Avernus: The Last Ride of Elturel (Bi-Weekly)

About the adventure

Your adventure begins as tragedy befalls your home: Elturel. A holy city protected by knights known as Hellriders and watched over by The Companion, granted by the god of the sun. The city has inexplicably vanished, leaving a smoking crater in its wake. You are now one of many hundreds of refugees, left with burning questions: what happened to your home? And what becomes of you now? A harrowing journey awaits as your group embarks to discover the dark truths behind Elturel's disappearance. Your quest will take you from the blood-drenched streets of Baldur's Gate to the fiery battlefields of Avernus and, if you are lucky, brave, and clever enough, perhaps even back home. But can you ever really go back? This Baldur's Gate: Descent Into Avernus campaign makes use of expanded material and a different opening, placing your party at ground zero for a tragedy and mystery that kickstarts the remainder of the adventure. Your party will start at level 1 and is planned to finish with your PCs at level 14. New players are very welcome! This game will occur on Friday evenings every other week.

Additional Details

How to prepare

A microphone is required. Webcams are optional but highly encouraged. I wanna see your face! And it helps with communication quite a bit. You will need accounts for Roll20, D&D Beyond, and Discord if you don't already have them (all free). The Beyond20 browser extension is recommended but not required for handling die rolls (you can also use Roll20's die roller, roll in D&D Beyond, or even just roll at home if you want). Once you're in the Discord server, reading through the pinned documents is a plus, but isn't required. We will go over the information together during session 0.

What I provide

I bring the adventure itself via Roll20, a Discord server for us all to hang out in for chatting and organizing, a large swath of player options on D&D Beyond, a deep knowledge of the rules, and a great deal of enthusiasm for the pending campaign!

Gameplay details

Players can expect an immersive, character-driven experience, with plenty of opportunities for roleplay and exciting combat. It is up to you to discover the mystery at the heart of this adventure and how deep down the rabbit hole you will go. There will be a session 0 to go over character creation, safety tools, and to just get comfortable with one another.

Content warnings

(none)

Safety tools used

Lines and Veils
Open Door
Session 0
Stars and Wishes
X, N, and O Cards

How will character creation work

Characters will be created during a group session 0. We'll use D&D Beyond for creation/character storage. All characters will be level 1 at the start, and players will be free to choose options from the Player's Handbook, Monsters of the Multiverse, Tasha's Cauldron of Everything, and Xanathar's Guide to Everything for races, classes, backgrounds, and feats.

Players can expect

• Find a game to join solo or search for a professional game master for you and your friends/coworkers/family.
• Book your session and wait for the Game Master to approve you.
• If you don't have a blast with your first game, your next game is on us.