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.

 

[Reynard]

Absolutely. So hire an expert.

And this is how we gatekeep art.

 

[Reynard]

Seriously? Which monsters?

Quickly googled but this looks like a good introduction to the subject.

 

[dave2008]

Also, the spells in the stat blocks are capitalized, which is true also of the spells in Asteria's stat block reveal. I wonder if that's a new stylistic choice they're going with? Also, that might mean that the Chains of Asmodeus team and WoTC's main team were in touch about formatting and stuff.

I believe they said that was going to be the new standard.

 

[Scribe]

The Charlatan background is one of the most fun to play.

I mean I don't think they were lying to me?

I'm a middle aged dude who played sports his frame didn't really support, and then followed that up with a near decade of hard martial arts, and I've got tons of structural damage.

The doctors didn't find nothing, only that they couldn't fix it.

It took another set of eyes.

 

[Dire Bare]

"Ideal" is a strong word. I might be inclined to agree with "it would be nice."

But here's the thing: what if the supplement is about the vikings from the perspective of their enemies? What is the job of the sensitivity reader with regards to discussions about raids, pillaging and capturing and selling slaves? Is the goal to eliminate the uncomfortable elements? That doesn't make sense in the context?

Or less controversially, what purpose does the sensitivity reader serve in a book of 12 Ice Spells for your Elementalist?

As an indie game publisher, hiring a sensitivity reader is similar to hiring an editor or layout artist. Something often skipped, understandably, due to the expense and "I can just do it myself", but . . . can take a mediocre product and elevate it to a superior one. And, can help avoid landmines . . .

It's an added expense, but if you care about the quality and want to expand your audience . . . do it.

 

[Dire Bare]

And this is how we gatekeep art.

No. Simply, no.

 

[Zaukrie]

Absolutely. So hire an expert.

I gross less than 500 Dollars a year most years.... This seems like bad advice, unless I should just be giving money away. The vast majority of people sell less than 100 copies of what they publish.

 

[Zaukrie]

As an indie game publisher, hiring a sensitivity reader is similar to hiring an editor or layout artist. Something often skipped, understandably, due to the expense and "I can just do it myself", but . . . can take a mediocre product and elevate it to a superior one. And, can help avoid landmines . . .

It's an added expense, but if you care about the quality and want to expand your audience . . . do it.

Seriously, I should just give money away? You realize most people don't even sell 100 copies of their items?

 

[dave2008]

Art should not require anyone's permission. Of course, one has to accept the consequences of taking such a stance.

That is basically where I am at. You can do what you want, but accept the consequences like an adult when it comes back to bite you.

 

[darjr]

I was talking about the book in this thread and WotC.

Way to go folks.

And this is how we gatekeep art.

I gross less than 500 Dollars a year most years.... This seems like bad advice, unless I should just be giving money away. The vast majority of people sell less than 100 copies of what they publish.