Map Artisans. 0000020879 00000 n .FIYolDqalszTnjjNfThfT{max-width:256px;white-space:normal;text-align:center} All races in the Players Handbookare legal. Recommended tradition: Way of Shadow, You are descended from an outsider of one of the elemental planes. Character levels: 1-10: Authors: Jeremy Crawford, Laura Hickman, Tracy Hickman, Adam Lee, Christopher Perkins, Richard Whitters: . You make a living breaking into places and taking stuff that doesnt belong to you. The PC party is already established, your character's background should take this into account. 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. Sorcerer Origin:Inner Darkness, New Background Options This particular subclass goes great with the Haunted One background found in the Curse of Strahd Character Options online supplement. All characters begin atLevel 1and have0 Experience Points. First I highly recommend joining r/CurseofStrahd which has a lot of guides to running the campaign and helpful information. Maybe you have a loyal hunting dog, or maybe you go solo. Skill Proficiencies: Insight and Persuasion or Performance. His sister ran and hid in the woods and was never seen again. Some are brand new, others are official D&D backgrounds that have been slightly modified. Recommended domains: Life, Light or War for celestial, Light, Tempest, or Death for fiendish, Trickery for fey, You are a member of a wiccan coven, a druidic sect or a cult that reveres the natural world or nature spirits. 0000087432 00000 n no risk refund guarantee Watch the Dice, Camera Action! If the Sword Coast Adventurers Guide is a legal source for you, the following restrictions apply: Most characters in theForgotten Realmsfollow a deity. Skill Proficiencies: Medicine, Investigation or Animal Handling. 0000086710 00000 n 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. 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. Players may choose any non-evil alignment for their character. Starting Equipment: Badge, uniform or street clothes, car/horse/bicycle/motorcycle, sidearm (pistol), handcuffs (manacles), cell phone, wallet with ID and Wealth d4. Recommended oaths: Devotion (celestial), Ancients (fey), Vengeance (any), Oathbreaker (fiend), You are a bounty hunter, private investigator, or otherwise skilled at tracking people down. 0000016580 00000 n Recommended favored enemy: Humans. 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. Starting Equipment: Appropriate holy symbol, appropriate prayer book or equivalent, vestments or street clothing, cell phone, wallet with ID and Wealth d2. 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. 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. You do not roll for starting wealth. His father carried Izek back to town while his uncle distracted the beast. Tool proficiencies: Choose one from Herbalism Kit, One Musical Instrument or One Gaming Set. Decent emergency healing, the warlock's useful sustained damage capabilities, and all the flexibility that comes with Invocations. Recommended archetype: Thief. Starting Equipment: Street clothes, cell phone, laptop/tablet computer or notebook and pens. Curse of Strahd: Reloaded - A compilation of resources and revisions to the module . 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. 0000039313 00000 n The setting they come from can be anything you want it to be. Outlandersare "visitors", most likely taken to Ravenloftfrom theirhome world against their will. Preparing to take a character into Curse of Strahd and having them die in the optional introductory adventure may feel like an anticlimax to your players. I would ideally like to have a party of five players. This site works best with JavaScript enabled. If youre interested in online play, heres the official facebook group:D&D Adventurers League Online Play. {#DMcAs;,26D1n9`B:Xf0d9({A.12s C\/ygJi&IH1b'8T^MN \vP endstream endobj 20 0 obj <>>>/Metadata 17 0 R/Outlines 11 0 R/PageLabels 14 0 R/Pages 16 0 R/Type/Catalog/ViewerPreferences<>>> endobj 21 0 obj <>/ExtGState<>/Font<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text]/XObject<>>>/Rotate 0/Thumb 12 0 R/TrimBox[0.0 0.0 594.0 783.0]/Type/Page>> endobj 22 0 obj <>stream table in the Dungeon Masters Guide. Running Strahd Properly. Check back in for post #2, character creation for Curse of Strahd! Skill Proficiencies: Persuasion and Insight or Deception. Recommended patron: Any, You learned something man was not meant to know. It's like having a rewind button for your campaign. Read this first to learn why you shouldn't! The daylight spell produces light that is not considered sunlight. This is a great lead into Death House, with little additional work required. Recommended patron: Any, At a desperate time in your life, you sold your service to a supernatural entity in exchange for a favor. The available backgrounds are listed below. Recommended origins: Elemental Draconic, reflavored, depending on element. 0000008764 00000 n 0000041017 00000 n 0000004360 00000 n Factions are likely to take a lesser part of the Curse of Strahd storyline, but are still important if you play through adventures from other seasons. What player characters dont know is that, like them, Strahd von Zarovich is trapped by the Dark Powers in his Domain of Dread. The material components in her summoning spell are an oat milk latte and a high fantasy novel. Youve picked up a few incantations here and there that have been very helpful. Starting Equipment: Street clothes, baseball cap & sunglasses (Disguise Kit), cell phone, car or dedicated car service, wallet with ID and Wealth 2d4. These are the official backgrounds available. Character Creation Rolling up your Character Roll 4d6 and discard the lowest number, 6 times and assign to abilities as you prefer. %PDF-1.7 % You may or may not be highly educated, but you likely make a living working with your hands (farming, mining, woodworking, etc). 