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* BonusBoss:
** The Mistwalker Gorger would turn out to be one. When they returned its heart to Naus, he revealed that he could not only create the treatment that he originally had in mind, but an improved one that reset their curse levels back to zero, and was also able to create the Undulating Compass for the party's use.
** Thanks to obtaining the Undulating Compass, the party has gained ready access to the fight against the [[KrakenAndLeviathan Mistviathan]]. Obviously, though, it will be some time before the party will be in a level of preparation to make use of it.
* BreatherEpisode: Between Episode 5, a harrowing battle against the [[BonusBoss Mistwalker Gorger]], and episode 7, which featured considerable exposition and backstory reveals, Episode 6 consisted mainly of travelling to and exploring an abandoned temple.
** The Mistwalker Gorger would turn out to be one. When they returned its heart to Naus, he revealed that he could not only create the treatment that he originally had in mind, but an improved one that reset their curse levels back to zero, and was also able to create the Undulating Compass for the party's use.
** Thanks to obtaining the Undulating Compass, the party has gained ready access to the fight against the [[KrakenAndLeviathan Mistviathan]]. Obviously, though, it will be some time before the party will be in a level of preparation to make use of it.
* BreatherEpisode: Between Episode 5, a harrowing battle against the [[BonusBoss Mistwalker Gorger]], and episode 7, which featured considerable exposition and backstory reveals, Episode 6 consisted mainly of travelling to and exploring an abandoned temple.
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** The Mistwalker Gorger would turn out to be one. When they returned its heart to Naus, he revealed that he could not only create the treatment that he originally had in mind, but an improved one that reset their curse levels back to zero, and was also able to create the Undulating Compass for the party's use.
** Thanks to obtaining the Undulating Compass, the party has gained ready access to the fight against the [[KrakenAndLeviathan Mistviathan]]. Obviously, though, it will be some time before the party will be in a level of preparation to make use of it.
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Session 0 of Otikata's Curse was streamed on April 7, 2021, while the campaign officially began on June 18, 2021; a playlist of the campaign itself can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfASEnzB7i1bp0u-AK8Wzs1PtFNuBddFA here]]. The campaign is currently ongoing, with episodes occurring on Fridays at 4:00pm CST.
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Session 0 of Otikata's Curse was streamed on April 7, 2021, while the campaign officially began on June 18, 2021; a playlist of the campaign itself can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfASEnzB7i1bp0u-AK8Wzs1PtFNuBddFA here]]. here]].
The final episode was streamed on August 20, 2021; after information came out on August 31, 2021 detailing a long history of Arcadum's off-stream behavior, in particular being harassing, manipulative, and abusive, especially towards female players, all of the players dropped from the campaignis currently ongoing, with episodes occurring on Fridays at 4:00pm CST.
and severed all ties to Arcadum.
The final episode was streamed on August 20, 2021; after information came out on August 31, 2021 detailing a long history of Arcadum's off-stream behavior, in particular being harassing, manipulative, and abusive, especially towards female players, all of the players dropped from the campaign
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Character-specific information can be found [[{{Characters/Verum}} here]].
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** The Mistwalker Gorger would turn out to be one. When they returned its heart to Naus, he revealed that he could not only create the treatment that he originally had in mind, but an improved one that reset their curse levels back to zero, and was also able to create the Undulating Compass for the party's use.
* BreatherEpisode: Between Episode 5, a harrowing battle against the [[BonusBoss Mistwalker Gorger]], and episode 7, which featured considerable exposition and backstory reveals, Episode 6 consisted mainly of travelling to and exploring an abandoned temple.
* ChekhovsGunman: Once the party establishes the Inquisitor's Temple as a base of operations, the [=NPCs=] Bomba, Captain Chei, Jilly, and Kyse, who the party befriended at the start of the campaign and rescued from Chimeveld, turn out to be capable of providing a variety of services to the party between quests.
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* FailedASpotCheck: When the party goes through the list of reagents they need to retrieve at one point, they notice white birch bark, and get the idea to use Mei's branches for the job, even though they were at that moment ''surrounded'' by wood matching the description of what they needed. Ironically, the situation is resolved by inverting the trope, when Nia gets a successful Perception check that results in Arcadum pointing this out.
