His Dark Romance // A Curse of Strahd Adventure
From blood-stained vampires to hulking werewolves, the land of Barovia has many foes. Will you protect people, or be the next victim of the night?
$20.00
/ Session
Details
Bi-weekly / Wednesday - 12:30 AM UTC
Session Duration / 3–4 hours
Campaign Length / 15–30 Sessions
1 / 4 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
The cold grip of a vampire lord is not a welcoming one, but one that the poor citizens of Barovia have endured for far too long. Strahd has lorded over these lands - his lands - with an iron fist for centuries now. Every so often he allows lost and stray adventurers in to the thick, cloying mists that hound your every step in these lands, hoping and seeking for a challenge. Seek allies in unlikely places, gather strength through magically imbued arms, or choose to embrace the darkness. The choices remain up to you on how you wish to progress through the darkness until you find yourself face to face with the lord of these lands himself. When all is said and done will you be the hero the people need? Will your cause be just and true? Could you be the one to rally the forces against him? Or when that cold grip reaches out for you, will you take it in yours? The sweet whispers and the monstrous smiles have charmed many an adventurer in his time, and so in the end the choice will remain yours. In this series most NPCs will have the possibility of romantic dialogue if it is initiated, though core NPCs will definitely have more personalized opportunities offered. It is entirely possible, and even welcome to go through the campaign without romancing a single person.
Game style
Roleplay Heavy
Rule of Cool (RoC)
Theater of the Mind
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
1 year on StartPlaying
5 games hosted
Highly rated for: World Builder, Creativity, Teacher
Average response time: 12 hours
Response rate: 100%
About me
Experienced and inclusive DM accustomed to a variety of player styles. I started playing roleplaying games as a young child with my uncle and siblings, and migrated to making my own campaigns to run in my teenage years and haven't stopped yet! Love to homebrew my own content- from entire worlds and religious systems to just small content like races and classes.
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Creating your character
Characters will be beginning at level 1 to go through the Death House portion of the campaign and level 3 is anticipated by the time that portion has ended. Stats will be decided based off of standard array plus racial modifiers. I will have a table set up on Tabletop Simulator to fill the characters into. Character creation is encouraged to take place with the group in the free session 0 provided! Please don't use the Wildemount book or the Spelljammer books for characters.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
An account on Discord is definitely recommended as that is where I would like to run the session from and I find that the group server aspect makes it easier to share information, memes, or general information about the campaign. Ideally you will have a Steam account as well and access to Tabletop Simulator as that is where the virtual table will be, but I would be only happy to stream it directly to the discord if you do not have access.
What Evan Brown (Fanatic Crab) brings to the table
What I can offer is some character voices, fun and frustrating combats, and fully romanceable NPCs! I tend to embrace the rule of cool more so than the rules as written so I am always open to discussing a ruling and possibly finding a workaround! Let me know at any point if you have a creative idea that you aren't sure if it would work and we can usually find a way to make sure it does. Safety and comfort is also tantamount to the experience so I do my best to ensure that nobody in the party ends up feeling judged or excluded in the group.
Homebrew rules
Potions when drank are a bonus action to roll for, but if you take your full action to drink you heal for the max amount. Critical hits double all the total damage for the attack. Being knocked unconscious will give you a level of exhaustion. Other possible homebrew rules are possible and I will try to address as many of them as I can in the session 0 provided!
Equipment needed to play
Internet
Microphone
Computer or Mobile Device
Platforms used
Safety
How Evan Brown (Fanatic Crab) creates a safe table
Players are never expected to be on video at the table though if it makes you feel more comfortable you are welcome to be. Most of the safety information as well as limits/boundaries will be gone over in the session 0 while everyone is together. I will also be making a small list of whatever boundaries and/or limits we all put into the discord so that they are easily referred to. Safety and comfort amongst the party will be very important and taken incredibly seriously. The final hour or so of the session will be used to just go over what has happened in this session incase anyone has anything non-pressing occur that they aren't a fan of. This matter can also be addressed in the moment as needed as I will happily be cut off if anything upsets/discomforts you. I can also always be privately messaged if anything else comes up, and do not mind staying a little after the one hour or so timeframe if the discussion runs long.
Content warnings
Safety tools used