This is one hell of a ride, to say the least. I think that with Descent into Avernus Wizards and their designers have outdone themselves. Then comes Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus. Waterdeep – Dragon Heist is also a marvellous module, where the player characters have the chance to build their own tavern and be a part of the big city, more than just heroes of the day, which I absolutely love. Reading through The Dragon of Icespire Peak left me wondering, because that module has everything you need for a good rolelpaying game and I could easily see me running it, because it has a little bit of everything and everyone gets a moment to shine. However, this approach to writing modules seems to be changing. Of course, D&D doesn’t have to be hack ‘n slash, far from it, but I’ve often had the feeling when reading the new modules for 5E that, that is the way the publishers see the game, it is more swords and spells than wits and cunning. Not that I object to a good hack ‘n slash every now and then, but, also with age, I’ve come to appreciate the social interactions and group interaction more than good ‘ol shoot-first-ask-questions-later tactics. I haven’t been all too impressed with the modules they’ve published for 5th edition, finding them more or less reskinned old classics and, to be completely honest, be more or less hackfiestas. Once I heard that WoTC were planning on using the city of Baldur’s Gate as a setting for their next module I have to admit that my curiosity was roused. After all, family, work and other responsibilities tend to have great impact on what time you have for your hobbies.
I tried the enhanced version a while ago but with age I find myself too busy and too preoccupied with other things to let the nostalgia get a hold of me. I found the narrative entertaining and the game play fun.
I spent hours upon hours playing those games, loving every minute of it. There are few games that I played as extensively as I played the Baldur’s Gate game series. In this module the player characters need to visit Avernus, the top-most layer of Hell, and find their way back home. Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus is the latest module for D&D 5th edition, published by Wizards of the Coast.
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