Descend into the Underdark | Out of the Abyss
The Underdark is a dangerous place, and it is only becoming more treacherous as demons steadily leak into it from the Abyss. Can you stop them?
$20.00
/ Session
Details
Weekly / Monday - 9:30 PM UTC
Mar 2 / Session 4
Session Duration / 3–4 hours
5 / 6 Seats Filled
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Schedule
Meet your party members
5/6
About the adventure
This is a great game for fans of Baldur’s Gate 3, even if you’re new to tabletop gaming. Out of the Abyss is set in 1486 DR during the demonic invasion of the Underdark. You are a new member of the Society of Brilliance (which is just getting formed in this time period!) sent on a mission to investigate the disturbances happening in the Northdark, in particular around the Darklake. Famous cities surround the Darklake, like the great Lolthite settlement of Menzoberranzan, the duergar city Gracklstugh, and the deep gnome city of Blingdenstone. All of them prove to be in danger. This game has primarily been edited to welcome player characters that come from the Underdark or have some sort of connection to it. Instead of trying to escape the Underdark, you want to protect your home from being destroyed... Who might you be? 🕷 Drow are dark elves who frequently follow Lolth, a chaotic spider goddess, though not all of them do. 💎 Svirfneblin are deep gnomes who are well known for their spellgem excavation and magical prowess. ⚔️ Duergar are dwarves who developed psionic power after suffering under illithid captivity, and are known for their prowess in forging. 🐉 Kobolds can be found worshiping or serving dragons deep underground and are known for their skill in trap-making! 🗡 Goblins often serve masters who build lairs in the Underdark and can be ferocious warriors. Any species of character is welcome in the game, as long as you have an idea of why they consider the Underdark their home.
Game style
Combat Heavy
Roleplay Heavy
Rules as Written (RaW)
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
5.0
(6)
1 year on StartPlaying
9 games hosted
Highly rated for: Visual Aid, Knows the Rules, Inclusive
Average response time: 2 hours
Response rate: 100%
About me
Well met! Since I could pick up a pencil, I’ve been a huge fan of telling stories. Creating characters, breathing life into them, all of that is so much fun. Introduction to Baldur’s Gate 3 led me to falling in love with the Forgotten Realms, and I’ve been having a swell time creating stories there now. I enjoy inhabiting the world and giving players a backdrop to portray their own stories. While my experience so far has been with Dungeons and Dragons 5E 2024 and Old School Essentials, I’ve enjoyed my time playing and DMing both systems and have fallen in love with the gameplay.
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Creating your character
Here's how you'll make your character. You'll create your character in DNDBeyond for ease of building, then the character will be imported into Foundry. ✨ Roll for stats (using a special bot on the discord server), point buy, or standard array - your choice! ⭐️ 2024 Rules ⚡️ All published Wizards of the Coast books and DNDBeyond partnered content that I own on DNDBeyond are welcome. Region content is not locked (so you can use Eberron, Dragonlance, etc. content) but please be ready to reflavor the content to Forgotten Realms! 🔥 Characters start at Level 2 🏹 One common magic item to start with (that isn't a weapon or armor) All of this information is available in the Discord server when you join. Most importantly, make a character you will enjoy playing, and one that’s interested in adventuring and working with their party to accomplish their shared goals!
Current party: Lv 2 Pugilist Lv 1 Rogue 1 Ranger Lv 2 Cleric Lv 1 Fighter 1 Wizard Lv 2 Sorcerer This group of characters likes roleplaying with each other and have a friendly camaraderie.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
We will be using: 🎲 Foundry VTT 🎧 Discord 🎭 D&D Beyond You will be invited to the discord when you join :)
What Cy brings to the table
🎭 Exciting roleplay opportunities and a chance to save the Underdark from demonic incursion 🗺️ An excellent VTT with neat maps and ambient music. I have subscriptions to many map-making, animation, sound effect, and music Patreons that I integrate into the experience. ⚔️ Exciting combat that's optimized on the VTT to be quick and efficient, so you're not waiting a long time for your turn to come back around and can focus on the fun part - battle tactics! 💎 Enough loot that you won’t be starved for gold and items, with defeated enemies being lootable on the VTT ⚖️ 2024 RAW (Rules as Written) 📕 Lots of books on D&D Beyond to customize your character and no region-locking as long as you're willing to reflavor the content to Forgotten Realms
Homebrew rules
🧪 Drink a healing potion as an action to gain the full effect, or as a bonus action to roll for effect 🧨 Explosive Crits give you max damage on your first damage roll, then you roll the extra dice and add them as usual ⚡️ Flanking is permitted. You must be opposite the enemy to receive flanking bonus, which gives you advantage.
Equipment needed to play
Internet
Computer
Microphone
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Safety
How Cy creates a safe table
🚦 We will have a Session 0 to ensure we are all on the same page with boundaries and limits. ❌ Players should avoid any topics described during Session 0 as off-limits. Players are also welcome to tell me if they need any additional material added to the list as the campaign goes on.
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