Strixhaven
Start your first semester of Strixhaven! Learn new spells and new cool magical facts. Join 1 of the 5 colleges and explore Knowledge.
$20.00
/ Session
Details
Bi-weekly / Sunday - 11:00 AM UTC
Session Duration / 3–4 hours
Campaign Length / 5–9 Sessions
0 / 5 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
Welcome to strixhaven! "The mission of Strixhaven University is to discover and preserve magical knowledge, to disseminate that knowledge from one generation to the next, to promote free and open study of magic in all its forms, and to enhance the lives of people throughout the world through the use of magic" The vibe of this campaign is one of exploration and a lot of RP. There will be some combat but be prepared to solve puzzles, take exams and spend time with vibrant NPCs while going through your years at strixhaven university. This game is open to all skill levels as we are starting at level one and its a very high RP low difficulty campaign! So grab your books and bags and join me as we head over to Strixhaven. We will go through the first year. Afterwards we can always continue if we are having fun!
Game style
Roleplay Heavy
Rule of Cool (RoC)
Puzzle / Mystery Focused
Combat Lite
Hexcrawl / Exploration
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
Less than a year on StartPlaying
Highly rated for: Rule of Cool, World Builder, Storytelling
About me
I am a student of biology in the netherlands. I love how interconnected the world is and how weird it is. I mainly play DnD and Daggerheart, I love both because of the creativity and the storytelling that you do together. Even as a GM you never know what the players will do and where the story will go. My motto for GMing is "Fun number one" this means that fun is always at the foremost of my mind while playing. I've been playing for around 11 years (most of which as a GM) and its always important for fun and comfort to be at the forefront for games. I think this is an important motto as it has allowed me to keep approximately the same party for around 5 years and still on going. My style of play varies immensely but is always RP heavy. There is an emphasis on character arcs and progressing characters personality and making them deal with personalized challenges. Throughout my years as a GM I've ran mostly intrigue campaigns with a slight thriller aspect to it. However I have been playing a bit more light hearted recently with campaigns like strixhaven.
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Creating your character
We will discuss this in the free session 0. For the veterans: Use point buy or standard array and anything is good as long as its official WOTC, background recommendations are the strixhaven student backgrounds.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
Have DnD beyond and Roll20. You do not need to buy anything extra, I have content sharing on DnD beyond and have a premium Roll20 account!
What Joost van Wijngaarden brings to the table
Rule of cool is number 1. I will provide multiple fun NPCs to interact with, world lore and sometimes ambient movies. This is more of a laid back, have fun type game.
Homebrew rules
Drinking a potion as a bonus action, modified critical hits (you deal max damage and then roll the dice as a bonus), unlimited spellcasting (no restrictions on bonus actions or action leveled spells, use all your resources why don't you)
Equipment needed to play
Internet
Microphone
Computer or Mobile Device
Headphones
Platforms used
Safety
How Joost van Wijngaarden creates a safe table
Session 0 will go over any off topic topics (lines and veils). Just name them and you do not need to explain. There is an X card present in the Roll20 that you can use to skip a scene if you are uncomfortable and my PMs are open for any and all requests that you'd rather not share with the rest of the table but do want me to avoid.
Content warnings
Safety tools used