Game: D&D 5e

Campaign: Curse of Strahd: Extended edition (lv16) + House of Lament

Session: Currently, the campaign has stopped at session 12, the group is lv4 and has just arrived in Vallaki [having completed only 2 of the 13 chapters of the campaign and they have not started the extra chapter “House of Lament” yet].

Unfortunately, a player had to drop out due to a schedule change at work.

We’re just looking for one player at the moment...I'll run free sessions for the new player so their character can catch up with the rest of the group.

Price: 10$ a session (per player) via PayPal

Platform: Online on Foundry VTT and Discord

Experience: +20 years as DM

Time: Thursday nights – 9 pm EST / 6 pm PST / 2 am GMT

Schedule: Every other Thursday

Duration: 3 - 4hrs

Looking for: 1 player of any experience level

Trailers:

This is a trailer that I made for this campaign:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1S09UGKgcy8

Additionally, I also use for this campaign (among other materials) the complete Beneos Battlemaps Collection for Curse of Strahd:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZTqcEazUw8

The campaign:

Barovia lives under the oppression of the Devil Strahd. The mists that surround the valleys not only bring unwilling travelers from distant planes but also trap them in the cursed land. According to legend, the only way to escape is by killing Strahd von Zarovich...but would it really be enough to break the curse? There's only one way to find out...

Curse of Strahd - Extended edition

This is a gothic horror adventure focused on roleplay, however, with lots of dangerous combats and encounters. Think of it as a 'less quantity more quality' equation, there are fewer fights than in the regular a-monster-on-every-corner dungeon but they are more meaningful and exciting.

Every GM likes to tweak their modules to better suit their tastes and the players', in my case I decided to create this extended edition inspired by the incredible expanded universe that the community of Curse of Strahd GMs (mostly on Reddit) created. That's why the adventure goes up to level 16th instead of the regular 10th.

However, I took care to NOT change the adventure to the point of becoming something else, my changes come more from the point of building upon than replacing things. After all, if someone agreed to play Curse of Strahd, they deserve to play Curse of Strahd right?!

+ Extra Content: House of Lament (1 extra level + magic items)

Adapted to higher-level characters and incorporated within the lore of the campaign, the players will experience (and hopefully overcome) the horrors of The House of Lament.

Using their strength, courage, and wits (including an interactive spiritual board to contact the spirits) the character will be able to solve the mysteries of the haunted mansion and free the tormented souls...or die trying and get trapped along with all the others before them.

DM details: Who am I?

Hopefully your future DM! My name is Rafael (you can call me Raph) and I'm an English teacher/Professional GM from Brazil with +20 years of experience with the hobby.

In an RPG we are players, writers, actors, and the audience, all at the same time! Which for me is just fantastic, that's why I love this hobby so much!

As a GM, I want to forge together with the players a great story (emphasis on the word 'together' because I take players' agency very seriously, I think it's essential for a good RPG). So expect a great deal of agency and consequences to the characters' choices.

Playstyle:

- Focus on RP without leaving the G behind, less in quantity but more significant and dangerous combats.

- Only house rules previously approved by the players.

- I Like to RP with voices and acting (sometimes even using voice modulators), but I don't require it from the players. I encourage everyone to RP the way they feel more comfortable.

- I try to enhance the players' experience with music, images, and visual effects.