0000016169 00000 n Warforged, New Classes 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 League adventures tied to the Curse of Strahd storyline. 0000087828 00000 n Why you shouldn't start ANOTHER thread about DDB not giving away free redeems on your hardcopy book purchases. .ehsOqYO6dxn_Pf9Dzwu37{margin-top:0;overflow:visible}._2pFdCpgBihIaYh9DSMWBIu{height:24px}._2pFdCpgBihIaYh9DSMWBIu.uMPgOFYlCc5uvpa2Lbteu{border-radius:2px}._2pFdCpgBihIaYh9DSMWBIu.uMPgOFYlCc5uvpa2Lbteu:focus,._2pFdCpgBihIaYh9DSMWBIu.uMPgOFYlCc5uvpa2Lbteu:hover{background-color:var(--newRedditTheme-navIconFaded10);outline:none}._38GxRFSqSC-Z2VLi5Xzkjy{color:var(--newCommunityTheme-actionIcon)}._2DO72U0b_6CUw3msKGrnnT{border-top:none;color:var(--newCommunityTheme-metaText);cursor:pointer;padding:8px 16px 8px 8px;text-transform:none}._2DO72U0b_6CUw3msKGrnnT:hover{background-color:#0079d3;border:none;color:var(--newCommunityTheme-body);fill:var(--newCommunityTheme-body)} Lighting splits the clouds overhead, casting stark white light across him. We think you'll have a much more enjoyable experience. This time, it was clear that Patrina craved Strahd's power and that Strahd would. A cold, bitter wind spins dead leaves about him, billowing his cape in the darkness. Add to Cart. 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. If Hexblade is what you're feeling drawn to, I say go for it. 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). 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've already been saving your edits, so if you Maybe you own a school, or maybe its just a hobby, but you are likely a black belt in something. Curse of Strahd emphasizes clerics in the assignment of its anti-Strahd relics, yes. It's pretty important to have a session zero for this one, there are a lot of dark themes, harm to children, torture, suicide, abuse, cannibalism etc. You thought you were going crazy, but the magic is definitely real. Werewolves in the Mist is excellent for player characters built for Adventurers League and for uniting characters with disparate faction allegiances. 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. Cosmetic wings from the Appearance variant that dont grant a fly speed are fine. Recommended favored enemy: Beasts. We'd love to know what questions or ideas you have in looking at adapting published campaigns for your own duet games! Note: Choice of Fighting Style may be deferred until 3rd level at players discretion. Before running the hook, establish who the player characters are and how/if they know each other in their initial setting. The first one, Death House, is available to play at participating stores. 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. Ive looked at cleric, hexblade warlock, bloodhunter or maybe even another druid. 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. Bearer of Strahd's Truth. game on twitch/youtube. Ideally, your players' characters will have no prior knowledge of Barovia or Ravenloft. A lot of DMs will go by the book and make the people of Barovia weary/unwelcoming to non human/human passing races, so if this is something you want to utilise, tell the players they won't have a great time playing beast races etc. You should place your group on a world of your choice. 0000039179 00000 n 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. With Roll20 as your virtual tabletop, your adventures are limitless. ._3K2ydhts9_ES4s9UpcXqBi{display:block;padding:0 16px;width:100%} 0000062024 00000 n Other ideas are below: Bard: Bards should justify their performance ability, but this doesnt have to be musical. Last Update: May 15, 2016 15:12. Artificer, Paladin, and Druid all have solid healing options, so your party's not hurting for healing or support. It grants you unusual abilities that you may or may not be aware of. It is appropriate for any character or campaign . You may choose a harrowing event thats not listed on the table. 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. Ashton Duncan started as a Roll20 content conversion contractor with Curse of Strahd five years ago and is now a product manager. The nature of this deal can be discovered throughout the adventure. 0000009186 00000 n You can also gain experience points for your characters by running adventures. Skill Proficiencies: Perception and Insight, Persuasion, Sleight of Hand or History. 0000078100 00000 n At first level you take the maximum; at later levels you gain the set amount as printed in the rulebook. Your character can move between the adventures as you like (although its strongly recommended you finish one adventure with your character before starting a new adventure). 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. Rogue: Literally anyone can be a rogue, so this class can be chosen without justifying its abilities. 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. Some ideas are below: Druid: Any kind of real-world pagan religion could be a background for a druid. These players characters can bring any knowledge from their home world, and possibly the multiverse in general, to bear in the game. Only service to your patron keeps you from succumbing to madness. Or maybe youre just in good physical shape and can keep your cool in a fight. 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. Witch, New Class Option Unravel the mysteries of Ravenloft in this dread adventure for the world's greatest roleplaying game. 0000088078 00000 n 0000086438 00000 n You tend to be vaguely uncomfortable in cities. While attuned to the Tome of Strahd, you have advantage on saving throws made to resist Strahd's spells and effects. You may choose or randomly determine one trinket. Its worth considering leveling up Strahds Enemy (the partys ally from the Tarokka reading) and any NPC tagalongs alongside the characters. 0000008069 00000 n Something owns you, and you got magic abilities out of the deal. Your character may not even know they have them yet when the game starts, and their origin can potentially be explored in game. 