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. 0000009545 00000 n The Vampyr is a mysterious entity that first spread the secret of vampirism and is responsible for Strahd's curse. Filters PC NPC abbey x 1 bartender x 1 berez x 2 blood of the vine x 1 blue water inn x 1 burgomaster x 5 child x 2 dancing crow inn x 1 doru x 1 dragon x 1 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. Starting Equipment: Backpack, one textbook, cell phone, notebooks and pens, wallet with ID and Wealth d2. Recommended oaths: Devotion (celestial), Ancients (fey), Vengeance (any), Oathbreaker (fiend), You are a bounty hunter, private investigator, or otherwise skilled at tracking people down. Curse of Strahd emphasizes clerics in the assignment of its anti-Strahd relics, yes. 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). 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. 0000078643 00000 n 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. 0000003573 00000 n ._1QwShihKKlyRXyQSlqYaWW{height:16px;width:16px;vertical-align:bottom}._2X6EB3ZhEeXCh1eIVA64XM{margin-left:3px}._1jNPl3YUk6zbpLWdjaJT1r{font-size:12px;font-weight:500;line-height:16px;border-radius:2px;display:inline-block;margin-right:5px;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;vertical-align:text-bottom;white-space:pre;word-break:normal;padding:0 4px}._1jNPl3YUk6zbpLWdjaJT1r._39BEcWjOlYi1QGcJil6-yl{padding:0}._2hSecp_zkPm_s5ddV2htoj{font-size:12px;font-weight:500;line-height:16px;border-radius:2px;display:inline-block;margin-right:5px;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;vertical-align:text-bottom;white-space:pre;word-break:normal;margin-left:0;padding:0 4px}._2hSecp_zkPm_s5ddV2htoj._39BEcWjOlYi1QGcJil6-yl{padding:0}._1wzhGvvafQFOWAyA157okr{font-size:12px;font-weight:500;line-height:16px;border-radius:2px;margin-right:5px;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;vertical-align:text-bottom;white-space:pre;word-break:normal;box-sizing:border-box;line-height:14px;padding:0 4px}._3BPVpMSn5b1vb1yTQuqCRH,._1wzhGvvafQFOWAyA157okr{display:inline-block;height:16px}._3BPVpMSn5b1vb1yTQuqCRH{background-color:var(--newRedditTheme-body);border-radius:50%;margin-left:5px;text-align:center;width:16px}._2cvySYWkqJfynvXFOpNc5L{height:10px;width:10px}.aJrgrewN9C8x1Fusdx4hh{padding:2px 8px}._1wj6zoMi6hRP5YhJ8nXWXE{font-size:14px;padding:7px 12px}._2VqfzH0dZ9dIl3XWNxs42y{border-radius:20px}._2VqfzH0dZ9dIl3XWNxs42y:hover{opacity:.85}._2VqfzH0dZ9dIl3XWNxs42y:active{transform:scale(.95)} Recommended archetype: Either, You know monsters exist, and you hunt them down and kill them for a living. Starting Equipment: Street clothes, insignia of rank or VA card, car or truck, cell phone, wallet with ID and Wealth d4. Aside from that, it's always handy to have a cleric. All sidebars and optional rules in the Sword Coast Adventurers Guide are legal for D&D Adventurers League play, with the exceptions noted here. Last Update: May 15, 2016 15:12. With the release of Curse of Strahd, I have created a Ranger Archetype that focuses on hunting and fighting the occult. 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. Talk to your local organiser about helping out! In case of a discrepancy between this article or the guide, its the guide that is correct. Skill Proficiencies: Medicine, Investigation or Animal Handling. Mysterious Visitors assumes that your campaign is based in or near Daggerford, a town on the Sword Coast in the Forgotten Realms. Character Names Grave domain clerics fit really well in Barovia imo. Starting Level: 1st. Bearer of Strahd's Truth. The campaign will be gritty, graphic, and all things go. HTkPWA}6t%u 0000039064 00000 n Encourage and reward creative problem-solving. 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. Recommended circle: Land (underdark), You were always a jock, star athlete, all that jazz. Recommended path: Eldritch Knight, Youve studied martial arts, and are pretty excellent at them. 0000087026 00000 n Great resource in Curse of Strahd. You may choose a harrowing event thats not listed on the table. Recommended archetype: Hunter, Youre a hunter of animals, either for food or sport. You have been possessed by some supernatural force that manifests when you get angry or excited. My question is: What information do I give them? The Ravenloft Setting and Setting Expectations, Icovered the Tarokka reading in another article. Recommended college: Lore, You are a natural leader, and have always been an excellent public speaker. If youre interested in online play, heres the official facebook group:D&D Adventurers League Online Play. 