There has been unsettle along the Sword Coast recently. Not that it is something unusual, as there is always a big threat coming for the north-western coast of Faerûn. However, this time all Hell could break loose unless an intrepid group of heroes (or anti-heroes) do something about it. There is word of unease at the city of Elturgard, though that's only rumours. Who knows what lies down this trade road you find yourself headed down?
Welcome to the recruitment thread for Baldur's Gate: Descent Into Avernus. This is an adventure for 4-6 adventurers, starting at level 1. The campaign takes place along the Sword Coast within the Forgotten Realms as well as (spoilers!) maybe spending a bit of time within Avernus, the first plane of Hell. This adventure will have references to demons and devils, as well as have its darker tones based on what goes on in a literal hellscape, so you have been warned! (And that's just Baldur's Gate). If you wish to go down a righteous route on this adventure, yes it is doable, but it is difficult! The idea of the Hells is to tempt people into committing evil and falling down a dark path, after all.
I'll try and add my own personal flair to the adventure and we'll see how it goes. I don't normally run modules, but this one was popular on the interest thread and I've had a flick through it already for inspiration. Hopefully I can do the module justice for the party. I'm hoping for a group that can post most weekdays (I'm usually quite busy on weekends) so as to keep a good thread flow with posts.
Character Creation Rules:
Please provide your character submission in the below format. It makes it easy for me to read through each character. Starting Level: This campaign is set to start at level 1, so please work off of that. Legal Sources: Any officially released D&D source. Please note that with races there are potential benefits/repercussions based on what race/class you are playing (I highly advise not playing some of the races like the recent Extra Life race of Lorcatha as they will find it very difficult to survive in a place like Avernus) Ability Scores: Please use the point buy or standard array. While I occasionally enjoy rolling stats, I understand it can make some players feel underwhelmed when their companion rolls godlike and they're left with mediocre abilities.
Name: <insert name> Race: <insert race> Class: <insert class> Background: <insert background> Alignment: <insert alignment> Faith: <insert deity name> Favourite Food: <insert food> Wish: <if you were given a wish, what would your character wish for> Fear: <what is your character's greatest fear> Trinket: <roll 1d100 for a trinket>
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Name:Saribel Race: Drow Class: Fighter Background: Noble Alignment: Neutral Good Faith: None in particular, but definitely, absolutely not Lolth. Favourite Food: Just about anything on the surface. Especially baked goods. Wish: To be able to affect change in drow society for the better. Fear: That she'll be hunted down and returned home to live a life of repressed torture and misery and watch others to the same. Trinket:52 2 toy soldiers, one missing a head. (well that's just creepy)
"All will become equal now" | "Cause we're going to shout it loud, even if our words seem meaningless. It's like we're carrying the weight of the world"
Name: Lord of Screeching Racket Race: Tabaxi Class: Paladin Background: Entertainer Alignment: Neutral Good Faith: Milil Favourite Food: Potatoes and Fish from the Yawning Portal Wish: To be a great musician Fear: That all music and art would be wiped away from the world. Trinket: - 84 - A receipt of deposit at a bank in a far-flung city - ooh my receipt from Luskan, I still have it!
Name: Lute Race: Halfling Class: Cleric Background: Hermit Alignment: Neutral Good Faith: Selune Favourite Food: Apple Pie Wish: To be reunited with his sister Fear: Betrayal Trinket: - <roll 1d100 for a trinket> 32A knife that belonged to a relative
Name:Follow your Arrow where it points Race: Tabaxi Class: Monk Background: Urban Bounty Hunter Alignment: Chaotic Neutral Faith: Kelemvor Favourite Food: Cheese Wish: A neverending fountain of cheese Fear: a world that does not know cheese Trinket:75
Name:Khaffosi Race: Fire Genasi Class: Barbarian Background: Urban Bounty Hunter Alignment: Neutral Faith: Ilmater, god of endurance Favourite Food: Spicy! Wish: Wisdom Fear: Water deep enough to submerge Trinket:73
Class:Wizard Background: Mercenary Veteran Alignment: Lawful neutral Faith: Azuth, Lord of Spells Favorite Food: Goblins Knuckles ( a stew with animal bones the mercenaries used to make during hard times. ) Wish: Become a Magister. ( They regulate and teach magic to all ) Fear: Losing his magic Trinket: 87
If you want more on the background I can send a PM.
