How to prepare

Players should have a microphone, a stable Internet connection, access to Zoom or Discord (player's choice for video call), and a Roll20 account. No need to make your character yet!

What I provide

I have a DnDBeyond subscription and can share player content to help people make their characters. I can also provide curated homebrew character options!

Gameplay details

Curse of Strahd is a gothic horror sandbox, where players can wander into challenges far too dangerous for them and escape by the skin of their teeth. My favorite thing about the campaign is how real, full, and deadly the world feels. It's also a roleplay-heavy campaign. You're usually dealing with some form of psychological drama at any of the Barovian settlements, negotiating with or tiptoeing around dangerous people, and acting as beacons of light in a hopeless land. As a horror module, Curse of Strahd has darker material than your standard Dungeons and Dragons fare, which we'll endeavor to handle sensitively as a group. I've found that a session 0 and Lines and Veils are the best and most consistent safety tools. For those who don't know, Lines and Veils refers to the handling of triggering subject matter in TTRPGs; lines are topics that a player doesn't want anywhere near a game and veils are topics that can be alluded to, but not shown directly "on-screen". In session 0, besides making characters, we'll establish how we'll handle the darkest material in the module.

Content warnings

(none)

Safety tools used

• Aftercare

• Debriefing

• Lines and Veils

• Open Door

• Session 0

• X, N, and O Cards

How will character creation work

Characters made during session 0, with any additional secret details screened by me later. We'll start at level 3, using point buy to allocate our stats, and use any Wizards of the Coast character options, plus some curated third party products that I own if you're interested.