Menu
News
All News
Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
Pathfinder
Starfinder
Warhammer
2d20 System
Year Zero Engine
Industry News
Reviews
Dragon Reflections
Columns
Weekly Digests
Weekly News Digest
Freebies, Sales & Bundles
RPG Print News
RPG Crowdfunding News
Game Content
ENterplanetary DimENsions
Mythological Figures
Opinion
Worlds of Design
Peregrine's Next
RPG Evolution
Other Columns
From the Freelancing Frontline
Monster ENcyclopedia
WotC/TSR Alumni Look Back
4 Hours w/RSD (Ryan Dancey)
The Road to 3E (Jonathan Tweet)
Greenwood's Realms (Ed Greenwood)
Drawmij's TSR (Jim Ward)
Community
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Resources
Wiki
Pages
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Downloads
Latest reviews
Search resources
EN Publishing
Store
EN5ider
Adventures in ZEITGEIST
Awfully Cheerful Engine
What's OLD is NEW
Judge Dredd & The Worlds Of 2000AD
War of the Burning Sky
Level Up: Advanced 5E
Events & Releases
Upcoming Events
Private Events
Featured Events
Socials!
Twitch
YouTube
Facebook (EN Publishing)
Facebook (EN World)
Twitter
Instagram
TikTok
Podcast
Features
Top 5 RPGs Compiled Charts 2004-Present
Adventure Game Industry Market Research Summary (RPGs) V1.0
Ryan Dancey: Acquiring TSR
Q&A With Gary Gygax
D&D Rules FAQs
TSR, WotC, & Paizo: A Comparative History
D&D Pronunciation Guide
Million Dollar TTRPG Kickstarters
Tabletop RPG Podcast Hall of Fame
Eric Noah's Unofficial D&D 3rd Edition News
D&D in the Mainstream
D&D & RPG History
About Morrus
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
The
VOIDRUNNER'S CODEX
is LIVE! Explore new worlds, fight oppressive empires, fend off fearsome aliens, and wield deadly psionics with this comprehensive boxed set expansion for 5E and A5E!
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*Dungeons & Dragons
Chains of Asmodeus: Official 286-Page Nine Hells Book & Adventure Released!
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Storyteller Hero" data-source="post: 9177997" data-attributes="member: 6813635"><p>I just bought it since I'm working on a big project with stats for an avatar of Asmodeus and I have a lore pamphlet for Asmodeus on DMsGuild that contains a hefty Afterlife section for the Nine Hells - I've been consolidating the "official" lore from all editions to make a "lore to rule them all", and WotC putting its stamp on this book makes it more or less "official". Fortunately, they didn't heavily retcon the Nine Hells so I'll only have to make some minor changes in the next update for the pamphlet.</p><p></p><p>I was wondering how they would approach Asmodeus' stat block and it's more or less the same style as other previously published aspect stat blocks. It feels like the stat block should be spiked upwards but the authors limited themselves to stay within the current bounds of established 5e monsters that a 20th level party can potentially fight, or at least where the monster-building table in the DMG cuts off at. I'm planning a very different approach for my own book's Asmodeus stat block, which might go well in this adventure for people wanting something a bit more "spicy".</p><p></p><p>I'm kind of disappointed that in a certain section's lore text they would relegate epic level and 10th+ level spells to 9th level, which is kind of sloppy. Making 9th level spells more or less the catch-all for all magic above 8th level is one of those things that is obviously going to be RE-retconned at some point.</p><p></p><p>The art is gorgeous. I like some of the new monsters and NPCs they added. I'm happy that Halruua gets a small shout out - it's one of my favorite Realms in FR.</p><p></p><p>I think the book's design space would have been far improved if a comprehensive set of official epic level rules were established.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Storyteller Hero, post: 9177997, member: 6813635"] I just bought it since I'm working on a big project with stats for an avatar of Asmodeus and I have a lore pamphlet for Asmodeus on DMsGuild that contains a hefty Afterlife section for the Nine Hells - I've been consolidating the "official" lore from all editions to make a "lore to rule them all", and WotC putting its stamp on this book makes it more or less "official". Fortunately, they didn't heavily retcon the Nine Hells so I'll only have to make some minor changes in the next update for the pamphlet. I was wondering how they would approach Asmodeus' stat block and it's more or less the same style as other previously published aspect stat blocks. It feels like the stat block should be spiked upwards but the authors limited themselves to stay within the current bounds of established 5e monsters that a 20th level party can potentially fight, or at least where the monster-building table in the DMG cuts off at. I'm planning a very different approach for my own book's Asmodeus stat block, which might go well in this adventure for people wanting something a bit more "spicy". I'm kind of disappointed that in a certain section's lore text they would relegate epic level and 10th+ level spells to 9th level, which is kind of sloppy. Making 9th level spells more or less the catch-all for all magic above 8th level is one of those things that is obviously going to be RE-retconned at some point. The art is gorgeous. I like some of the new monsters and NPCs they added. I'm happy that Halruua gets a small shout out - it's one of my favorite Realms in FR. I think the book's design space would have been far improved if a comprehensive set of official epic level rules were established. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*Dungeons & Dragons
Chains of Asmodeus: Official 286-Page Nine Hells Book & Adventure Released!
Top