Name: Otto Featherbottom Race: Halfling, Lightfoot Class: Sorcerer (Wild Magic) Background: Entertainer Alignment: Chaotic Good Faith: Brandobaris Favourite Food: Cheese! especially with a nice red wine, but nothing too fruity, and some hard-crust bread, and maybe some olives or dried tomatoes Wish: To bring a smile to the face of the most un-smiley-est person anywhere. Fear: Buttons Trinket:19 (A pipe that blows bubbles)
Name: Varrick Arthil Race: Zariel Tiefling Class: Paladin (Oath of Conquest) Background: Soldier Alignment: Neutral Good Faith: Helm, The Vigilant Favourite Food: Chicken Kebabs Wish: Strength to destroy those who seek power for its own sake. Fear: That the fate that befell his sire will corrupt him as well, that his desire to do good will consume the good that he can do. Trinket:56
Name: Almarath (Sheet) Race:Human (Variant) Class:Wizard Background:Sage Alignment:Neutral Good Faith:Oghma Favourite Food: Sembian Spiced Sausage - A spicy pork sausage from Sembia made with garlic and fennel. Wish: To be made First Reader of Candlekeep. Fear: Almarath greatly fears that his research and obsession with Fiends and Celestials will draw their attention and their ire. Trinket:22
Name: Song Nzkong Race: Half-orc Class: Sorcerer (Black dragonblooded) Background: bounty hunter Alignment: chaotic neutral Faith: Ilneval Favourite Food: food that is free. Alternatively, pork crackling Wish: Enough power and money to be safely untouchable, without coming to the attention of political types (legal or otherwise) Fear: Powerlessness - to be abandoned and unable to protect herself. Also, spiders. Trinket:41
Name:Tangle Race: Tiefling variant Class: Warlock Background: The rain splattered onto the cobbles of Eltural, running in rivulets down the ridges between the stones to gather in the gutters and wash into the storm drains. From the second story open window, the woman watched the large drops gathered on the overhanging rooftop above until they'd grown to big to remain, and they plummeted through the windy sky to splash on the busy road below. Tangle watched the drops, taking the lesson that they taught. You could start out free, but land anywhere for too long, gather too much around you, and eventually you'd be doomed to fall into the gutters of what this life could be. On one hand she spun a dagger in her grip, absently. She'd felt her calling.Her patron had whispered during the dark of her sleep. Someone was coming, someone who'd be worthy of her service, of her loyalty. Someone whose destiny was intertwined with her own. She watched through the open window, letting her gut guide her as she watched the crowd, waiting for a sign. Alignment: LN Faith: her patron Favourite Food: Alcohol Wish: To earn a place at her patron's side as their greatest and most faithful servant. Fear: To be stuck in a trivial, boring, meaningless life. Trinket:6
Name: Valerian Race: Half-Elf Class: Bard Background: Entertainer Alignment: Chaotic Good Faith: Tymora Favourite Food: Chocolate Wish: Immortality Fear: dying anonymously and unknown Trinket:80 A bronze pentacle with an etching of a rat's head in its center
Name: Glee Rosekin Race: Tiefling Class: Barbarian Background: Gladiator Alignment: Chaotic Good Faith: Tymora Favourite Food: Spicy Chicken Wish: To be truly free of the restrictions of society Fear: To be chained to another and forced to use her strength for malicious means Trinket: 16
Name:Thane Venture (sheet linked) Race: Human Variant Class: Cleric (Tempest) Background: Soldier Alignment: Chaotic Neutral Faith: Vulkar Favourite Food: Baked Potato Wish: The resurrection of his brother, Freyr Fear: To be banished from Vulkar's service Trinket:20; A glass jar containing a weird bit of flesh floating in pickling fluid
Name: Pogo https://ddb.ac/characters/17560121/tWQPQ8 Race: Half orc Class: Cleric Background: Sailor Alignment: Chaotic good Faith: Lliira Favourite Food: Lamb Wish: To bring a smile to all those who are less fortunate Fear: That he is too weak to save those around him Trinket:23
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Name: Lenlaia Varosa d'Azur Race: Half-Elf Class: Bard Background: Urchin Alignment: Chaotic Good Faith: Sune Favourite Food: She wouldn't tell anybody bit it's bacon Wish: To be famous and loved by people Fear: Being alone, unloved and abandoned Trinket:84
