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Descent into Avernus | New Campaign | Devilish Deals & Wheels 🔥
Descent into Avernus - a campaign full of hellfire, Mad Max style war machines and colorful characters. Join a new campaign, as we navigate the hell!
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3 players following this game
Bi-weekly / Monday - 8:00 AM UTC
Session Duration / 3 hours
2 / 6 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
How would you like to spend your Mondays....in hell!? Descent into Avernus, a dark and twisted adventure that takes the party to hell itself. Lots of twists, turns, deals and journeying across the hellscape in infernal war machines! Mad Max meets D&D fantasy in Avernus! Our journey begins in the holy city of Elturel, a city steeped in both holy light and shadowy intrigue. Hired as freelance agents for the Flaming Fist of Baldur's Gate, our adventurers find themselves draped in cloaks of secrecy, tasked with peeling back the layers of a perplexing enigma: the disappearance of Grand Duke of Baldur's Gate: Ulder Ravenguard. Amidst the vibrant festivities of the Festival of Spring Dawn, Elturel harbours a malevolent undercurrent, a sinister presence lurking just beneath its serene façade. Can our band of daring heroes untangle the threads of mystery before the darkness consumes them all? The stage is set, the curtain drawn, and the fate of Elturel hangs in the balance. Join me and a very welcoming and inclusive table of players, in this adventure of espionage, dark pacts, deals with devils, a city in despair and array harrowing choices to be made. This is my take on the famous Descent into Avernus campaign! Here's what to expect: 🔥 A dark, gritty yet also humorous campaign, with some of my own spicy homebrew twists! It starts with the party unravelling the mystery of what's going on behind the scenes at Elturel, only to find themselves caught in the chaos of the Descent the fiery hell of Avernus itself! 🔥 Characters start at level 4 and end at level 12. Have a few ideas for back up characters in mind. This will be a campaign full of trying and gritty encounters! (We are currently at level 4). 🔥 There will be plenty of chances for role play in the hellscape! Avernus is grim and unrelenting. The party will encounter all sorts of compelling NPCs, opportunities to make decisions on devilishly difficult deals, and do whatever it takes to survive in hell! 🔥 I am an amateur voice actor and improv performer. I will strive to provide engaging NPCs with their own unique personalities, voices and motivations. 🔥 Through Foundry VTT, you will experience immersive playlists, sound effects, art and effects. These, a long with compelling narration, will transport you fully into the fire and brimstone! 🔥 Join me and your fellow players on an epic adventure to save a city doomed to hell. Reserve your spot today!
Game style
Roleplay Heavy
Rule of Cool (RoC)
Tactical / Crunchy
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
5.0
(73)
3 years on StartPlaying
715 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Voices, Storytelling
Average response time: 10 hours
Response rate: 100%
About me
Hello to all you wonderful players and fellow GMs! My name is Cosmo The GM and I’ve been running and playing games of D&D since 2019, and I’ve loved playing roleplay video games ever since I first played the first 'Legend of Zelda' game on the NES way back in the early 90s. Since then, I've gone on to fall in love with and play many RPGs, from many of the Final Fantasy games, to Skyrim and the Witcher 3, to the modern masterpiece of Baldur's Gate 3. When I first played D&D, it sparked a passion in me that has brought me so much joy. The ability to be able to tell collaborative stories with friends and strangers, who then became good friends, alike. While I still love video games, they are still limited somewhat by their coding and programming. D&D and other TTRPGs are more or less limited by your imagination, and that has huge appeal. Live play shows and the work of DMs like Matt Mercer, Brennan Lee Mulligan, Matt Corville, Ginny Di, The Dungeon Dudes and many more have influenced me. If you enjoy tables where with a focus on collaborative storytelling, rich and vibrant worlds, colorful and memorable NPCs, crunchy and challenging combat, with the odd puzzle thrown in, then please contact me about joining one of my established games. I am also open to running games for your own private games. Away from TTRPGs, I am an aspiring voice actor, amateur improv comedy performer and a lover of video games, reading, music and travel. Sign up to a game today. I’d love to see you at my table!
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Creating your character
On DNDBeyond. If you only have access to the free version then let me know and I will invite you to the campaign, where I have some of the extra materials unlocked. Both standard array and point buy are fine. Please stick to races published up to Tasha's Cauldron of Everything - and no flying races please. Please also provide a back story for your character before the start of the first session. This could be a few paragraphs or a few pages, just not a novel length backstory please! :-)
What to expect
Preparing for the session
An account on The Forge https://as.forge-vtt.com/ (This is to use Foundry VTT) A Discord account A DNDBeyond account A working microphone for voice chat (a webcam is optional) All dice roles are to take place via Foundry or through DNDBeyond
What Cosmo The GM brings to the table
Access to Foundry VTT with detailed Theatre of the Mind images, battle-maps, effects, music, ambiences, sound effects and immersive modules Access to DNDBeyond with a fair amount of content unlocked
Equipment needed to play
Computer
Headphones
Internet
Microphone
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Safety
How Cosmo The GM creates a safe table
- We will have a small 'session 0' one-on-one type chat by message or on a discord call before the game starts to talk about the game. We will cover any lines, veils and triggers you may have, your expectations of the game as well as mine, and to see if it's the right campaign for you. - My tables are inclusive and welcoming spaces for all. Any racism, homophobia, transphobia or general bigoted behaviour will not be tolerated.
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