Curse of Strahd |lvl 1-10| Grimdark-Beginner Friendly-RP Heavy
In the fog shrouded land of Barovia, evil can be smelt on the air and felt in your bones. What a foul place for you to find yourself...
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Weekly / Tuesday - 6:00 PM UTC
Session Duration / 2–2.5 hours
2 / 6 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
In far dark places, an evil reigns free Inviting and biting, its throne to see Hear it's tapping? It's rapping? Is it you it is trapping? To where shall you run when death comes for thee? Audio: https://audio.com/randall-tyc/audio/curse-of-strahd ___________________________________________________ In the fog shrouded land of Barovia, evil can be smelt on the air and felt in your bones. It is a place held captive by death; its people feeling its strangling grip far too young. Its forests, plagued by creatures, both cursed and dire. A place where joyous youth and peaceful age are midnight birdsongs. Where death is no mere concept but is who rules the land. What a foul place for you to find yourself... ___________________________________________________ In this classic D&D campaign, you will take on the role of an adventurer who has, through one means or another, found themselves within the trapping mists of Barovia. The foul stench on the air also carries a whispered name, the ruler and terror of these lands, Countess Strahd Von Zarovich. Her name is said in hushed tones, as few are willing to invoke her wrath and far too many have seen what it can wrought. Will you find a way to escape these cursed lands? Will you fall to its plagues and curses? Will you be able to face Countess Strahd and live to tell the tale?
Game style
Roleplay Heavy
Sandbox / Open World
Game themes
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About me
The tension is weighty, suffocating: a moment suspended on the edge of a blade. Live, or die. Fight, or run. Figures move in the shadows - wolves, goblins, sweeping robes, shapes only seen in nightmares. Panic threatens to drown you; you glance about, danger everywhere. From behind, you hear the sound of steel against a scabbard; a low incantation begins; a growl reverberates. You divine the presence of trusted companions, and you swallow your fear. You are not trapped - these shadows are. In your hand, you sense your power - your quiver, your sword - and you cast it forth. Time slows, fates bend, and the silence breaks with the sound of destiny manifesting: Natural Twenty. ____ Welcome, friends, to the Cherry Tree! My name is Randall, and I’m here to do what I love most in this world: tell stories with others. Those stories may range from the horrific to the hilarious, from epic high fantasy to small-town whodunnits. No matter the themes or tone, I try to make every story unique. Sometimes this means tweaking a module to get a better fit, sometimes this means writing a whole new story - and sometimes it means setting the tale in my own homebrewed world of Ilian. Anyone who is willing to collaborate with, listen to, and respect their fellow players is welcome at my table. Whether our story is fun and goofy or dark and spooky, everyone should feel safe and comfortable with it and each other.
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Creating your character
Characters will start at level 1 for this campaign and progress to level 10 and can be made in DnDBeyond or in Roll20. We will have a free session 0 to discuss character creation as a group. Once you sign up, there will be resources and links available to help you. I will, of course, also be available to help and answer any questions you may have.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
Apps/Accounts - Roll20 and Discord account - Download Beyond20 browser extension, if using DnDBeyond for your sheet Other Stuff - Microphone and optional webcam - A willingness to collaborate and tell a fun story
What Randall - Cherry Tree Games brings to the table
Discord - For voice, video, and chatting - With many links, resources, and bot tools Roll20 - With integrated maps, artwork, soundscapes, music, and tokens DnDBeyond - With nearly all official content available for use
Equipment needed to play
Computer
Headphones
Internet
Microphone
Platforms used
Safety
How Randall - Cherry Tree Games creates a safe table
Content warnings and safety tools are briefly listed below. Once you sign up, you'll receive specific character creation details, links to resources, and a code of conduct form that details all the safety tools that will be used. We will take one break around the game's midpoint and possibly others if needed or requested. At the end of the game, for players who wish to, there will be space for debriefing and aftercare. Players can also directly message me before, during, or after the game to express any concerns or reflections.
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Safety tools used