There is no escape, not without first defeating the seemingly unstoppable vampire Strahd Von Zarovich. We think you'll have a much more enjoyable experience. Artificer, Paladin, and Druid all have solid healing options, so your party's not hurting for healing or support. We talk about this in more detail in another post, which wed love for you to check out. 0000004099 00000 n In case of a discrepancy between this article or the guide, its the guide that is correct. Anti-Paladin Curse of Strahd Character creation. Fleshing Out Curse of Strahd: Player Primer - Welcome to the Fleshing Out Curse of Strahd: Player Primer! 0000078739 00000 n Roll for your trinket on the Curse of Strahd table Character Build Page Curse of Strahd maceochaid maceochaid maceochaid 2016-06-10T17:04:00Z 2016-07-14T03:38:08Z 0000002104 00000 n 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. Even so, multiple encounters could TPK your party in one round, especially if they run away through the territory of another creature. Language: Any one. First of all, the Roll20 Curse of Strahd conversion includes the Castle Ravenloft maps and Tarokka deck addon, so no need to buy them separately. We are playing through the new Curse of Strahd adventure for D&D. We play every Thursday from 3:30 - 7:30 pm Pacific time. Hi there! You may successfully make a living off your art, or it may be your primary hobby. Recommended archetype: Hunter, Youre a hunter of animals, either for food or sport. You can find this resource in Appendix A: Character Options, and I'm talking specifically about the Character Background: Haunted One. The inheritor background requires additional guidance. Members of the Zhentarim or Lords Alliance may choose to be Lawful Evil. I havent picked a class yet but already rolled stats and rolled amazing. Experience in an urban setting is just as valid, and a ranger may choose Urban as their favored terrain in their Natural Explorer ability. Most player characters know they are trapped, and the Mists of Ravenloft are an omnipresent reminder of the stakes of their adventure and the challenges they must overcome. 0000078125 00000 n Building a new character for Curse of Strahd! Character Names 0000010688 00000 n The naming conventions for those adventures has changed a little bit, but the same types of adventures are still available: Big multi-table Epics at conventions, the hardcover adventure releases from Wizards of the Coast, and the shorter D&D Adventurers League adventures (DDAL) that once were known as Expeditions, which are now available at the DMs Guild. I see. 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. 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. A canny DM will try to ensure that Strahd has answers for that, though. Skipping the occasional meal or good nights sleep is not particularly detrimental to you. We've already been saving your edits, so if you 0000001716 00000 n The nature of this deal can be discovered throughout the adventure. %PDF-1.7 % At present, legal adventures (and where you can play them) are as follows: You can find a list of the D&D Expeditions adventures on my individual season pages. 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! 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. Depending on your story origin, additional races are available through either the Elemental Evil Players Companion or the Sword Coast Adventurers Guide. 0000088151 00000 n You tend to be vaguely uncomfortable in cities. Post in the comments below! It's like having a rewind button for your campaign. 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. Skill Proficiencies: Intimidation, Athletics or Investigation. Criminal- May substitute Sleight of Hand or Intimidation for Stealth proficiency, if applicable. Encounters. CHARACTER CREATION RULES Remember, you're making a living, breathing character, not a "build," so begin with concept first and let the rest fall into place! However, you may have some kind of supernatural ancestry in your family, which can be used as flavor to explain any supernatural or magical abilities your character might have. 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. m@/Zw&?eDs$4itCZO A subreddit dedicated to the various iterations of Dungeons & Dragons, from its First Edition roots to its One D&D future. 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Each magic item and named NPC has a distinct handout you can show to your players, and the adventure text interlinks to these, to descriptions of locations, and to included rules text, so you never have to leave the virtual tabletop to look up pale tincture or desecrated ground. 