u/Natural-Stomach

Question for the Group:

After my current campaign wraps up, I was planning on running Descent into Avernus. However, one thing I've come across online (which has now consumed my thoughts regarding this campaign) is that the module's version of Avernus is waaaay more chaotic than it probably should be. I mean, Mad Max is cool, but wouldn't that type of stuff make more sense in somewhere more chaotic? And if I move it to another plane, that would then beg the question of How could Zariel do what she's doing in another plane?

So, basically my question is How would you reconcile these glaring alignment issues?

Heyo! Yesterday I posted a battlemap of the Bleeding Citadel, and someone asked if I could show more...

Well... Yes!

Here's a link to the google drive with the maps: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1zdbbVOqDYSb4QTgG09ocINnl2cuv1sb-

All battlemaps are 300dpi / 10x10" / 40x40 squares / 200x200 ft

The hex map doesn't align well with VTTs, sorry.

Also not that some of these aren't 100% finished. I have separate prop assets that I use for shelves n such that I assemble in the VTT. I highly recommend 2-Minute Tabletop's assets for this.

ENJOY!

I can't find much info on this dungeon (located in the Serpent Hills) beyond what the wiki article presents, which is scant.

Anybody got any insights to this dungeon, or oerhaps a map? Any help is welcome.

Anybody got a good rationale for why the spell Spirit Guardians has a 10 min duration instead of 1 min? It has DoT and slows enemy movement. Feels like too much, yeah?

I've only done the graveyard and the bayou's spark generators, but I'm unsure where I go next. I have the hammer, whip, and daggers.

Are people still buying and selling stuff on DMs Guild? Most of the stuff nowadays is mass-produced AI slop. Is there another (maybe better) alternative?

Some of the folks on this sub have got Rusty Infatuation Syndrome (yes, I mispelled it in the title), by which I mean you are projecting some level of goodness onto his character that just isn't there. I'm not saying he's straight up evil, but he's by no means a good person, and certainly not a good father (or super scientist, really).

The dude is a narcissist with daddy issues that perpetuates the same cycle of paternal uncaring onto his own sons. The only reason he has sons (and clones thereof) is to keep up his status quo-- otherwise people may start to ask questions (or at least that's what Rusty thinks). He definitely doesn't have them because he cares about them (otherwise he'd never put them in danger in the first place).

I mean, he's so egotistical he'd rather be in a pissing (shrinking) match with Orpheus than rescue his kids. You think Dean getting testicular torsion would make him start to care, but what's a few nuts when we've got clones in the basement? (he was just milking that excuse to get away from the Monarch's annoyances)

In regards to women, he only sees them as sex objects. You can see that all through seasons 1 and 2 with how he treats the disguised Doctor Girlfriend, Molotov, and Mrs Impossible, and how he refers to women (like incredble Dolly Parton). You can maybe argue that his regard of women changes slightly in later seasons, but I think that's him realizing he can't get with Sheila (and so relents his pursuit).

This is all to say that I love the character. He's immensely flawed and he's a terrible human being, but he's fun to watch and its always fun to see him get his come-uppence. What can I say, its fun to watch pieces of shit fail in almost everything they do.

I just don't think he's the noble fatherly figure that some of you paint him to be. Feel free to argue his virtues in the comments.

I created a playlist with an alternative Pinkerton song order. This track listing drops three songs (Tired of Sex, Getchoo, and Butterfly), but adds a few B-sides to fill up the roster.

**Track Listing**

1 Why Bother?

2 I Just Threw Out the Love of My Dreams

3 Pink Triangle

4 Falling for You

5 El Scorcho

6 No Other One

7 You Gave Your Love to Me Softly

8 Across the Sea

9 Waiting on You

10 You Won't Get with Me Tonight

11 Lover in the Snow

12 Long Time Sunshine

(Listen Here: https://music.amazon.com/user-playlists/26398ba3035047c18cafbec243202226sune?ref=dm\_sh\_5OTmdejy3QQfnYWxyJfPtWd3R)

Heyo! I'm looking to flesh out this location (Alphar located on Alphar Isle). There's very little information about this place in the fandom site, other than its a bustling seaport with a number of docks.

I've got a map already drawn for it (nothing fancy, just a small coastal town). Basically, I'm just requesting some ideas for shops, inns, general points of interest.

I'll entertain anything. Thanks in advance!