Character background. You wont be able to play those adventures until your character has reached those levels but there are lots of other adventures you can play! In Curse of Strahd, the Tome of Strahd possesses no magical powers. Encounters. You have lycanthropic ancestry in your family tree, and sometimes you can't control it. You may modify its name, traits, flaws, bonds and ideals as you like, but you must keep its starting equipment package, skills and features. vYUbsQ[[-xA^WxM^|tK|C[;RBRB1CNWK0L//afAf@S)j Starting Equipment: Street clothes, backpack, winter blanket, whatever tool youre proficient with, Wealth 1. Starting Equipment: Street clothes, insignia of rank or VA card, car or truck, cell phone, wallet with ID and Wealth d4. I would ideally like to have a party of five players. 0000068806 00000 n Wallet with ID and Wealth d4. Warforged, New Classes Additional gothic trinkets are available in Curse of Strahd appendix A for those using that rules source. Language: Any one. Yeah I have narrowed it down to celestial tomelock or hexblade tomelock. Recommended domains: Any, You have been possessed by a celestial, fiendish or fey spirit that is granting you unusual abilities for some unknown purpose. Right now, the party consists of a Barb/Druid who rages into a bear, a Bladesinger wizard, and ranged artificer, and a Paladin. It is appropriate for any character or campaign . 0000028025 00000 n Curse of Strahd emphasizes clerics in the assignment of its anti-Strahd relics, yes. Bumping up HP and AC are obvious first choices, but giving him access to a mythic action and regenerated health after initially being reduced to zero may be more fun for your players (and mimics the final form video game boss experience players may be familiar with from other Dracula-inspired vampires). Skill Proficiencies: Insight and Persuasion or Performance. Hz'G endstream endobj 29 0 obj <> endobj 30 0 obj <>stream If you wish your character to be ignorant of the supernatural at the start of the adventure, perhaps someone else made a deal involving them, without their knowledge. The adventures once known as D&D Encounters have been replaced by D&D Launch Events. Only service to your patron keeps you from succumbing to madness. Where do you originate? Unravel the mysteries of Ravenloft in this dread adventure for the world's greatest roleplaying game. Filters PC NPC PLAYER CHARACTERS Azuron Soheil. This time, it was clear that Patrina craved Strahd's power and that Strahd would. Id recommendat the leastencouraging your players to long rest. Within this product, you'll find 4 different documents to help you prepare for the Curse of Strahd module: Player Primer. Note that you still have to worship a deity in the PHB appendix other gods that are described in those articles are not yet available. AwakenedUndead 0000015489 00000 n Monk Tradition: Way of the Force The Dungeons & Dragons SRD rules are available by search in the sidebar, as well as any other content you own and have added to the game via Compendium Sharing. Recommended archetype: Beast Master, You are a thief! Recommended tradition: Way of the Four Elements, You are a priest of a real-world religion and have hidden your gifts from your congregation. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. We think you'll have a much more enjoyable experience. Recommended origins: Elemental Draconic, reflavored, depending on element. Where do you originate? U+u4UXV;T*mF~VKZZ5 x. Ragebear McMemebuildtechnicallyhas access to restorative magic, but he's very unlikely to use it in combat since it'd involve sacrificing his multi-turn build-up to Ragebear state. In this case, you can have your player characters meet in the mist or camping together, but I would caution against starting in Barovia near Krezk. {#DMcAs;,26D1n9`B:Xf0d9({A.12s C\/ygJi&IH1b'8T^MN \vP endstream endobj 20 0 obj <>>>/Metadata 17 0 R/Outlines 11 0 R/PageLabels 14 0 R/Pages 16 0 R/Type/Catalog/ViewerPreferences<>>> endobj 21 0 obj <>/ExtGState<>/Font<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text]/XObject<>>>/Rotate 0/Thumb 12 0 R/TrimBox[0.0 0.0 594.0 783.0]/Type/Page>> endobj 22 0 obj <>stream if your small-town sheriff is super good at hunting aberrations in the Underdark, I want to know why). A Horror Adventure for Levels 1-10. 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Cosmetic wings from the Appearance variant that dont grant a fly speed are fine. One of my fellow players is taking his hand at DMing with Curse of Strahd and I am torn between being a Goliath Barbarian vs a Halfling Monk. Homebrew. 