0000087432 00000 n System Reference. Although if you're going Tomelock, Celestial is fun because it gives you two additional cantrips, so you can basically be Dr. Cantrip, but that's more just for the gimmick of getting as many cantrips as possible. 0000058977 00000 n 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. League adventures tied to the Curse of Strahd storyline. 0000088078 00000 n No-one can be Neutral Evil or Chaotic Evil. 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. The square grid maps will help your players navigate Castle Ravenloft on the virtual tabletop. Outlandersare "visitors", most likely taken to Ravenloftfrom theirhome world against their will. Recommended origins: Elemental Draconic, reflavored, depending on element. H\n0} NCj"wf|YoB75f6S7;B6/M5tmx{9 >*/w~/sL=?0,$T|*i/oe? This grants you unusual abilities youre still trying to hone. U+u4UXV;T*mF~VKZZ5 x. Or maybe youre just excellent at LARPs and battle reenactments. Recommended patron: Great Old One, You are allowing some supernatural entity to possess you, in exchange for their aid in a personal matter. ._3oeM4kc-2-4z-A0RTQLg0I{display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-ms-flex-pack:justify;justify-content:space-between} These players characters can bring any knowledge from their home world, and possibly the multiverse in general, to bear in the game. Depending on your story origin, additional races are available through either the Elemental Evil Players Companion or the Sword Coast Adventurers Guide. However, here are some ideas: Note: Choice of Fighting Style may be deferred until 3rd level at players discretion. 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. Pretty much just an indecisive DM who rarely gets to play as a PC. Ideally, your players' characters will have no prior knowledge of Barovia or Ravenloft. 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. All human languages listed on page 112 are legal options. Chamberlain. Bumping up HP and AC are obvious first choices, but giving him access to a mythic action and regenerated health after initially being reduced to zero may be more fun for your players (and mimics the final form video game boss experience players may be familiar with from other Dracula-inspired vampires). Some ideas are below: Paladin: Like clerics, paladins must be beholden to an outside force to receive their abilities. Sorcerer Origin:Inner Darkness, New Background Options It can be a creation of yours, the Forgotten Realms, or something else. 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. Curse of Strahd emphasizes clerics in the assignment of its anti-Strahd relics, yes. 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This is a character sheet I worked up for our group playing through Curse of Strahd. New Backgrounds: 0000002104 00000 n D&D fans, meet horror fans. Lighting splits the clouds overhead, casting stark white light across him. trailer <<5DDAB1D2037E4EE3B64407F93A2A4750>]/Prev 118261>> startxref 0 %%EOF 89 0 obj <>stream 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. You can find a free Players Pack (including the log sheet, character sheet and table tent) at the DMs Guild. The nature of this deal can be discovered throughout the adventure. You have infiltration and possibly spy training, via the military or other government organization. This time, it was clear that Patrina craved Strahd's power and that Strahd would. Ragebear McMemebuildtechnicallyhas access to restorative magic, but he's very unlikely to use it in combat since it'd involve sacrificing his multi-turn build-up to Ragebear state. Soldier- May substitute land vehicle proficiency with firearm proficiency. You thought you were going crazy, but the magic is definitely real. Homebrew. You have been possessed by some supernatural force that manifests when you get angry or excited. The Wild Magic origin, in particular, works well for someone just granted magical ability they cant quite control yet. Bound by Fate. Updated: Editied based on the Unearthed Arcana: Ranger Rework. Urchin- Youve been in and out of foster homes all your life, and are used to being on your own. 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! (Having non-functional wings is fine). Starting Equipment: Street clothes, backpack, winter blanket, whatever tool youre proficient with, Wealth 1. Starting Equipment: Street clothes, medical bag (healers kit), cell phone, wallet with ID and medical license, Wealth d6. Recommended patron: Any, You witnessed or were the victim of some kind of supernatural attack. HTkPWA}6t%u You have supernatural blood in your veins, granting you magical ability. The False Identity feature only allows you to copy handwriting if you are proficient with a forgery kit. Starting Equipment: Fine street clothing, disguise kit, hacking or forgery kit, anything else you might need for your scheme of choice, burner phone, car, false IDs, wallet with ID and Wealth d4. 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. 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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. 0000039064 00000 n @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} Fall damage: a creature takes 1d6 bludgeoning damage for every 10 feet fallen to a maximum of 20d6. 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. Great resource in Curse of Strahd. You can find this resource in Appendix A: Character Options, and I'm talking specifically about the Character Background: Haunted One. The Curse of Strahd. Curse of Strahd: Reloaded - A compilation of resources and revisions to the module . 0000020879 00000 n After explaining this to the players, explain it's a gothic horror setting, tell them to think Bram Stoker's Dracula, Castlevania etc for character inspiration. 0000078100 00000 n 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. Within this product, you'll find 4 different documents to help you prepare for the Curse of Strahd module: Player Primer. Any Domain of Dread is a fascinating setting for an adventure; each is a limited sandbox for player characters to explore encompassed by the Mists. Where do you originate? DMing For Kids. Youve picked up a few incantations here and there that have been very helpful. Players should come prepared with a base character, and we will flesh out details in a Session 0 as a group. It also includes a stat block for Sanity, since that is what our DM is adding into the mix. If the Sword Coast Adventurers Guide is a legal source for you, the following restrictions apply: Most characters in theForgotten Realmsfollow a deity. Hi there! Tool Proficiencies: Hacking Kit or one Gaming Set. Set in the realm of Barovia, a Domain Of Dread within Ravenloft, your players find themselves transported here and trapped. Plus, you have our Recommended archetype: Assassin or Arcane Trickster, You have some kind of supernatural ancestry, or you encountered something supernatural in your past that granted you magical ability. Haunted One- You dont have to choose this background to have had a harrowing supernatural event occur in your characters life. You can gain experience points by playing adventures. 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. 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