D&D 5E Chains of Asmodeus: Official 286-Page Nine Hells Book & Adventure Released!

For Extra Life, the children's hospital charity, Wizards of the Coast just released Chains of Asmodeus on DMsGuild in PDF format. Written by James Ohlen and Adrian Tchaikovsky, this book includes an adventure for levels 11-20, stat blocks for Asmodeus and the other archdevils, a corruption mechanic, and more.

Arcanum Worlds Presents: Chains of Asmodeus
Chains of Asmodeus is a 286-page source book and adventure for the Nine Hells written by legendary game designer James Ohlen (Baldur's Gate, Baldur's Gate II, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Dragon Age: Origins) and award-winning author Adrian Tchaikovsky (Children of Time, The Tiger and the Wolf, The Doors of Eden). This book is beautifully illustrated with haunting art from Sergei Sarichev, Sergey Musin, Julian Calle, Sebastion Kowoll, Paul Adams, Luis Lasahido, and the Aaron Sims Company.

Travel through the Nine Hells to save your soul in this tome that includes:

• 50+ High Challenge Monsters
• Stat Blocks for Asmodeus, Lord of the Nine, and all major Archdevils
• 20+ Infernal Magic Items
• New Item Corruption Mechanic
• Details on all Layers of the Nine Hells, with Beautifully Illustrated Maps created by John Stevenson
• A Fiendish Adventure for Levels 11-20

The book includes full stat blocks for Asmodeus (CR30), Beelzebub, Belial, Dispater, Fierna, Glasya, Levistus, Mammon, Mephistopheles, and more including Bel, Zariel, and a ton of monsters and NPCs.

You can pick it up for $29.99 on DMsGuild.

 

[Burnside]

All the art and craft and history etc etc that we argue about here and elsewhere - is all just marketing

Weird take. The majority of art, and crafted items, and books, and etc are sold for a price. Does that make all of that art and content “just marketing?” Is The Godfather “just marketing”? Lord of the Rings novels? Great Expectations? Baldur’s Gate 3?

 

[darjr]

I’ve been told that video games are not art. I didn’t accept that then either.

 

[Eyes of Nine]

Weird take. The majority of art, and crafted items, and books, and etc are sold for a price. Does that make all of that art and content “just marketing?” Is The Godfather “just marketing”? Lord of the Rings novels? Great Expectations? Baldur’s Gate 3?

I'm just talking about Hasbro. Hasbro the corporation, owned by millions, guided by a board and an executive team - cares only about profit. Their niche happens to be games which we all care about. There are artists and skilled craftspeople who work for them, sure. But their work is only as valuable as the profits generated by it

 

[Burnside]

I'm just talking about Hasbro. Hasbro the corporation, owned by millions, guided by a board and an executive team - cares only about profit. Their niche happens to be games which we all care about. There are artists and skilled craftspeople who work for them, sure. But their work is only as valuable as the profits generated by it

To whom?

 

[Zaukrie]

To whom?

To them, the company that makes the game. That's the poster's point. It doesn't have intrinsic value to the corporation.

 

[Eyes of Nine]

To whom?

The shareholders, the board, and the executive team. And by extension the directors, managers, and individual contributors who work under them who it is assumed want to continue to be employed and therefore will roughly adhere to the needs of the first group

 

[Burnside]

The shareholders, the board, and the executive team. And by extension the directors, managers, and individual contributors who work under them who it is assumed want to continue to be employed and therefore will roughly adhere to the needs of the first group

Ah - it's all just marketing to Hasbro. Yes, totally agreed.

 

[Micah Sweet]

To them, the company that makes the game. That's the poster's point. It doesn't have intrinsic value to the corporation.

Yeah. That the entirety of the problem. They only care about money.

 

[Micah Sweet]

Ah - it's all just marketing to Hasbro. Yes, totally agreed.

Hasbro is controlled by WotC folks. So WotC are the ones who only care about money.

 

[Zaukrie]

Yeah. That the entirety of the problem. They only care about money.

we'll just disagree on this....for one, I rather like DnD, for another, everything you buy (almost) only exists because companies make them. I won't get too far into this, this isn't the forum .....