It's Not Very Sunny in Barovia. A 5E Curse of Strahd Experience.

Creating your character

Characters will be created in Roll20 during the first session, with help provided as needed, after which the session will begin. I will also have pre-generated character sheets for players that want to instantly get into the action. When making a character for this game, we will only be using official DnD 5e (2014) materials. We will be using the standard array (16, 15, 14, 13, 11, 9). Please make sure that whatever concept you bring to the table has a reason to be a member of the party. If you have a concept you would like to bring to the table, we can discuss it prior to the beginning of the session to make sure the concept works before building it at the table.

Preparing for the session

The game will be using Discord and Roll20; accounts for both will be a pre-requisite.

What Deathly Shad brings to the table

As a GM, I am focused on player satisfaction - I take feedback during and at the conclusion of each session and integrate it into future session. I am able to represent a variety of tones in the content I run, from light and fluffy to downright grimdark, depending on player preference (though I do have a personal knack for fluffier content). I employ both maps and theater of the mind in my games for combat and am receptive to player creativity, being reasonably talented at improvisation and used to having to think on the fly. Games will often be accompanied with music that compliments the mood of the current scene. Some scenes will employ art I've commissioned in the past (with credit to the artists offered and supplied on request). I also voice characters with distinct flair where I can.

Homebrew rules

My main house rules are as follows. 1: Healing Potions specifically can be drank as a bonus action, rolling for HP as normal, or as an Action to restore the full amount of HP the potion could restore. ex. A basic healing potion restores 2d4+2 hp when drank as a Bonus Action, or 10hp if drank as an Action. 2: Luck Tokens. A Luck Token provides a +1 untyped bonus to any die roll made. Luck Tokens are gained when a player rolls a natural 1 on a D20 roll, and does not re-roll it. Players may have a number of Luck Tokens equal to their proficiency bonus. ex. You roll a dexterity saving throw and get a 12, but you need a 15. You, and any other player with a Luck Token, can spend a token to give that 12 a +1 for each token spent. So three spend Luck Tokens means your 12 becomes a 15 and succeeds. 3: Critical Hits. When a creature rolls a natural 20 on an attack roll, they maximize the damage of the attack, and roll the extra crit dice as additional damage. ex. A natural 20 is rolled on a flame tongue longsword. The crits damage is calculated as follows - 8+12+1d8+2d6+modifier. (This rule may or may not be ignored depending on how the table feels about it.)

How Deathly Shad creates a safe table

My lines and Veils are discussed during session 0, along with the players as well. I want people to feel comfortable during my games, and will always be more than willing to adjust my content based on everyone else. If I plan on doing any content that I feel my players might be uncomfortable with, then I am more than willing to put down the screen and have a formal discussion with my players before doing so.