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Death House (Curse of Strahd one-shot)
Within the mists of Barovia sits an old abandoned row house. Deep within lie dark secrets. Will you uncover its secrets or be the house's next victim?
$5.00
/ Session
Details
Once / Sunday - 10:00 PM UTC
Jun 28
Session Duration / 3–4 hours
1 / 6 Seats Filled
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Meet your party members
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About the adventure
Using suggestions from community creators, I present a unique vision of Death House. This is still a very dangerous adventure, but with some caveats for player enjoyment. This adventure touches on mature themes, such as kidnapping, adultery, and murder, so obviously all players must be 18+. FEATURES: 🩸 Full Access to my Compendium: For ease of character building 🩸 Alternative Villain: Lunch Break Heroes provided a statblock for a new lore-appropriate creature. 🩸 Rich atmosphere: Background music and character voices (not a professional voice actor). 🩸 Roll20 Pro-Features: 4k HD maps, dynamic lighting, API features, and more all to enhance your immersion.
Game style
Dungeon Crawl
Meet the Game Master
4.9
(10)
Less than a year on StartPlaying
1 game hosted
Highly rated for: Inclusive, Sets the Mood, Teacher
Average response time: 3 hours
Response rate: 100%
About me
I've been playing D&D for nearly a decade. I try to avoid the use of AI generated art in my campaigns. I've always loved storytelling since I was a child writing short stories in my school notebooks, and I take pride in creating immersive and memorable adventures for my players. I favor Rule of Cool over RAW within reason.
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Creating your character
Once you've joined the adventure you can create your character sheet from the journal and begin making your character at your leisure. I go with the 4d6d1 or you can do 30 point buy if you prefer. (bumped up from 27) The Roll20 Charactermancer makes character creation simple, I recommend it. Any and all official books are accepted and homebrew can be done under review and approval, we like to have fun!
What to expect
Preparing for the session
Have Discord. Have Roll20. Have a microphone. Have a copy of the Player's Handbook 2014 rules or review it on the 5etools website (I can provide you a pdf copy in my Discord server). Have a reliable PC or laptop from which to play and a distraction free environment. And be ready to have fun!
What DM Chris brings to the table
WHAT I PROVIDE Gameplay interface, maps, & dice rolling will be provided via Roll20. I can also provide pdf copies of the player's handbook for anyone who needs it via Discord. GAMEPLAY DETAILS I'm available over Discord ahead of the adventure to help with character creation and any assistance learning Roll20. We can also discuss lines and veils and I can offer explanations for what the adventure entails as well as expectations for what the players are looking to find. Any house rules or game settings, such as milestone leveling, will also be discussed at this time, prior to the game starting. During the session one can expect a quick flow into or out of combat, some occasional voice work, and music to set the mood of the scene. If we have time after the one-shot, I'm open to feedback and constructive criticism. Keyword constructive.
Homebrew rules
• drinking potions is a bonus action • necromancy spells can only create undead from a previously defeated undead corpse once per day • subtle rolls are opt-in (the DM rolls for you behind the screen so you don't accidentally meta-game if you failed) • that's about it
Equipment needed to play
Internet
Computer
Microphone
Platforms used
Safety
How DM Chris creates a safe table
SAFETY TOOLS USED • Session Zero • Lines and Veils • Breaks • Open Door • Aftercare In Session Zero we will discuss if there is content that you don't want to see in this game. I will make sure that they will not be included. For example: enemies will never target pets, I treat them like a cosmetic in an MMO. (familiars and companions don't count)
Content warnings
Safety tools used