We talk about this in more detail in another post, which wed love for you to check out. 0000004786 00000 n Vargas Vallakovich. 0000078574 00000 n Some are brand new, others are official D&D backgrounds that have been slightly modified. Starting Equipment: Street clothes, backpack, winter blanket, whatever tool youre proficient with, Wealth 1. Celebrity- Youre famous! The daylight spell produces light that is not considered sunlight. 0000049028 00000 n His father carried Izek back to town while his uncle distracted the beast. Ireena is useful at level 3 but quickly becomes a real liability on the way to Krezk. Follow her on Twitter @ashtonnduncan for video game deep lore and pictures of her dog. Recommended path: Berserker. Warforged, New Classes Recommended domains: Any, You have been possessed by a celestial, fiendish or fey spirit that is granting you unusual abilities for some unknown purpose. The Dark Powers delight in tormenting villains as much as they do innocents, the Mists equally confound both predators and prey, and Darklords frequently exhibit hubris or other exploitable flaws. 0000077494 00000 n The Guide is in effect from March 4th, 2016 until August 25th, 2016, when the next season will begin. 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Ideas are listed below, under Classes. ._12xlue8dQ1odPw1J81FIGQ{display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle} You may successfully make a living off your art, or it may be your primary hobby. 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Some certification may lift some of the limitations or provide additional options. Their tiefling sorceress is the twin of the burgermaster's henchman, niece to the evil diabolist lady. Thinking of starting ANOTHER thread asking why Epic Boons haven't been implemented? Recommended oath: Any, depends on the cult, Youve been contacted in dreams or in person by some unknown being claiming to know your ultimate destiny. Plus, you have our Races or other options that are mentioned but whose rules are found in another source (for example, aasimar and genasi) do not become legal without other campaign documentation unless that source is also legal for your characters story origin. Watch the Dice, Camera Action! Building a new character for Curse of Strahd! Recommended circle: Moon, You have fey or plant ancestry in your family tree. This character chronicler was designed to inspire the creation of player characters for the Curse of Strahd campaign and includes documents for both Dungeon Masters and players alike. 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. 0000009321 00000 n Skill Proficiencies: Pick two from Athletics, Animal Handling, Nature and Survival. H\n0l/)BJ\AHL+m$|~lq~6!_[92wwwi,Ou}8YWZn6xY#>ll&?_|MakS*o%ia?7r_R{6}Z-]`1k*EIL~+_[Z\+rdvd5XVccc,g9wys 5rk"E/"EA/_g>=m(zQ:+ The specter and the animated armor might seem obvious threats, but the shadows that surround characters, the ghouls in maze-like corridors, the mimic door that prevents escape, and the ghasts guarding needed supplies are even more deadly. 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. Attending dinner at Strahds invitation can be a fun and unsettling peek at horrors to come, but consider your players stamina and level before encouraging them to explore further. Also, I've never run CoS, so I don't have any insight into the campaign. Figure out what your players care about and what leans into the aspects of play they enjoy, and make that narrative happen in the cards. Monk Tradition: Way of the Force U+u4UXV;T*mF~VKZZ5 x. Recommended patron: Fiend or Fey, Armed with knowledge of the occult, you deliberately sought out a patron to grant you magical ability, and found one. Experience in an urban setting is just as valid, and a ranger may choose Urban as their favored terrain in their Natural Explorer ability. Characters start with the starting equipment determined by your class and background. 2021 The Orr Group, LLC. Just the mention of the race isnt enough, you need to have access to the full rules, and you are not allowed to use the SCAG and EEPC together. I see. 0000087432 00000 n SECRETS let DM's weave character backstories into the module and make the action personal. You sought to arm yourself with knowledge so nothing like that could ever happen to you again. 