Curse of Strahd | Levels 1-11+
Explore the haunted landscape of Barovia as you attempt to outwit a vampire warlord and unravel the Curse of Strahd.
$35.00
/ Session
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2 players following this game
Weekly / Wednesday - 2:00 PM UTC
Session Duration / 2.5–3 hours
Campaign Length / 30–50 Sessions
2 / 6 Seats Filled
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Meet your party members
2/6
About the adventure
🧾Story Primer: You find yourself in a dark & mysterious realm surrounded by deadly mists and ruled by an overlord known by the locals as The Devil Strahd. How you got here & how to escape Strahd's domain are mysteries you must solve, but thanks to a strange old fortune-teller, the path forward is clearer... and darker than you could have ever imagined. -- 🗣️ Discord Role-play - Keep the story going even after a session ends by role-playing with your party members in dedicated role-play channels. Unlock perks for your party as you go!
Game style
Roleplay Heavy
Meet the Game Master
5.0
(66)
3 years on StartPlaying
610 games hosted
Highly rated for: Storytelling, Creativity, Sets the Mood
About me
"Travis is a great storyteller and integrates player characters into his worlds extremely well. His worlds feel real and it's very easy to get lost in the moment. One of the greatest feelings I have from his games is that I feel that I was there, instead of a quiet observer, I feel my characters have stakes and choices. Travis is a master at group building. He knows the characters well and suggests way to better mesh them together. All in all, it's probably the best experience I've had in D&D" Greetings Adventurers! My name is Travis and I've been makin' magic happen at the tabletop since the 20th century. If you like a fun & immersive table with heroics, traditional fantasy energy, player agency, and light comedy - let's roll the dice together! Accolades: - GenCon '25 - Professional DM (https://www.Deathwish 5e.com) - Winner of Wizard of the Coast's 2025 Homebrew Feat Contest - The Realms Will Know Your Name.(https://www.dndbeyond.com/posts/2121-the-realms-now-know-your-name-contest-winners)
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Creating your character
Level: 1 (Created in D&D Beyond using the 5.5e character options). - Point Buy (with an option to roll* a set of stats) - Rolled* HP - Standard starting equipment. *Rolls must be witnessed by DM Travis
What to expect
Preparing for the session
1. Join the Discord server and familiarize yourself with the channels. 2. Have a mic & webcam ready to rock (Camera required in order to help promote a relational tabletop environment). Players will NOT need: ❌ Dice ❌ Books or character sheets ❌ Pre-existing knowledge of the game *All other prep will be completed during session 0.
What DM Travis brings to the table
📕 Access to all official D&D 5.5e sourcebooks and character options. 🔥 Premium Foundry VTT environment. 🎤 Private campaign channels on Discord. 🗺️ Immersion via animated battlemaps, SFX, audio, & voice acting. 🌏 Gritty storylines that embrace drama, danger, & consequence. 🎭 Safe place to role-play and explore voices/ accents (if desired). ⚔️ Thrilling combat with enemies that know what they are doing. 🛡️ A lean toward heroic fantasy rather than eccentric goofiness. 📖 Reasonable adherence to rules as written (RAW).
Homebrew rules
- Lingering injuries on crits & fumbled saves - Exhaustion after reviving from 0hp - Spells, items, features, etc that say they emit sunlight will instead only function as bright light. There may be exceptions to this rule… - Ammo - not tracked unless it’s a thrown weapon or special ammo type. - Perkins Crit - Max die value added on top of normal damage for critical hits - Rangers can use Hunter’s Mark without concentration.
Equipment needed to play
Computer
Internet
Webcam
Microphone
Headphones
Platforms used
Safety
How DM Travis creates a safe table
Safety tools keep everyone at the table comfortable, so the focus can stay on the game we all love! Session 0: Everyone starts on the same page with the same rules. Breaks: One 10min break roughly half-way through. Feel free to take a break whenever needed, too! X card: Anonymously stop an uncomfortable topic or scene in its tracks using the X tool in Foundry.
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