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.

 

[Hussar]

I can't help from comparing this to the recent Manual of the Planes book on DMs Guild.

The Manual of the Planes is 336 pages, $30, lots of lore and stat blocks, and no art. It was released on 10/22/2023 and has sold to a Silver Medal.

Chains of Asmodeus is 286 pages, $30, light on lore, lots of stat blocks and art. It was released on 10/30/2023 and has already sold to a Gold Medal. It is also for charity.

I wonder if the format or art is having any effect on the different sales rates or does it come down to WotC endorsement and the fact that it is for charity or something else entirely?

Massive spread on the Magic The Gathering side of the site probably helps too.

 

[darjr]

It is getting an advertising blitz from WotC too.
That helps.

 

[jayoungr]

Here are the full credits:
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There's a cultural consultant for hell?

 

[darjr]

There's a cultural consultant for hell?

Always has been.....

 

[darjr]

D&D has been devil worship this whole time!

I mean I knew it. At least that's what I've been doing.

 

[Demetrios1453]

There's a cultural consultant for hell?

It's a real problem when you make culturally insensitive statements concerning devils. They usually have some pretty nasty penalties concerning it in some of the tinier-print footnotes in certain sub-sub-sections of the appendices to the boilerplate of their contracts should it happen.

 

[Parmandur]

Jokes aside, I wouldn't recommend anyone publish any RPG product, on any topic, without a sensitivity consultant.

 

[Reynard]

Jokes aside, I wouldn't recommend anyone publish any RPG product, on any topic, without a sensitivity consultant.

What a weird world we've made for ourselves.

 

[Parmandur]

What a weird world we've made for ourselves.

Always has been weird, that's why it's best to take precautions and work wisely.

 

[Reynard]

Always has been weird, that's why it's best to take precautions and work wisely.

I think it is silly to suggest that a book of ice magic spells or swashbuckler feats or an adventure in the demi-plane of angry candy need a sensitivity consultant. I certainly think there is a place for that, but erecting a barrier in the name of "working wisely" is still erecting barriers.