Hells are a Calling! (Descent into Avernus) [PbP] [Group]

Hells are a Calling! (Descent into Avernus) [PbP] [Group]

Waves of refugees, vanishing cities, and dark dealings. The flames of the 9-Hells licked the skies before devouring a city whole; who's up for a trip?

TYPE

Campaign

LANGUAGE

English

EXPERIENCE

Intermediate

AGE

18+
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Weekly / Wednesday - 3:00 PM UTC

Session Duration / 1 hour

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Meet your party members

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About the adventure

Twisted Oaths and Dark dealings are just a fact of life but whoever would have thought that one could lead to a city vanishing from the face of Toril. While you may be used to the shadows and filth upon the streets of Baldur's Gate, are you up to tackle the true darkness that lays in wait? Refugees pour into the city and hundreds more are being kept out as the gates have been sealed, along with you in it, whatever the case, things are happening and for some reason it seems the strings of fate have pulled on yours like a puppet master; but its up to you to decide if you follow along and see where the threads lead or if you cut those strings and make your own destiny. Are you the Hero of the Tale or just the unlucky bastard chosen by powers far greater than yourself; the choice.. and consequences are yours and yours alone..

Game style

Play By Post

Roleplay Heavy

Rule of Cool (RoC)

Theater of the Mind

Meet the Game Master
LGBTQ+
Disabled

1 year on StartPlaying

28 games hosted

Highly rated for: Storytelling, Creativity, Inclusive

Average response time: Under 1 hour

Response rate: 100%

About me

I believe most can understand where I come from, number of years ago one way or another found myself hearing about D&D and of course thought one way or another about it; but taking that first step, that risk of being silly or outrageous, to let one's self dive into absurd fantasies with friends or even strangers, it was and still is fully worth it. Taking a chance to lose yourself in fantasy, in daydreams, in worlds where you can be the hero or villain for a bit, to live another life; where you can be the Charming and Dashing Savior, the Herculean Warrior, or the Princess who got locked away in a Wizard's tower and decided to do something about it. While the waking world is already crazy and truly ridiculous, nothing wrong losing yourself in another where you decide how things go with a simple roll of the dice.. After bit over a decade as a player, I've decided to try my hand at the metaphorical wheel, to be a DM for both new and seasoned adventures, offering to help pilot the story of wandering adventurers in a PbP format; I tend to lean towards Roleplay heavy, weaving together different official content and modules along with possible homebrew and your character’s backstory, I strive to run games that are character-first and allow your choices to impact the narrative. I welcome players, new to play-by-post, D&D, or both. I'm patient and enjoy teaching. My table is safe, inclusive and welcoming of LGBTQA, PoC, and neurodivergent players; let’s go on adventure..

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Character creation

Creating your character

Character creation starts once you've chosen to join, you don't need any ideas or character fully setup before hand, will go over the main bits and either craft your character or weave them into the story of the module with of course some fun twist and turns that will hopefully not just bring your character to life but allow for story-bits to be brought up or dealt with later on as we play. Starting level will be 3rd, unless we decide otherwise during on-boarding. Stats can be rolled in server or you can use point buy or the modified standard array: 17 16 15 13 11 9. We'll mainly be using Discord as this game is text base - Play-by-Post. Either D&D Beyond or Roll20 can be used character sheets or even just making a sheet on the server itself is fine, this is something we can go over; I do plan to use one site or the other for any combat but for the most part the game is Theater of the Mind. Finally will be using the 2024 ruleset with legacy materials allowed but the option to use solely 2014 rules is also there, another thing that will be discussed once you're in the game server. The main focus of the game is the story we create together, both with what's within the module and what we weave in; we will work together to tie your character's background into the world and story.

What to expect

Preparing for the session

To prepare, you simply need a Discord account and the desire to write up a fun story together. Having a Roll20 or D&D Beyond account would also be of use for any combat and tracking of sheets; but not mandatory. - Again will go over more in server.

What James/Fallen brings to the table

I provide a organized and safe Discord server where you can be yourself and be around others who simply are looking for the same thing. Will provide links to D&D Beyond/Roll20 campaigns where sheets can be made while sharing what content I can within those two sites. This, like all my games, is PbP (Play-by-post), I'm active throughout the week except on the Weekends where I take time for myself and recharge/plan. In regards to PbP, you can expect my time and patience along side my own creative spark when it comes to the Story and RP between us.

Homebrew rules

• Homebrew is very much an option for character creation. • Can cast more than one leveled spell a turn (Eg: Action: Guiding Blot - Bonus Action: Healing Word) • Drinking a potion is a Bonus Action

Equipment needed to play

Internet

Computer or Mobile Device

Computer

Mobile Phone

Safety

How James/Fallen creates a safe table

During on-boarding we’ll have an open discussion about boundaries, comfort levels, and use tools like Lines, Veils, and safe words to ensure everyone feels respected and empowered. The safety and comfort of all those involved is priority number 1.

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