Game: D&D 5e Group type: Online, Play-by-Post (Discord, Avrae) Experience: Any Location/Timezone: (GMT-7, although we have players in Europe and other places as well; highly flexible) Roles sought: 2 Players Game style: Social interaction, player character-focused narrative, exploration, cinematic
Players Wanted - Curse of Strahd play-by-post
Under raging storm clouds, a lone figure stands silhouetted against the ancient walls of Castle Ravenloft. The vampire Count Strahd von Zarovich stares down a sheer cliff at the village below. A cold, bitter wind spins dead leaves about him, billowing his cape in the darkness.
Lightning splits the clouds overhead, casting stark white light across him. Strahd turns to the sky, revealing the angular muscles of his face and hands. He has a look of power — and of madness. His once handsome face is contorted by a tragedy darker than the night itself.
Rumbling thunder pounds the castle spires. The wind’s howling increases as Strahd turns his gaze back to the village. Far below, yet not beyond his ken, a party of adventurers has just entered his domain. Strahd’s face forms a twisted smile as his dark plan unfolds. He knew they were coming, and he knows why they have come — all according to his plan. He, the master of Ravenloft, will attend to them.
Another lightning flash rips through the darkness, its thunder echoing through the castle’s towers. But Strahd is gone. Only the howling of the wind — or perhaps a lone wolf — fills the midnight air. The master of Ravenloft is having guests for dinner. And you are invited.
Overview
This is a Curse of Strahd PbP game. We are playing through an adjusted version of the Curse of Strahd adventure module - a WotC published adventure focusing on nonlinearity, exploration, atmosphere and a central, devious antagonist.
The game is already in motion, but we've come back to the recruitment pool to fill a couple newly vacant spots. You'll be creating a character at 5th level, to join our existing party:
Zenrian, the calculating Eladrin wild magic sorcerer who craves mastery over the magic of planar manipulation, so he can make his way home
Rhelms, the affable Triton Echo Knight, driven only by wanderlust and the sinking feeling that he never can go home again.
In-The-Dark-Alley, the serious Tabaxi Bloodhunter who has found no shortage of undead and evil creatures in the mists of Barovia to put down.
You are an ideal candidate for our game if:
You want to play a character trapped in a dark, terrifying cat and mouse game with a heinous predator.
You like a good backstory, character quirk and party dialogue better than high stats or min-maxed features.
You like to write. You like to write detailed and clever things and read other people's detailed and clever things.
How to Apply
PM me with the following:
Your discord username (this game will be played on Discord)
Your D&D Experience (beginners and veterans alike are welcome; we just like a heads up)
PbP availability (how regularly can you post/check in?)
A couple paragraphs of who your proposed character(s) is. Character sheet links not required
Your answer to the question: what was the most fun you've ever had playing D&D? (People who love similar parts of the game tend to make a happy group)
Once a cohesive group is put together, this LFP post will close and the game will resume on Discord.
Trigger/Content Warning
Curse of Strahd is a social interaction/role playing heavy DnD module, which deals thoroughly with themes of corruption, innocence and abuse. Mental illness, domestic and child abuse, and racism are established elements of the classic gothic horror fiction from which it draws inspiration, and are explored extensively throughout the module. Some of these issues are being edited or adjusted in our game in order to address the module's deficiencies. A lot of sensitive material remains.
If you have triggers and sensitivities but still want to play, please feel free to dialogue with the DM about where your boundaries are so I can look for how to craft a scary, horrifying and thrilling but not-traumatic experience for you as a player.
A brief (non exhaustive) trigger list:
child abuse, murder, kidnapping, gaslighting, racism, sexism, torture, mind control, cannibalism, sexual assault, mental illness, animal cruelty, body horror, incest, suicide, drug addiction, and alcoholism.
Module Adjustment Notes
Every DM changes their modules. Here are some of mine:
Edits have been made to the module to address shortcomings in the original, namely:
Harmful stereotyping of Romani peoples.
Normalization and overuse of violence against women and children.
Harmful language and depictions of interracial people.
If you're curious as to "why" some suggested reading, about CoS shortcomings that are informing our adaptation (warning - extensive spoilers abound)
Hello! We are Peter & Nick two semi experienced D&D players with some DM'ing experience who are looking for a chill group to roleplay with. We are both understanding players who will work with our DM to make interesting and fun characters. Our discord names are Smoobis#2906 & TheRedCommander#1349, We are dedicated and will be punctual and communicative.