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. Starting Equipment: Backpack, small knife, street clothes, Wealth 1. You should place your group on a world of your choice. 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All characters must be human, no exceptions. Filters PC NPC PLAYER CHARACTERS Azuron Soheil. Choose or roll a reason from the list below: Artist- You are an artist, choose or roll a specialty from the list below. Some ideas are below: Druid: Any kind of real-world pagan religion could be a background for a druid. Recommended path: Battle Master, You have some kind of supernatural ancestry, or you encountered something supernatural in your past that granted you magical ability. A supernatural ancestry can explain why you were chosen by said force, but cannot be the sole explanation for your abilities. Language: Any one. Lighting splits the clouds overhead, casting stark white light across him. Fiend Draconic (fire or poison, though others can be justified for specific fiends). Players should come prepared with a base character, and we will flesh out details in a Session 0 as a group. 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 have anger management issues! 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." 0000002104 00000 n New Races 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. Recommended tradition: Way of the Four Elements, You are a priest of a real-world religion and have hidden your gifts from your congregation. The False Identity feature only allows you to copy handwriting if you are proficient with a forgery kit. Character Creation Options | Ravenloft: Curse of Strahd | Obsidian Portal Character Creation Options 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. 978-0786965984: Curse of Strahd is an adventure book for the 5th edition of the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game. However, here are some ideas: Sorcerer: You do not have to justify your sorcerer abilities, maybe you just woke up one morning with superpowers. Your characters' real world histories will come into play in the game. 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Warforged, New Classes Or as a hobby. Recommended paths: Either, but confirm Totem with DM. Skill Proficiencies: Investigation and Deception, Insight, History, Nature, Medicine or Religion. May substitute thieves tools proficiency with hacking tools proficiency. 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. Either way, youve devoted a good chunk of your life to your craft. The first session will be character creation. 0000010688 00000 n Players do not roll their characters hit points. Recommended circle: Land (any) or Moon, You have lycanthropic ancestry in your family tree. In the first edition of thePlayers Guideduring the Tyranny season, characters could start with maximum gold and select their own equipment. Curse of Strahd emphasizes clerics in the assignment of its anti-Strahd relics, yes. You should define the nature of your deal, at least in broad terms, in your backstory. Characters gain renown through completing missions for their factions, which allows additional opportunities for your characters. 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. Since rangers dont receive supernatural abilities until 2nd level, magical ability does not have to be justified in your backstory if your character is unaware of these abilities. ._1LHxa-yaHJwrPK8kuyv_Y4{width:100%}._1LHxa-yaHJwrPK8kuyv_Y4:hover ._31L3r0EWsU0weoMZvEJcUA{display:none}._1LHxa-yaHJwrPK8kuyv_Y4 ._31L3r0EWsU0weoMZvEJcUA,._1LHxa-yaHJwrPK8kuyv_Y4:hover ._11Zy7Yp4S1ZArNqhUQ0jZW{display:block}._1LHxa-yaHJwrPK8kuyv_Y4 ._11Zy7Yp4S1ZArNqhUQ0jZW{display:none} 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! The module contains everything you need to run Curse of Strahd. Recommended patron: Any, At a desperate time in your life, you sold your service to a supernatural entity in exchange for a favor. Updated: Editied based on the Unearthed Arcana: Ranger Rework. You can use any official species (formerly known as race) and class. Acolyte- You may serve a church or temple of a real-world religion, work with a druidic or wiccan circle, or be part of a cult that worships something from D&D lore. However, the Paladin is a brand new player whos not sure if hell stick around the whole time. Ideas are listed below, under Classes. DMs and players can decide whether or not to start with it, but either way, players will enter Barovia proper at level three. uc>t,MeCo Bound by Fate. 