Phantasms of Sri Raji (A Thematic Sequel to Curse of Strahd)

In the depths of his labyrinthine palace, the Maharajah swears malevolent oaths before a shrine to his goddess. Outside, the black sky bludgeons the jungle with another storm.

A fire flashes orange. Whirling about, he seizes the violet-robed figure who materializes it, lifting them by the throat with a backward, clawed hand. The servant apologizes for the intrusion. They are here, they say; strangers from beyond the mists have arrived.

Those are the servant's last words. As their body hits the floor, the Maharajah's eyes narrow with glee. Then he is gone. Only smoldering incense remains, its smoke twisting beneath his goddess's grin.

The lord of Sri Raji is on the hunt, and you are his prey.

About the Game:

Phantasms of Sri Raji is a Dungeons and Dragons campaign that will take characters from Levels 14-20. Dubbed "the thematic sequel to Curse of Strahd" by its author, this module modernizes many elements of the 2nd edition Ravenloft campaign setting that Wizards of the Coast chose to leave behind.

The domain of Sri Raji is not one of gothic horror, but rather a luscious jungle where the only goal is to make it out alive. To help enforce this survival horror theming, I have designed a system that combines the Fear and Stress rules from Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft with the Exhausted condition that was introduced (and sadly removed) from the 5e'24 playtest material.

The goal is for the campaign to be roughly 50% roleplay and 50% combat. In this world, your character's actions have consequences, which could lead to serious harm or certain death.

(NOTE: You do not have to have played Curse of Strahd to participate in this campaign. It is not a direct sequel, and only callbacks to thematic elements, such as a fortune card reading.)

About the GM:

My name is Zach, I'm 21 y/o, and happily together with my girlfriend of a year and a half. I have significant PC and DM experience, having played Curse of Strahd, Tomb of Annihilation, and Descent into Avernus and DM'd The Wild Beyond the Witchlight and Candlekeep Mysteries. Having seen the dangers of balancing high-level play before, I am excited to take on the challenge of delivering an excellent, stressful, and frightening play experience for you!

What You Get for $20 per Session

• Participating in the only Phantasms of Sri Raji campaign currently on Roll20.
• Weekly 4-hour gaming sessions with players who are dedicated to being there and caring about the game.
• Custom maps, monsters, and AoE spell tokens directly implemented into Roll20.
• Access to The Quarry, the Dungeons and Dragons Discord server where all our voice and video communication will take place.
• Music and sound effects powered by Syrinscape, a dynamic, nonrepeating spatial audio engine.
• The ability to playtest all UA for the 2024 Core Rules Revision (i.e. One D&D, 5.5, 5e'24, etc.)
• Use of a homebrew survival horror system based on 5e'24's Exhaustion mechanic and Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft's Fear and Stress mechanics.

Other Important Details

• The timeslot for this campaign will be Friday nights from 6 PM - 10 PM EST.
• After being accepted into this campaign, all players will have a Session Zero free of charge.
• All payments must take place 48 hours before a session begins to confirm your attendance at the table.
• I will only DM for an 18+ audience. If you are younger than 18, please do not apply.

If you are interested in applying, I have an entire document laying out how I run campaigns and the table rules that I use. It is listed under the topic "Player Primer: Introduction." After that, click on the "Application" topic for a survey link that will let me know you are interested!