Curse of Strahd 5e 2014 Free Session 0
Happen upon a mysterious land, and uncover it's dark secrets. Will you bring light to Barovia, or cause it to fall into darkness forever...
$10.00
/ Session
Details
Weekly / Monday - 8:00 PM UTC
Session Duration / 3 hours
Campaign Length / 10–20 Sessions
0 / 5 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
This game is intended for a mature, experienced audience. Roleplay is heavily encouraged, and and I tend to run RAW. Let us take a journey to a broken land with broken characters, and see what light we can shed. Together we'll weave a tale of horror, love, and tragedy. Explore graveyards, haunted houses, and decrepit villages in an effort to uncover the mystery of Count Strahd.
Game style
Roleplay Heavy
Sandbox / Open World
Hexcrawl / Exploration
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
5.0
(5)
2 years on StartPlaying
Highly rated for: Creativity, World Builder, Storytelling
About me
An old friend told me, "We need more DMs in the world", and so I carry that with me. I have a semi-open style of Running the Game, where I'd like to know every rule, but can't, so I settle for knowing most of them and feeling the room for how a ruling should work. This is one way I try to keep a casual environment, but another is by making sure everyone is comfortable. I explicitly ask for phobias and touchy subjects that should be avoided before I even start prep. Player safety is my #1 priority. I want to make sure that any player feels at home in my game, as to encourage others to run the game. Because we need more DMs in this world.
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Creating your character
Session 0 is free. We'll spend that time not only creating a character, but developing an idea for a backstory and trying to tie some players stories together. Players can use whatever resources they want for making a Level 3 character, within reason.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
We will create a discord server and the game will be hosted on OwlbearRodeo
What Fergus brings to the table
I'm more willing to use the "rule of cool" when it's comes to ability checks, or reflavoring spells or abilities, but not so much when it comes to changing what the effect actually does. I do like to make some homebrew items though. I bring some music that's hosted through the server, it's totally optional. I do like to do some voices, usually more of an infection change. I encourage players to roleplay, but to roleplay in a way that makes them comfortable.
Homebrew rules
Using the 2024 healing spells, and healing potions as a bonus action!
Equipment needed to play
Internet
Computer
Microphone
Platforms used
Safety
How Fergus creates a safe table
In session 0 we'll go over a safety checklist I've made over the years. I also implement a sort of "panic button" that causes a pause on the game.
Content warnings
Safety tools used