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* FailedASpotCheck: When the party goes through the list of reagents they need to retrieve at one point, during their first mission, they notice white birch bark, and get the idea to use Mei's branches for the job, even though they were at that moment ''surrounded'' by wood matching the description of what they needed. Ironically, the situation is resolved by inverting the trope, when Nia gets a successful Perception check that results in Arcadum pointing this out.
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* HomeBase: The Inquisitor's Temple that Naus Gaki takes the party to after escaping Chimeveld serves as one for the party.
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* BonusBoss: Arcadum revealed off-stream that the Mistwalker Gorger was actually one of these. Unfortunately, the party ended up coming across it as their ''second'' combat encounter. [[spoiler: They ultimately beat it, but not without cost]].
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* BonusBoss: Arcadum revealed off-stream that the BonusBoss:
** The Mistwalker Gorger would turn out to be one. When they returned its heart to Naus, he revealed that he could not only create the treatment that he originally had in mind, but an improved one that reset their curse levels back to zero, and wasactually one of these. Unfortunately, able to create the Undulating Compass for the party's use.
** Thanks to obtaining the Undulating Compass, the partyended up coming across has gained ready access to the fight against the [[KrakenAndLeviathan Mistviathan]]. Obviously, though, it will be some time before the party will be in a level of preparation to make use of it.
* BuriedInAPileOfCorpses: Sort of. When the party is caught in the Mists while in a graveyard, they hide out in a mausoleum astheir ''second'' combat encounter. [[spoiler: They ultimately beat it, but not without cost]].they wait for the accompanying creatures to leave.
** The Mistwalker Gorger would turn out to be one. When they returned its heart to Naus, he revealed that he could not only create the treatment that he originally had in mind, but an improved one that reset their curse levels back to zero, and was
** Thanks to obtaining the Undulating Compass, the party
* BuriedInAPileOfCorpses: Sort of. When the party is caught in the Mists while in a graveyard, they hide out in a mausoleum as
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''Otikata's Curse'' is an Actual Play web video series, in which members of [[WebVideo/VShojo VShojo]] and other associated {{Virtual Youtuber}}s play in a ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' campaign run by Arcadum. The campaign is set in ''The Living World of WebVideo/{{Verum}}''.
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''Otikata's Curse'' is an Actual Play web video series, in which members of [[WebVideo/VShojo VShojo]] and other associated {{Virtual Youtuber}}s play in a ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' campaign run by Arcadum. The campaign is set in ''The ''[[WebVideo/{{Verum}} The Living World of WebVideo/{{Verum}}''.
Verum]]''.
* TheCameo: Being in Verum, some characters from other campaigns were bound to come up at some point.
** "The Spirit Dance" has appearances by [[spoiler: [[WebVideo/SteelAndSilence Zara]] and Madd Morc]].
** Episode 7 has the party meeting with [[spoiler: Moe Kowbull and Derok Dranf]].
** "The Spirit Dance" has appearances by [[spoiler: [[WebVideo/SteelAndSilence Zara]] and Madd Morc]].
** Episode 7 has the party meeting with [[spoiler: Moe Kowbull and Derok Dranf]].
* JourneyToTheCenterOfTheMind: Tomoe undergoes one [[spoiler: in order to confront The Grey One that has possessed him for much of his life and is the source of his magic]].
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** "Casual Racism", which initially started as something Kyse would accuse Mei of whenever she used any of his BirdPeople features to mock him, and would later be brought up in response to pretty much any action or statement that could be interpreted as FantasticRacism.
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** "Casual Racism", which initially started as something Kyse would accuse Mei of whenever she used any of his BirdPeople features to mock him, and would later be brought up in response to pretty much any action or statement that could be interpreted as FantasticRacism. This is sometimes added to by bringing up the potential existence of "Hardcore/Competitive Racism".
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Related to Otikata's Curse is a special one-shot session entitled "The Spirit Dance", which can be viewed [[https://youtu.be/BGV0VN-oekQ here]]. Careful though, the entire premise involves significant spoilers for events in the campaign.
