🔥Chains of Avernus 🔥Level 1-20🔥 | 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
When Baldur’s Gate teeters on the brink of damnation, heroes must defy Hell’s legions—only to uncover a darker plot in the heart of Nessus itself.
$30.00
/ Session
Details
Weekly / Thursday - 6:00 PM UTC
Apr 30 / Session 42
Session Duration / 3–4 hours
4 / 5 Seats Filled
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Meet your party members
4/5
About the adventure
Welcome to Avernus: Highway to Hell, a Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition game that will take you on a high action adventure through Baulder's Gate's most recent apocalypse. In this game, 4 to 6 players will have the chance to immerse themselves in the eternal struggle between Devils and Demons, known as The Blood War. The game will also provide ample space for non-combat choices and character development. The overall vibe of the game will be one of high tension and drama, as players navigate the dangers of the Nine Hells! Are you ready to take on the fires of Avernus, before diving into the rest of the Nine Hells and hopefully making it back in one piece? Join us on this epic journey, and see if you have what it takes to make it to the end Hell's Highway!
Game style
Rule of Cool (RoC)
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
5.0
(55)
3 years on StartPlaying
1049 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Inclusive, Teacher
Average response time: Under 1 hour
Response rate: 100%
About me
🎶 Hello adventurers! Stay a while and listen as we embark on a fantastic journey! 🎶 You can call me Mashby. I've been playing Dungeons & Dragons since 2e when I was a teenager. My favorite system was definitely 3.5e and my longest running game has been in 5e. Previously I've worked as an animator and production designer, and now I am an experience designer specializing in gamified learning. New players and folx with marginalized identities will find a safe space at my table, for it is my firm belief that all people deserve to create and have their stories heard. Collaborative storytelling is the portal through which we can explore the deepest dungeons and the furthest stars together.
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Creating your character
Characters can be created during 0 to answer any questions and make sure everyone is comfortable and has their character ready. For character creation you may: 🧠 Create your own original character from scratch 👨🏾🤝👨🏼 Work with me to create an original character 🎫 Select a pre-generated character 🧬 Accommodations for in-character disabilities or conditions You can choose any character options from: 📕 The Player's Handbook 📗 Tasha's Cauldron of Everything 📘 Xanathar's Guide to Everything 📙 Descent into Avernus Adventure 📒 Combat Wheelchair 🛑 GM permission required for other sources
This hybrid adventure will start with Descent into Avernus and then move into Chains of Asmodeus! We'll be starting at level 1 and joyriding through the Nine Hells til level 20!
What to expect
Preparing for the session
Before playing, you will need: ✔ Microphone ✔ Discord account (free) ✔ Web browser to access Foundry (free) ✔ Webcam is a plus Optional: 🧛 DnD Beyond account 🧛 Physical dice 🧛 Physical character sheet
What GM Mashby brings to the table
✅ Safe & inclusive space ✅ Wealth of experience teaching new players ✅ An animated world that changes from your actions ✅ Detailed maps & animated tokens ✅ Foundry VTT: a powerful software with dynamic lighting and special effects capabilities
Homebrew rules
We will discuss what homebrew rules the party wants to include in session 0.
Equipment needed to play
Computer
Internet
Microphone
Platforms used
Safety
How GM Mashby creates a safe table
We will go over safety tools and consent in Session 0. I regularly check-in with my players and tailor the adventures to meet their needs and ensure everyone has an amazing experience. A typical session will be everyone joining the Discord voice channel, and then joining the Foundry VTT link a few minutes before the start to load the map and have some time for social chat. After everyone is situated and ready to go then we will jump right into the game. Exploration and Roleplay will be large portions of the game as well as Combat, but these things will be tuned to meet everyone's needs. I like to play games with a healthy mix of role-playing and strategy, keeping time for both serious, dramatic moments and silly, humorous story beats. You can expect the game world to be fully developed, everywhere you go will be saturated in narrative, animated artwork, cartography, voice mods and atmospheric music. My games are a safe space for everyone involved, which we can go over with Lines & Veils. The most important goal for me as the GM is to make sure everyone has a great time playing. In a standard 3 hour game you can expect to have a 20-minute break around mid-session, and quick bio breaks whenever needed.
Content warnings
Safety tools used