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Descent into Avernus: The Averniad|GM🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️|
A plan fifty years in the making is reaching its culmination, and if the scheme succeeds, all life upon the material realm will burn in the Nine Hells
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Weekly / Thursday - 2:00 PM UTC
Apr 16 / Session 13
Session Duration / 3–3.5 hours
6 / 6 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
A plan fifty years in the making is reaching its culmination, and if the scheme succeeds, all life upon the material realm will burn in the infernal flame of the Nine Hells. Dive deep into the Lower City of Baldur's Gate to uncover a cult sect's ghastly designs, enter the secluded libraries of Candlekeep to discover lost secrets, and board a one-way flight straight down to the fiery pits Hell. This campaign is a heavily modified version of the popular Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition adventure 'Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus' and is open to players both new and old as we will begin at 1st level. Upon embarking on this journey your party will find themselves in the heart of the "Murder Capital of the Sword Coast", the notorious city of Baldur's Gate. It is here you will begin to unravel a tangled web of treachery and assassinations carried out by an old enemy of the Gate: The Dead Three. The further you dig into the entrails the cultists leave in their wake, the more you come to realize that this whole ordeal is something much more sinister. Descend into the bleeding, ashen gulch of the Avernal wastelands, pilot infernal war machines, and burn your path across Hell crushing those who threaten you with stygian steel treads and belching hellfire. Become the Infernal Warlord of your character's most sanguine nightmares, or beat back the darkness and bring everlasting light to the blighted wastes. Whatever you choose, you're in for one Hell of a ride.
Game style
Combat Heavy
Roleplay Heavy
Hexcrawl / Exploration
Rule of Cool (RoC)
Sandbox / Open World
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About me
Hey y'all, I'm Penny your Southern gothic trans femme DM! She/her 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ I'm an Eberron and Athasian enthusiast who has been running tabletop adventures, creating new worlds, and telling stories for parties of all sizes for over the last two decades. I prioritize community, safety, and party cooperation in my campaigns - no one person may save the world (or destroy it) on their own. Bringing unique, individual character stories together, melding those with memorable NPC companions, and creating dynamic challenges both in and out of initiative is all part of my recipe to deliver a campaign the party will recall for years onward. I've ran sessions for new and veteran players alike; in fact, many of my StartPlaying campaigns have been joined by players starting off on their very first TTRPG adventures. Be you old or new to the wider TTRPG universe, you have a friendly table waiting for you here to teach you all you'll need to know or maybe just polish up those old roleplaying skills. While I am a roleplaying Dungeon Master first an foremost, I do also employ a bit of "shiny" distraction in the way of high-production battle encounters and role-playing scenes. From vibrant battle maps and combat animations to dynamic lighting, sounds, and music, to fully automated character sheets that roll your dice with a single click, you can be assured you'll be immersed in the scene and not thinking about all the numbers all from behind your monitor. Thank you for checking out my profile. I hope to meet you at the table soon! Happy roleplaying!
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Creating your character
You will begin this adventure at Level 1. Please use the Character Creation Document (provided to you upon joining the game); it should hopefully answer most character creation questions. There will be a DNDBeyond Campaign Link for these new character sheets to be built in. You do not need to own anything in DNDBeyond; I own all of the content we will use for this session, and it will be shared with you. We can discuss character stories, themes, etc. before the session and during Session Zero. If you have any questions the guide does not answer, please feel free to DM me to discuss.
The trapped souls of the Nine Hells beckon you forward in this prequel adventure to Baldur's Gate 3. Take the descent into fire and war, and carve your path to salvation every Thursday morning @ 10:00 AM EST. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ⚔️Our party is 3rd level, using 2024 5th Edition rules. They include: - Pact of the Blade Aasimar Celestial Patron Warlock - Gnome Oath of the Noble Genie Paladin - Tiefling Battle Smith Artificer - Air Genasi Warrior of the Elements Monk - Dragonborn Battle Master Fighter
What to expect
Preparing for the session
Players should prepare by reading the Character Creation Document, creating their character sheets in DNDBeyond via the campaign link, and checking out our FoundryVTT server where they can test out all of the virtual tabletop's features. If you like, feel free to familiarize yourself briefly with some of The Sword Coast's lore, specifically around Baldur's Gate. You will need access to the following: - A desktop PC or laptop. - Discord, headphones, and a working microphone. Webcams encourged. - A reliable internet connection. I have found Edge or Chrome run FoundryVTT well for browser options. - You, and a willingness hop in and roleplay!
What Penny May brings to the table
I will provide you access to our campaign's virtual spaces in DNDBeyond, Discord, and FoundryVTT. As our adventure will be entirely digital, we can travel light on supplies! Please review the list of items above for all necessary tools.
Equipment needed to play
Computer
Headphones
Internet
Microphone
Platforms used
Safety
How Penny May creates a safe table
~ DM's Note on Content Warnings ~ The list of possible triggers/content warnings contains subjects that may or may not appear in this campaign. If anything (on or off the list) is an explicit trigger for you, I'm happy to talk with you and be sure those subjects are handled however best suits you. Please note this list is not comprehensive and can be adjusted at any time to suit players' needs.
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