Game Notes (Expand for full game prep notes) Characters Group Patron: Hellriders. Reya Mantlemorn. Xenon (Dan). Half-Orc Fighter. Doesn't reveal much about his past. Been a soldier and military. Always keeping an eye on Reia. Moradin (Paul). Hill Dwarf Cleric. Haven't seen Reia. In the hellriders because of her. Small clan of hill dwarves under attack. Saved the forge. Sent as tribute after the war. Cara Bast (Sharon). Taxabi Monk. Doesn't bathe. Female royal family. Visiting the city. Go out and explore the world. Admires Reya. Tenacity (Michelle). Tiefling Warlock. Hellriders got her out of a scrape. Told by her patron to serve the Hellriders. Patron Companion. Lev (Chris). Elf Wizard. Practicing to become a bladesinger. Learned magic along the way. History and arcana. Learning the history of the Hellriders. Names lost in time. Strong Start Elfsong tavern. Revenge against the Dead Three. Seen entering the bathhouse at night. Nireus Foehunter, a noble who is also a Myrkul. Went to the bathhouse at night. Five bandits and a thug. Want to kill Tarina. Lars Flametongue. Scenes - Revenge at Elfsong - Bloody battle at Elfsong - The Bathhouse - The Dungeon of the Dead Three - Low Lantern - The heist at the Vanthampur Estate Secrets and Clues - The Dead Three caused the fall of Elturel. - The Dead Three are conducting the same rituals in Baldur's Gate that they were around Eltruel. - The sons of Vanthampur were seen with the leaders of the Cult of the Dead Three. - The sons of Vanthampur worked with the cult of the dead three to dig into an ancient tomb about six months ago. They brought something out. - The cultists that worked with the Vanthampur sons were murdered. No one knows what they retrieved. - Whatever they pulled out of the tomb now resides in Vanthampur villa. - The item is a seed of evil that threatens to drag BG into hell just as Elturel was. - Thalamra Vanthampur is a duke of Baldur's Gate and got it after the previous duke turned out to be a Bhaalspawn and another was murdered. - Thalamra Vanthampur is consolidating power. She soon will have the Flaming Fist either disbanded or under her control. - Thavius Kreeg is being held by Thalamra Vanthampur. Fantastic Locations In the book. NPCs Reya Mantlemorn. Hellrider Lieutenant. Teenager. Grace Lyn. Young girl. Rainbow scarf. Tarina. CE who knows about the cultists and other secrets. The Vathampers have something that she wants. Thavius Kreeg. Current leader of Elturel. He went to Baldur's Gate. Duke Thalamra Vanthampur. Duke of Baldur's Gate. Hiding Thavius and the Shield. Amrik Vanthampur. The face of the family. Mortlock Vanthampur. A monstrous dolt. Thurstwell Vanthampur. Brains of the family. Uldar Ravengard. High duke of Baldur's Gate Ontharr Frume of Order of the Gauntlet Gideon Lightward, head of the Hellriders Monsters In the book. Treasure Previous Treaure Bane. Gauntlet that casts Searing Smite (necrotic damage) Bhaal. Abyssal dagger that casts Vampiric Touch. Myrkul. Skull necklace that casts Inflict Wounds. Avrae Rapid initiative !alias rollinit multiline !i begin !i add 3 Cara !i add 3 Lev !i add 2 Tenacity !i add 0 Moradin !i add 2 Xenon !i add 1 Monsters !i list # Music (Via Groovy) Relaxing -clear -play Tabletop Audio - Sun Dappled Trail -loop Combat -play Tabletop Audio: Endgame -play Tabletop Audio - Battle of the Amazons -clear -play Tabletop Audio: Tarrasque Interior -loop Sinister -play Tabletop Audio: Dying World -play Tabletop Audio - Shadowfell -play Tabletop Audio: Astral Plane
I am a DM of 30+ years of experience. I love running Decent into Avernus. This advice Comes from experience, but as with all advice, you are welcome to poo-poo it to your hearts content. This is a reading and research intensive module to run. The effort is worth the dividends. There are Two other modules that will greatly increase your understanding of how to run the Baldur's Gate section. This is especially true if you are unfamiliar with the video games or just new to the lore of the Forgotten realms. Check out Arcanum worlds "Hero's of Baldur's Gate" and "Murder in Baldur's Gate" these modules are the direct lead up to the events in "Decent into Avernus". They are early 5e. One of them was Play test material for DnD-Next, and the other has stats for 3.5. 4, and 5e. "Mordenkainin's Tomb of Foes" is essential. You could also familiarize yourself with what happens in the League Play content. Research into the Shield of the hidden lord. This Bad boy goes all the way back to the first addition of DnD. Understanding Who this dude really is and what his motives are can have a massive impact on the game. Don't overlook his importance, but think long and hard about how you want to run "The tenth Lord of the Nine". Absolute last bit of advice. I cannot express how important this is. Tie the characters backstory to a cannon event or NPC in Elturel.
