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Decent into Avernus - An Adventure in Baldur's Gate (New Players Welcome)

Decent into Avernus - An Adventure in Baldur's Gate (New Players Welcome)

Dungeons & Dragons 5e | Campaign

About the adventure

The holy city of Elturel has disappeared from the Forgotten Realms and descended into Avernus, the first layer of the Nine Hells. This event came about as the result of an infernal bargain between the archdevil Zariel, who rules Avernus, and the treacherous High Overseer of Elturel, Thavius Kreeg. Zariel is capturing cities and using their citizens as fodder in the ongoing conflict between demons and devils known as the Blood War. Next on Zariel’s list of cities is Elturel’s neighbor, Baldur’s Gate. The characters can be the heroes who descend into Avernus, save Elturel from certain destruction, and prevent a similar fate from befalling Baldur’s Gate. Journey into Hell, forge alliances, kick some ass and save the world! This adventure spans from level 1-15, new players are welcome.

Game style

Rules as Written (RaW)

Games that are ran “Rules as Written” emphasize realism and stick to the letter of the rules, allowing players to explore creative solutions while still operating under a consistent rule set. Players have the ability to utilize the rules in creative ways to create awesome characters and moments in the game.

Rule of Cool (RoC)

“Rule of Cool” emphasizes creative story beats over sticking to a system’s rules as written. Players have the ability to push the limits of the rules or even break core rule mechanics at times if the Game Master thinks it is interesting, fun, or cool enough.

Combat Heavy

“Combat Heavy” games emphasize the combat mechanics within their systems over roleplay or puzzle solving. There are frequent and longer battles with enemies and a greater emphasis on tactical game play.

Roleplay Heavy

“Roleplay Heavy” games place the focus on the story, the characters, and the world they live within, and tend to lean hard into the various roleplaying elements of the game. These games will frequently find the party talking with NPCs, exploring the personal elements of their backstories, or even having emotional moments around the camp fire.

4.9

(67)

2 years on StartPlaying

797 games hosted

Highly rated for: Creativity, Teacher, Storytelling

Average response time: Under 1 hour

Response rate: 100%

Game Master Reviews (67)

Proficiencies

Players say this GM is great at:

Creativity

Teacher

Storytelling

Ken Ferstle avatar

Ken Ferstle

Played 27 sessions

Great DM for less experienced players. Good at threading the needle between allowing creative solutions and player and keeping the game moving along.

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bear

Played 13 sessions

Mallow is an insanely talented, creative, and thoughtful GM. Super patient, amazing at making new players feel welcome and confident while playing. The environment he creates in general is just so much fun, and I look forward to our campaign every week. I'm so happy I stumbled upon his game!

Y'Tak avatar

Y'Tak

Played 22 sessions

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Paul Mitchell avatar

Paul Mitchell

Played 59 sessions

What a fantastic interesting smart cool kind and thoughtful person. He's also a fantastic DM

Chris Baldwin avatar

Chris Baldwin

Played 4 sessions

Kicked from Dragon Heist in one swift motion. Said he talked with the others and I believe it, but the adult thing to do is communicate. A Dear John letter is not communication.

Larry Hunkin avatar

Larry Hunkin

Played 14 sessions

Great Dungeon Master

Additional tables

1 available

2 SEATS LEFT

Weekly / Wednesday - 1:00 AM UTC

Apr 9 / Session 13

4 / 6 Seats filled

Additional details

How to prepare

A working mic and a good internet connection. Have some very basic understanding of discord and how it works. All other systems and tools we will go over during session 0

What I provide

Full DnD beyond source books, all campaign maps and custom tokens, and a lot of fun!

Gameplay details

This game is geared toward adults. If you have any specific triggers or issues with content please speak to me privately and we will make sure the game works for you.

Content warnings

• Alcoholism

• Blood

• Death

• Fire

• Violence

Safety tools used

Breaks

Session 0

X, N, and O Cards

How will character creation work

Point buy or standard array - Characters start at level 1 - Characters can be created before session 0 or during session 0. We will be using DnD beyond for all character creation, Roll20 for maps and tokens, and discord for voice.

Players can expect

Combat / Tactics

Medium

Roleplay

Medium

Puzzles

Medium

Experience level

Beginner

Platforms used

Roll20

D&D Beyond

Discord

4 NEEDED TO START
$20.00

/ Session

Each player will be charged when a session starts.

Details

Weekly / Friday - 2:00 AM UTC

3-3.5 Hour duration

1 / 6 Seats filled

Requirements

Experience required: Beginner

Age: 18+

This game will begin once 5 players have joined