Going Beyond Survival: Curse of Strahd
Survival isn't enough. The natives of Barovia survive, but nothing changes, nothing gets better. Will you make a difference? Can you carry the burden?
$20.00
/ Session
Details
Weekly / Tuesday - 12:30 AM UTC
Session Duration / 2–3 hours
0 / 6 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
Many assume Strahd is just a fictional being, written to criticize local rulers. Even you believed that growing up. Yet here you are, wandering through deep mists, gasping on cold and dense air, as you stumble further into the darkness. All because you were sent a letter by one Strahd Van Zarovich, who requests your assistance in assisting him and his people from with defending against ancient curse. The letter offered no vast reward or treasure or renown, only a promise that your kin would not be chosen instead. You found this threat hollow, until someone in your close circles, friends or family, grow deathly ill. No doctor or healer could manage to break the fevers or stop the rot within. No matter how insane this all feels, you had little choice. You will soon come upon an abandoned mansion, surrounded by forest and damp grounds. You will meet others like you, threatened to arrive in the lands of Barovia and you will have to learn to work together and trust another's talents to survive, The Curse of Strahd.
Game style
Combat Heavy
Roleplay Heavy
Realm Building
Rules as Written (RaW)
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
4 years on StartPlaying
66 games hosted
Highly rated for: Inclusive, Creativity, Storytelling
About me
I've thrown myself into the art of what makes the collab, adlibbed and structured experience that is ttrpgs, and I want to continue to share the best of what I've learned in my adult life and in turn be changed and challenged by the creativity and passion of my players. My go to system is Cypher, with its freedom of choice tool kit but very easy to grasp core, allowing me to run the mix of fantasy and sci fi that i find is lacking in titles that hold tightly to their settings or genres. In my games I don't just agree that samurai and robots should fight, i can and will explain how it makes perfect sense that they can.
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Creating your character
We will have one session 0 for free to introduce each other, quickly build characters and test out builds, and get some fun backstory for your characters. Some of yall may even wanna mix and mingle your lore together, but overall session 0 will be the core of character building and safety set up.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
We would use Discord for audio calls, no video needed. Artwork taken from online is fine or any drawing you have BUT there will be a push for non known ai work. If you find something that we discover later is AI no worries, just nothing made intently through AI Roll20 will be a our virtual table top (vtt), as it has a dedicated cypher segment and is less intrusive on everyone's pcs. Ill help you log in and sing up, no extra charges will be needed, its basically just a browser site well use to play the game
What Joshua Hitz (BasilStrikes) brings to the table
I will provide all current and previous books for the Monte Cook Games system, meaning thousands of pages of options and character choices while still helping narrow down the choice pool to not be overwhelmed. I also have a vast amount of artwork pre purchased from several other games to allow us plenty of visual aid and tools for npcs and monsters alike.
Homebrew rules
We generally will use Cypher core, but Cypher is a system built to be messed with. Consistency will be key but ill also have lots of fun letting you guys get wild.
Equipment needed to play
Internet
Computer
Microphone
Platforms used
Safety
How Joshua Hitz (BasilStrikes) creates a safe table
We will have everyone fill out the Monte Cook Games safety tools sheet to get an idea of what is and isn't ok at the table, then have deeper talks during session one for clarity. the tools aren't meant to replace talks just give guidance and structure to the talks.
Content warnings
Safety tools used