** Apparently, at a period of time in Nia and Lune's history, Lune posed as a priest as part of a scam to perform fake weddings, baptisms, and the like.
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* TastesLikeChicken: In the "The Spirit Dance" one-shot, [[spoiler: Madd Morc and Zara]] briefly discuss this trope when wondering whether lizard tastes like chicken, or if it's actually the other way around.
-->'''[[spoiler: Madd Morc]]''': Woah, I didn't know it would get so deep out here.
-->'''[[spoiler: Madd Morc]]''': Woah, I didn't know it would get so deep out here.
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* ChekhovsGun: The flower that Dexin Volnarus[[note]]the red-haired man who took part in the festival's dance competition[[/note]] gave to Nia turned out to be the same flower that Naus Gaki needed to create a treatment for the curse.
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* FailedASpotCheck: When the party goes through the list of reagents they need to retrieve at one point, they notice white birch bark, and get the idea to use Mei's branches for the job, even though they were at that moment ''surrounded'' by wood matching the description of what they needed. Ironically, the situation is resolved by inverting the trope, when Nia gets a successful Perception check that results in Arcadum pointing this out.
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This seems like it would be more appropriate under River's character entry.
* ADayInTheLimelight: The special session "The Spirit Dance" focuses entirely on River [[spoiler: after dying to the Mistwalker, in which she enters the Hall of Heroes, and enters into a duel to fight for the right to return to life, ultimately succeeding after a hard-fought battle]].
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* CameBackStrong: [[spoiler: After River died facing the Mistwalker Gorger, she took the first step on the [[{{PrestigeClass}} Path]] of the Spirit Dancer while dueling for the right to return to the Waking Realm. ]]
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* CameBackStrong: [[spoiler: After River died facing the Mistwalker Gorger, she took the first step on the [[{{PrestigeClass}} Path]] of the Spirit Dancer while dueling for the right to return to the Waking Realm. ]]
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* AttackOfTheTownFestival: The campaign starts in a town festival held in Chimevald, and the curse is unleashed the very next morning.
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* EyeScream: Mei's first attack against the Mistwalker Gorger was specifically directed at one of its many eyes, as well as Nia's attack that finally finishes it.
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* BonusBoss: Arcadum revealed off-stream that the Mistwalker Gorger was actually one of these. Unfortunately, the party ended up coming across it as their ''second'' combat encounter. [[spoiler: They ultimately beat it, but not without cost]].
* TheCorruption: The titular curse is effectively this to the party, with the effects on them growing worse as its hold on them increases.
* EyeScream: Mei's first attack against the Mistwalker Gorger was specifically directed at one of its many eyes, [[spoiler: as well as Nia's attack that finally finishes it.]]
* TheCorruption: The titular curse is effectively this to the party, with the effects on them growing worse as its hold on them increases.
* EyeScream: Mei's first attack against the Mistwalker Gorger was specifically directed at one of its many eyes, [[spoiler: as well as Nia's attack that finally finishes it.]]
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* HatePlague: Otikata's Curse has thus far been shown to take this form, amplifying even the pettiest of grievances to send the victim into a vicious frenzy in which they'll attack pretty much anyone within reach.
* NightmareSequence: The party has a shared one in the first night, during which they see Chimeveld with all of its residents dead, save for a few that instead undergo severe BodyHorror, and then see Otikata taking up the entire sky, looking down on them. This doesn't ultimately happen, but what actually does happen to Chimeveld isn't a whole lot better.
* NightmareSequence: The party has a shared one in the first night, during which they see Chimeveld with all of its residents dead, save for a few that instead undergo severe BodyHorror, and then see Otikata taking up the entire sky, looking down on them. This doesn't ultimately happen, but what actually does happen to Chimeveld isn't a whole lot better.
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* HatePlague: Otikata's Curse has thus far been shown to take this form, amplifying even the pettiest of grievances to send the victim victims into a vicious frenzy in which they'll attack pretty much anyone within reach.
