D&D 5E Polygon's Review of Descent into Avernus is really positive

[Ash Mantle]

Polygon has great things to say about the newest D&D 5e release, an adventure that descends into the very top-most of the Nine Hells, Avernus.
They call it role-playing at its most metal, that it retains a narrative heart, and also seems to be a "complete experience tailored to groups starting out fresh".

Just look at this sweet image.

They also say

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Descent into Avernus is an interesting prequel to the upcoming computer game, Baldur’s Gate 3, from Larian Studios.

 

[Parmandur]

The art in this book is next-level drop dead gorgeous.

 

[pukunui]

The guy holding the skull looks like he's thinking, "Alas, poor Yorick. I knew him well."

 

[Parmandur]

The guy holding the skull looks like he's thinking, "Alas, poor Yorick. I knew him well."

Coincidental, I'm sure.

 

[pukunui]

Coincidental, I'm sure.

It would be cooler if it wasn't.

They also say

Spoiler

Descent into Avernus is an interesting prequel to the upcoming computer game, Baldur’s Gate 3, from Larian Studios.

Spoiler

I remember thinking, when I first read this back in July, that it doesn't help matters because the writer appears to have misunderstood the timeline, particularly where he states that Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus "takes place about 100 years before Baldur’s Gate 3 even begins."

Unless BG3 really does take place in the 1590s DR, I think it's safe to assume that BG: DIA does not take place 100 years before BG3 but rather that BG: DIA and BG3 take place 100 years after BG1 and 2.