Hello!My name is Lemuel,Im new player into d&d and i never played but i like to join your group to play curse of Strahd and other campaign,here is my charather:
Charather name:Andrus Wingrave
Class:Blood hunter of the order of the ghostslayer
Race:Variant human
Alligmment:Chaotic good
Backstory:When he was a child,he was a member of the Wingrave family,a family of blood hunters that hunted down vampires for decades and they was one of the srongest members of the order of the ghostslayer,the Wingrave family was friends to another family that was the Heavenfly family,Andrus and his family lived in a big home called the Wingrave manor,the family haves a arch enemy however,this arch enemy was a vampire lord called "The vampire queen",the vampire queen and the Wingrave famile has fighted trouth many decates,for defeating the vampire queen,the family crafted a magical sword that the legend says that if a vampire touch the sword they will turn into dust,knowing about this magical sword,the vampire queen orded a vampire lord to attack the Wingrave manor,kill all of the members and steal this magical sword,so one night a horde of vampires attacked the manor and kiilled all of the members,except Andrus that was hiding in one of the secret rooms in the manor,after the massagre,the vampires searched the manor but didnt find the sword and leaved the manor,Andrus became a ophan but he was adorpted by the Heavenfly family and he was trained to become a blood hunter,after he became a blood hunter he enterd the order of the ghostslayer and he was tasked to kill a vampire lord in a kingdon called Ashborne,he build a team of monster hunters that they are his friends and protected the city of Ashborne from the vampires,when they enterd the vampire lord castle,the vampire lord reaveled that was the same vampire lord tasked by the vampire queen,Andrus and his group fighted the vampire lord in a brutal battle,but all of his group were killed and Andrus was the only surviver,he killed the vampire lord but before the vampire lord died,he reaveled him self to be one of the servants of the vampire queen,the vampire queen now know that Andrus is the last member of the Wingrave family so she orded her servants to hunt down him,so now Andrus quest is track down the vampire queen,kill her servants and in the end kill the vampire queen to revenged his family and protect those who cannot protect themselfs.
That is my charather details,my discord ID is misterbruh#3632,for the question i never played d&d before but i would love to play curse of Strahd with your group,im free in weekends to play d&d with your group,DM me if you want to talk with me,thanks for reading!
Hey. I’m new to DND but not roleplay especially on discord. I have two characters already made so I’ll let you choose whichever one you think would fit better if you decide to have me. I’m very interested in a campaign long term of short term. I’m free to roleplay most days and at most it will only take me a couple hours to respond.
First character: Thak. A Goliath Lawful good paladin sworn to protect others especially his friends. He always tries to do his best to help others and to protect those in need. Thak is a frontline fighter willing to put his life on the line and while he isn’t the smartest he’s not the type to go running in without a plan though most of his plans result in him hitting the problem until it isn’t a problem anymore.
Second character: Lillith. A chaotic good tiefling rogue that does her best to live freely while begrudgingly helping those in need. Lillith is a meticulous planner who prefers more diplomatic approaches to problems or a sneaky approach that has the best chance to succeed. If a fight breaks out however she won’t hesitate to join in on the combat and she will try to help her allies to the best of her ability since she doesn’t want to lose another friend.
My discord username is Loading Image#2020. DM me if you have any questions or want to talk.
Hey there! My names Josh, im a semi veteran player with about 3 years under my belt, id love to join your party!
You can dm me through discord! i really hope to join, so im just gonna a description for a character ive been wanting to play recently.
Character name: Akcius (Akseeus)
Character Description: Akcius (Akseeus) is a tiefling, His skin is light grey and is slightly more white in areas like around the hands, knees and neck. Though this is hard to see behind his clothes which consists of a wooden face mask that he never takes off unless he is alone, white and dark blue light robes that cover down to his wrists, His feet and hands are covered by white wrappings that he changes almost every chance he can get. his head has a oversized hood that has two holes on the top of the head where two white grey gradient horns poke out. Akcius's face is characterized by his unnaturally colored eyes which represent a color similar to gold (amber like). Slight black dots dot his grey face giving a half/half gradient on his face. Akcius stands at 5'6 and weighs 140lbs (63kg) which makes him undersized compared to normal adventurers.
Character class idea: i was thinking a samurai monk to match the aesthetic of the character or the astral self monk. i was also considering sorcerer or fighter depending on party comp.
Hello, my name is Leslie, I'm a veteran player from the 3.5 days. I'd love to join if there's still room
Feel free to pm me through discord
Character name: Aurora Holimon
Character description: Aurora is a young paladin from the town of daggerford. She's is remarkable beauty but she has a strange air about her. She often has strange dreams of a mist covered land and a pale nobleman. These dreams seem to be echoes of another life. She stands at a height of five foot one, with beautiful emerald green eyes and a gentle smile. Some call her the princess of Daggerford because she looks so much like a princess. Her long chestnut brown hair is tied back in a long braid and she wears the vestments of a priestess.