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** The party has a shared one in the first night, during which they see Chimeveld with all of its residents dead, save for a few that instead undergo severe BodyHorror, and then see Otikata taking up the entire sky, looking down on them. This doesn't ultimately happen, but what actually does happen to Chimeveld isn't a whole lot better.
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** The party has a shared one in the first night, during which they see Chimeveld with all of its residents dead, save for a few that instead undergo severe BodyHorror, and then see Otikata taking up the entire sky, looking down on them. This doesn't ultimately happen, but what actually does happen to Chimeveld isn't a whole lot better.
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** Thanks to being afflicted with the curse, yet also able to resist it, the party is capable of harassing this themselves. By taking a Cursed Action, any of them can gain an extra turn at any time in combat, at the cost of worsening the effects of the curse on themselves.
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** Thanks to being afflicted with the curse, yet also able to resist it, the party is capable of harassing harnessing this themselves. By taking a Cursed Action, any of them can gain an extra turn at any time in combat, at the cost of worsening the effects of the curse on themselves.
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* ACrackInTheIce: The battle against the Mistwalker Gorger took place atop a frozen lake, and they use this to drop it in at one point.
* EyeScream: Mei's first attack against the Mistwalker Gorger was specifically directed at one of its many eyes, as well as Nia's attack that finally finishes it.
* GodzillaThreshold: [[spoiler: When the fight with the Mistwalker Gorger ''really'' starts going south, the party starts using cursed actions in order to finish it off quickly.]]
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* RunningGag: "Casual Racism", which initially started as something Kyse would accuse Mei of whenever she used any of his BirdPeople features to mock him, and would later be brought up in response to pretty much any action or statement that could be interpreted as FantasticRacism.
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* RunningGag: RunningGag:
** "Casual Racism", which initially started as something Kyse would accuse Mei of whenever she used any of his BirdPeople features to mock him, and would later be brought up in response to pretty much any action or statement that could be interpreted as FantasticRacism.
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** "Rhombus Mode" used to describe Lucine taking flight, due to how Arcadum adjusts character tokens to show that they are of a different elevation than the rest of the battlefield.
* YouAllMeetInAnInn: While the campaign starts with each player character entering Chimeveld individually and going about their business either on their own or in smaller groups for some time, the local tavern is where the entire party ends up together for the first time.
* YouAllMeetInAnInn: While the campaign starts with each player character entering Chimeveld individually and going about their business either on their own or in smaller groups for some time, the local tavern is where the entire party ends up together for the first time.
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** A part of Otikata's curse is that the characters will occasionally have horrible nightmares, accompanied by a Wisdom saving throw. The nightmares will increase in frequency as the curse grows, and the consequences for failing the save will grow worse.
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** At one point before the campaign, Mei attempted to assassinate River, but failed. Details on what happened or how it came to happen have been sparce thus far.
** Lune mentioned one incident in which Nia totalled a horse to make clear to the rest of the party that she DrivesLikeCrazy.
** Lune mentioned one incident in which Nia totalled a horse to make clear to the rest of the party that she DrivesLikeCrazy.
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** At one point before the campaign, Mei attempted to assassinate River, but failed. Details on what happened or how it came to happen have been sparce sparse thus far.
** Lune mentioned one incident in which Niatotalled totaled a horse to make clear to the rest of the party that she DrivesLikeCrazy.
** Lune mentioned one incident in which Nia
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** Thanks to being afflicted with the curse, yet also able to resist it, the party is capable of haressing harassing this themselves. By taking a Cursed Action, any of them can gain an extra turn at any time in combat, at the cost of worsening the effects of the curse on themselves.
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[[caption-width-right:350:From left to right: Lucine Lavendel, Nia Ebonheart, Mei, Tomoe, and River Styx]]
''Otikata's Curse'' is an Actual Play web video series, in which members of [[WebVideo/VShojo VShojo]] and other associated {{Virtual Youtuber}}s play in a ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' campaign run by Arcadum. The campaign is set in ''The Living World of WebVideo/{{Verum}}''.