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Name: Tarkhal Race: Wood Elf Class: Druid Background: Outlander Alignment: Neutral Faith: Silvanus (but estranged) Favourite Food: whatever the forest provides Wish: to find and punish those that destroyed his tribe Fear: the creeping worry that he was responsible for his family's death Trinket:22
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Baldur's Gate: Descent Into Avernus
Recruitment Closes Monday 21st October
There has been unsettle along the Sword Coast recently. Not that it is something unusual, as there is always a big threat coming for the north-western coast of Faerûn. However, this time all Hell could break loose unless an intrepid group of heroes (or anti-heroes) do something about it. There is word of unease at the city of Elturgard, though that's only rumours. Who knows what lies down this trade road you find yourself headed down?
Welcome to the recruitment thread for Baldur's Gate: Descent Into Avernus. This is an adventure for 4-6 adventurers, starting at level 1. The campaign takes place along the Sword Coast within the Forgotten Realms as well as (spoilers!) maybe spending a bit of time within Avernus, the first plane of Hell. This adventure will have references to demons and devils, as well as have its darker tones based on what goes on in a literal hellscape, so you have been warned! (And that's just Baldur's Gate). If you wish to go down a righteous route on this adventure, yes it is doable, but it is difficult! The idea of the Hells is to tempt people into committing evil and falling down a dark path, after all.
I'll try and add my own personal flair to the adventure and we'll see how it goes. I don't normally run modules, but this one was popular on the interest thread and I've had a flick through it already for inspiration. Hopefully I can do the module justice for the party. I'm hoping for a group that can post most weekdays (I'm usually quite busy on weekends) so as to keep a good thread flow with posts.
Character Creation Rules:
Please provide your character submission in the below format. It makes it easy for me to read through each character.
Starting Level: This campaign is set to start at level 1, so please work off of that.
Legal Sources: Any officially released D&D source. Please note that with races there are potential benefits/repercussions based on what race/class you are playing (I highly advise not playing some of the races like the recent Extra Life race of Lorcatha as they will find it very difficult to survive in a place like Avernus)
Ability Scores: Please use the point buy or standard array. While I occasionally enjoy rolling stats, I understand it can make some players feel underwhelmed when their companion rolls godlike and they're left with mediocre abilities.
Spoiler for any FAQ asked in thread below:
No FAQ as of yet.
Current Player In: The Guild as Elsara Deepmoon
Name: Kendil "Lucky" Tras
Race: Tiefling
Class: Rogue
Background: Criminal / Spy
Alignment: Neutral
Faith:Tymora
Favourite Food: Anything spicy
Wish: To become the Guild Leader
Fear: Become weak, helpless
Trinket: <roll 1d100 for a trinket> 26
Meili Liang Lvl 5 Monk
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Name: Saribel
Race: Drow
Class: Fighter
Background: Noble
Alignment: Neutral Good
Faith: None in particular, but definitely, absolutely not Lolth.
Favourite Food: Just about anything on the surface. Especially baked goods.
Wish: To be able to affect change in drow society for the better.
Fear: That she'll be hunted down and returned home to live a life of repressed torture and misery and watch others to the same.
Trinket: 52 2 toy soldiers, one missing a head. (well that's just creepy)
"All will become equal now" | "Cause we're going to shout it loud, even if our words seem meaningless. It's like we're carrying the weight of the world"
Name: Lord of Screeching Racket
Race: Tabaxi
Class: Paladin
Background: Entertainer
Alignment: Neutral Good
Faith: Milil
Favourite Food: Potatoes and Fish from the Yawning Portal
Wish: To be a great musician
Fear: That all music and art would be wiped away from the world.
