Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus | Heroes Wanted: Level 7-13
Dungeons & Dragons 5e | Campaign
About the adventure
🔥 Descend into the Fires of Avernus! 🔥 The dark underbelly of Baldur’s Gate has drawn you into a tale of ambition, corruption, and damnation. Now, the gates of Hell stand open before you. Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus takes you from the grimy streets of a city teeming with secrets to the war-torn wastes of the first layer of the Nine Hells, where the Blood War rages and the fate of souls is decided. 👹 Face the Archdevil Zariel – Test your mettle against the fallen angel herself and her legions of infernal warriors. Will you challenge her reign, or will the temptations of Hell twist your fate? 🔥 Command Soul-Fueled War Machines – Seize control of demonic vehicles, tearing across the battlefield in high-speed, metal-clashing combat as you turn Hell’s own tools against its armies. 🕳️ Survive Hell’s Twisted Landscape – Navigate a realm where deals with devils carry dire consequences, and every choice can bring redemption, corruption, or something far worse. ⚔️ A New Beginning Amid the Chaos – This campaign is restarting just before the party's descent into Avernus. New players will have a proper Session Zero to introduce their characters and get caught up on the existing story, ensuring a seamless transition into the adventure. 🔥 Will You Rise or Fall? – Your courage and resolve will be tested against the full might of Hell itself. Will you defy the infernal forces, redeem a fallen warrior, or be consumed by the darkness? The path ahead is treacherous, but glory—and damnation—await those who dare. 🌌🔥 [[Beginner & LGBTQIA2S+ Friendly]] ------------------------------------------- 📣See what Erin has to say about my GM'ing: "Leland is a fantastic DM. They're enthusiastic about every game they run and clearly want every single one of their players to enjoy their time with him and experience a successful campaign. I initially played Monster of the Week with him as a way to dip back into playing with a group and eventually played (and am currently playing in) my first DnD campaign with Leland as DM. He's patient and encourages questions and all the silliness that comes with role-playing games. You genuinely couldn't ask for a better DM!"
Every Wednesday at 8pm Central --------------- Note: this game is having to be rebooted, right after the group descends directly into Avernus. We will do a proper session zero for anyone that joins, and catch you up on the pre-existing characters.
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Additional details
How to prepare
🎲 Download the zoom desktop client here: https://us05web.zoom.us/download#client_4meeting (This is where we will host our games during live play. Video is completely optional.) 🎲 Join the Discord community and connect with fellow adventurers. 🎲 I will also provide a Roll20 link for the campaign. Sign up or log in to Roll20 and join the campaign using the provided link. 🎲 If you have any questions or need assistance, don't hesitate to reach out to Leopold or fellow players in the Discord community. ----------------- New to StartPlaying? You can also get $10 off your first session by signing up for your account using this link! https://startplaying.games/referral/cl4q1psp46euhbopk07tp42dx
What I provide
🎲 Access to a Discord community where you can connect with other players and engage in discussions. 🎲 Roll20 link for the campaign, allowing you to join the virtual tabletop and participate in immersive gameplay. 🎲 Optional: Custom pixel art of your characters from the Reroll app, or custom machine generated images of your character prompted by me. 🎲 Beautiful maps to aid in strategizing and visualizing your character's surroundings. 🎲 Guidance and assistance in creating your character, ensuring a seamless integration into the campaign. 🎲 An engaging and immersive storytelling that brings the world and its characters to life. 🎲 Voice acting and roleplaying to enhance the atmosphere and make the story come alive. 🎲 Expertly crafted encounters and challenges that will test your strategic thinking and decision-making. 🎲 An inclusive and welcoming environment, ensuring that everyone feels safe, seen, and comfortable throughout the campaign. 🎲 Flexibility and adaptability to cater to both beginner and experienced players, providing guidance and support as needed. 🎲 Music, sound effects, and visuals to further enhance immersion. 🎲 Collaboration and a focus on allowing every player to shine, ensuring that everyone has fun and feels involved. 🎲 A commitment to providing a memorable and enjoyable campaign that will leave you eagerly anticipating the next session.
Gameplay details
I'll have everyone submit lines/veils/interests via DMs, then I will distribute a pdf document for the other players to have on hand or have it as a handout in the VTT of choice. Then we'll go over them during session 0, along with making characters and doing some collaborative storytelling to establish relationships between said characters. I typically post a custom agenda the day before session 0 begins.
Content warnings
Safety tools used
• Breaks
• Lines and Veils
• Open Door
• Session 0
• Stars and Wishes
• X, N, and O Cards
How will character creation work
If you'd like to make a character in advance, the parameters are as follows. It must be made on Roll20 OR on DndBeyond + the Beyond20 extension if you're wanting to use the 2024 material exclusively, which is allowed, just not suggested: -Lvl (current campaign level, please ask) -Standard array ability scores -Starting equipment -Max HP at 1st level, average after that (fixed) -a bonus feat based on your background, using this guide: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ofgtj4c46M7hBe2eAViKh3ssXaXfhMdzZRgEe46Qolc/edit?usp=sharing -All WOTC content available in my roll20 library is available to make a character with, including 3rd party classes, subclasses, races, & spells from: Midgard Worldbook, Rise of the Drow, Chains of Asmodeus, Sebastian Crowe's guide to Drakkenheim, Dungeons of Drakkenheim, Southlands Player's Guide & Worldbook, Creature Codex, Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting Reborn, Deep Magic Vol. 1 & 2, The Beastheart & Monstrous Companions, The Illrigger, Empire of the Ghouls, Tome of Beasts 1, 2, & 3, Tome of Heroes, Flee Mortals, Underworld Player's Guide, Valda's Spire of Secrets, Vault of Magic, Wanderer's Guide to Enchanted Emporiums, Wanderer's Guide to Merchants and Magic, Wastes of Chaos, Where Evil Lives, Book of Ebon Tides, & Xanathar's Lost Notes to Everything Else. 127+ races. 41+ classes. Otherwise, I can personally get with anyone and help them in advance. I'd like to use session 0 to discuss safety, do some collaborative storytelling to establish relationships between PC's, and maybe even get intros to said characters. However, we will make it work!
Players can expect
Combat / Tactics
High
Roleplay
High
Puzzles
Low
Experience level
Open to all
Platforms used
• Discord
• Roll20
• Zoom
• D&D Beyond
$35.00
/ Session
Each player will be charged when a session starts.
Details
Weekly / Thursday - 1:30 AM UTC
Mar 20 / Session 2
3-3.5 Hour duration
5 / 7 Seats filled
Schedule
Requirements
Experience required: Open to all
Age: 18+