0000002294 00000 n car, crowbar or other equipment needed to break into an abandoned house, burner phone. Celebrity- Youre famous! .s5ap8yh1b4ZfwxvHizW3f{color:var(--newCommunityTheme-metaText);padding-top:5px}.s5ap8yh1b4ZfwxvHizW3f._19JhaP1slDQqu2XgT3vVS0{color:#ea0027} You may indicate you belong to a rare subrace of elves, but you only gain the regular benefits of elves found in the. Some certification may lift some of the limitations or provide additional options. Ascendant campaigns can view previous versions of their pages, see what has changed (and who did it), and even restore old versions. Recommended school: Abjuration or Divination, You had a run-in with the undead, and sought the knowledge to defy death. Note that Aarakocra are not legal. Mysterious Visitors assumes that your campaign is based in or near Daggerford, a town on the Sword Coast in the Forgotten Realms. DM Screens. 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. 0000077768 00000 n Warforged, New Classes 0000003312 00000 n example: Your character mightknow who the burgomaster of Vallaki was, or that werewolves are prevalent in the Svalich Woods. You make a living breaking into places and taking stuff that doesnt belong to you. 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. Curse Of Strahd is one of the best campaigns for Dungeons & Dragons. His sister ran and hid in the woods and was never seen again. oh, and grats on RC, Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen (December 6, 2022), Spelljammer: Adventures in Space (Available now), Journeys through the Radiant Citadel (Available now). Any changes are listed below. Witch, New Class Option 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 - No-one can be Neutral Evil or Chaotic Evil. You sought to arm yourself with knowledge so nothing like that could ever happen to you again. 0000015902 00000 n 0000015489 00000 n Your research has discovered patterns in the stories that seem to have unusual effects on others. Your character should have some kind of martial arts background, and if youre planning on a tradition other than Open Hand, there should be some justification for suddenly developing superpowers. In the first edition of thePlayers Guideduring the Tyranny season, characters could start with maximum gold and select their own equipment. During their adventures, Wizards may copy new spells into their spellbooks from scrolls they find that dont come from a rules source outside of their Story Origin, but no character can otherwise select a spell not from a legal source. Map Artisans. Your players likely know to expect monsters and adventure from their Dungeons & Dragons games, but Barovia provides a suspenseful atmosphere for your players to immerse themselves in. The Vampyr is a mysterious entity that first spread the secret of vampirism and is responsible for Strahd's curse. 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. Curse of Strahd was the first project I worked on as a Roll20 content conversion contractor in 2017 and the first Wizards of the Coast storyline I ever played (my ranger survived Death House in a particularly cutthroat way), so its a sentimental storyline for me. An Order of the Ghostslayer blood hunter could be a fun tale, though if the paladin leaves it would leave your group very light on recovery abilities. 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. CoS is set in its own demiplane, called Barovia, in an area of the Shadowfell called Ravenloft. All player character races and classes found in both the Player's Handbook and Volo's Guide to Monsters are allowed in this campaign, in addition to the custom options defined below. Recommended traditions: Way of Shadow or Way of the Four Elements, 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). '/W+9cB[ The players I'm about to DM for are new, and in order for them to create good characters, I need to provide them a lot of information (information about the world maybe, the people who are living there, their day to day life, professions and such). Tool Proficiencies: Herbalism Kit, Poisoners Kit or Alchemists Tools. The Wild Magic origin, in particular, works well for someone just granted magical ability they cant quite control yet. All races in the Players Handbookare legal. 