🩸 Curse Of Strahd - A Vampire Hunt 🌙 New Player Friendly!
Barovia will never be safe until the evil in Strahd's castle is destroyed. Will you slay the vampire? Or become his next victim?
$9.00
/ Session
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6 players following this game
Weekly / Saturday - 10:00 PM UTC
Session Duration / 2–3 hours
1 / 6 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
Welcome to Curse of Strahd, Dungeons & Dragons' legendary gothic horror campaign. Explore haunted castles, cursed villages, ancient ruins, and dark forests as you uncover the secrets of Barovia—a land trapped beneath an immortal vampire lord. This campaign is perfect for both new and experienced players. If you've never played D&D before, don't worry! I'll guide you through character creation, explain the rules as we play, and make sure everyone has a chance to shine. You only need your imagination and a willingness to make difficult choices. Unlike a typical fantasy adventure, Curse of Strahd is about more than fighting monsters. Survival depends on investigation, teamwork, and deciding who you can trust. Every decision has consequences, and courage often comes at a price. Whether you seek glory, redemption, forbidden knowledge, or simply a way home, Barovia has been waiting for you.
Game style
Sandbox / Open World
Puzzle / Mystery Focused
Rule of Cool (RoC)
Hexcrawl / Exploration
Roleplay Heavy
Combat Heavy
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
5.0
(10)
Less than a year on StartPlaying
28 games hosted
Highly rated for: Beginner Friendly, Creativity, Storytelling
Average response time: Under 1 hour
Response rate: 100%
About me
I'm Shaun, a very invested and player-focused DM. I've DMed for several groups over the years, and been a player as well. I have preferred being a DM because of how invested I get when I play D&D and I want to build an entire world for my players. I enjoy DMing for new players as well as anyone who just seems enthusiastic to play every week and has a sense of wonder and intrigue. I am very open minded to all homebrew subclasses and items within reason. Overall I'm just very passionate for D&D and would love to play with a long term group as passionate as I am!
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Creating your character
Characters will start at level one and can pick from any official sourcebooks to make their character. We will be using 2024 rules, but any subclass from 2014 versions are welcome as well.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
We will be using D&D Beyond for character sheets, Roll20 for tabletop, and Discord for communication. We will be using an extension called Beyond20 to sync your character sheet rolls from D&D Beyond into roll20 to make things simple.
What Shaun brings to the table
I'm a DM that loves to see players use creativity over metagaming. I'm also very open to custom rulings if the situation calls for it. I'm not a rigid, close-minded DM. Rule of cool goes a long way for me, within reason. My sessions are usually a 50-50 split between roleplay/exploration and combat. I listen to my groups and let them vote on certain rulings if we ever come across something we want to implement or change. Overall, I'm very invested in my games and responsive to any players who want to privately ask questions or prepare.
Equipment needed to play
Internet
Microphone
Computer or Mobile Device
Platforms used
Safety
How Shaun creates a safe table
We will have a session zero, and I will privately send every player a consent sheet for everything that they may feel uncomfortable with so we can avoid those things when we play. Anyone is free to message me about any further concerns about the content, my performance, or other player behavior.
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