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Curse of Strahd: Reloaded / Deep Roleplay / Multi Phase Bosses
Face the dreaded vampire lord of Barovia in a campaign with combats that will challenge you, and a story and world you can sink your teeth into.
$20.00
/ Session
Details
Weekly / Saturday - 3:00 PM UTC
Session Duration / 3.5–4 hours
Campaign Length / 40–50 Sessions
3 / 5 Seats Filled
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Meet your party members
3/5
About the adventure
Game Hosted on FoundryVTT. 🔰Campaign Features🔰 📅 Weekly sessions spanning levels 2-10 💀 True dread and horror, challenging your characters to overcome overwhelming odds and rise to their heroic potential 🛠️ New and tweaked adventure content, including new multi-phase bosses. 🧭 Moral dilemmas for your characters to wrestle with 🎻 Curated playlists to give each scene, character, and combat the atmosphere they deserve 🗺️ Animated maps and scenery from Beneos Battlemaps 🎨 Beautiful NPC art from CalebIsDrawing 🎓 A welcoming environment for new players, with pre generated characters available 🔰Campaign Hook🔰 Amidst the storm-drenched streets of Daggerford on the eve of Highharvesttide festival, where laughter and song fill warm homes. In contrast you are an outsider, a vagabond with a dark past. When an unnatural fog creeps its way into your shelter, you soon find yourself on the threshold of a foreboding manor house. Beyond it lies the start of an adventure that will push you to test your limits, confront your flaws, and ultimately rise to heroism. 🔰Joining the campaign 🔰 Once you join I'll invite you into the party's discord server. We'll all make characters together in session zero. 🔰Reviews from some of my other Curse of Strahd players: 🔰 ''Barney is an amazing DM; beginner-friendly, amazing storytelling, and pacing. I would recommend him to anyone new to DnD and wants to have a great time. 10/10'' - Miguel (played 41 sessions so far) ''You can tell this story was cared for and well-prepped.'' - Gareth (played 41 sessions so far) ''Barney is the real deal. He breaks everything down clearly to help make session 0 go smoothly and make fully fleshed-out characters that will fit in the world while still leaving the players with freedom to make the character that they want to play.'' - Ben (played 31 sessions so far)
Game style
Combat Heavy
Roleplay Heavy
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
5.0
(10)
3 years on StartPlaying
45 games hosted
Highly rated for: Storytelling, Creativity, Sets the Mood
Average response time: 9 hours
Response rate: 100%
About me
I'm a flexible DM that is always open to player requests, input or just general feedback! I work in Games Design, and I'm the lead Games Designer on the exciting BG3 Mod: Path to Menzoberranzan! I bring that games design experience to my DMing - creating dynamic combats, and playing around with new mechanics. Since starting to play DnD over 10 years ago I have run several campaigns, and introduced countless new players to the game so I am more than happy to teach new players and bring them on their first DnD adventure.
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Creating your character
I'm happy to help with creating your character, and even have some ready made if you would prefer. We will be using 2014 content because the game has been balanced around those options. Though if there is a particular piece of 2024 content you are excited about we may be able to include it. Stats will be point buy. Characters will begin at level 2, and a milestone XP system will be used for leveling. There will be additional material relevant to your character's backstory and motivations discussed in session 0 so I would advise against writing a character backstory before session 0!
What to expect
Preparing for the session
You will need: - Regular availability for the scheduled session time - A Discord account - A mic that is reliable and clear - A stable internet connection - A computer that meets the minimum requirements for FoundryVTT https://foundryvtt.com/article/requirements/ - If your computer struggles with memory issues, you may find it cannot load some of the high quality animated maps and scenes that I use in my game.
What Barney brings to the table
I will be providing: - A server for FoundryVTT - Combat automation features - set to speed things up without reducing the number of rolls that you make as a player - Animated effects - HD animated maps by BeneosBattlemaps - NPC art from CalebIsDrawing - Curated music playlists
Homebrew rules
Drinking a health potion is a bonus action, administering one to another player is an action. To increase immersion the numerical results of perception, stealth, investigation, and insight checks are hidden from players.
Equipment needed to play
Microphone
Computer
Internet
Platforms used
Safety
How Barney creates a safe table
Most sessions will have a 5 minute break towards the middle. I make time outside of game sessions to answer player questions or take feedback. Lines and Veils will be discussed in session 0, and can be updated before or during the campaign if players wish. See the content warnings below for indications of what kind of content may appear in the campaign.
Content warnings
Safety tools used