Curse Of Strahd: She Is The Ancient |🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ Friendly| 5.5e
Lured into the realm of a powerful vampire, you must traverse her domain, and find a way to escape, braving the horrors within Yes, Strahd is a woman
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3 players following this game
Weekly / Sunday - 5:00 PM UTC
Session Duration / 3–4 hours
5 / 6 Seats Filled
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Meet your party members
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About the adventure
Finding yourselves trapped within the horrific domain of a powerful vampire, all you can do is desperately hope and fight for escape from her domain. The land of Barovia, a cursed place surrounded by a thick fog, has other ideas. Immerse yourself in the tragic world, with many roleplay and combat opportunities, from desperate villagers to terrifying creatures. This campaign is a remixed version of the original, where Strahd is a woman. Using a mixture of elements from She Is The Ancient, Strahd Reloaded, the two Ravenloft books, and of course, Curse of Strahd, I've put together a game that is perfect for fans of Horror, without having to deal with toxic power dynamics of men over women, allowing you to explore crumbling castles, desperate villages, thick mists and haunted woods, while saying screw you to the patriarchy. And of course, Vampires! P.S. I'm trying to prioritise Women, Non-Binary folks, Queer, or Trans folks for this game. This is gonna shape up to be a very queer campaign ♀️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
Game style
Roleplay Heavy
Rule of Cool (RoC)
Rules as Written (RaW)
Sandbox / Open World
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
5.0
(22)
2 years on StartPlaying
108 games hosted
Highly rated for: Inclusive, Sets the Mood, Beginner Friendly
Average response time: 1 hour
Response rate: 100%
About me
Hi there! My name is Alhena, and I'm a 24 year old Writer, Musician, and of course, TTRPG Enthusiast, who spends most of her spare time worldbuilding or reading! As your resident chaotic trans woman, I'm committed to contributing to creating safe spaces not only for LGBTQIA+ individuals, but for everyone, from any background! I ensure all my games are accepting, inclusive and friendly environments!
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Creating your character
I love to discuss character creation during session 0, so that everyone has a general idea as to what other players are interested in playing and such. We'll be using the 2024 rules, though if you're looking to play anything that hasn't been upadated in the new rules, we can work it out! Additionally 3rd party content on D&D Beyond is likely okay to use, but I'd like to discuss it. We'll be starting at level 1, and using Point Buy for ability scores
What to expect
Preparing for the session
All you need is discord, and a microphone, and a computer, as well as A D&D Beyond Account, and a Roll20 Account
What Alhena (AStarInGemini) brings to the table
I bring with me an array of Dungeons and Dragons content on D&D Beyond. Additionally, as I have a subscription to the Roll20 VTT, I can use fancier maps and ambient sounds and music for the games. While I tend to stick to most of the D&D rules, I'm often times a 'rule-of-cool' DM, meaning that I bend the rules sometimes to allow you to pull off your crazy ideas that are fun for everyone! I adore combat and mechanics, but am a huge fan of roleplay, and am always looking to create a character focussed narrative with plenty of oppirtunity for character development
Homebrew rules
Homebrew Rules will be discussed in session 0, but my typical homebrew rules are: - Flanking provides a +2 bonus to attack rolls - Death saves are rolled privately by the player, to the DM
Equipment needed to play
Computer
Internet
Microphone
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Safety
How Alhena (AStarInGemini) creates a safe table
I use my Session 0s to help players establish the themes, allow people to meet and interact before jumping into the game, to and go over the expectations and wishes of everyone for the future games, going over Lines & Veils. The VTT I use has built in features to use X, N and O cards. These can be used to indicate when becomes uncomfortable. I also will have private channels on a discord server if ever anyone needs to message mid-session. Finally, I always put a minimum of one break into each of my sessions, but the frequency of breaks will be tailored to the needs of the players! But of course, feel free to pop away for a moment if you ever need a break but don't want to interrupt the game.
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