0000068875 00000 n Skill Proficiencies: Insight and Persuasion or Performance. Play games anywhere. Tool Proficiencies: Land vehicles or firearms. We've already been saving your edits, so if you Classes: A few miscellaneous notes on locations, things to remember, and further suggestions: Castle Ravenloft is a massive dungeon crawl that will drain your characters resources, but they may never need to go there. Recommended archetype: Either, You know monsters exist, and you hunt them down and kill them for a living. This could be high school, college, grad school, whatever, but going to class and learning things takes up a majority of your life right now. In the first edition of thePlayers Guideduring the Tyranny season, characters could start with maximum gold and select their own equipment. While attuned to the Tome of Strahd, you have advantage on saving throws made to resist Strahd's spells and effects. Starting Equipment: Street clothes, baseball cap & sunglasses (Disguise Kit), cell phone, car or dedicated car service, wallet with ID and Wealth 2d4. 0000062024 00000 n If you pick a Fighting Style your character has no experience with, its assumed hes just a prodigy and will discover his natural abilities when he first wields the appropriate weapon. Starting Equipment: Fine street clothing, disguise kit, hacking or forgery kit, anything else you might need for your scheme of choice, burner phone, car, false IDs, wallet with ID and Wealth d4. With Roll20 as your virtual tabletop, your adventures are limitless. 0000024241 00000 n Pretty much just an indecisive DM who rarely gets to play as a PC. 0000009186 00000 n DM Screens. Dungeons & Dragons, D&D, their respective logos, and all Wizards titles and characters are property of Wizards of the Coast LLC in the U.S.A. and other countries. The dark realm of the vampire Strahd is an extradimensional demiplane, created by the Dark Powers and encompassing the land of Barovia. Charlatan- Identity theft and email scams are available as possible schemes. Before "Death House" youll likely want to run one of the initial adventure hooks: Plea For Help, Mysterious Visitors, Werewolves in the Mist, and Creeping Fog. Recommended oaths: Devotion (celestial), Ancients (fey), Vengeance (any), Oathbreaker (fiend), You are a bounty hunter, private investigator, or otherwise skilled at tracking people down. Ravaged Mind Shaman You should check them out. It can be a creation of yours, the Forgotten Realms, or something else. The ageless Patrina returned to Ravenloft in the hope of winning Strahd's love. Recommended patron: Any, You witnessed or were the victim of some kind of supernatural attack. Death House session 1: Report and DM Notes, Adventures, Designer Assumptions, and GM Capabilities. We think you'll have a much more enjoyable experience. Recommended school: Abjuration or Divination, You had a run-in with the undead, and sought the knowledge to defy death. You can also gain experience points for your characters by running adventures. The Winged variant giving a fly speed for tieflings is not legal. If Hexblade is what you're feeling drawn to, I say go for it. You will be expected to create your character on Roll20 or D&D Beyond before session 1 starts. Strahd is the Darklord whose dominion is Barovia, but beyond him are the Dark Powers, the omnipotent and immortal beings that control the Mists of Ravenloft and all of the Domains of Dread, each housing its own horrible Darklord. Good slap-bandage for making sure that wherever the party develops a hole, you're good to patch it up. Im not partial towards playing any class, more looking to fill a role or a hole in the party. 19 0 obj <> endobj xref 19 71 0000000016 00000 n Or maybe youre just in good physical shape and can keep your cool in a fight. Feature:Researcher(Sagebackground) The inheritor background requires additional guidance. Right now, the party consists of a Barb/Druid who rages into a bear, a Bladesinger wizard, and ranged artificer, and a Paladin. Scholar(AsSage) Youve spent your life acquiring knowledge. Its title? Your characters' real world histories will come into play in the game. Dragonborn (Turtle) trailer <<5DDAB1D2037E4EE3B64407F93A2A4750>]/Prev 118261>> startxref 0 %%EOF 89 0 obj <>stream 0000088151 00000 n The links provided here bring you to the SRD, but the 5e SRD does not list all of the available options from the Player's Handbook. Yeah I have narrowed it down to celestial tomelock or hexblade tomelock. Tabletop Audio has Barovian Castle, Vampires Castle, and Barovian Village available for free through the Roll20 Jukebox. Ascendant campaigns can view previous versions of their pages, see what has changed (and who did it), and even restore old versions. May substitute Survival, Stealth and/or Nature for Medicine or Religion proficiencies. Recommended college: Either, You have fey ancestry, granting you both unusual musical and magical ability. If youre interested in online play, heres the official facebook group:D&D Adventurers League Online Play. 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I'm DMing Curse of Strahd right now. 