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You may choose or randomly determine one trinket. Obsidian Portal has a lot of really cool features that use JavaScript. 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. Read this first to learn why you shouldn't! Outlandersare "visitors", most likely taken to Ravenloftfrom theirhome world against their will. Members of the Zhentarim or Lords Alliance may choose to be Lawful Evil. Rahadin that the king made the dusk elf an honorary member of his family. A cold, bitter wind spins dead leaves about him, billowing his cape in the darkness. Recommended school: Abjuration or Divination, You had a run-in with the undead, and sought the knowledge to defy death. 0000087001 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. ._3K2ydhts9_ES4s9UpcXqBi{display:block;padding:0 16px;width:100%} I will need backstories but they don't have to be extensive. She writes and edits D&D 5e and independent TTRPG adventures, rulebooks, and supplements in her free time. An edited form of these livestream play sessions will also be. You may substitute Sleight of Hand proficiency with Insight proficiency if your scheme does not involve Sleight of Hand, and you may substitute forgery kit proficiency with hacking kit proficiency if your scheme involves computers. The story origin you choose limits your character creation and advancement options. 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. My group started Curse of Strahd a couple weeks ago, and sadly, my Druid died in the last combat before we got out. Totem Warriors will need some explanation, but since you dont choose a Path until 3rd level, you can work with the DM to include something in the adventure that grants you an affinity to a certain animal. Some ideas are below: Paladin: Like clerics, paladins must be beholden to an outside force to receive their abilities. 0000008739 00000 n 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. This adventure hook leads into the Tarokka deck reading with Madam Eva very well, but not "Death House.". H\n0} NCj"wf|YoB75f6S7;B6/M5tmx{9 >*/w~/sL=?0,$T|*i/oe? Characters start with the starting equipment determined by your class and background. Magical abilities dont have to be justified if your character is unaware of them or only just noticed them (similar to sorcerer abilities), but some ideas are below: Cleric: Cleric abilities should not be drawn solely from supernatural ancestry, although that can be part of your backstory if you wish (recommend celestial or fiendish, depending on domain). The primary source for the rules is the D&D Adventurers League Players Guide Curse of Strahd. There are many shapeshifters in Barovia, from vampires to hags to werewolves, and each has a rollable token on the Roll20 virtual tabletop. Character Creation 0000009432 00000 n Tool Proficiencies: Herbalism Kit, Poisoners Kit or Alchemists Tools. Dynamic lighting is included for Plus and Pro subscribers with the Curse of Strahd module, and youre able to add your own Jukebox tracks in the VTT sidebar. Here are some ideas: JavaScript is currently disabled. upgrade now 0000005062 00000 n CHARACTER CREATION RULES Remember, you're making a living, breathing character, not a "build," so begin with concept first and let the rest fall into place! 2021 The Orr Group, LLC. Recommended path: Berserker. H\n0E|"Cb !)CMRb,C}=34:_3(7i0wA\HzG]8/0BWBaq$;_aoM,>/w;D0B{;1V 8O19)%|moIxJQSF`l]U O8I62pFyaMx^! ?-5TgL=i8!XCgpB&OXGr~uB9_+#9#Sdy%WTgO{q~g? 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 - Play games anywhere. Mists of Ravenloft A deadly fog surrounds the land . Baron Vargas Vallakovich is the burgomaster of Vallaki, and credits his extreme ruling methods as keeping Strahd out of the territory. '/W+9cB[ Curse Of Strahd is one of the best campaigns for Dungeons & Dragons. Skill Proficiencies: Pick two from Athletics, Animal Handling, Nature and Survival. Wallet with ID and Wealth d4. Watch the Dice, Camera Action! 0000004099 00000 n You may indicate you belong to a rare subrace of elves, but you only gain the regular benefits of elves found in the. Some ideas are below: Fighter: Literally anyone can be a fighter, so this class can be chosen without justifying its abilities. trailer <<5DDAB1D2037E4EE3B64407F93A2A4750>]/Prev 118261>> startxref 0 %%EOF 89 0 obj <>stream 0000008216 00000 n During character creation, each player gets one secret that gives them interesting mechanics, roleplaying opportunities or hilarious quirks to add spice and drama to the table. There's a new 5E sourcebook for Dungeons & Dragons (also known as D&D, or DND), and it looks set to inject a good dose of gothic horror into the long-running TTRPG . Classes: 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. Vargas Vallakovich. This article is for first-time Curse of Strahd dungeon masters to act as a sort of Barovia for Beginners to help you build immersion and enable fun for your players in Ravenloft. Is it The Forgotten Realms? joining the sa forums will remove this big ad, the annoying underlined ads, and stupid interstitial ads!! 