Character class: Devotion Paladin
Discord ID: PhoenixValkyrie#8190
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Game: D&D 5e
Group type: Online, Play-by-Post (Discord, Avrae)
Experience: Any
Location/Timezone: (GMT-7, although we have players in Europe and other places as well; highly flexible)
Roles sought: 2 Players
Game style: Social interaction, player character-focused narrative, exploration, cinematic
Players Wanted - Curse of Strahd play-by-post
Under raging storm clouds, a lone figure stands silhouetted against the ancient walls of Castle Ravenloft. The vampire Count Strahd von Zarovich stares down a sheer cliff at the village below. A cold, bitter wind spins dead leaves about him, billowing his cape in the darkness.
Lightning splits the clouds overhead, casting stark white light across him. Strahd turns to the sky, revealing the angular muscles of his face and hands. He has a look of power — and of madness. His once handsome face is contorted by a tragedy darker than the night itself.
Rumbling thunder pounds the castle spires. The wind’s howling increases as Strahd turns his gaze back to the village. Far below, yet not beyond his ken, a party of adventurers has just entered his domain. Strahd’s face forms a twisted smile as his dark plan unfolds. He knew they were coming, and he knows why they have come — all according to his plan. He, the master of Ravenloft, will attend to them.
Another lightning flash rips through the darkness, its thunder echoing through the castle’s towers. But Strahd is gone. Only the howling of the wind — or perhaps a lone wolf — fills the midnight air. The master of Ravenloft is having guests for dinner. And you are invited.
Overview
This is a Curse of Strahd PbP game. We are playing through an adjusted version of the Curse of Strahd adventure module - a WotC published adventure focusing on nonlinearity, exploration, atmosphere and a central, devious antagonist.
The game is already in motion, but we've come back to the recruitment pool to fill a couple newly vacant spots. You'll be creating a character at 5th level, to join our existing party:
You are an ideal candidate for our game if:
How to Apply
PM me with the following:
Once a cohesive group is put together, this LFP post will close and the game will resume on Discord.
Trigger/Content Warning
Curse of Strahd is a social interaction/role playing heavy DnD module, which deals thoroughly with themes of corruption, innocence and abuse. Mental illness, domestic and child abuse, and racism are established elements of the classic gothic horror fiction from which it draws inspiration, and are explored extensively throughout the module. Some of these issues are being edited or adjusted in our game in order to address the module's deficiencies. A lot of sensitive material remains.
If you have triggers and sensitivities but still want to play, please feel free to dialogue with the DM about where your boundaries are so I can look for how to craft a scary, horrifying and thrilling but not-traumatic experience for you as a player.
A brief (non exhaustive) trigger list:
Module Adjustment Notes
Every DM changes their modules. Here are some of mine:
If you're curious as to "why" some suggested reading, about CoS shortcomings that are informing our adaptation (warning - extensive spoilers abound)
https://www.reddit.com/r/DnDBehindTheScreen/comments/9t2l26/inverting_stereotypes_in_curse_of_strahd/
https://gomakemeasandwich.wordpress.com/2016/09/28/curse-of-strahd-correctly-labels-strahd-an-abuser-yet-troublingly-racist/
https://gomakemeasandwich.wordpress.com/2016/09/29/curse-of-strahd-continued-problems-with-gender-and-mental-illness-cw/
Sariel Val'Thaerys (High Elf Wizard), Steam and Sky
Hello! We are Peter & Nick two semi experienced D&D players with some DM'ing experience who are looking for a chill group to roleplay with. We are both understanding players who will work with our DM to make interesting and fun characters. Our discord names are Smoobis#2906 & TheRedCommander#1349, We are dedicated and will be punctual and communicative.
PM'd you with my info.
