Descent into Avernus | Prevent Baldur's gate's destruction
Hunt cultists, navigate infernal politics, and descend into Hell itself to save a city dragged into damnation. Deals with devils required.
$25.00
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6 players following this game
Weekly / Monday - 5:00 PM UTC
Oct 26 / Session 4
Session Duration / 2.5–3 hours
Campaign Length / 50–70 Sessions
4 / 6 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
Navigate political chaos in Baldur's Gate, hunt cultists orchestrating infernal schemes, and descend into Avernus itself to prevent Hell from consuming the Sword Coast. You'll broker deals with devils, fight through the Blood War's frontlines, and unravel the mystery of a vanished city dragged into damnation. Every choice matters when the stakes are this high. The Flaming Fist, leaderless and desperate, calls on adventurers to restore order and investigate the infernal forces closing in. What begins as urban crisis becomes a descent into Hell's first layer. This is high-stakes D&D where you'll confront archdevils, navigate infernal politics, and decide how far you're willing to go to save a damned city. The path to Hell is paved with good intentions; what will yours cost you?
Game style
Rule of Cool (RoC)
Roleplay Heavy
Rules as Written (RaW)
Combat Heavy
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
4.9
(30)
2 years on StartPlaying
259 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Rule of Cool, Storytelling
Average response time: 24+ hours
Response rate: 100%
About me
I've been running TTRPG campaigns professionally for over a decade and a year of doing so full time, and here's what I've learned: the best memories happen when player choices shape a collaborative story. I specialize in collaborative and cinematic narrations on my punished setting of Aetharis; a living, breathing high-fantasy world with deep immersive lore and marks left by all my past players, where the game system is just a framework to tell our tale. I come from a background in film screenwriting, television productions and indie game design, which is a fancy way of saying I narrate sessions in a dynamic and cinematic style, enhancing the drama and character reactions to the events. I'm always looking for ways to elevate the experience with impressive visuals, both shared through my video and used by players, such as Foundry VTT, Talespire, custom maps, background reference art, and enough prep to improvise anything you throw at me. I've delved into all kinds of systems, and trust me when I say that rules and mechanics are just a framework, we make rulings and use the game to tell our story, how we want it. Whether you're a veteran looking for deep roleplay or a newbie who wants to learn in a welcoming space, I'll meet you where you are. My games go from gritty intrigue to bombastic heroism; with just enough absurdity to keep us laughing years later. Your story, my world. Let's make something unforgettable.
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Creating your character
You'll receive a setting guide and adventure guidelines prior to our session 0, which will help in locating your character within the world. Characters will begin their adventure with a custom crafted evolving magical item that is of significance to their backstories. Characters will be created in D&D Beyond with the 2024 ruleset and rolling stats; We'll go over character creation together during session 0, giving shape to your character as a reason for being in the vicinity of Elturel.
Having completed the prologue, we find ourselves with a Tiefling Paladin, an Elven Cleric, and a Tiefling Rogue. Having lost a companion along the way, the party arrives at Baldur's Gate as protectors for hundreds of refugees they've rescued on their way from the vicinity of Elturel. The westward city was with its own problems though, as the refugees have been denied entry amidst growing fear within the Baldurian populace. The unstable situation within Baldur's Gate has forced them under the command of militaristic order known as the Flaming Fist as they unveil the Mistry behind a series of violent murders within the walled city.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
Download Discord onto your preferred device, and join my Discord server with the link you'll receive after signing up. I'll provide a D&D Beyond link after you've joined my Discord server. Download Tale Spire guest edition. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2881860/TaleSpire__Guest_Edition/ Have a microphone ready and set up for a clear voice chat. Though cameras are not required, they are heavily encouraged to help with roleplay.
What Martin / Tinchi brings to the table
• D&D Beyond character sheets and campaign for an easy and everywhere experience. • A Talespire seat for beautiful 3D designed maps and miniatures. • In session music, ambience and sounds effects. ♫ • Visually stunning background and character overlays sitting game time, for total inmersión. 🪁 • Diverse NPC voice acting and deep roleplay immersion. • Narrative and descriptive storytelling with cinematic retelling of combat rounds. • Recording of each session, privately uploaded for players and their friends to relive, with an overlay of reactive PNG portraits, dice rolls and more • Inclusion of every player at the table, spotlighting and highlighting everyone's forte and style. • Many "Devil's Bargains" and exceptions to rules. • Great rewards for creativity and out of the box solutions. • Personalized Homebrew and encouragement to bring your own. • Immersive and deadly encounters with high stakes and impact through dynamic environments and objectives. • A background in Storytelling, Film making and Video game design. • AI generated and curated images to portray emblematic moments. • Out of session question answering and community assistance.
Homebrew rules
All the descriptions of the rules can be found in detail on my discord server once you've joined the game. Alternative Skill Requests / Clashing Magicka / Clerical Understanding / Crucible of Fate / Deadly Criticals / Druidic Knowledge / Evolving Cantrips / Helpful Helpers / Heroic Spellcasting / Life Improvements / Potion as either an action or a bonus action / Ritual resurrection / Fate Fatale / True curses
Equipment needed to play
Computer
Headphones
Internet
Microphone
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Safety
How Martin / Tinchi creates a safe table
This campaign will deal deeply with demonic presence, cults and political conspiracies during times of chaos and crisis. The setting for a large part of the adventure is in hell itself, and while a Mad Max style will be used, it still will be hell, just funnier. Over the course of the campaign, players will experience a character driven balance between combat, exploration, and roleplaying, though specific sessions may focus largely (or sometimes entirely) on one aspect of the game. During our session 0 we'll go over the setting and the safety tools to be used, which may be shared in the public text channel for the campaign, or requested privately through DM. We'll go over a consent checklist to make sure nothing uncomfortable to anybody can arise, and introduce the line and veils safety tool. After each session we'll take a couple minutes to discuss and enjoy the aftermath of the session, and share some thoughts and ideas with each other.
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