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Into The Abyss (one shot adventure)

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The time has come for the players to confront the demon lord Abraxas in his lair within the Abyss.  To do so, the players must embark on a perilous journey deep into the Abyss, with danger and disaster nipping at their heels the entire way and no time to waste.  The finale of the four one shot adventures that comprise The Instruments of Fate, Into The Abyss also is playable as a self-contained adventure that readily can be inserted into the main campaign of groups of varying levels and compositions.  

Features:

-  an atmospheric roller-coaster ride where Dante’s Inferno meets Indiana Jones

-  intrigue, betrayal and demonic power struggles

-  encounters with challenging foes, including Abraxas himself

-  puzzles and skill-based challenges

-  original artworks

-  Askelon as a playable character

-  the resolution to the tale of Askelon and his missing parents.

Author’s note: as ever, feedback on playability is welcome; contact details on the last page.  If you like it, don't forget to rate it; if you don't like it, drop me an email and let me know what can be improved.  It will help motivate me to finish my next project, Soul Jars of Fortune.

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Kynan W March 27, 2020 3:17 am UTC
What are the recommended levels for this story? Starting a new campaign with some friends, and we are all new/level 1's. Thanks a bunch
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Alan N March 27, 2020 11:48 pm UTC
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Hi Kynan -
The adventure is designed for the level 11-16 bracket, so will be too advanced for new characters, even if you heavily modify the encounters. It is Part 4 of a four part series that begins with an adventure called The Crucible.
The Crucible would be a better starting point. It is designed for level 5+ characters, but would be easier to modify to suit lower level characters. Alternatively, try one of Wizard of the Coast's beginner campaigns, like the Lost Mines of Phandelver. There also are a variety of small one-shot adventures designed for beginners available on the DMSguild website.
If you can wait a couple of weeks, I will be uploading a campaign for new characters called Tabula Rasa, depending on when I get time to finish writing it.
Cheers
A
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Albert R March 09, 2020 2:25 pm UTC
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Are the maps available as separate files?
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Alan N March 10, 2020 1:35 pm UTC
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They're not my finest work, but I'll dig them up and upload them as an addition to the title if I can!
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ni Y March 14, 2020 12:29 am UTC
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This would be excellent! I'm currently running my group through this module, and tomorrow's session must be played online due to various quarantines -.-
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ni Y March 14, 2020 1:02 am UTC
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Any chance you could do the same for the other modules in this series? The Crucible and Soul Survivor were both AMAZING, and Revenge of the Gith is turning out to be even better. I'd love to be able to print the maps to scale using the source images.
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Alan N March 14, 2020 1:13 am UTC
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The three maps are now up, they should be available to you shortly. Enjoy!

I'll try to get the maps for Revenge of the Gith and Soul Jars of Fortune put up when I get a moment (might be some time though), and I'll make sure my future titles have the maps available separately as well (thanks for the tip!)

Best regards
Alan
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deith B December 15, 2019 9:21 am UTC
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this is bloody fantastic. I really enjoyed running this one shot and even ran it a second time with only one player.
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Alan N December 16, 2019 3:59 am UTC
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Hi Deith -

Thanks for the positive feedback. I enjoyed writing this one, and running it with my own group, so I'm glad you also enjoyed the adventure.

Cheers
Alan
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Alan N April 03, 2019 4:37 am UTC
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That was remiss of me! I should have provided that guidance in the stats.

In writing this, I always thought of Abraxas as the ultimate spellcaster fight for a well geared high level group. He is not really meant to miss with his spells, and making saves against them also should be tough. If your party is going down the one-shot, let's-just-kill-him path, I would put his spell attack bonus around +14 (similar to his melee attack bonus) and spell saves around 22. You can always adjust down to suit the party composition and number, if you are looking for a fight where the players have a chance of downing him instead of relying on divine intervention (as it were) to resolve the story.

Hope that helps.
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Jay C April 01, 2019 2:13 pm UTC
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Hi, really great adventure! I had a question regarding Abraxas. How would I determine his spell attack bonus and spell save DC?
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