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. Heres an overview of the gods commonly worshipped aroundHillsfar and Elventreefor if youre playing the D&D Expeditions games. Character Quick Search. I'm a newer DM but have a good sense for most all of the general rules and styles of dnd and would like to run the Curse of Strahd. Here are some ideas: Wizard: Since wizards seek out magical knowledge, your character must already be aware of the existence of the supernatural. 0000039179 00000 n The dark realm of the vampire Strahd is an extradimensional demiplane, created by the Dark Powers and encompassing the land of Barovia. The first step to creating a character to play in the Curse of Strahd season is to choose a story origin. 0000078739 00000 n 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. Your research has discovered patterns in the stories that seem to have unusual effects on others. 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. The inheritor background requires additional guidance. 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 This is no longer the case: all new characters just start with the background and class equipment packages listed in the Players HandbookorBasic Rules. 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. Hermit- You may be homeless, a permanent wanderer, or a secluded shut-in. Please enable JavaScript to get the best experience from this site. While attuned to the Tome of Strahd, you have advantage on saving throws made to resist Strahd's spells and effects. Im not partial towards playing any class, more looking to fill a role or a hole in the party. Shaman ._3oeM4kc-2-4z-A0RTQLg0I{display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-ms-flex-pack:justify;justify-content:space-between} League adventures tied to the Curse of Strahd storyline. Tool proficiencies: Choose one from Herbalism Kit, One Musical Instrument or One Gaming Set. Check back in for post #2, character creation for Curse of Strahd! you must be an elf to take the Bladesinging arcane tradition I believe half-elf is fine too, three months late, but you can create a custom background as well. The material components in her summoning spell are an oat milk latte and a high fantasy novel. 0000078125 00000 n Like so many RPG video game sandboxes, the mists surrounding Barovia act as a warning: leaving the playable area that limits the narrative of the game, but they are especially unique in one regard: they act as both barrier and catalyst for adventure. Background information to help ready new . Your choice of favored enemy and terrain should be justified, however, especially if they are fantastic in nature (i.e. 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. purchasing our adventures and supplements in our shop. Ravaged Mind Feature:Researcher(Sagebackground) You must choose a legal background according to your story origin. 0000088151 00000 n Dragonborn (Turtle) You thought you were going crazy, but the magic is definitely real. Paladins are excellent combat medics, but if yours leaves that's an Issue.You could split the difference with a Divine Soul sorcerer (eugh) or a Celestial-patron warlock. Its not form fillable at the moment, but if there's a real demand for it, I can always work that up. Skipping the occasional meal or good nights sleep is not particularly detrimental to you. 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. Home Page; Adventure Log; Wiki; Characters; Maps; Character Quick Search. 0000011202 00000 n . 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. I see. Curse of Strahd: Reloaded - A compilation of resources and revisions to the module . Monk: While monks focus on martial arts, they have several abilities that can be considered magical. 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. Building a new character for Curse of Strahd! Depending on your story origin, additional races are available through either the Elemental Evil Players Companion or the Sword Coast Adventurers Guide. Plot Hooks. 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