Oderint dum metuant
Hello!My name is Lemuel,Im new player into d&d and i never played but i like to join your group to play curse of Strahd and other campaign,here is my charather:
Charather name:Andrus Wingrave
Class:Blood hunter of the order of the ghostslayer
Race:Variant human
Alligmment:Chaotic good
Backstory:When he was a child,he was a member of the Wingrave family,a family of blood hunters that hunted down vampires for decades and they was one of the srongest members of the order of the ghostslayer,the Wingrave family was friends to another family that was the Heavenfly family,Andrus and his family lived in a big home called the Wingrave manor,the family haves a arch enemy however,this arch enemy was a vampire lord called "The vampire queen",the vampire queen and the Wingrave famile has fighted trouth many decates,for defeating the vampire queen,the family crafted a magical sword that the legend says that if a vampire touch the sword they will turn into dust,knowing about this magical sword,the vampire queen orded a vampire lord to attack the Wingrave manor,kill all of the members and steal this magical sword,so one night a horde of vampires attacked the manor and kiilled all of the members,except Andrus that was hiding in one of the secret rooms in the manor,after the massagre,the vampires searched the manor but didnt find the sword and leaved the manor,Andrus became a ophan but he was adorpted by the Heavenfly family and he was trained to become a blood hunter,after he became a blood hunter he enterd the order of the ghostslayer and he was tasked to kill a vampire lord in a kingdon called Ashborne,he build a team of monster hunters that they are his friends and protected the city of Ashborne from the vampires,when they enterd the vampire lord castle,the vampire lord reaveled that was the same vampire lord tasked by the vampire queen,Andrus and his group fighted the vampire lord in a brutal battle,but all of his group were killed and Andrus was the only surviver,he killed the vampire lord but before the vampire lord died,he reaveled him self to be one of the servants of the vampire queen,the vampire queen now know that Andrus is the last member of the Wingrave family so she orded her servants to hunt down him,so now Andrus quest is track down the vampire queen,kill her servants and in the end kill the vampire queen to revenged his family and protect those who cannot protect themselfs.
That is my charather details,my discord ID is misterbruh#3632,for the question i never played d&d before but i would love to play curse of Strahd with your group,im free in weekends to play d&d with your group,DM me if you want to talk with me,thanks for reading!
Hey. I’m new to DND but not roleplay especially on discord. I have two characters already made so I’ll let you choose whichever one you think would fit better if you decide to have me. I’m very interested in a campaign long term of short term. I’m free to roleplay most days and at most it will only take me a couple hours to respond.
First character: Thak. A Goliath Lawful good paladin sworn to protect others especially his friends. He always tries to do his best to help others and to protect those in need. Thak is a frontline fighter willing to put his life on the line and while he isn’t the smartest he’s not the type to go running in without a plan though most of his plans result in him hitting the problem until it isn’t a problem anymore.
Second character: Lillith. A chaotic good tiefling rogue that does her best to live freely while begrudgingly helping those in need. Lillith is a meticulous planner who prefers more diplomatic approaches to problems or a sneaky approach that has the best chance to succeed. If a fight breaks out however she won’t hesitate to join in on the combat and she will try to help her allies to the best of her ability since she doesn’t want to lose another friend.
My discord username is Loading Image#2020. DM me if you have any questions or want to talk.
Hey there! My names Josh, im a semi veteran player with about 3 years under my belt, id love to join your party!
You can dm me through discord! i really hope to join, so im just gonna a description for a character ive been wanting to play recently.
Character name: Akcius (Akseeus)
Character Description: Akcius (Akseeus) is a tiefling, His skin is light grey and is slightly more white in areas like around the hands, knees and neck. Though this is hard to see behind his clothes which consists of a wooden face mask that he never takes off unless he is alone, white and dark blue light robes that cover down to his wrists, His feet and hands are covered by white wrappings that he changes almost every chance he can get. his head has a oversized hood that has two holes on the top of the head where two white grey gradient horns poke out. Akcius's face is characterized by his unnaturally colored eyes which represent a color similar to gold (amber like). Slight black dots dot his grey face giving a half/half gradient on his face. Akcius stands at 5'6 and weighs 140lbs (63kg) which makes him undersized compared to normal adventurers.
Character class idea: i was thinking a samurai monk to match the aesthetic of the character or the astral self monk. i was also considering sorcerer or fighter depending on party comp.
Discord id: Crunchy#3817
Hello, my name is Leslie, I'm a veteran player from the 3.5 days. I'd love to join if there's still room
Feel free to pm me through discord
Character name: Aurora Holimon
Character description: Aurora is a young paladin from the town of daggerford. She's is remarkable beauty but she has a strange air about her. She often has strange dreams of a mist covered land and a pale nobleman. These dreams seem to be echoes of another life. She stands at a height of five foot one, with beautiful emerald green eyes and a gentle smile. Some call her the princess of Daggerford because she looks so much like a princess. Her long chestnut brown hair is tied back in a long braid and she wears the vestments of a priestess.
Character class: Devotion Paladin
Discord ID: PhoenixValkyrie#8190