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Descent into Avernus | Unreal Engine Maps | Reimagined 2024
Witness Elturel fall. Descend into Hell. Explore Avernus in a fully animated, cinematic sandbox—where every choice shapes the fate of the damned. 🔥
$30.00
/ Session
Details
Weekly / Thursday - 1:00 AM UTC
Session Duration / 2.5–3 hours
Campaign Length / 40–50 Sessions
2 / 6 Seats Filled
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Meet your party members
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About the adventure
This is Descent into Avernus as it was always meant to be delivered: modernized, cinematic, and relentlessly immersive. Leveraging the full power of Foundry VTT, this campaign integrates Beneos Maps Unreal Engine environments to create a next-generation tabletop experience. Think animated maps, dynamic lighting, environmental effects, cinematic cutscenes, bespoke soundscapes, and visual storytelling that keeps momentum high and immersion locked in. You’ll witness the fall of Elturel, descend into the hellscape of Avernus, and navigate a true sandbox of infernal war machines, archdevils, broken angels, and impossible choices. This is not a passive tour of Hell—it’s a high-engagement, player-driven campaign where strategy, roleplay, and consequence intersect. What sets this campaign apart: • 🔥 Revised and optimized for 2024 D&D rules • 🎥 Animated cutscenes and cinematic story beats • 🗺 Unreal Engine maps with motion, depth, and atmosphere • 🎶 Custom music, animated handouts, and environmental FX • 🧭 Sandbox-forward gameplay that rewards exploration and agency If your objective is to fully operationalize Hell as a living, breathing battlefield, this is the campaign. High immersion. High stakes. No brakes. Welcome to Avernus.
Game style
Combat Heavy
Dungeon Crawl
Hexcrawl / Exploration
Roleplay Heavy
Rules as Written (RaW)
Sandbox / Open World
Tactical / Crunchy
Meet the Game Master
5.0
(53)
3 years on StartPlaying
579 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Voices, Sets the Mood
Average response time: 4 hours
Response rate: 75%
About me
Roleplay gaming has been a passion of mine since I was a child, and it has truly shaped me into the person I am today. I believe that RPGs are more than just a hobby; it is a way to connect with people from all walks of life and across the globe and build community and lasting friendships. I hope to inspire and entertain fellow gamers, as well as provide an experience with unforgettable memories.
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Creating your character
Once you join our Discord Server you will setup a time to create your character. Character creation will take place during our 1 v 1 Session Zero.
Session Zero Wednesday February 18th. No charge for Session Zero.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
1. Join my Discord Server: https://discord.gg/dragorussogames 2. Send a message on Discord @Dragorusso. 3. Join the campaign on Forge-VTT (Foundry online) 4. Get ready for our session zero
What Chance Russo brings to the table
Our Campaign Features: 🛠 Player-Centric Collaborative Campaign ⚔️ Fast Paced Narrative Combat 📏 Rules as Written 100% with Flavoring! 🎥 Uniquely Voiced and Acted NPCs 📺 Foundry through Forge VTT for the character sheet and VTT. 🎨 Amazing art, scenes, animated maps, tokens, and handouts from Beneos Battlemaps.
Equipment needed to play
Computer
Headphones
Internet
Microphone
Platforms used
Safety
How Chance Russo creates a safe table
There will be a short 1 v 1 Session Zero that will contain the following: ⚙️ Character Creation including their private personal quest. ⚙️ Server rules for a heightened roleplay experience including between sessions. ⚙️ Backstory and connection to the campaign. ⚙️ Lines and Veils discussion.
Content warnings
Safety tools used