0000091148 00000 n If you wish your item to have a minor magical quirk, you can choose either to have it glow with the light of a candle, or you can select an option from the What Quirk Does It Have? 0000004360 00000 n The inheritor background requires additional guidance. You may successfully make a living off your art, or it may be your primary hobby. Player characters who areRavenloft Natives(usually human, but occasionallyelven, half-elven, halfling,dwarven, and tiefling) have access to common Barovian Lore and other information relevant to life in the Demiplane of Dread. If youre a new GM preparing to run Curse of Strahd, youll need to know: your players can either start at third level, or they can run through the introductory adventure "Death House." Recommended college: Either, You have fey ancestry, granting you both unusual musical and magical ability. Recommended archetype: Thief. Tool Proficiencies: Disguise Kit Languages: Any one. Recommended school: Abjuration or Divination, You had a run-in with the undead, and sought the knowledge to defy death. Curse of Strahd emphasizes clerics in the assignment of its anti-Strahd relics, yes. Some certification may lift some of the limitations or provide additional options. You have anger management issues! example: Your character mightknow that the Wizards of Krynn havedeveloped dark magics thattaint dragon eggs, or that the world of Eberron has great flying ships powered by elementals. You are not limited to just choosing the current season; all characters, regardless of story origin, may play in any legal D&D Adventurers League adventure. ._3bX7W3J0lU78fp7cayvNxx{max-width:208px;text-align:center} ._2a172ppKObqWfRHr8eWBKV{-ms-flex-negative:0;flex-shrink:0;margin-right:8px}._39-woRduNuowN7G4JTW4I8{margin-top:12px}._136QdRzXkGKNtSQ-h1fUru{display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;margin:8px 0;width:100%}.r51dfG6q3N-4exmkjHQg_{font-size:10px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.5px;line-height:12px;text-transform:uppercase;-ms-flex-pack:justify;justify-content:space-between;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center}.r51dfG6q3N-4exmkjHQg_,._2BnLYNBALzjH6p_ollJ-RF{display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex}._2BnLYNBALzjH6p_ollJ-RF{margin-left:auto}._1-25VxiIsZFVU88qFh-T8p{padding:0}._2nxyf8XcTi2UZsUInEAcPs._2nxyf8XcTi2UZsUInEAcPs{color:var(--newCommunityTheme-widgetColors-sidebarWidgetTextColor)} Recommended patron: Any, You witnessed or were the victim of some kind of supernatural attack. You may been a traffic cop, detective, sheriff, whatever. Exoticplayer character races (dragonborn, gnomes,half-orcs, kenku, tabaxi, etc) are almost always Outlanders. The Curse of Strahd is not really about the characters, but more about the events they are facing, am I right? 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Under equipment, substitute any items with which you are proficient for any one gaming set or musical instrument with which you are proficient. Medic- You might be an EMT, a combat medic, or a trauma surgeon, but you know how to fix people and keep calm in bad situations. Combat comes naturally to you when put into that position. Its not form fillable at the moment, but if there's a real demand for it, I can always work that up. The material components in her summoning spell are an oat milk latte and a high fantasy novel. Some ideas are below: Fighter: Literally anyone can be a fighter, so this class can be chosen without justifying its abilities. Ideally, your players' characters will have no prior knowledge of Barovia or Ravenloft. Character Quick Search. Fleshing Out Curse of Strahd: Player Primer - Welcome to the Fleshing Out Curse of Strahd: Player Primer! Starting Equipment: Street clothes, medical bag (healers kit), cell phone, wallet with ID and medical license, Wealth d6. 0000068973 00000 n You may choose a harrowing event thats not listed on the table. register a sa forums account here! 0000008764 00000 n 0000078574 00000 n A few things to consider when choosing: Plea for Help requires the player characters presence in a generic old tavern, which is simple enough to manage but doesnt lend itself well to the "Death House" introductory adventure. What player characters dont know is that, like them, Strahd von Zarovich is trapped by the Dark Powers in his Domain of Dread. All human languages listed on page 112 are legal options. 