The Path of Prosperity is a central road that cuts its way though the center and heart of Glies. This eastern monolith of trade and information stretches thousands of miles. At its head... that lies furthest to its west, just to its south there lies the great city of Bal'Lok, otherwise known as the City of Bells, whose constant music and grandiose structure can be seen from miles around. However, as these grand machinations of fate twist and turn in unseen ways, our story begins just outside of Bal'Lok, in a small tertiary village called Chimeveld.
Session 0 of Otikata's Curse was streamed on April 7, 2021, while the campaign officially began on June 18, 2021; a playlist of the campaign itself can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfASEnzB7i1bp0u-AK8Wzs1PtFNuBddFA here]]. The campaign is currently ongoing, with episodes occurring on Fridays at 4:00pm CST.
!Cast
* [[https://www.twitch.tv/arcadum Arcadum]] as the [[GameMaster Dungeon Master]]
* [[https://www.twitch.tv/apricot Froot]] as '''Mei''', Whitewood Elf Rogue
* [[https://www.twitch.tv/harukakaribu Haruka Karibu]] as '''River Styx''', Geckoi Fighter
* [[https://www.twitch.tv/nyanners Nyatasha Nyanners]] as '''Lucine Lavendel''', Tearn Warlock
* [[https://www.twitch.tv/snuffy Snuffy]] as '''Tomoe''', Ho'Ask Sorceror
* [[https://www.twitch.tv/veibae Veibae]] as '''Nia Ebonheart''', Tabaxi/Human Druid
Character-specific information can be found [[{{Characters/Verum}} here]].
!Otikata's Curse provides examples of:
* AttackOfTheTownFestival: The campaign starts in a town festival held in Chimevald, and the curse is unleashed the very next morning.
* BigBad: Naturally, Otikata.
* FromBadToWorse: The party's first encounter with the titular curse is pretty much this. They come across a lone murder victim, and by the time they bring this to the attention of some nearby guards, several other lethal attacks are already happening. Then afflicted townsfolk appear to attack the party directly, and by the time Lucine takes to the sky, she finds that the ''the entire town'' has gone to hell.
* FunnyBackgroundEvent: During River's introduction, when Bomba takes her to where she has set up shop, the two pass by Mei and Kyse's stands, and the argument between the two briefly fades in, then back out as they walk by.
* HatePlague: Otikata's Curse has thus far been shown to take this form, amplifying even the pettiest of grievances to send the victim into a vicious frenzy in which they'll attack pretty much anyone within reach.
* NightmareSequence: The party has a shared one in the first night, during which they see Chimeveld with all of its residents dead, save for a few that instead undergo severe BodyHorror, and then see Otikata taking up the entire sky, looking down on them. This doesn't ultimately happen, but what actually does happen to Chimeveld isn't a whole lot better.
* NoodleIncident:
** At one point before the campaign, Mei attempted to assassinate River, but failed. Details on what happened or how it came to happen have been sparce thus far.
** Lune mentioned one incident in which Nia totalled a horse to make clear to the rest of the party that she DrivesLikeCrazy.
* ThePowerOfHate: Otikata himself is stated to pretty much run on this.
-->''Naus Gaki'': Those scholars and historians would believe that love is the most powerful force, and they are all of them fools.
** Thanks to being afflicted with the curse, yet also able to resist it, the party is capable of haressing this themselves. By taking a Cursed Action, any of them can gain an extra turn at any time in combat, at the cost of worsening the effects of the curse on themselves.
* RunningGag: "Casual Racism", which initially started as something Kyse would accuse Mei of whenever she used any of his BirdPeople features to mock him, and would later be brought up in response to pretty much any action or statement that could be interpreted as FantasticRacism.
** Haruka's absolutely abyssmal luck with rolls.
* YourDaysAreNumbered: The entire party, due to being afflicted with the titular curse. Their first task as a party is to gather reagents for a treatment to buy them time.
[[caption-width-right:350:From left to right: Lucine Lavendel, Nia Ebonheart, Mei, Tomoe, and River Styx]]
''Otikata's Curse'' is an Actual Play web video series, in which members of [[WebVideo/VShojo VShojo]] and other associated {{Virtual Youtuber}}s play in a ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' campaign run by Arcadum. The campaign is set in ''The Living World of WebVideo/{{Verum}}''.
