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D&D Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus Adventure Book

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Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus is an adventure module for Dungeons & Dragons, designed for characters levels 1 to 13. Explore iconic fantasy settings like Baldur's Gate and Avernus.

The book is in English.


Forge Your Fate in Hellfire!

Diabolical dangers await in this adventure for the world’s greatest roleplaying game.

Welcome to Baldur's Gate, a city of ambition and corruption. You’ve just started your adventuring career, but already find yourself embroiled in a plot that sprawls from the shadows of Baldur's Gate to the front lines of the planes-spanning Blood War! Do you have what it takes to turn infernal war machines and nefarious contracts against the archdevil Zariel and her diabolical hordes? And can you ever hope to find your way home safely when pitted against the infinite evils of the Nine Hells?

Book contents:

  • This heroic Dungeons & Dragons adventure book takes players from levels 1 to 13 as they journey through Baldur's Gate and into Avernus, the first layer of the Nine Hells.
  • Baldur's Gate is among the most iconic locations in fantasy culture. A mist-cloaked metropolis on the Sword Coast, it’s a place of history and a home to heroes.
  • The book introduces the infernal war machines to fifth edition D&D—battle-ready vehicles, which you can customize as you blast off into the Blood War.
  • Dungeon Masters will entice their heroes with devils' deals, designed to lure adventurers with the ultimate temptations of power and treasure.

Product's details

Manufacturer
Wizards of the Coast
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN
9780786966769
Language
Angličtina
Year of publication
2019
Parameters
Weight: 1024 g
EAN
9780786966769
Product code
43175

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Marek V. 

Story: 8/10
Campaign quality: 6/10
Graphic design: 10/10

Before starting the campaign, I definitely recommend the Alexandrian Remix: https://thealexandrian.net/wordpress/44214/roleplaying-games/remixing-avernus
This is an essential part of a successful campaign. A huge amount of content requires extra prep from the DM, whether it's adjusting the story so it makes sense and doesn't take agency and the spotlight away from players in favor of NPCs. Otherwise, players might end up on the sidelines, feeling like they're just experiencing someone else's story.

While reading the story, I also recommend checking out the DM guide, which is a great companion, especially if you're like me and need to hear things to remember them: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RiKruXADEc&ab_channel=TabletopBob

Be prepared for the fact that you won't experience the devilish Mad Max stuff until the second half of the campaign, which in some groups might not happen until after half a year of playing. I recommend DMs check with their players beforehand to see if they want to treat Baldur's Gate as a sandbox. If they just follow the main quests and ignore a large part of the city, the appendix with its fantastic city descriptions and quest hooks becomes completely useless for the DM.

The beginning of the campaign can be tough for parties of three or fewer players. From my own experience, an extra feat at the start is appropriate, but an extra level is already too much.

The maps in the book are quite minimalist. If you don't want to rely solely on battle maps drawn on a square grid, look for them online and print them out. Printing one high-quality battle map can easily cost around 200 CZK.

I don't recommend this for beginner DMs, as it's easy to get lost in this campaign, and it requires a lot of preparation and changes to make it truly fun.

For people who might not even want to play this specific campaign but want more information about Baldur's Gate itself (where only about 5 levels take place) and potential info on playing in Avernus, I definitely recommend this book, though I'm not sure if it's worth the price.

Part of the campaign takes players to Candlekeep, where I definitely recommend Candlekeep Mysteries: https://old.imago.cz/dungeons-and-dragons-candlekeep-mysteries - it's a suitable addition from which you can pull a side quest in Candlekeep, read information about the largest library in the universe, and better prepare for your players' visit.

My overall rating: 7.666/10

Príbeh: 8/10
Kvalita kampane: 6/10
Grafický dizajn: 10/10

Pred začatím kampane odporúčam určite Alexandrian Remix: https://thealexandrian.net/wordpress/44214/roleplaying-games/remixing-avernus
Toto je nevynechateľná súčasť úspešnej kampane. Hrozne veľa vecí si vyžaduje extra prípravu od DM, či už ide o úpravu príbehu tak by dával zmysel a nebral agency a spotlight z hráčov na nejaké NPCčka, inak sa môže stať že hráči budú na vedľajšej koľaji a mať pocit, že zažívajú príbeh niekoho iného.

