healing, PHB p223, 228) or used to buy select magic items from my curated magic item list on my Discord server. ◆ Feats and multiclassing are allowed. ◆ Only curated Dungeons and Dragons 5e hardcover content is permitted. ◆ Your character's back story should fit handwritten on one side of a 3”x5” index card. ◆ I'm pretty fair in character creation, but I reserve the right to approve/decline player characters anytime.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
◆ A computer capable of running web-based programs ◆ Decent internet access, ideally using Chrome/Firefox/Edge browser ◆ Audio input/output (a headset/good microphone) ◆ Discord account (free download or browser-based) ◆ DnDBeyond account (free) ◆ Owlbear Rodeo Virtual Tabletop (VTT) account (free)
What Chris Kelly brings to the table
◆ Shareable content in DnDBeyond ◆ A super simple and intuitive VTT that simulates in-person play ◆ Full-color maps throughout ◆ Animated spell effects ◆ Professionally produced music, ambiance, and sound effects ◆ A living, dynamic world to explore that reacts to your interactions ◆ My passion for playing Dungeons and Dragons and being a humble Dungeon Master
Homebrew rules
Modified Critical Hit Damage (Crunchy Crits!!): For example, if you score a critical hit with a dagger, take the maximum of the first die (which is 4) and roll a 1d4 for the damage rather than roll 2d4, and then add you're relevant ability modifier. If the attack involves other damage dice, the modified critical hit damage DOES NOT apply, such as from the rogue’s Sneak Attack feature; you just roll those dice twice and add the damage.
Equipment needed to play
Computer
Headphones
Microphone
Internet
Platforms used
Safety
How Chris Kelly creates a safe table
Scenes of Violence Coarse Language Mature Themes I will go over safety tools and consent in Session 0 and in an ongoing basis. I regularly check in with my players and try to meet their needs to insure everyone is safe and having the best time possible.
Content warnings
Safety tools used