The Path of Prosperity is a central road that cuts its way though the center and heart of Glies. This eastern monolith of trade and information stretches thousands of miles. At its head... that lies furthest to its west, just to its south there lies the great city of Bal'Lok, otherwise known as the City of Bells, whose constant music and grandiose structure can be seen from miles around. However, as these grand machinations of fate twist and turn in unseen ways, our story begins just outside of Bal'Lok, in a small tertiary village called Chimeveld.
Session 0 of Otikata's Curse was streamed on April 7, 2021, while the campaign officially began on June 18, 2021; a playlist of the campaign itself can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfASEnzB7i1bp0u-AK8Wzs1PtFNuBddFA here]]. The campaign is currently ongoing, with episodes occurring on Fridays at 4:00pm CST.
!Cast
* [[https://www.twitch.tv/arcadum Arcadum]] as the [[GameMaster Dungeon Master]]
* [[https://www.twitch.tv/apricot Froot]] as '''Mei''', Whitewood Elf Rogue
* [[https://www.twitch.tv/harukakaribu Haruka Karibu]] as '''River Styx''', Geckoi Fighter
* [[https://www.twitch.tv/nyanners Nyatasha Nyanners]] as '''Lucine Lavendel''', Tearn Warlock
* [[https://www.twitch.tv/snuffy Snuffy]] as '''Tomoe''', Ho'Ask Sorceror
* [[https://www.twitch.tv/veibae Veibae]] as '''Nia Ebonheart''', Tabaxi/Human Druid
Character-specific information can be found [[{{Characters/Verum}} here]].
!Otikata's Curse provides examples of:
* AttackOfTheTownFestival: The campaign starts in a town festival held in Chimevald, and the curse is unleashed the very next morning.
* BigBad: Naturally, Otikata.
* FromBadToWorse: The party's first encounter with the titular curse is pretty much this. They come across a lone murder victim, and by the time they bring this to the attention of some nearby guards, several other lethal attacks are already happening. Then afflicted townsfolk appear to attack the party directly, and by the time Lucine takes to the sky, she finds that the ''the entire town'' has gone to hell.
* FunnyBackgroundEvent: During River's introduction, when Bomba takes her to where she has set up shop, the two pass by Mei and Kyse's stands, and the argument between the two briefly fades in, then back out as they walk by.
* HatePlague: Otikata's Curse has thus far been shown to take this form, amplifying even the pettiest of grievances to send the victim into a vicious frenzy in which they'll attack pretty much anyone within reach.
* NightmareSequence: The party has a shared one in the first night, during which they see Chimeveld with all of its residents dead, save for a few that instead undergo severe BodyHorror, and then see Otikata taking up the entire sky, looking down on them. This doesn't ultimately happen, but what actually does happen to Chimeveld isn't a whole lot better.
* NoodleIncident:
** At one point before the campaign, Mei attempted to assassinate River, but failed. Details on what happened or how it came to happen have been sparce thus far.
** Lune mentioned one incident in which Nia totalled a horse to make clear to the rest of the party that she DrivesLikeCrazy.
* ThePowerOfHate: Otikata himself is stated to pretty much run on this.
-->''Naus Gaki'': Those scholars and historians would believe that love is the most powerful force, and they are all of them fools.
** Thanks to being afflicted with the curse, yet also able to resist it, the party is capable of haressing this themselves. By taking a Cursed Action, any of them can gain an extra turn at any time in combat, at the cost of worsening the effects of the curse on themselves.
* RunningGag: "Casual Racism", which initially started as something Kyse would accuse Mei of whenever she used any of his BirdPeople features to mock him, and would later be brought up in response to pretty much any action or statement that could be interpreted as FantasticRacism.
** Haruka's absolutely abyssmal luck with rolls.
* YourDaysAreNumbered: The entire party, due to being afflicted with the titular curse. Their first task as a party is to gather reagents for a treatment to buy them time.