Trinket: - 84 - A receipt of deposit at a bank in a far-flung city - ooh my receipt from Luskan, I still have it!
I have an intelligence of six, I know what I'm doing.
Name: Lute
Race: Halfling
Class: Cleric
Background: Hermit
Alignment: Neutral Good
Faith: Selune
Favourite Food: Apple Pie
Wish: To be reunited with his sister
Fear: Betrayal
Trinket: - <roll 1d100 for a trinket> 32 A knife that belonged to a relative
Name: Follow your Arrow where it points
Race: Tabaxi
Class: Monk
Background: Urban Bounty Hunter
Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
Faith: Kelemvor
Favourite Food: Cheese
Wish: A neverending fountain of cheese
Fear: a world that does not know cheese
Trinket: 75
Skameros - Bugbear Barbarian - Out of the Abyss - By Kerrec
Follow your Arrow where it Points - Tabaxi Monk - Baldur's Gate: Descent Into Avernus (by Pokepaladdy)
Citron Pumpkinfoam - Fairy Monk - Project Point: Team Longsword
Name:Alea “EagleHeart” Bolton
Race:human
class:fighter
background:knight
alignment:lawful-neutral good
Faith:lathander
Favorite food:steak
Wish:the city of Baldur to be free from it’s curse (or to have her mother again, difficult choice)
Fear:being too weak
trinket:14 a large green scale
Marvarax and Sora (Dragonborn) The retired fighter and WIP scholar - Glory
Brythel(Dwarf), The dwarf with a gun - survival at sea
Jaylin(Human), Paladin of Lathander's Ancient ways - The Seven Saints (Azura Claw)
Urselles(Goblin), Cleric of Eldath- The Wizard's challenge
Viclas Tyrin(Half Elf), Student of the Elven arts- Indrafatmoko's Defiance in Phlan
Name: Khaffosi
Race: Fire Genasi
Class: Barbarian
Background: Urban Bounty Hunter
Alignment: Neutral
Faith: Ilmater, god of endurance
Favourite Food: Spicy!
Wish: Wisdom
Fear: Water deep enough to submerge
Trinket: 73
Name: Ashaan
Race: Human
Class: Wizard
Background: Mercenary Veteran
Alignment: Lawful neutral
Faith: Azuth, Lord of Spells
Favorite Food: Goblins Knuckles ( a stew with animal bones the mercenaries used to make during hard times. )
Wish: Become a Magister. ( They regulate and teach magic to all )
Fear: Losing his magic
Trinket: 87
If you want more on the background I can send a PM.
Name: Otto Featherbottom
Race: Halfling, Lightfoot
Class: Sorcerer (Wild Magic)
Background: Entertainer
Alignment: Chaotic Good
Faith: Brandobaris
Favourite Food: Cheese! especially with a nice red wine, but nothing too fruity, and some hard-crust bread, and maybe some olives or dried tomatoes
Wish: To bring a smile to the face of the most un-smiley-est person anywhere.
Fear: Buttons
Trinket: 19 (A pipe that blows bubbles)
https://www.dndbeyond.com/profile/ZorgAlmighty/characters/16826059
How does a red dragon blow out the candles on its birthday cake?
Name: Varrick Arthil
Race: Zariel Tiefling
Class: Paladin (Oath of Conquest)
Background: Soldier
Alignment: Neutral Good
Faith: Helm, The Vigilant
Favourite Food: Chicken Kebabs
Wish: Strength to destroy those who seek power for its own sake.
Fear: That the fate that befell his sire will corrupt him as well, that his desire to do good will consume the good that he can do.
Trinket: 56
Name: Almarath (Sheet)
Race: Human (Variant)
Class: Wizard
Background: Sage
Alignment: Neutral Good
Faith: Oghma
Favourite Food: Sembian Spiced Sausage - A spicy pork sausage from Sembia made with garlic and fennel.