0000039064 00000 n Chamberlain. Recommended college: Lore, You are a priest of a real-world religion and have hidden your gifts from your congregation. H\n0E|"Cb !)CMRb,C}=34:_3(7i0wA\HzG]8/0BWBaq$;_aoM,>/w;D0B{;1V 8O19)%|moIxJQSF`l]U O8I62pFyaMx^! ?-5TgL=i8!XCgpB&OXGr~uB9_+#9#Sdy%WTgO{q~g? Werewolves in the Mist is excellent for player characters built for Adventurers League and for uniting characters with disparate faction allegiances. 0000078574 00000 n Recommended path: Eldritch Knight, Youve studied martial arts, and are pretty excellent at them. Filters PC NPC PLAYER CHARACTERS Azuron Soheil. You may only select spells from legal rules sources according to your story origin. Starting Equipment: Street clothes, cell phone, laptop/tablet computer or notebook and pens. ._1x9diBHPBP-hL1JiwUwJ5J{font-size:14px;font-weight:500;line-height:18px;color:#ff585b;padding-left:3px;padding-right:24px}._2B0OHMLKb9TXNdd9g5Ere-,._1xKxnscCn2PjBiXhorZef4{height:16px;padding-right:4px;vertical-align:top}.icon._1LLqoNXrOsaIkMtOuTBmO5{height:20px;vertical-align:middle;padding-right:8px}.QB2Yrr8uihZVRhvwrKuMS{height:18px;padding-right:8px;vertical-align:top}._3w_KK8BUvCMkCPWZVsZQn0{font-size:14px;font-weight:500;line-height:18px;color:var(--newCommunityTheme-actionIcon)}._3w_KK8BUvCMkCPWZVsZQn0 ._1LLqoNXrOsaIkMtOuTBmO5,._3w_KK8BUvCMkCPWZVsZQn0 ._2B0OHMLKb9TXNdd9g5Ere-,._3w_KK8BUvCMkCPWZVsZQn0 ._1xKxnscCn2PjBiXhorZef4,._3w_KK8BUvCMkCPWZVsZQn0 .QB2Yrr8uihZVRhvwrKuMS{fill:var(--newCommunityTheme-actionIcon)} Scholar(AsSage) Youve spent your life acquiring knowledge. In this first player-focused post for our Curse of Strahd re-vamp series, . This time, it was clear that Patrina craved Strahd's power and that Strahd would. 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. A SKD"@f`ePFaC,2FQ4jupuMLRvu B15Lpm~p>#?&'-;;(-/9]xtFD _;gPRBmYT9Ykt/?5U You may or may not be highly educated, but you likely make a living working with your hands (farming, mining, woodworking, etc). Here are some ideas: JavaScript is currently disabled. But first, a warning to players: youre now treading through the Mists and into spoiler territorybeware! DMing For Kids. It grants you unusual abilities that you may or may not be aware of. This character chronicler was designed to inspire the crea This is a great lead into Death House, with little additional work required. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. 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. The setting they come from can be anything you want it to be. Salesman- You work in sales, retail, customer service or some other job that requires you to be friendly and personable pretty much all the time. An easy start would be a forgotten realms start with one of the factions. Recommended school: Any. An edited form of these livestream play sessions will also be. 978-0786965984: Curse of Strahd is an adventure book for the 5th edition of the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game. Sorcerer Origin:Inner Darkness, New Background Options 0000009684 00000 n 0000088078 00000 n ._3Z6MIaeww5ZxzFqWHAEUxa{margin-top:8px}._3Z6MIaeww5ZxzFqWHAEUxa ._3EpRuHW1VpLFcj-lugsvP_{color:inherit}._3Z6MIaeww5ZxzFqWHAEUxa svg._31U86fGhtxsxdGmOUf3KOM{color:inherit;fill:inherit;padding-right:8px}._3Z6MIaeww5ZxzFqWHAEUxa ._2mk9m3mkUAeEGtGQLNCVsJ{font-family:Noto Sans,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:400;line-height:18px;color:inherit} You may choose a harrowing event thats not listed on the table. All characters must be human, no exceptions. It was released on March 15, 2016 and is based on the Ravenloft module published in 1983 . 0000068875 00000 n I'm DMing Curse of Strahd right now. Your character may not even know they have them yet when the game starts, and their origin can potentially be explored in game. 0000009186 00000 n Dragonborn (Turtle) Ravenloft is a pocket dimension, and travelers from all worlds can end up there. Before running the hook, establish who the player characters are and how/if they know each other in their initial setting. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. 0000087828 00000 n Starting Equipment: Monster Hunters Pack, car, burner phone, false IDs, pistol or shotgun, wallet with Wealth d2. This grants you unusual abilities youre still trying to hone. Is it The Forgotten Realms? Recommended patron: Any, You witnessed or were the victim of some kind of supernatural attack. SeeSage,SailorandUrchinfor Characteristic ideas. 