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. You do not roll for starting wealth. 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. Ideally, your players' characters will have no prior knowledge of Barovia or Ravenloft. 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. Some ideas are below: Paladin: Like clerics, paladins must be beholden to an outside force to receive their abilities. 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 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). Your character may know about the occult world or they may not, but if they do your backstory should specify why. 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. In the first edition of thePlayers Guideduring the Tyranny season, characters could start with maximum gold and select their own equipment. Starting Equipment: Street clothes, insignia of rank or VA card, car or truck, cell phone, wallet with ID and Wealth d4. Or maybe youre just in good physical shape and can keep your cool in a fight. 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Setting Guides. Something owns you, and you got magic abilities out of the deal. 0000062298 00000 n Decent emergency healing, the warlock's useful sustained damage capabilities, and all the flexibility that comes with Invocations. The campaign will be gritty, graphic, and all things go. 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. Your characters' real world histories will come into play in the game. 0000002104 00000 n How will character creation work. Within this product, you'll find 4 different documents to help you prepare for the Curse of Strahd module: Player Primer. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. I havent picked a class yet but already rolled stats and rolled amazing. more content. Recommended patron: Any, You learned something man was not meant to know. 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. 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." The Dark Powers delight in tormenting villains as much as they do innocents, the Mists equally confound both predators and prey, and Darklords frequently exhibit hubris or other exploitable flaws. Feb 20, 2016 #1 The Curse of Strahd character sheet and AL log sheet and table tents, the players pack, is up on DMSGuild. Werewolves in the Mist is excellent for player characters built for Adventurers League and for uniting characters with disparate faction allegiances. 0000077768 00000 n Acting, storytelling, and oration are all valid performance abilities. CoS is set in its own demiplane, called Barovia, in an area of the Shadowfell called Ravenloft. $24.99. Read this first to learn why you shouldn't. You should place your group on a world of your choice. ENHANCE your Curse of Strahd game with 30 character secrets! Dynamic lighting and the Jukebox are your best friends in a horror game. Any changes are listed below. 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! 0000002805 00000 n Skill Proficiencies: Investigation and Deception, Insight, History, Nature, Medicine or Religion. ! The story origin you choose limits your character creation and advancement options. Read this first to learn why you shouldn't! 0000015489 00000 n The inheritor background requires additional guidance. Before running the hook, establish who the player characters are and how/if they know each other in their initial setting. Redneck- Youre from a rural small-town, and dont leave it very often. 0000086438 00000 n D&D 5E Curse of Strahd Character Sheet and players pack on DMSGuild. Maps & Map Tools. Just make sure you keep an up-to-date log sheet of any and all experience points and gold you gain! One morning, their father and their uncle took them fishing on Lake Zarovich. Starting Equipment: Street clothes, cell phone, laptop/tablet computer or notebook and pens. With Roll20 as your virtual tabletop, your adventures are limitless. Plot Hooks. These are just examples, feel free to make up your own crazy reasons for why your guy has superpowers. U%_ .9atR|wh/iiL,| >* endstream endobj 25 0 obj <> endobj 26 0 obj <>stream 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 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. Its time for the fourth season of theD&D Adventurers Leagueto begin. From there, they must find a way to escape. Recommended favored enemy: Aberrations, Fiends, Monstrosities, or Undead. 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). Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. With the release of Curse of Strahd, I have created a Ranger Archetype that focuses on hunting and fighting the occult. It is appropriate for any character or campaign . Skill Proficiencies: Persuasion and Insight or Deception. 19 0 obj <> endobj xref 19 71 0000000016 00000 n Choose the one that best complements your character's background. Recommended domains: Life, Light, Tempest, War, You are a member of a secret cult who worships and gains power from some fantastic deity or planar creature. 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. Characters start with the starting equipment determined by your class and background. Great resource in Curse of Strahd. It's like having a rewind button for your campaign. The adventures once known as D&D Encounters have been replaced by D&D Launch Events. Ranger: A ranger should have some experience with tracking and survival in his background, but this doesnt have to be wilderness experience. Please enable JavaScript to get the best experience from this site. The Guide is in effect from March 4th, 2016 until August 25th, 2016, when the next season will begin. Starting Equipment: Backpack, one textbook, cell phone, notebooks and pens, wallet with ID and Wealth d2. 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. 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. 0000041017 00000 n Druids are also good for ancestry abilities, as the Land circles provide a lot of options for different bloodlines. 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. The module contains everything you need to run Curse of Strahd. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. 0000010186 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. Count Strahd von Zarovich stares down a sheer cliff at the village below. Recommended archetype: Hunter, Youre a hunter of animals, either for food or sport. 0000008739 00000 n This is a great lead into Death House, with little additional work required. Skill Proficiencies: Perception and Insight, Persuasion, Sleight of Hand or History. Just the mention of the race isnt enough, you need to have access to the full rules, and you are not allowed to use the SCAG and EEPC together. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Press J to jump to the feed. 0000068875 00000 n If appropriate, you may substitute proficiency in Religion with proficiency in Occult. DM Screens. Maybe you own a school, or maybe its just a hobby, but you are likely a black belt in something. Starting Equipment: Appropriate holy symbol, appropriate prayer book or equivalent, vestments or street clothing, cell phone, wallet with ID and Wealth d2. Combat comes naturally to you when put into that position. Sorcerer Origin:Inner Darkness, New Background Options For mood setting during play, we used a few different soundtracks from Syrinscape last night, which was awesome! You have been possessed by some supernatural force that manifests when you get angry or excited. Monk: While monks focus on martial arts, they have several abilities that can be considered magical. 0000005062 00000 n joining the sa forums will remove this big ad, the annoying underlined ads, and stupid interstitial ads!! 0000068973 00000 n 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. Add to Cart. Outlandersare "visitors", most likely taken to Ravenloftfrom theirhome world against their will. You can also gain experience points for your characters by running adventures. The five factions are: You may find your faction sending you on special or secret missions during adventures. Tool Proficiencies: Land vehicles or firearms. Tool Proficiencies: Hacking Kit or one Gaming Set. Ravaged Mind I am available on my Discord server for help with character creation and questions before the game begins. 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. 0000015902 00000 n 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! Pretty much just an indecisive DM who rarely gets to play as a PC. Im not partial towards playing any class, more looking to fill a role or a hole in the party. 0000003573 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. Soldier- May substitute land vehicle proficiency with firearm proficiency. 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