I've been running "Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus" for the past five months for a group of five players on Roll20. I'm finding it to be one of the most compelling, engaging, beautifully written, and fun adventures I've ever had the pleasure of running. There are some flaws, that's true, but they can be easily resolved by following the advice of MIke Shea and others. Overall, though, I think this adventure is a remarkable achievement of adventure design and writing. My players and I are thoroughly enjoying it.
I suspect one reason why _Descent into Avernus_ has so many reviews is that it came out right before the start of the pandemic. I bet a lot of people started games in early 2020 and chose to run this adventure because it was pretty new at the time. Just a guess.
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Game Notes (Expand for full game prep notes)
Characters
Group Patron: Hellriders. Reya Mantlemorn.
Xenon (Dan). Half-Orc Fighter. Doesn't reveal much about his past. Been a soldier and military. Always keeping an eye on Reia.
Moradin (Paul). Hill Dwarf Cleric. Haven't seen Reia. In the hellriders because of her. Small clan of hill dwarves under attack. Saved the forge. Sent as tribute after the war.
Cara Bast (Sharon). Taxabi Monk. Doesn't bathe. Female royal family. Visiting the city. Go out and explore the world. Admires Reya.
Tenacity (Michelle). Tiefling Warlock. Hellriders got her out of a scrape. Told by her patron to serve the Hellriders. Patron Companion.
Lev (Chris). Elf Wizard. Practicing to become a bladesinger. Learned magic along the way. History and arcana. Learning the history of the Hellriders. Names lost in time.
Strong Start
Elfsong tavern. Revenge against the Dead Three. Seen entering the bathhouse at night. Nireus Foehunter, a noble who is also a Myrkul. Went to the bathhouse at night.
Five bandits and a thug. Want to kill Tarina. Lars Flametongue.
Scenes
- Revenge at Elfsong
- Bloody battle at Elfsong
- The Bathhouse
- The Dungeon of the Dead Three
- Low Lantern
- The heist at the Vanthampur Estate
Secrets and Clues
- The Dead Three caused the fall of Elturel.
- The Dead Three are conducting the same rituals in Baldur's Gate that they were around Eltruel.
- The sons of Vanthampur were seen with the leaders of the Cult of the Dead Three.
- The sons of Vanthampur worked with the cult of the dead three to dig into an ancient tomb about six months ago. They brought something out.
- The cultists that worked with the Vanthampur sons were murdered. No one knows what they retrieved.
- Whatever they pulled out of the tomb now resides in Vanthampur villa.
- The item is a seed of evil that threatens to drag BG into hell just as Elturel was.
- Thalamra Vanthampur is a duke of Baldur's Gate and got it after the previous duke turned out to be a Bhaalspawn and another was murdered.
- Thalamra Vanthampur is consolidating power. She soon will have the Flaming Fist either disbanded or under her control.
- Thavius Kreeg is being held by Thalamra Vanthampur.
Fantastic Locations
In the book.
NPCs
Reya Mantlemorn. Hellrider Lieutenant. Teenager.