0000090684 00000 n Acting, storytelling, and oration are all valid performance abilities. All sidebars and optional rules in the Sword Coast Adventurers Guide are legal for D&D Adventurers League play, with the exceptions noted here. We'd love to know what questions or ideas you have in looking at adapting published campaigns for your own duet games! 0000002805 00000 n That means by right-clicking you can change the appearance of that characters token. Barovia is an ironic twist of Strahds desires where the people and land itself act out an endless cycle of despair and horror, and by defeating Strahd they may only save Barovia for a short period of time. Charlatan- Identity theft and email scams are available as possible schemes. Starting Equipment: Street clothes, backpack, winter blanket, whatever tool youre proficient with, Wealth 1. 0000009321 00000 n Ravaged Mind The following rules options are either not allowed, or are restricted in some way: The Winged variant granting a fly speed for tieflings is not legal for D&D Adventurers League play. 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. @keyframes _1tIZttmhLdrIGrB-6VvZcT{0%{opacity:0}to{opacity:1}}._3uK2I0hi3JFTKnMUFHD2Pd,.HQ2VJViRjokXpRbJzPvvc{--infoTextTooltip-overflow-left:0px;font-size:12px;font-weight:500;line-height:16px;padding:3px 9px;position:absolute;border-radius:4px;margin-top:-6px;background:#000;color:#fff;animation:_1tIZttmhLdrIGrB-6VvZcT .5s step-end;z-index:100;white-space:pre-wrap}._3uK2I0hi3JFTKnMUFHD2Pd:after,.HQ2VJViRjokXpRbJzPvvc:after{content:"";position:absolute;top:100%;left:calc(50% - 4px - var(--infoTextTooltip-overflow-left));width:0;height:0;border-top:3px solid #000;border-left:4px solid transparent;border-right:4px solid transparent}._3uK2I0hi3JFTKnMUFHD2Pd{margin-top:6px}._3uK2I0hi3JFTKnMUFHD2Pd:after{border-bottom:3px solid #000;border-top:none;bottom:100%;top:auto} Or maybe youre just in good physical shape and can keep your cool in a fight. All characters begin atLevel 1and have0 Experience Points. Thinking of starting ANOTHER thread asking why Epic Boons haven't been implemented? you will have instant access to your previous versions. Other ideas are below: Bard: Bards should justify their performance ability, but this doesnt have to be musical. Tool Proficiencies: Disguise Kit Languages: Any one. Starting Equipment: Street clothes, thieves or hacking tools, (stolen?) 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. Last Update: May 15, 2016 15:12. 0000086710 00000 n The module contains everything you need to run Curse of Strahd. Haunted One- You dont have to choose this background to have had a harrowing supernatural event occur in your characters life. A cold, bitter wind spins dead leaves about him, billowing his cape in the darkness. 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. Just in case someone or something tries to push them down the stairs. Tool Proficiencies: Land or water vehicles, artisans tools or gaming set. Druids are also good for ancestry abilities, as the Land circles provide a lot of options for different bloodlines. D&D fans, meet horror fans. 0000078100 00000 n Note: Choice of Fighting Style may be deferred until 3rd level at players discretion. You should check them out. [] Punctuate your horror tales with moments of relief, comedy, and fortuitous consequences. The latter is particularly effective as an emergency lifesaver, given its pool of Healing-Word-The-Class-Feature dice, and it's better in a fight than most clerics are because Eldritch Blast. 0000016169 00000 n Recommended path: Arcane Trickster, You touched something you shouldnt have. more content. Hermit- You may be homeless, a permanent wanderer, or a secluded shut-in. ._12xlue8dQ1odPw1J81FIGQ{display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle} Note: Choice of Fighting Style may be deferred until 3rd level at players discretion. Aside from that, it's always handy to have a cleric. Id recommendat the leastencouraging your players to long rest. 0000003573 00000 n However, the Paladin is a brand new player whos not sure if hell stick around the whole time. You can indicate that you are a member of a rare elf subrace for the purpose of roleplaying, but you can use only the subrace traits for elves given in the Players Handbook. I will need backstories but they don't have to be extensive. Count Strahd von Zarovich stares down a sheer cliff at the village below. 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. 0000008739 00000 n 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.
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