Pri čítaní príbehu odporúčam pozerať aj DM guide, ktorý je skvelým spoločníkom, hlavne keď podobne ako ja potrebujete veci aj počuť aby ste si ich zapamätali: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RiKruXADEc&ab_channel=TabletopBob

Pripravte sa na to, že tie diabolské Mad Max veci zažijete až v druhej polovici kampane, čo v niektorých partiách môže nastať kľudne až po polroku hrania. Odporúčam DMkám, aby si vopred s hráčmi zistili, či budú chcieť fungovať v Baldurs Gate ako v sandboxe, pretože ak pôjdú fakt iba po základných questoch a odignorujú veľkú časť mesta, tak pre DMko je appendix s parádnym popisom mesta a quest hookmi totálne zbytočný.

Začiatok kampane môže byť náročný pre partie troch a menej hráčov, z vlastnej skúsenosti viem, že extra feat na začiatku je vhodný, ale extra level už je priveľa.

Mapky v knihe sú dosť minimalistické, preto pokiaľ nechcete mať iba bojové mapky ktoré sú nakreslené na štvorcovom gride, tak si ich vyhľadať online a vytlačiť, na kvalitný papier vyjde tlač jednej battlemap pokojne aj na 200 Czk.

Neodporúčam začiatočníkom DMkám, pretože sa dá ľahko v tejto kampani stratiť, a vyžaduje si veľkú prípravu a zmeny na to aby to bola naozaj zábava.

Pre ľudí, ktorí možno ani nechcú hrať konkrétne túto kampaň, ale chcú viac informácii o samotnom Baldurs Gate (kde sa odohráva iba cca 5 levelov) a prípadné informácie o hre v Averne, túto knihu určite odporúčam, no nie som si istý či za tú cenu.

Časť kampane zavedie hráčov do Candlekeepu, kde odporúčam určite Candlekeep Mysteries: https://old.imago.cz/dungeons-and-dragons-candlekeep-mysteries - je to vhodný prídavok z ktorého sa dá vytiahnuť nejaký ten sidequest v Candlekeepe, prečítať si informácie o najväčšej knižnici vo vesmíre, a lepšie sa pripraviť na jej návštevu hráčmi.

Moje celkové hodnotenie: 7.666/10

3 years ago
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Petr S. 

A brilliantly crafted campaign that takes you straight to hell... And keeps you entertained for a long time. Highly recommended.

Skvěle zpracované tažení, které vás zavede až do samotného pekla... A zabaví na hodně dlouhou dobu. Rozhodně doporučuji.

4 years ago
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Tomáš S. 

As always, it's beautifully crafted, but it requires a lot of extra work. You have to buy expansions and pre-adventures just to make the start make sense and give the characters any motivation to even try. You also have to rewrite passages because they are often just railroad quests. But if you put in the extra effort, it's an interesting experience.

Jako vždy hezké zpracování, ovšem je s tím hodně práce okolo. Dokupování rozšíření, dokoupení pre-adventure, aby start dával trochu smysl a dal motivaci postavám se vůbec snažit. Přepisování pasáží, protože jsou to často railway questy. Ale když si s tím člověk dá tu práci navíc, tak je to zajímavý.

4 years ago
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Lukáš M. 

The quality of the modules from Wizards is top-notch. I was really intrigued by the plot, which serves as a prequel to the Baldur's Gate 3 PC game.
Unfortunately, I didn't have the heart to try and rip out the map that's glued into the covers; I'm not sure if that's standard or not.
I can highly recommend this module if you want to visit Baldur's Gate and the Hells.

Kvalita modulů od Wizardů je na vysoké úrovni. Velice mě zaujala zápletka která by měla předcházet hře Baldurs Gate 3 na PC.
Bohužel neměl jsem srdce se snažit rvát mapu která je zalepená do desek, netuším jestli je to standartní věc či ne.
Mohu modul vřele doporučit. Pokud se chcete podívat do Baldurs Gate a Pekla.

5 years ago
0

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