Descent Into Avernus: Wrath of a Fallen Angel (Session 0 Free)
Ravenous Avernus swallows a city. Grand Duke Ravenguard vanishes. Arch-devil Zariel seeks to expand the Blood War. Are you ready to go to the Hells?
About the adventure
⚔️ Determine the fate of 2 cities 🔥 Venture forth into the Hells 😈 Find yourself wrapped into the violence and politics of the Blood War (Session 0 runs for free, time slot and frequency negotiable by party prior to and during session 0) The Blood War escalates once more. Demons and devils locked in a conflict that amounts to the most important stalemate in the universe, for if one were to win they would gain such power as to cause the end times for all. Archdevil Zariel looks to tip the scale with an influx of souls and the cities of Elturel and Baldur's Gate will pay the price. The fate of all that live in those cities will be yours to decide. Will you be heroes? Or will you become victims of the conflict? The campaign starts at level 2 and ends at the epic level of 20. I am using Dungeons and Dragons 5e with a few house rules. 2024 spells will be permitted on case-by-case scenario. I operate alignment as an axis of being Lawful-Chaotic being willingness to obey the laws and work in their confines vs disdain for the law and it's restrictions. The axis of Good-Evil being a scale of selflessness to selfishness. Both influenced by your ideals with bonds and flaws being that which either drives you to keep to such or is the exception in which you act against your alignment. I.E. a noble paladin that acts without mercy for 1 particular foe due to their past, and an assassin that could never strike down a child because they have a child at home.
Game style
Combat Heavy
Roleplay Heavy
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
Less than a year on StartPlaying
58 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Teacher, Sets the Mood
Average response time: 12 hours
Response rate: 100%
About me
I am a long time D&D nerd. Played 3.5 since 2011, then started running 5e games as of 2016. Met my wife DMing. I enjoy narrative games, world-building/lore, high fantasy, and the occasional body horror. I am looking to run D&D 5e games as I have the most experience with this system and have made what I have been told are fun and interesting homebrew creations and rules for. I would also be interested in running SW 5e or VTM 5e at some future date.
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Proficiencies
Players say this GM is great at:
Creativity
Teacher
Sets the Mood
Steven is a wonderful DM. Knowing how to allow players to explore their characters while keeping us all on task is not an easy thing to do but Steven does it quite well. Steven knows when it’s cool to bend the rules a little to allow some fun things to happen. He has a wild sense of humor that is infectious at the table. I highly recommend playing with him if you want a silly time with fun RP and interesting combat encounters.
I've played with them as our at home DM since around 2015-2016. He is an incredible story teller and has a knack for making you truly feel involved in the game world he is sharing with you. He is always quick to work with you on your character and making sure the vision of them in your head is made manifest within the game. He has a deep knowledge of the game systems he uses. Able to adjudicate rules with ease and keep everyone on the same page as to why something is happening and how it is resolved mechanically. I can't recommend him enough, if you have the chance to play in one of his games, don't miss out on it.
Character creation
Creating your character
Character creation will take place during a free session 0 via DND Beyond. The party will decide together whether to use point buy or roll for stats. Characters will start at level 2 and class and species options will be made available from kickstarter books as well as some homebrew.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
Players will require a free Discord account, a free DND Beyond account, and a mic. If at all possible, it is best to know the rules of the base DND 5e game, but I am able to provide rules info as we play/as needed.
What Naturally1derous brings to the table
I have a Discord server set up with bots and a master account with DND Beyond and content sharing enabled for character creation and the DND Beyond maps for VTT. I do my best to use character voices, and welcome anyone to try or use their regular voice if that's all they're comfortable with. I also have ambient music available. This campaign is my take on Descent Into Avernus with extra bits of lore and a bit of well deserved challenge boosts to the fallen angel herself. I stick mostly to RAW with exceptions for powerful moments and a few homebrew rules to keep things interesting that will be discussed during the free session 0. I expect players to come to me with any concerns or desires to be discussed. I can be contacted over Discord of course. I also expect players to be respectful of everyone's time and boundaries.
Homebrew rules
The party will vote yea or nay on several homebrew rules including healing potion consumption, guaranteed crit damage, flanking and surrounding, and narrative bending of the RAW.
Equipment needed to play
Internet
Computer
Microphone
Platforms used
Safety
How Naturally1derous creates a safe table
During session 0, which will be run free of cost, all participants will be filling out the Monte Cook RPG Consent Checklist and able to discuss any concerns with me. Anytime during sessions X, N, & O's will be sent digitally via discord and discord DMs to permit anonymity.