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. 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. Recommended path: Totem, You are a professional musician or actor, and quite successful, but youre beginning to suspect there might be more to your success than just talent. 0000018729 00000 n The Curse of Strahd. 0000022752 00000 n DMing For Kids. 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! 0000005820 00000 n Your characters' real world histories will come into play in the game. ._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} Building a new character for Curse of Strahd! 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. HTkPWA}6t%u Recommended patron: Any, You witnessed or were the victim of some kind of supernatural attack. 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. 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. ._2cHgYGbfV9EZMSThqLt2tx{margin-bottom:16px;border-radius:4px}._3Q7WCNdCi77r0_CKPoDSFY{width:75%;height:24px}._2wgLWvNKnhoJX3DUVT_3F-,._3Q7WCNdCi77r0_CKPoDSFY{background:var(--newCommunityTheme-field);background-size:200%;margin-bottom:16px;border-radius:4px}._2wgLWvNKnhoJX3DUVT_3F-{width:100%;height:46px} Recommended school: Illusion or Enchantment, You know monsters exist, and hunt them on occasion. 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 school: Any. Skipping the occasional meal or good nights sleep is not particularly detrimental to you. ._3-SW6hQX6gXK9G4FM74obr{display:inline-block;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:16px;height:16px;font-size:16px;line-height:16px} Count Strahd von Zarovich stares down a sheer cliff at the village below. Wallet with ID and Wealth d4. A supernatural ancestry can explain why you were chosen by said force, but cannot be the sole explanation for your abilities. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. .s5ap8yh1b4ZfwxvHizW3f{color:var(--newCommunityTheme-metaText);padding-top:5px}.s5ap8yh1b4ZfwxvHizW3f._19JhaP1slDQqu2XgT3vVS0{color:#ea0027} 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. 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. /*# sourceMappingURL=https://www.redditstatic.com/desktop2x/chunkCSS/TopicLinksContainer.3b33fc17a17cec1345d4_.css.map*/Where they come from is honestly not super important because they will be leaving that setting behind for the entirety of the campaign, and they'll be trapped in Barovia until they either kill Strahd or all die. 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. 0000008216 00000 n 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. Choosing this background simply means that event has become the sole defining point of your characters life and personality. 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. ._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} 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. H\n0} NCj"wf|YoB75f6S7;B6/M5tmx{9 >*/w~/sL=?0,$T|*i/oe? Players should come prepared with a base character, and we will flesh out details in a Session 0 as a group. Obsidian Portal has a lot of really cool features that use JavaScript. Their tiefling sorceress is the twin of the burgermaster's henchman, niece to the evil diabolist lady. 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! The module contains everything you need to run Curse of Strahd. 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. @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} However, the Paladin is a brand new player whos not sure if hell stick around the whole time. You might be a professor, a research librarian, or just someone who really likes reading. You believe they are either a gift from your god or a temptation towards evil. trailer <<5DDAB1D2037E4EE3B64407F93A2A4750>]/Prev 118261>> startxref 0 %%EOF 89 0 obj <>stream You should check them out. U+u4UXV;T*mF~VKZZ5 x. Any gold you have left over can be used to purchase mundane gear in the Players Handbook. 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. Plot Hooks. Exoticplayer character races (dragonborn, gnomes,half-orcs, kenku, tabaxi, etc) are almost always Outlanders. 0000024241 00000 n Curse of Strahd. 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. Youve always had problems controlling your temper, and are notorious for getting into fights. However, here are some ideas: Note: Choice of Fighting Style may be deferred until 3rd level at players discretion. This is a character sheet I worked up for our group playing through Curse of Strahd. Recommended favored enemy: Aberrations, Beasts, Fey, Plants or Undead (depending on the nature of your organization). Recommended paths: Either, but confirm Totem with DM. D&D 5E Curse of Strahd Character Sheet and players pack on DMSGuild. ++e/bH7cL:b:L}0 endstream endobj 23 0 obj <> endobj 24 0 obj <>stream 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. 0000077768 00000 n SeeSage,SailorandUrchinfor Characteristic ideas. Character Creation Right now, the party consists of a Barb/Druid who rages into a bear, a Bladesinger wizard, and ranged artificer, and a Paladin. You may modify its name, traits, flaws, bonds and ideals as you like, but you must keep its starting equipment package, skills and features. [] Punctuate your horror tales with moments of relief, comedy, and fortuitous consequences. Curse of Strahd emphasizes clerics in the assignment of its anti-Strahd relics, yes. 0000009719 00000 n Recommended college: Lore, You are a priest of a real-world religion and have hidden your gifts from your congregation. May substitute thieves tools proficiency with hacking tools proficiency. 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. Music and Sound. 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. Your character may know about the occult world or they may not, but if they do your backstory should specify why. The Ravenloft Setting and Setting Expectations, Icovered the Tarokka reading in another article. Have fun storming the castle! 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