19 0 obj <> endobj xref 19 71 0000000016 00000 n Just make sure you keep an up-to-date log sheet of any and all experience points and gold you gain! Keep in mind your characters connection to animals and the natural world when choosing an ancestry, however. SECRETS let DM's weave character backstories into the module and make the action personal. 0000088078 00000 n 0000077494 00000 n . Tatyana's death and Strahd's curse. It's pretty important to have a session zero for this one, there are a lot of dark themes, harm to children, torture, suicide, abuse, cannibalism etc. Your research has discovered patterns in the stories that seem to have unusual effects on others. The module also includes the Tarokka card decks using the Roll20 interface to shuffle and deal, as well as the deck of illusions, which appears in the adventure. With the release of Curse of Strahd, I have created a Ranger Archetype that focuses on hunting and fighting the occult. The Ravenloft Setting and Setting Expectations, Icovered the Tarokka reading in another article. Players do not roll their characters ability scores. Speaking from a standpoint of pure mechanical efficacy, I'd probably go for the Celestial warlock. An easy start would be a forgotten realms start with one of the factions. Your character can move between the adventures as you like (although its strongly recommended you finish one adventure with your character before starting a new adventure). If you have a D&D Adventurers League character, you can play it in any D&D AL adventure. 0000062298 00000 n With Roll20 as your virtual tabletop, your adventures are limitless. That means by right-clicking you can change the appearance of that characters token. Tool Proficiencies: Land vehicles or firearms. This is no longer the case: all new characters just start with the background and class equipment packages listed in the Players HandbookorBasic Rules. Ascendant campaigns can view previous versions of their pages, see what has changed (and who did it), and even restore old versions. Your characters' real world histories will come into play in the game. table in the Dungeon Masters Guide. Starting Equipment: Street clothes, Appropriate artisans tools, cell phone, wallet with Wealth d2. /*# sourceMappingURL=https://www.redditstatic.com/desktop2x/chunkCSS/IdCard.ea0ac1df4e6491a16d39_.css.map*/._2JU2WQDzn5pAlpxqChbxr7{height:16px;margin-right:8px;width:16px}._3E45je-29yDjfFqFcLCXyH{margin-top:16px}._13YtS_rCnVZG1ns2xaCalg{font-family:Noto Sans,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:400;line-height:18px;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex}._1m5fPZN4q3vKVg9SgU43u2{margin-top:12px}._17A-IdW3j1_fI_pN-8tMV-{display:inline-block;margin-bottom:8px;margin-right:5px}._5MIPBF8A9vXwwXFumpGqY{border-radius:20px;font-size:12px;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:0;line-height:16px;padding:3px 10px;text-transform:none}._5MIPBF8A9vXwwXFumpGqY:focus{outline:unset} You thought you were going crazy, but the magic is definitely real. These include changes like undead familiars and steeds as well as alarm screams and ominous telepathic eavesdropping. You might be a professor, a research librarian, or just someone who really likes reading. We'd love to know what questions or ideas you have in looking at adapting published campaigns for your own duet games! I personally leave this part out, I prefer to play the locals as wary of all outsiders merely because they know all outsiders are likely the playthings of Strahd. The setting they come from can be anything you want it to be. Creeping Fog is perhaps the easiest lead into Death House if you deposit your player characters near the village of Barovia, but also the least ceremonious. Sorcerer Origin:Inner Darkness, New Background Options A few races are mentioned in the guide whose full statistics appear in another source (Aasimar and Genasi): you may not play those races without legal documentation. Curse of Strahd runs to level 10, but if you level your characters every time the texts suggest you do (typically at the end of a chapter), theyll be massively overleveled for the titular villain and climactic end of adventure fight. Thread starter darjr; Start date Feb 20, 2016; darjr I crit! .s5ap8yh1b4ZfwxvHizW3f{color:var(--newCommunityTheme-metaText);padding-top:5px}.s5ap8yh1b4ZfwxvHizW3f._19JhaP1slDQqu2XgT3vVS0{color:#ea0027} Characters originating during the Curse of Strahd storyline season can use the following rules for character options: D&D Basic Rules (all rules except rolling ability scores and hit points, rolling for starting wealth, some alignment restrictions) D&D Player's Handbook (all rules except rolling abil -