0000009321 00000 n Character background. Choosing this background simply means that event has become the sole defining point of your characters life and personality. Recommended school: Illusion or Enchantment, You know monsters exist, and hunt them on occasion. Tool Proficiencies: Land vehicles or firearms. The Curse of Strahd is not really about the characters, but more about the events they are facing, am I right? Recommended school: Necromancy, You met another wizard, who became your mentor, or found an old magic book in the back of some dusty library. You thought you were going crazy, but the magic is definitely real. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Id recommend simultaneously improving Strahds abilities alongside the characters starting at level 7-8, and especially once they have access to magic that generates sunlight. The PC party is already established, your character's background should take this into account. 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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! ._2ik4YxCeEmPotQkDrf9tT5{width:100%}._1DR1r7cWVoK2RVj_pKKyPF,._2ik4YxCeEmPotQkDrf9tT5{display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center}._1DR1r7cWVoK2RVj_pKKyPF{-ms-flex-pack:center;justify-content:center;max-width:100%}._1CVe5UNoFFPNZQdcj1E7qb{-ms-flex-negative:0;flex-shrink:0;margin-right:4px}._2UOVKq8AASb4UjcU1wrCil{height:28px;width:28px;margin-top:6px}.FB0XngPKpgt3Ui354TbYQ{display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-ms-flex-align:start;align-items:flex-start;-ms-flex-direction:column;flex-direction:column;margin-left:8px;min-width:0}._3tIyrJzJQoNhuwDSYG5PGy{display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;width:100%}.TIveY2GD5UQpMI7hBO69I{font-size:12px;font-weight:500;line-height:16px;color:var(--newRedditTheme-titleText);white-space:nowrap;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis}.e9ybGKB-qvCqbOOAHfFpF{display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;width:100%;max-width:100%;margin-top:2px}.y3jF8D--GYQUXbjpSOL5.y3jF8D--GYQUXbjpSOL5{font-weight:400;box-sizing:border-box}._28u73JpPTG4y_Vu5Qute7n{margin-left:4px} Van Richtens Guide to Ravenloft, which expands the Domains of Dread for fifth edition, has an excellent sidebar on the importance of cultivating hope in your Ravenloft games. Tool Proficiencies: Hacking kit, artisans tools, or land vehicles. Curse of Strahd, one of the most popular Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game products of all time, split into three parts: a 224-page perfect-bound adventure for characters of levels 1-10, a 20-page Creatures of Horror booklet of new monsters that appear in the adventure, and an 8-page Tarokka Deck booklet. Curse Of Strahd is one of the best campaigns for Dungeons & Dragons. That means by right-clicking you can change the appearance of that characters token. Any gold you have left over can be used to purchase mundane gear in the Players Handbook. upgrade now Note: Choice of Fighting Style may be deferred until 3rd level at players discretion. Starting Equipment: Backpack, small knife, street clothes, Wealth 1. Rahadin that the king made the dusk elf an honorary member of his family. U%_ .9atR|wh/iiL,| >* endstream endobj 25 0 obj <> endobj 26 0 obj <>stream You should place your group on a world of your choice. 0000002294 00000 n Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Bio: Izek and his sister were born in Vallaki. A SKD"@f`ePFaC,2FQ4jupuMLRvu B15Lpm~p>#?&'-;;(-/9]xtFD _;gPRBmYT9Ykt/?5U The first session will be character creation. CoS is set in its own demiplane, called Barovia, in an area of the Shadowfell called Ravenloft. Starting Equipment: Monster Hunters Pack, car, burner phone, false IDs, pistol or shotgun, wallet with Wealth d2. 0000009186 00000 n 0000004360 00000 n Running Strahd Properly. You may choose or randomly determine one trinket. Alternate Feature:All-Nighter- You have a lot of experience going without food and sleep while trying to meet deadlines. This character chronicler was designed to inspire the crea AwakenedUndead You may successfully make a living off your art, or it may be your primary hobby. Recommended origins: Elemental Draconic, reflavored, depending on element. 0000068737 00000 n 0000008216 00000 n 0000039179 00000 n Tool Proficiencies: Hacking Kit or one Gaming Set. Strahd didn't get to where he was by being stupid, after all.That said, a cleric of the Light or Life domains makes a lot of sense from a general story perspective, as well - the gods that grant those domains are also the gods who would be most interested in trying to do something about Strahd, and such a cleric could receive a divinely ordained quest to go help the rest of these knuckleheads with their sucklehead problem. 