Wish: To be made First Reader of Candlekeep.
Fear: Almarath greatly fears that his research and obsession with Fiends and Celestials will draw their attention and their ire.
Trinket: 22
"Not all those who wander are lost." - J.R.R. Tolkien
Name: Song Nzkong
Race: Half-orc
Class: Sorcerer (Black dragonblooded)
Background: bounty hunter
Alignment: chaotic neutral
Faith: Ilneval
Favourite Food: food that is free. Alternatively, pork crackling
Wish: Enough power and money to be safely untouchable, without coming to the attention of political types (legal or otherwise)
Fear: Powerlessness - to be abandoned and unable to protect herself. Also, spiders.
Trinket: 41
Name: Tangle
Race: Tiefling variant
Class: Warlock
Background: The rain splattered onto the cobbles of Eltural, running in rivulets down the ridges between the stones to gather in the gutters and wash into the storm drains. From the second story open window, the woman watched the large drops gathered on the overhanging rooftop above until they'd grown to big to remain, and they plummeted through the windy sky to splash on the busy road below. Tangle watched the drops, taking the lesson that they taught. You could start out free, but land anywhere for too long, gather too much around you, and eventually you'd be doomed to fall into the gutters of what this life could be. On one hand she spun a dagger in her grip, absently. She'd felt her calling.Her patron had whispered during the dark of her sleep. Someone was coming, someone who'd be worthy of her service, of her loyalty. Someone whose destiny was intertwined with her own. She watched through the open window, letting her gut guide her as she watched the crowd, waiting for a sign.
Alignment: LN
Faith: her patron
Favourite Food: Alcohol
Wish: To earn a place at her patron's side as their greatest and most faithful servant.
Fear: To be stuck in a trivial, boring, meaningless life.
Trinket: 6
What's the difference between a Wizard and a Sorcerer?
Class.
Name: Valerian
Race: Half-Elf
Class: Bard
Background: Entertainer
Alignment: Chaotic Good
Faith: Tymora
Favourite Food: Chocolate
Wish: Immortality
Fear: dying anonymously and unknown
Trinket: 80 A bronze pentacle with an etching of a rat's head in its center
Liarin: Against the Cult of the Reptile God
Adewild: Shadows and Light 2
Brother Thaddeus: Rime of the Frostmaiden.
Name: Glee Rosekin
Race: Tiefling
Class: Barbarian
Background: Gladiator
Alignment: Chaotic Good
Faith: Tymora
Favourite Food: Spicy Chicken
Wish: To be truly free of the restrictions of society
Fear: To be chained to another and forced to use her strength for malicious means
Trinket: 16
Name: Thane Venture (sheet linked)
Race: Human Variant
Class: Cleric (Tempest)
Background: Soldier
Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
Faith: Vulkar
Favourite Food: Baked Potato
Wish: The resurrection of his brother, Freyr
Fear: To be banished from Vulkar's service
Trinket: 20; A glass jar containing a weird bit of flesh floating in pickling fluid
Officially Joined the Expanded Signature Club
Will be on Hiatus: Currently Clear
Name: Pogo https://ddb.ac/characters/17560121/tWQPQ8
Race: Half orc
Class: Cleric
Background: Sailor
Alignment: Chaotic good
Faith: Lliira
Favourite Food: Lamb
Wish: To bring a smile to all those who are less fortunate
Fear: That he is too weak to save those around him
Trinket: 23
Name: Lenlaia Varosa d'Azur
Race: Half-Elf
Class: Bard
Background: Urchin
Alignment: Chaotic Good
Faith: Sune
Favourite Food: She wouldn't tell anybody bit it's bacon
Wish: To be famous and loved by people
Fear: Being alone, unloved and abandoned
Trinket: 84
Name: Tarkhal
Race: Wood Elf
Class: Druid
Background: Outlander
Alignment: Neutral
Faith: Silvanus (but estranged)
Favourite Food: whatever the forest provides
Wish: to find and punish those that destroyed his tribe
Fear: the creeping worry that he was responsible for his family's death
Trinket: 22