Grace Lyn. Young girl. Rainbow scarf.
Tarina. CE who knows about the cultists and other secrets. The Vathampers have something that she wants.
Thavius Kreeg. Current leader of Elturel. He went to Baldur's Gate.
Duke Thalamra Vanthampur. Duke of Baldur's Gate. Hiding Thavius and the Shield.
Amrik Vanthampur. The face of the family.
Mortlock Vanthampur. A monstrous dolt.
Thurstwell Vanthampur. Brains of the family.
Uldar Ravengard. High duke of Baldur's Gate
Ontharr Frume of Order of the Gauntlet
Gideon Lightward, head of the Hellriders
Monsters
In the book.
Treasure
Previous Treaure
Bane. Gauntlet that casts Searing Smite (necrotic damage)
Bhaal. Abyssal dagger that casts Vampiric Touch.
Myrkul. Skull necklace that casts Inflict Wounds.
Avrae Rapid initiative
!alias rollinit multiline
!i begin
!i add 3 Cara
!i add 3 Lev
!i add 2 Tenacity
!i add 0 Moradin
!i add 2 Xenon
!i add 1 Monsters
!i list
# Music (Via Groovy)
Relaxing
-clear
-play Tabletop Audio - Sun Dappled Trail
-loop
Combat
-play Tabletop Audio: Endgame
-play Tabletop Audio - Battle of the Amazons
-clear
-play Tabletop Audio: Tarrasque Interior
-loop
Sinister
-play Tabletop Audio: Dying World
-play Tabletop Audio - Shadowfell
-play Tabletop Audio: Astral Plane
I am a DM of 30+ years of experience. I love running Decent into Avernus.
This advice Comes from experience, but as with all advice, you are welcome to poo-poo it to your hearts content.
This is a reading and research intensive module to run. The effort is worth the dividends. There are Two other modules that will greatly increase your understanding of how to run the Baldur's Gate section. This is especially true if you are unfamiliar with the video games or just new to the lore of the Forgotten realms. Check out Arcanum worlds "Hero's of Baldur's Gate" and "Murder in Baldur's Gate" these modules are the direct lead up to the events in "Decent into Avernus". They are early 5e. One of them was Play test material for DnD-Next, and the other has stats for 3.5. 4, and 5e.
"Mordenkainin's Tomb of Foes" is essential. You could also familiarize yourself with what happens in the League Play content.
Research into the Shield of the hidden lord. This Bad boy goes all the way back to the first addition of DnD. Understanding Who this dude really is and what his motives are can have a massive impact on the game. Don't overlook his importance, but think long and hard about how you want to run "The tenth Lord of the Nine".
Absolute last bit of advice. I cannot express how important this is. Tie the characters backstory to a cannon event or NPC in Elturel.
I've been running "Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus" for the past five months for a group of five players on Roll20. I'm finding it to be one of the most compelling, engaging, beautifully written, and fun adventures I've ever had the pleasure of running. There are some flaws, that's true, but they can be easily resolved by following the advice of MIke Shea and others. Overall, though, I think this adventure is a remarkable achievement of adventure design and writing. My players and I are thoroughly enjoying it.
Just finished yhe eberron series, interesting to see pre notion prep again and how much notion improves the ease and fun level of prep
I suspect one reason why _Descent into Avernus_ has so many reviews is that it came out right before the start of the pandemic. I bet a lot of people started games in early 2020 and chose to run this adventure because it was pretty new at the time. Just a guess.
Are you planning to continue with a Session 3 video? Here's hoping!
I think there’s a lot of really good stuff in the book. I especially like the Dead Three stuff. But would have enjoyed them in separate books.
For a moment I thought there would be no show on Sunday which i was planning to be present live for the first time. see you tomorrow
a player lost 2 characters in Tomb of Annihilation? We lost 21...
Wow!
How do you do to have the DnD Beyond menu to the left of the window ?
can I ask you for some instruction on how to play tabletop audio with groovy? I tried to copy the link and it said unkown file format