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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. Have a pre-game session where everyone at the table contributes details about the world they come from and decides how they know each other. Music and Sound. Tool proficiencies: Choose one from Herbalism Kit, One Musical Instrument or One Gaming Set. Recommended domains: Any, depends on the cult, Youve been contacted in dreams or in person by some unknown being claiming to know your ultimate destiny. Their chosen Oath should reflect the aims of this outside force. Last Update: May 15, 2016 15:12. Recommended domains: Life, Light, Tempest, War, You are a member of a secret cult who worships and gains power from some fantastic deity or planar creature. The module contains everything you need to run Curse of Strahd. Since your character is from the real world, if you choose a class with unusual abilities, you should justify these abilities in your backstory somehow. ._3-SW6hQX6gXK9G4FM74obr{display:inline-block;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:16px;height:16px;font-size:16px;line-height:16px} During character creation, players can select the fol-lowing background for their characters, with the DM's approval. . Clerics must be beholden to some outside force to keep receiving their powers, though your character may not know what that force is when they first start the adventure. Under raging storm clouds, a lone figure stands silhouetted against the ancient walls of Castle Ravenloft. First I highly recommend joining r/CurseofStrahd which has a lot of guides to running the campaign and helpful information. You have infiltration and possibly spy training, via the military or other government organization. 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. Welcome to the Fleshing Out Curse of Strahd: Player Primer!This character chronicler was designed to inspire the creation of player characters for the Curse of Strahd campaign and includes documents for both Dungeon Masters and players alike.Within this product, you'll find 4 different documents to help you prepare for the Curse of Strahd module: Player. Rahadin that the king made the dusk elf an honorary member of his family. Dont forget cosmetic spell modifications (outlined in chapter 2). Curse Of Strahd is one of the best campaigns for Dungeons & Dragons. This adventure hook leads into the Tarokka deck reading with Madam Eva very well, but not "Death House.". upgrade now Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Lets talk a little bit about the things the conversion has that the book doesnt have: The topdown Castle Ravenloft maps in Roll20s conversion were lovingly, painstakingly crafted by Kristin Carlson, andwhile the isometric maps provided in the original content really capture that Curse of Strahd unique aesthetic styleweve only introduced isometric support recently on Roll20! 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. Recommended tradition: Way of the Four Elements, You are a priest of a real-world religion and have hidden your gifts from your congregation. It was released on March 15, 2016 and is based on the Ravenloft module published in 1983 . Id recommendat the leastencouraging your players to long rest. How will character creation work. car, crowbar or other equipment needed to break into an abandoned house, burner phone. You and your players should communicate about the games rules, plots, and content before starting play, but during play you can use tools like Lines and Veils and the Safety Deck available in every Roll20 game to ensure everyones having fun. Players do not roll their characters ability scores. Additional gothic trinkets are available in Curse of Strahd appendix A for those using that rules source. Please enable JavaScript to get the best experience from this site. Recommended circle: Land (underdark), You were always a jock, star athlete, all that jazz. 0000016169 00000 n Recommended tradition: Way of the Open Hand, You are a member of a secret cult, worshipping something supernatural, that emphasizes training both the body and the mind. Players do not roll their characters hit points. You are a member of a secret society of assassins and/or ninjas with world-spanning goals either altruistic or malevolent (Think League of Shadows). purchasing our adventures and supplements in our shop. Curse of Strahd Character creation. 0000003312 00000 n 2023 Wizards. Curse of Strahd: Reloaded - A compilation of resources and revisions to the module . With a Master Tier subscription, save your party some gold when you share this book/content with other players in your D&D Beyond campaign! Its worth considering leveling up Strahds Enemy (the partys ally from the Tarokka reading) and any NPC tagalongs alongside the characters. Where do you originate? Note that Aarakocra are not legal. 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