0000077768 00000 n %PDF-1.7 % Curse of Strahd. DMing For Kids. Feature:Researcher(Sagebackground) Curse of Strahd emphasizes clerics in the assignment of its anti-Strahd relics, yes. If you need help figuring out this element of your character backstory, Curse of Strahd has one of the most in-depth and helpful character backstory prompts I've seen. Recommended favored enemy: Beasts. 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. Recommended patron: Any, You witnessed or were the victim of some kind of supernatural attack. Pretty much just an indecisive DM who rarely gets to play as a PC. The Curse of Strahd is not really about the characters, but more about the events they are facing, am I right? All classes in the Player's Handbook are available. Tool Proficiencies: Land or water vehicles, artisans tools or gaming set. Speaking from a standpoint of pure mechanical efficacy, I'd probably go for the Celestial warlock. Also, I've never run CoS, so I don't have any insight into the campaign. 0000077494 00000 n 4M/%K%=)x~ The dark realm of the vampire Strahd is an extradimensional demiplane, created by the Dark Powers and encompassing the land of Barovia. Recommended archetype: Beast Master, You are a thief! You might be a professor, a research librarian, or just someone who really likes reading. If you dont have a healer (or they dont have that ability yet, like paladins or rangers), consider adding a potion of healing or two to the hidden room in the library. You tend to be vaguely uncomfortable in cities. Grave domain clerics fit really well in Barovia imo. However, pretty much any kind of supernatural bloodline could produce sorcerous ability, so if you want to define where your powers came from, here are some ideas: Warlock: Warlocks are pretty straightforward. Outlandersare "visitors", most likely taken to Ravenloftfrom theirhome world against their will. Recommended college: Lore, You are a natural leader, and have always been an excellent public speaker. Your characters' real world histories will come into play in the game. Recommended college: Either, You have fey ancestry, granting you both unusual musical and magical ability. In this first player-focused post for our Curse of Strahd re-vamp series, . Recommended archetype: Either, You are a member of a wiccan coven, a druidic sect or a cult that reveres the natural world or nature spirits. For mood setting during play, we used a few different soundtracks from Syrinscape last night, which was awesome! Your character may not even know they have them yet when the game starts, and their origin can potentially be explored in game. 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Im open to any suggestions for characters though, even as far as subclasses and stuff. All sidebars and optional rules in the Sword Coast Adventurers Guide are legal for D&D Adventurers League play, with the exceptions noted here. 0000009050 00000 n . If youre interested in online play, heres the official facebook group:D&D Adventurers League Online Play. This is no longer the case: all new characters just start with the background and class equipment packages listed in the Players HandbookorBasic Rules. A supernatural ancestry can explain why you were chosen by said force, but cannot be the sole explanation for your abilities. register a sa forums account here! Exoticplayer character races (dragonborn, gnomes,half-orcs, kenku, tabaxi, etc) are almost always Outlanders. Fiend Draconic (fire or poison, though others can be justified for specific fiends). The story origin you choose limits your character creation and advancement options. I am available on my Discord server for help with character creation and questions before the game begins. Recommended archetype: Thief. Recommended origin: Wild Magic. Recommended college: Lore, You are a priest of a real-world religion and have hidden your gifts from your congregation. I've also listed below what you might need to justify in your backstory if you pick a specific class, and some ideas on how to do so. 0000003573 00000 n Your character might not even realize their powers until starting the adventure. There is no escape, not without first defeating the seemingly unstoppable vampire Strahd Von Zarovich. Note that you will not start with your proficient tool, as they are not real-world medical items. 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