Dungeons & Dragons 5E
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English
Homebrew Curse of Strahd
Homebrew
LGBTQ+ friendly
Within the deepest pits of the Shadowfell, between the barriers of the planes themselves. There lies a dark, misted place, full of foul monstrosities and cruelty. In this land there is no light, nor hope.
You are trapped here. Your Gods, Heroes, and Patrons cannot reach you.
You are alone. And it's up to you to free yourselves.
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Hello everybody! Hope you're having a lovely day / evening :)
I have made this post here to hopefully find 3 players enthusiastic for a new adventure in a 5 player party! Specifically people that value inclusivity, personal growth, collaboration and that enjoy an intense, epic and emotional campaign! Sounds like you!?? You're in luck!
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Who am I?:
My name is Eos (He/Him), I'm 20 years old and I live in the UK :)
Experience: I have been running d&d games for around 3 years, and have been playing for close to 5. I currently have one homebrew world campaign that’s been running consistently for a year (about 50 sessions)! I’ve also run one other campaign that went on for around 15 sessions in Tal’Dorei ^^ and many one-shots.
I have a huge huge passion for storytelling, detailed backstories, character arcs and world building! I’m obsessed with interesting, flavourful, and complex player characters. I’ve always been passionate about crafting a large campaign for enthusiastic players.
I. Love. Music. I have a large collection of exciting, terrifying, joyful and tragic songs to play throughout the game! I also hoard battlemaps (more on that later).
Gigantic Baldur's gate 3 nerd, will never ever shut up about how amazing it is, 600 well-spent hours.
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What am I like running a game/table?:
My table is a safe place that respects people's time and effort, where everyone can express themselves freely without fear of judgement :)) Always come to me if you have any questions! At the end of the day, my goal is to entertain you guys and make sure you’re all happy :)
I always want to learn and better myself to improve the story I'm crafting. I absolutely love feedback as it helps develop and improve the experience for everyone at the table :) I’m extremely open to other players pointing out gaps in my D&D mechanics knowledge, within reason. Rules lawyers should know that sometimes the Rule of Cool prevails.
I strive to support players as they create in-depth character backstories, fears, motivations and pasts. I want to give each character chances to root themselves in the world, prove themselves, achieve their goals, and transform throughout the adventure. I love to play with PC backstories in the main plot.
I absolutely love creating homebrew magic items with/for my players to have fun with- it's always something that has brought me a lot of joy.
I have collected around 9,000 battlemaps for all kinds of occasions! If I somehow don’t have the perfect one for the occasion, then I’ll make it myself!
I enjoy making complex and meaningful combat encounters. They are winnable, but may be tough at times. This world is cruel, but you will prevail.
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A little bit about the campaign:
Sundays, GMT 7pm. Sessions tend to be 4-5 hours long, depending on people's schedules.
Software: Talking is through Discord, with videos preferred but not necessary all the time. Character sheets and the game at large will be held on Foundry (a free browser VTT). Foundry is an intuitive platform, and I can help anyone unfamiliar with it.
This is an altered Curse of Strahd campaign (in 2014 5e). It will still be a Gothic horror story complete with hauntings, ominous settings, moral choices, and a villain who loves to toy with the party. I will likely be adding/changing history, characters, and am playing with adding more antagonists. The world will be dark and gritty, with horrors lurking around every corner.
60% Roleplay / 40% Combat. This world is harsher than the Material Plane, and thus the enemy statblocks may be different and/or more powerful than usual.
A healthy mix of dark and light, big and small moments. This is a table where we all crack jokes and have a laugh, whilst also taking the story seriously. The explosive, epic, tragic, and dramatic moments of the story are divine… but it's those tiny character moments and bits of laughter, whilst camping in groves and in ditches, that make the story so much more special, and bring characters together.
This world is yours! I will try to make it as open and freeing as possible, allowing you to make all sorts of decisions about your possible future! It is your characters and party members' story to make.
Character death is unlikely but may happen, and it is not meant to be punishing. In the case it occurs, you will have some cool options for going forward… >;)
Some content will not be allowed or be veiled. Sexual scenes, if they happen, will be off-screen and discussed beforehand if significant. NPC-PC romance (if applicable) will be through description only instead of roleplay. PC-PC romance (if applicable) should be discussed carefully, but is allowed on-and-off screen. NO surprise torture, NO sexual violence, NO hate speech, and avoid shock-for-shock’s-sake stuff and uncool “edgy humour”.
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Who are you?:
Able to commit to a weekly game on Sundays (GMT 7pm) very frequently. I don’t know how many sessions it will run for, as that depends on your actions… But I anticipate it may last a year or more.
Communicates when they can’t make a session, with as much notice as possible. Communicates content boundaries, and is willing to have a civil discussion during disagreements.
Age 18, ideally looking for a group of folks in their 20’s.
Full of passion and creativity.
Players that enjoy exploring their own characters in high detail, from their worst fears to their biggest goal.
Looking for a group of players and friends. I’m hoping that everyone will be involved in group chats and can maybe develop friendships through this.
You're there for the emotional heartfelt moments to the gruesome battles; the moments sitting around a campfire in the middle of nowhere, to the deepest darkest dungeon.
Experienced players would be preferred, but depends on the circumstance ^^
People that are highly inclusive to others from all sorts of walks of life. Bigotry of any kind is not tolerated.
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I will be going through all my messages and choosing people on the 26th!